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Description
Originally published as a picture book, this board-book edition features boats found on a busy bay, buoyed by award-winning author Jeanne Walker Harvey's simple, spare, and lyrical text, and Grady McFerrin's wondrous full-color illustrations.
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.
Product Details
| Publisher | Abrams Books for Young Readers |
| Publish Date | April 04, 2023 |
| Pages | 24 |
| Language | English |
| Type |  Board book |
| EAN/UPC | 9781949480306 |
| Dimensions | 5.7 X 7.2 X 0.5 inches | 0.4 pounds |
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."
"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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