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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Dashka Slater , Catia ChienPublisher: Houghton Mifflin Imprint: Houghton Mifflin Dimensions: Width: 27.90cm , Height: 0.30cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.494kg ISBN: 9780618723942ISBN 10: 0618723943 Pages: 40 Publication Date: 01 May 2008 Audience: Children/juvenile , Children / Juvenile Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviewsIt's a sweet, fanciful story about an unlikely friendship that seems as deep and real as any human one. Illustrator Catia Chien's vibrant watercolor paintings reflect author Dashka Slater's lyrical underwater world. The text flows well and highlights the strong bond between the child and the serpent, a bond that will hold even when they are oceans apart. A great choice for one-on-one sharing, and as a bedtime story. June 2008 Slater's lyrical text is accompanied by Chien's delightfully watery paintings in blues and greens...Imaginative and engaging. Kirkus 4/15/08 Kirkus Reviews Illustrator Catia Chien's vibrant watercolor paintings reflect author Dashka Slater's lyrical underwater world. The Seattle Times The artwork in acrylic and charcoal pencil is as lyrical and beguiling as the prose. San Jose Mercury News It's a sweet, fanciful story about an unlikely friendship that seems as deep and real as any human one. The San Francisco Chronicle The text flows well and highlights the strong bond between the child and the serpent, a bond that will hold even when they are oceans apart. A great choice for one-on-one sharing, and as a bedtime story. June 2008 School Library Journal -Slater's lyrical text is accompanied by Chien's delightfully watery paintings in blues and greens...Imaginative and engaging.- Kirkus 4/15/08 Kirkus Reviews -Illustrator Catia Chien's vibrant watercolor paintings reflect author Dashka Slater's lyrical underwater world.- The Seattle Times -The artwork in acrylic and charcoal pencil is as lyrical and beguiling as the prose.- San Jose Mercury News -It's a sweet, fanciful story about an unlikely friendship that seems as deep and real as any human one.- The San Francisco Chronicle -The text flows well and highlights the strong bond between the child and the serpent, a bond that will hold even when they are oceans apart. A great choice for one-on-one sharing, and as a bedtime story.- June 2008 School Library Journal The text flows well and highlights the strong bond between the child and the serpent, a bond that will hold even when they are oceans apart. A great choice for one-on-one sharing, and as a bedtime story. June 2008 Author InformationCatia Chien is an avid painter whose work is known for its whimsy, colors, and energy. She has produced work for the children's book market, film and animation industries, comic book anthologies, and galleries. Visit her at catiachien.com and on Instagram @catia_chien. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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