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Driving through mountain fog to the beach, two young brothers, Tom and Tim, compete to see who will catch the first glimpse of the ocean. Tom, the older brother, is determined to be the first to see the ocean, but he is distracted by his new toy. Tim, on the other hand, is more focused, eager to see what the ocean looks like. It is their blind sister, Nellie, who senses the ocean first and tells the brothers about it. The siblings race to the beach to see the ocean together.
First publish date: 1994
Genre: Children's Fiction/Picture Books
Authors: Estelle Condra
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