The Zoom Trilogy: Zoom at Sea * Zoom Away * Zoom Upstream [Hardcover]

Tim Wynne-Jones (Author), Eric Beddows (Photographer)

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Review

"...glorious fantasy that any small child will delight in." -- London Free Press

“… provides whimsical tales of a cat in search of a mysterious vagabond uncle, inviting all to enjoy.” -- The Children’s Bookwatch

From the Publisher

The three picture books collected in this single volume tell the story of Zoom, a cat in search of his mysterious, seafaring Uncle Roy. His search leads him to his uncle's friend Maria, a woman whose house holds not only the ocean (as we discover in Zoom at Sea, which The Toronto Star called "the most completely satisfying Canadian picture book ever produced"), but also, somewhere up near the attic, the North Pole (as we learn in Zoom Away), and, behind the books in the library, Egypt and its Nile (Zoom Upstream). Tim Wynne-Jones' gentle, whimsical stories are enhanced by the enchanting black-and-white illustrations, by Eric Beddows, that complement each page of text. A lasting treasure for the family library. With a Preface by James Mustich, Jr.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 80 pages
• Publisher: Akadine Press (1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1888173165
• ISBN-13: 978-1888173161
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 9.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #702,133 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars lovely imaginative story with beautiful illustrations, August 3, 2002

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audrey (white mtns) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Zoom Trilogy: Zoom at Sea * Zoom Away * Zoom Upstream (Hardcover)

This lovely book contains three stories about Zoom the cat and his adventures in the house of Maria as he searches for his seafaring Uncle Roy. Maria's house is a wondrous place. The ocean is inside, as are the Arctic and a passage to Egypt. These are the kind of stories that fire kids' imaginations, and the drawings are spectacular -- reminiscent of Gustav Dore's wonderful line drawings. As with all Common Reader books, this is a fine volume -- good quality, nice paper, etc.

Highly recommended.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A whimsical tale of a cat, November 5, 2001

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Zoom Trilogy: Zoom at Sea * Zoom Away * Zoom Upstream (Hardcover)

This edition combines three Zoom fantasy stories under one cover: Zoom Away, Zoom At Sea, Zoom Upstream. The seagoing cat enjoys black and white drawings by Eric Beddows and a story line which requires some reading skills or parental assistance, but which provides a whimsical tale of a cat in search of a mysterious vagabond uncle, inviting all to enjoy.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Zoom loved water. Not to drink - he liked cream to drink -- Zoom loved water to play with., May 23, 2010

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Alan Rogers MD (Santa Fe, NM USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Zoom Trilogy: Zoom at Sea * Zoom Away * Zoom Upstream (Hardcover)

I bought this book for my office waiting room (I'm a family doc) since my daughter had loved it it as young child. As she retrieved the book just now for me to check out for this review, she commented, "This is my number one favorite book." That's the way I remember it as well. She's 15 now and is a reader.

Zoom is a cat. And an adventurer.

This is a trilogy in large type, with larger than "cat life" etchings and wonderful sit down reading time for dads (and others) with kids. (Read - this is great, easy and incredibly well loved by kids). Not only that, you're likely to love it as well. Pirates, Egypt, Antarctica, Travels and adventure are the staples here.

My spouse pops in to say the Zoom is the best children's book in the Universe. She's better traveled than I. But you get the point.