Boats on the Bay bookcover

Boats on the Bay

A Picture Book
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Description

Award-winning author Jeanne Walker Harvey and illustrator Grady McFerrin's Boats on the Bay is a large-format picture book about a bunch of boats found on a busy bay, buoyed by simple, spare, and lyrical text.

A KidLitTV-recommended book!

Inspired by the San Francisco Bay but with universal appeal, the book features a spectacular double-spread gatefold finale showing a boat parade and fireworks glowing against a city backdrop.

"This mini intro to our safe harbor is perfect run-up or follow-up for a leisurely stroll along the Embarcadero, bracing bike ride across the Golden Gate Bridge, or ferry tour around Alcatraz. Take-home message: Take notice." --San Francisco Chronicle

"A celebration of place and a catalogue of the kinds of vessels dear to the hearts of boat enthusiasts young and old." --Publishers Weekly

Product Details

PublisherAbrams Books for Young Readers
Publish DateSeptember 18, 2018
Pages40
LanguageEnglish
TypeBook iconHardback
EAN/UPC9781944903336
Dimensions9.8 X 11.2 X 0.5 inches | 1.1 pounds
BISAC Categories: Kids, Kids

About the Author

Jeanne Walker Harvey is the author of several picture books, including Boats on the Bay, as well as the well-received picture book biographies Ablaze with Color: A Story of Painter Alma Thomas and Maya Lin: Artist-Architect of Light and Lines. She lives in Sonoma, California.

Reviews

"A celebration of place and a catalogue of the kinds of vessels dear to the hearts of boat enthusiasts young and old."-- "Publishers Weekly"
"A well-designed book with a simple, approachable text."-- "Kirkus Reviews"
"Simple, serene text coupled with stunning, sweeping illustrations."-- "Avery & Augustine"
"This is McFerrin's debut picture book. . . .He manages to capture textures you want to reach out and touch."

"Harvey's short, simple sentences, many with internal rhymes . . . make this a good fit for emerging readers."--Julie Danielson, Kirkus Reviews "Things That Go Zoom"
"This mini intro to our safe harbor is perfect run-up or follow-up for a leisurely stroll along the Embarcadero, bracing bike ride across the Golden Gate Bridge, or ferry tour around Alcatraz. Take-home message: Take notice."-- "San Fransisco Chronicle"

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