As they watch the river flow past their house, Josh and Aaron make up stories about where the river begins--stories that prompt them to set out one day and locate the river's origin. Reprint. PW. AB. NYT.
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Nature is the star in this affecting tale of a boy and his grandfather who journey to a waterway's source. PW said, "Locker's paintings magnificently portray the changing landscape at different times of the day and in different kinds of weather." All ages.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Thomas Locker is a renowned author and artist who has earned several distinctions for his children's books, including the Parent's Choice Award for Illustration, and the New York Times Best Illustrated Books of the Year. Candace Christiansen is a teacher of chemistry and mathematics at a school in Columbia County, NY. She is also the author of three children's books. They live in Stuyvesant, NY.
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29 of 29 people found the following review helpful:
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It captures the beauty of the river and draws you there.,
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This review is from: Where the River Begins (Picture Puffins) (Mass Market Paperback)
The illistration of this book is as good as it gets. The artwork is detailed and life like. I found not only did it draw my eye to it, but my 4 and 7 yr olds as well. The story is simple, but wonderful. It draws you to the place it describes. I was competely taken by it's illistration. It is about a grandfather who takes his grandsons on a trip to find where the river beings. What I also found about this book, is that although it has fairly simple words, it threw in some ones that are proably new to children of this age. It gave me an opportunity to teach new words like "meandnered lazily". I enjoyed the book as much as my children did and I am ready to find more books by this wonderful author and illistrator. I give it my highest rating!
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We picked up this book on a whim at the used book store, and we've worn our copy ragged. Not only are the paintings breathtaking, the story is sweet and it became my daughter's favorite for months. You'll want to pull out the pages and frame them, then go camping.
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Wonderful paintings and great story! This story is great for children ages 4+ and they are excited by the journey the boys take. Another option is "Sailing With The Wind," also by Thomas Locker, about a young girl and her grandfater on a sailing adventure.
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Once there were two boys named Josh and Aaron who lived with their family in a big yellow house. Read the first page New!
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Front Cover | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Once there were two boys named Josh and Aaron who lived with their family in a big yellow house. Read the first page New!
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