- Operation Seabird
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Operation Seabird 
Author Monica Edwards Illustrator Geoffrey Whittam Cover artist Geoffrey Whittam Language English Genre Young-adult fiction Publisher Collins Published 1957 Preceded by The Nightbird Followed by Strangers to the Marsh Operation Seabird is the tenth book in the Romney Marsh series of novels by Monica Edwards, published in 1957 by Collins. Tamzin and Rissa discover to their horror that many seabirds in the area are being killed by oil pollution. They form the Seabirds Rescue League and attempt to de-oil the unfortunate birds.
Although Operation Seabird was written four years after Storm Ahead it was the first title in the series to be set after that book because both No Entry and The Nightbird were set before Storm Ahead.[1]
The plot of Operation Seabird involves the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway. The children use the narrow-gauge railway to travel to Dymchurch in search of a wild-life expert who can tell them how to de-oil seabirds.
Blurb from First Edition
Monica Edwards' new novel is set, as are so many of her justly famous stories, on the Romney Marshes. Tamzin and Rissa discover to their horror that many seabirds in the district are dying because their wings become clogged with oil which floats on the sea. What are they to do? They form the Seabirds Rescue League and try to start a clinic to de-oil the birds. They range farther afield, and the adventures they encounter in their efforts to contact the experts almost distract them from the object of their quest. On one terrifying occasion, Meryon becomes, unwittingly, an engine driver. Operation Seabird, as Monica Edwards' many admirers will expect and new readers will warmly approve, is an exciting story, packed with action, yet it is based securely on real people coping with real problems.
Subsequent editions
- Children’s Book Club August - 1958
- New Portway (Chivers) - 1970
- Girls Gone By Publishers reprint of original - 2007 [2][3]
References
- ^ Parks, Brian. 2006. The Monica Edwards Romney Marsh Companion Girls Gone By Publishers p.55 - Reading Order section
- ^ Publication history from Parks, Brian. 2006. The Monica Edwards Romney Marsh Companion Girls Gone By Publishers p.35
- ^ Publication history on official website
Categories:- 1957 novels
- English children's novels
- Novels by Monica Edwards
- Novels set in Sussex
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