The Raft Hardcover - 2000
by Jim LaMarche; Jim LaMarche (Illustrator)
Reluctant Nicky spends a wonderful summer with Grandma who introduces him to the joy of rafting down the river near her home and watching the animals along the banks. Full color.
From the rear cover
A flock of birds was moving toward me along the river, hovering over something floating on the water. It drifteddownstream, 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.
Nicky isn't one bit happy about spending the summer with his grandma in the Wisconsin woods, but them the raft appears and changes everything. As Nicky explores, the raft works a subtle magic, opening up the wonders all around him--the animals of river and woods, his grandmother's humor and wisdom, and his own special talent as an artist.
"Best Books 2000 (School Library Journal)" and Children's Books 2000-NY Public Lib.Details
- Title The Raft
- Author Jim LaMarche; Jim LaMarche (Illustrator)
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition 1st
- Pages 40
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher HarperCollins, Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
- Date 2000-04-05
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780688139773 / 0688139779
- Weight 0.99 lbs (0.45 kg)
- Dimensions 9.66 x 11.24 x 0.38 in (24.54 x 28.55 x 0.97 cm)
- Ages 04 to 08 years
- Grade levels P - 3
- Reading level 540
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Themes
- Demographic Orientation: Rural
- Geographic Orientation: Wisconsin
- Topical: Family
- Library of Congress subjects Animals, Grandmothers
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 99035546
- Dewey Decimal Code E
Media reviews
Citations
- Booklist, 05/01/2000, Page 1679
- Hornbook Guide to Children, 07/01/2000, Page 273
- Kirkus Review - Children, 04/15/2000, Page 562
- New York Times, 06/18/2000, Page 25
- Publishers Weekly, 04/03/2000, Page 81
- School Library Journal, 05/01/2000, Page 146
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