cover image Very Last First Time

Very Last First Time

Jan Andrews. Aladdin Paperbacks, $5.99 (32pp) ISBN 978-0-689-81960-5

In search of mussels while the tide is out, an Inuit girl walks alone beneath the ice of the frozen ocean, knowing she will never do it-for the first time-again. Pointillist paintings in purple and yellow emphasize the beauty of her undersea adventure. Ages 5-8. (Feb.)