The Horn Book Guide

PICTURE BOOKS

Shetterly, Susan Hand

Swimming Home

32 pp. | Tilbury | October, 2014 | Trade ISBN 978-0-88448-354-0 $16.95

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Rebekah Raye. Migrating alewives--silver-green herrings--encounter a new obstacle on the path to their freshwater breeding ground until a boy and his father come to their rescue. Shetterly balances facts and descriptive details with aplomb. Raye's soft watercolors don't always capture the story's urgent tone, but they depict a wide array of animals in their natural habitats. An author's note adds more scientific information.

Reviewer: Hannah Rodgers Barnaby