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McGehee, Claudia
2 Reviews
(3)
K-3
This picture book, inspired by a memoir by Rockwell Kent III, concerns nine months in 1918 that he and his father spent on Fox Island off the coast of Alaska with a single frontiersman for a neighbor. The spare, evocative narrative reveals Rocky's adventurous pleasures as well as occasional fears. Attractive colored woodcuts, appropriately styled like Rocky's father's art (painter Rockwell Kent), illustrate the story.
Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian
(4)
4-6
The text, in tiny type, provides information about the habitats of various birds, from the mountain bluebird to the common raven and the scissor-tailed flycatcher. Each description highlights some of the history and defining characteristics of the particular bird and its habitat; the details aren't as specific as could be hoped for. Detailed scratchboard illustrations are eye-catching and useful.
Reviewer: Pearl Higgins
2 reviews
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