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Originally published as a picture book, this board book editions features boats found on a busy bay, buoyed by simple, spare, and lyrical text.

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9781949480306

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"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 * A celebration of place and a catalogue of the kinds of vessels dear to the hearts of boat enthusiasts young and old. * Publishers Weekly * 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 *"

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 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 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

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Jeanne Walker Harvey is the award-winning author of several picture books, including Ablaze with Color: A Story of Painter Alma Thomas, Maya Lin:Artist-Architect of Light and Lines, My Hands Sing the Blues, and Romare Bearden’s Childhood Journey. Jeanne lives in Sausalito, California. Grady McFerrin is an illustrator, designer, and hand-letterer who lives in Los Angeles with his family. His work has been featured in magazines, children’s books, gift/novelty titles, advertisements and music posters, and recognized by the AIGA, Communication Arts, the Society of Illustrators, Print Magazine, and American Illustration.

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