On the Road Again!: More Travels with My Family (Hardcover)

by David Homel (Author), Marie-Louise Gay (Illustrator) "So there we were on the day of our departure, at the beginning of an incredible adventure, as my mother would say, but we were..." (more)
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Editorial Reviews

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". . .[In On the Road Again!] the adventures are quirky and funny but still have a true-to-life feel. This is the perfect read-together book to enjoy during your family vacation." -- Together Magazine

". . .full of good humour. . . this novel will hit a home run. . ." -- Globe and Mail

"A perfect sequel, liberally illustrated with Gay's good-humored sketches. . . . brims with anecdotal entertainment for the earliest of armchair travelers." -- Kirkus Reviews

"Each short chapter is a charming snapshot of the everyday life and characters in rural France. . . .While a comic thread runs through the novel, many facts about culture and geography are peppered profusely in the narrative that both parents and young readers will find amusing and edifying. On the Road Again! is a delightful follow up to Travels with My Family (2006) by the husband and wife team of Marie-Louise Gay and David Homel. . . .The collboration features black and white illustrations in Gay's inimitable style. Move over Peter Mayle. This is A Year in Provence for the junior armchair traveler." -- CM Magazine

Product Description

Charlie and his family are taking another trip — this time to spend a year in a tiny village in southern France. Typically suspicious and resentful at first (they're going all the way to France, and they're not even going to be living in Paris!), big brother Charlie soon finds himself drawn into life in sleepy Celeriac. The family experiences the spring migration of sheep up to the mountain pastures, Dad is threatened by a raging bull, a spring flood makes a mess, and everyone forages for snails and mushrooms and has other adventures large and small. Most of all, though, Charlie and his little brother, Max, make friends of their eccentric new neighbors — the man who steals ducks from the local river, the neighbor's dog who sleeps in the middle of the street, and their new pals Rachid and Ahmed, who teach them how to play soccer using the open front door of the Catholic church as the goal! It's enough to make Charlie wonder if it's really so important to get to Paris. On the Road Again’s mix of rollicking humor, comic characters, and universal concerns like making new friends and living in a new place are a welcome addition for Gay's many fans.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9-12
  
• Hardcover: 120 pages
• Publisher: Groundwood Books (April 28, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0888998465
• ISBN-13: 978-0888998460
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.7 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
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• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #644,556 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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