Cyrus the Unsinkable Sea Serpent - Book

Cyrus was a giant sea serpent who lacked direction in life: he was something of a sissy. He finds and proves himself when he assists a shipload of immigrants, defending them against storms and pirates.

Bill Peet's Cyrus the Unsinkable Sea Serpent, first published by Houghton Mifflin in 1975, stars a giant sea serpent who refuses to sink ships. When a shark accuses him of cowardice, kindly Cyrus nearly gives in to the pressure.

Instead he finds his purpose by helping a shipload of immigrants, defending them against storms and pirates, and learns at last to be himself. Peet's illustrations fill this 46-page paperback.