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"The Saga of Sea Child" and "Men Who Have Lost Their Shadows"

· The following version of this book was used to create this Lesson Plan: Paulsen, Gary. Northwind. Farrar Straus Giroux, 2022. Hardcover.

· In “The Saga of Sea Child,” a child is born of a sea woman with a blood clot held in his fist.

· It seems to be a sign of the hardship and danger the child will have.

· His mother dies giving birth.

· His father died while fighting a whale.

· The child has no family, and he becomes a wharf boy nursed by sucking rags dipped in sour goat’s milk and fish oil.

· He eats scraps others chew to soften.

· He wears rags with crudely carved wooden shoes and is always half-naked.

· They call him wharf rat and name him Leif.

· When he is old enough to walk, he is taken on the boats and passed...

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