Me, All Alone, at the End of the World
$57.38
- Hardcover
48 pages
- Release Date
14 March 2017
Summary
The Boy at the End of the World: A Solitary Adventure
From the celebrated picture-book team of M. T. Anderson and Kevin Hawkes comes a wistful, wondrous ode to the natural pleasures of peace and solitude.
The boy lives alone at the End of the World, hunting treasure with old maps, finding fossils, whistling tunes, playing ball by the drop. It’s a peaceful, contemplative life, and the boy is content. Until, that is, a self-styled Professional Visionary arrive…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780763689025 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0763689025 |
| Author: | M.T. Anderson, Kevin Hawkes |
| Publisher: | Candlewick Press,U.S. |
| Imprint: | Candlewick Press,U.S. |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 48 |
| Release Date: | 14 March 2017 |
| Weight: | 420g |
| Dimensions: | 249mm x 224mm x 10mm |
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Critics Review
Anderson’s text is gloriously cadenced, celebrating simple pleasures even as it acknowledges the dangerous appeal of man-made attractions. –Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
Anderson’s text is gloriously cadenced, celebrating simple pleasures even as it acknowledges the dangerous appeal of man-made attractions.—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
About The Author
M.T. Anderson
M. T. Anderson is the author of several distinguished picture books, including Handel, Who Knew What He Liked, illustrated by Kevin Hawkes, named an American Library Association Notable Children’s Book and a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book, and The Serpent Came to Gloucester, illustrated by Bagram Ibatoulline, a Junior Library Guild Selection. He is also the author of several young adult novels, including Feed, a National Book Award Finalist and winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize.
Kevin Hawkes is the illustrator of numerous award-winning picture books, including Weslandia and Sidewalk Circus, both written by Paul Fleischman. Weslandia was named an American Library Association Notable Book and was a finalist for the Kate Greenaway Medal. Sidewalk Circus, also an American Library Association Notable Children’s Book, won the Society of Illustrators Silver Medal.
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