Comet's Nine Lives by Jan Brett

Anyone planning a trip to the beach this summer, whether for real or virtually, will want to share this book with their youngsters.  Many activities are avaible for this book, including seashell counting, geopgraphy, cat idioms and more on the Jan Brett site. Other activities including poetry, water study and recipes are numerous.  The internet hunt is fun as well. For another link to Nantucket Island, the setting for Comet's Nine Lives, see the March post on Maria Mitchell. This will get you started on your "summer reading list"!

On another note,  I thought the bluest hydrangeas ever, could be found in Nantucket.  Check out these from my yard.  Gotta love aluminum sulfate and iron additives.