Burt Dow, Deep-Water Man (School & Library Binding)

~ Robert McCloskey (Author) "Burt Dow is an old deep-water man, retired of course, but retired or not he still keeps two boats..." (more)
Key Phrases: giggling gull, Burt Dow, Ginny Poor, Davy Jones (more...)

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9-12
  
• School & Library Binding: 61 pages
• Publisher: Turtleback Books: A Division of Sanval (July 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0833545426
• ISBN-13: 978-0833545428
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7.7 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,523,244 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Your kids will love it, again and again., October 13, 2006

By	Patrick M. Byers (Bellevue, WA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Burt Dow, Deep-Water Man : A Tale of the Sea in Classic Tradition (Library Binding)

My introduction to Robert McCloskey came in his classic "Make Way for Ducklings." My two-year-old son was captivated by the illustrations and story and it became a regular request on his nightly bedtime reading list.

He liked it so much, I hopped on Amazon and bought every book McCloskey had ever written or illustrated. Seriously.

Although the recommended age range for this book is 4-8, when the big Amazon box of new books arrived, "Burt Dow" immediately caught my son's attention. He simply couldn't resist the colorful illustrations of Burt Dow and his boat, the "Tidely Idely." The first time we read it, certain pages scared him a little ("Turn the page, Daddy!) but when he realizes Burt would be okay, he couldn't stop asking questions about the story.

Now three-and-a-half, he still requests "Burt Dow, Deep Water Man" every week or two. It's his favorite book and he quotes it often and even finishes many of my sentences when I read it to him.

I couldn't give this book a higher recommendation.

If your child is between two and eight and you are interested in other McCloskey books, consider "Blueberries for Sal," "Lentil," "One Morning in Maine," and of course, "Make Way for Ducklings."

If your children are a little older, say four to eight (maybe a little older) they'll appreciate "Homer Price" and "Centerburg Tales." They might also like "Time of Wonder," a very nice piece of writing and illustration you'll enjoy whether you are a kid or just a kid at heart.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Books for kids don't get much better than this one!, September 29, 2006

By	A. Hendrickson (Billings, MT) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This funny story, set in a much better and more innocent age, will delight children. Old Burt Dow, a frugal part-time fisherman, heads off to do a bit of fishing and gets a bit more than he bargained for. Nothing seems to rattle him, though, as he manages a leaky boat with a cantankerous engine, a threatening storm, and a whole herd of multi-colored whales. If only today's authors could write stuff like this!