The Misadventures of
Seldovia Sam
WRITTEN BY
Susan Woodward Springer
ILLUSTRATED BY
Amy Meissner
The Misadventures of Seldovia Sam
This edition © 2018
Originally published as
Seldovia Sam and the Very Large Clam
Text © 2003 by Susan Woodward Springer
Illustrations © 2003 by Amy Meissner
Seldovia Sam and the Sea Otter Rescue
Text © 2003 by Susan Woodward Springer
Illustrations © 2003 by Amy Meissner
Seldovia Sam and the Wildfire Escape
Text © 2005 by Susan Woodward Springer
Illustrations © 2005 by Amy Meissner
Seldovia Sam and the Blueberry Bear
Text © 2005 by Susan Woodward Springer
Illustrations © 2005 by Amy Meissner
Editor: Michelle McCann
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Contents
Seldovia Sam and the Very Large Clam
Seldovia Sam and the Sea Otter Rescue
Seldovia Sam and the Wildfire Escape
Seldovia Sam and the Blueberry Bear
Seldovia Sam
and the
Very Large Clam
To Liam and Amelia Springer-Aleksoff.Read, Dream, Live!—S.W.S.
For Michael Dempsey,a cool Alaskan kid.—A.C.M.
Contents
The Too-Big Boots
Deep within his quilt and his scratchy-warm wool blankets, Sam turned over. He heard early morning sounds rising from the kitchen below. There was a soft, low whistle, then the skittering of dog toenails on linoleum, and finally the door opening and closing.
It
