Summary
A flock of birds was moving toward me along the river, hovering over something floating on the water. It drifted downstream, closer and closer, until finally it bumped up against the dock. Though it was covered with leaves and branches, now I could tell that it was a raft. I reached down and pushed some of the leaves aside. Beneath them was a drawing of a rabbit. It looked like those ancient cave paintings I’d seen in books—just outlines, but wild and fast and free.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780064438568 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0064438562 |
| Author: | Jim LaMarche |
| Publisher: | HarperTrophy |
| Imprint: | HarperCollins |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 40 |
| Release Date: | 29 May 2002 |
| Weight: | 183g |
| Dimensions: | 3mm x 281mm x 236mm |
| Audience Age: | 6 |
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Critics Review
“This dazzling picture book is an artistic triumph.”
“The luminous illustrations evoke a magical aura.”–The Horn Book “This dazzling picture book is an artistic triumph.”–School Library Joumal “Exquisitely rendered pastel drawings.”–Publishers Weekly “The sunlight on the dock and in Grandma’s cottage and the moonlight and dawn on the river are rendered with particular grace, while the figures of the animals are lively and direct.”–ALA Booklist
Jim LaMarche
Jim LaMarche wrote and illustrated “The Raft”. He also illustrated “Little Oh” and “The Rainbabies”, both by Laura Krauss Melmed. He lives in Santa Cruz, California.
In His Own Words…
“It’s funny how things turn out. I wasn’t one of those kids with a clear vision of the future, the ones who know at age five that they will be writers or doctors or artists. I liked to draw, but then, so did most of the kids I knew, and growing up to be an artist never really occurred to me. What I did want to be, in order of preference, was a magician, Davy Crockett, a doctor, a priest (until I found out t
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