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Title: Town Is by the Sea
Author: SCHWARTZ JOANNE
Illustrator: SMITH SYDNEY (ILL)
Format: HARDCOVER
Publication date: 01/04/2017
Imprint: WALKER BOOKS
Price: $25.00
Publishing status: Active
Described in Horn Book Review as “one of the most beautiful books of the year” LP
2018 winner, Kate Greenaway Medal for children’s book illustration
2018 winner, Canadian Children’s Literature Award
Publisher Marketing:
A young boy wakes up to the sound of the sea, visits his grandfather’s grave after lunch and comes home to a simple family dinner, but all the while his mind strays to his father digging for coal deep down under the sea. Stunning illustrations by Sydney Smith, the award-winning illustrator of Sidewalk Flowers, show the striking contrast between a sparkling seaside day and the darkness underground where the miners dig.
With curriculum connections to communities and the history of mining, this beautifully understated and haunting story brings a piece of history to life. The ever-present ocean and inevitable pattern of life in a maritime mining town will enthrall children and move adult readers.
ISBN: 9781406377385
Dimension: 215mm X 280mm