Canoeing - Hardcover

Lattig, Laura; Lattig-Ehlers, Laurie

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0887080294 ISBN 13: 9780887080296

Publisher: Simon & Schuster, 1986

Synopsis

Describes the sights and sounds of a quiet canoe journey down the river at dusk when the herons, owls, bats, and deer come out

About this title

From School Library Journal:

Kindergarten-Grade 2 Flowing language follows the dips and bends of a river canoe trip. The quiet text relates riding through rapids; observing deer, raccoon, and other wildlife; the sun setting and the moon rising over shimmering water; and finally returning home in the moonlight. The earth tone and blue watercolor illustrations perfectly capture the dreamy mood and the majesty of nature. The light application of watercolor allows light to shine through, giving the water, sky, and landscape a luminous quality. The bleeding edges create a misty softness that also gives the shore landscape a feeling of distance. However, the changing point of view in the illustrations is disconcerting. At times readers are observing the trip from the shore, occasionally they are in the canoe, and once it appears that they have an aerial view. This is a serious flaw in an otherwise lovely mood piece, because it interrupts the flow of the pages while children try to orient themselves to a new point of view. Vera Williams' Three Days on a River in a Red Canoe (Greenwillow, 1981) is a more practical, less romantic, and generally more realistic trip. Karen Radtke , Milwaukee Public Library
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Publication date: 1986
• ISBN 10: 0887080294
• ISBN 13: 9780887080296
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 26
• Illustrator: Gantschev Ivan