Work and More Work
Autor Linda Little Ilustrat de Óscar T. Pérezen Limba Engleză Hardback – 17 mar 2015 – vârsta de la 6 până la 9 ani
Tom lives in the countryside in the mid 1800s, and he’s curious — what is it like in the town, the city, and the world beyond? It’s all “work and more work,” everyone tells him. Determined to find out for himself, Tom sets off with a bit of bread and cheese in a bundle . . . He encounters crowded marketplaces, bustling wharves, and storms on the high seas. In China he sees how tea is made; in India he watches men make deep blue dye from indigo; in Ceylon he marvels at the skill of cinnamon peelers. Eventually he returns home with stories and gifts, showing his parents the riches to be found all over the world. This wonderful book includes an illustrated afterword about the different kinds of work mentioned in the story, work that was done when, in the days before steam, nothing moved except through the power of wind, water, and muscle.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781554983834
ISBN-10: 1554983835
Pagini: 32
Ilustrații: Color illustrations throughout
Dimensiuni: 207 x 279 x 13 mm
Greutate: 0.45 kg
Editura: GROUNDWOOD BOOKS
Colecția Groundwood Books
ISBN-10: 1554983835
Pagini: 32
Ilustrații: Color illustrations throughout
Dimensiuni: 207 x 279 x 13 mm
Greutate: 0.45 kg
Editura: GROUNDWOOD BOOKS
Colecția Groundwood Books
Recenzii
"A young traveler discovers a world of wonders hidden in a seemingly ordinary word." — Kirkus Reviews
"Filled with exquisite illustrations . . . [a] fascinating industrial travelogue from the 19th century." — Cooperative Children's Book Center
"Pérez’s three-masted ships and visions of far-off lands provide plenty of visual sustenance. Readers will be surprised to find that some 19th-century children may have had more freedom than they do." — Publishers Weekly
"The natural curiosity of a boy growing up in the countryside leads him to discover an unimaginable world beyond his isolated home." — Booklist
"Linda Little’s rich language leads readers on a wonderful odyssey of sights and sounds. . . . A delightful book for storytellers and younger independent readers." — CM Magazine
"Down at the waterfront Tom stared at the magnificent ships.
'What’s it like at sea?' he asked a passing sailor.
'Haul the sheets and tend the rigging, boy. It’s all work and more work.'
Even so, thought Tom as he stared out at the wide ocean, I will go to sea." — from the book
'What’s it like at sea?' he asked a passing sailor.
'Haul the sheets and tend the rigging, boy. It’s all work and more work.'
Even so, thought Tom as he stared out at the wide ocean, I will go to sea." — from the book
Notă biografică
Linda Little is a short story writer and novelist. She has won the Cunard First Book Award, the Lilla Stirling Memorial Award, the Dartmouth Book Award, and the Thomas Head Raddall Atlantic Fiction Prize. She teaches composition and the literature of Atlantic Canada at Dalhousie University. This is her first picture book. She lives in River John, Nova Scotia. Óscar T. Pérez has illustrated a number of children’s books with his distinctive style, and they have been published in Spain, France, and Brazil. His work also appears in newspapers, advertising, and animation. He lives in Valladolid, Spain.