A Day on the River - Softcover

Michl, Reinhard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0812092686 ISBN 13: 9780812092684

Publisher: Barrons Juveniles, 1995

Synopsis

Bernie, Paul, and Thomas encounter all kinds of wonderful adventures--from searching for shells to encountering an unexpected visitor to their tree house--during their day on the river

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Language Notes:

Text: English, German (translation)

From School Library Journal:

Grade 1-3 This beautiful evocation of a time in the author-illustrator's childhood is presented in large delicately colored watercolors and descriptive text. Michl tells of the activities of three friends who in one day explore the Danube, find Puma Island, have mud fights, and clamber over a dam. A young girl joins them, and at the end of the day they toast their soggy sandwiches over a fire. The endpapers are used to name all of the wildlife seen in the story, and a detachable poster shows the boys' discovery of a strange "wild man" described in the story. Included is Michl's request that man not continue to destroy the natural habitat of animals. This story, reminiscent of Thomas Locker's Where the River Begins (Dial, 1984) in its gentle and meticulous depiction of a river journey, could be used in conjunction with class study on ecology. However, like the Locker book, it may appeal more to adults than to children. Lorraine Douglas, Winnipeg Public Library, Manitoba, Canada
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About this edition

• Publisher: Barrons Juveniles
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0812092686
• ISBN 13: 9780812092684
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 30