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48 pp.
| Scholastic/Orchard |
October, 2019 |
TradeISBN 978-1-338-31226-3$18.99
(1)
K-3
A woman embarks on a three-hundred-mile canoe journey down a river. She paddles alone through rapids, portages around waterfalls, and sleeps outside every night. Cooper's watercolor and pencil sketches illuminate the details with a rhythmic mix of vignettes and landscapes. The present-tense text focuses on the journey rather than the destination; we become so absorbed in the experience that we notice every detail by the end. An author's note and more about the Hudson River are appended. Reading list.
Reviewer: Lolly Robinson
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
November, 2019