Ages 5-8. Annie's great-grandmother married a waterman and moved to Tilghman Island in Chesapeake Bay. So begins the quiet reflections of Annie as she vividly describes the joys, sorrows, hardships, and dreams that her relatives experienced from generation to generation as they made their living from the oyster and fish that lived in the bay. But as the narrative proceeds, the water becomes less hospitable to sea life, and so it is more difficult for the family to make their living from the water. The warm, homespun narrative is skillfully blended with lovely, soft-focused pictures by San Souci that capture the passage of time. A map of the story's setting appears on the back cover. Children will be fascinated by this look into an unusual slice of Americana, and teachers will find this a useful addition for ecological or genealogy units.
—April Judge, Booklist
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