Walking to School by Ethel Turner; Peter Gouldthorpe - 1989-08

Orchard Books (NY), 1989. American ed. Hard cover. Good in good dust jacket. Walking to School (Hardcover IN DUST JACKET-PICTURES BY PETER GOULDTHORPE PUBLISHED BY ORCHARD BOOK-REINFORCED BINDING-COPYRIGHT 1989) by Ethel M. Turner Relates, in verse, a little boy's efforts to be brave as he walks alone... 24 p. Audience: Children/juvenile. Walking to School (Hardcover IN DUST JACKET-PICTURES BY PETER GOULDTHORPE PUBLISHED BY ORCHARD BOOK-REINFORCED BINDING-COPYRIGHT 1989) by Ethel M. Turner Relates, in verse, a little boy's efforts to be brave as he walks alone to school for the first time. --Australian poet Turner wrote this poem--which has since become a classic down under--when her five-year-old son started school. Her verses distill the essence of the emotions felt by a child on that first unaccompanied walk to school--the trepidation caused by terrors that lurk around every corner (such as fierce dogs and boisterous older boys), the determination to be brave, and the glorious hope that… Read More

NY: Orchard Books. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1989. Hardcover. 0531057992 . Illustrated by Peter Gouldthorpe. First American printing. Fine in a fine dust jacket. .

Orchard Books, 1989. Very good hardcover w/ good dust jacket; ex-library book w/ standard library markings. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Gouldthorne, Peter.

New York:: Orchard Books,, 1989.. Hardcover first edition -. Near fine in a very good dustjacket (closed tear.). First American edition. A little boy sets off to school alone for the first time: "Now that I am five, my father says/ (and what he says you've got to mind)/ That mother's not to hold my hand, /or even follow me behind." A charming poem by this Australian writer written when her son turned 5, and illustrated with crayon and watercolor paintings by Peter Gouldthorpe.

New York:: Orchard Books,, 1989.. Hardcover first edition -. Fine in near fine dust jacket (price-clipped). First American edition. A little boy sets off to school alone for the first time: "Now that I am five, my father says/ (and what he says you've got to mind)/ That mother's not to hold my hand, /or even follow me behind." A charming poem by this Australian writer written when her son turned 5, and illustrated with crayon and watercolor paintings by Peter Gouldthorpe.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.