Island in the Salish Sea

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Pub Date Sep 18 2018 | Archive Date Jun 11 2018
Children's Fiction

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This gorgeously illustrated picture book is a celebration of summer vacation and West Coast island life. Every day is different on Gran's island in the Salish Sea as granddaughter climbs big-leaf maples, eats blackberries, explores tide pools and sandstone caves and examines ancient middens and petroglyphs. She and Gran watch harbor seals sunning themselves and Gran's neighbor carving an eagle out of a piece of cedar while drinking fresh nettle tea. And on her way home, our young narrator sees a pod of orcas, breaching, tail lobbing and spy-hopping as she says goodbye to the island for another summer.

This gorgeously illustrated picture book is a celebration of summer vacation and West Coast island life. Every day is different on Gran's island in the Salish Sea as granddaughter climbs big-leaf...

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A Note From the Publisher

Sheryl McFarlane is the author of more than a dozen award-winning books for young readers. A former teacher, Sheryl loves bike riding, beachcombing and discovering new books for her grandchildren. She lives on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, where she keeps a little free library stocked with books for her friends and neighbors.



Leslie Redhead is an artist, teacher, illustrator and author whose watercolor paintings have earned international awards and recognition. In addition to being a signature member of the Northwest Watercolor Society (NWWS), the Canadian Society for Painters in Water Colour (CSPWC) and the Federation of Canadian Artists (FCA), Leslie holds a Master of Education in Art Education. She lives in Idaho, and gives painting instructions in workshops throughout Canada, the United States and Spain.

Sheryl McFarlane is the author of more than a dozen award-winning books for young readers. A former teacher, Sheryl loves bike riding, beachcombing and discovering new books for her grandchildren...

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Advance Praise

"The realistic depiction of life on the island off the west coast conveys the wonder and beauty of nature."—School Library Journal for Jessie's Island

"The realistic depiction of life on the island off the west coast conveys the wonder and beauty of nature."—School Library Journal for Jessie's Island

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ISBN 9781459813458
PRICE CA$19.95 (CAD)
PAGES 32

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