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An afternoon boating excursion goes terribly awry when Harry drops his oars and the tide takes him and his little yellow boat out to sea.A storm washes him ashore on an island with nothing but sand and rocks and one windblown tree.Hungry, Harry hopes to eat an egg he finds amid the rocks, but after warming in the sun, the egg doesn't cook-it hatches! So instead of dinner, Harry finds a friend.But just what is the little, quickly growing, colorful, winged, and lizardlike creature? Harry's in for more than one surprise as he discovers the true nature of the bizzard's identity and the friendship they share.

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Susan Meddaugh was born and raised in Montclair, New Jersey. She graduated from Wheaton College, where she studied French literature and fine arts. After working briefly with an advertising agency in New York, she moved to Boston and worked at a publishing company for ten years, first as a designer, then art editor, and finally as art director. While there, she did the illustrations for GOOD STONES (Houghton Mifflin) by Anne Epstein, and then decided to strike out on her own as a freelance illustrator and creator of children's books. Since that time, Susan has written and illustrated many popular books for children, including MARTHA SPEAKS, which was chosen as a NEW YORK TIMES Best Illustrated Book for 1992. In 1998 she was awarded the New England Book Award, given by the New England Booksellers Association to recognize a body of work. Her work also was acknowledged with a New York Times Best Illustrated Award. She lives in Sherborn, Massachusetts.

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