{"product_id":"swimming-with-seals-hardcover","title":"Swimming with Seals - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMaggie de Vries\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJanice Kun\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlly isn't able to live with her mother. Instead she lives far, far away, on the other side of the country, with her gram and great-aunt. But one summer Ally goes to stay with her aunt and uncle in the \"big city by the ocean\" and gets to spend time with her mom. While exploring the shore, watching whales from the boat dipping into the salty water, Ally finds out something important: her mother loves to swim as much as she does. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is a very personal story. Ally is based on the author's niece, Jeanie, and Ally's mother is based on the author's sister, Sarah, who went missing from the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver in 1998. Jeanie is like a seal in the water, and Sarah was just the same, but they never got to swim together. In this story, they do. \u003ci\u003eSwimming with Seals\u003c\/i\u003e is a story that was written for the thousands of children who long to live with their birth parents and will never fully understand why they can't.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003emother and daughter, family relationships, diversity, adoption, ocean swimming, West Coast\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 32\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 10.9 x 9.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 10, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772181709088,"sku":"9781459813212","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/97c360d4d70e0616013f9416288ef68a.webp?v=1780400836","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/swimming-with-seals-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}