Low tide and daylight were Levi Farber's tide and time. The jetty was his place. There he sat, in the cockpit of the rocks, watching a long ship and the rolling sea.

On a late day in August, as the summer is playing itself out, Levi sits on the jetty, tranquil and observant. But soon fog overshadows the sun, a steady wind chases the driving rain, thunder blasts, and lightning crackles.

As the drama of the coastline storm builds, Levi is awed by the power of the elements and hastily scrambles to the safety of home. Readers will share the response of a young boy to the natural world, so accurately evoked in simple words and stunning paintings by one of America's finest illustrators.

From the dust jacket