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Six-year-old Arrow travels aboard his aunt's salmon tender boat from Seattle up the inside passage to Alaska to visit his grandfather on his floating-on-logs house; then he and Grampy fly back home on a sea plane. Though the story's adventure feels too placid, it may have regional appeal. Viano's black-rimmed art, with a silhouette-y, cut-paper look, is eye-catching.