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Blurb:When a seafaring grandfather returns home for the last time, his ten-year-old grandson searches for the great treasure hidden in the sailor's old wooden chest. But Grandfather's legacy is much more than gold coins--it is the promise that the imagination holds the mightiest treasure of all.
“Gold coins, diamonds, and silver stars are not the only legacy Grandfather leaves his ten-year-old grandson. Hidden within the sailor's old wooden chest are all the wonders of Atlantis...if only the boy learns how to look for them
*"Each page of the book is an incentive to linger." Booklist
"Watercolor masterpieces...that are striking, mysterious, dreamlike, witty, and eternal."
-School Library Journal
"Worlds within worlds swarm in Thompson's intricate surreal art.... Captivating." _Kirkus Reviews
"Look very carefully--great richness here."
-The New York Times Book Review
A NOTABLE CHILDREN'S TRADE BOOK IN THE FIELD OF SOCIAL STUDIES”