Waiting for High Tide
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| Rating | : | 4.60 (516 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1419716565 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 48 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-05-15 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Five Stars tom Great summer read.
While he waits, sea birds and other creatures mirror the family’s behaviors: building and hunting, wading and eating. He scours the high tide line for treasures, listens to the swizzling sound of barnacles, and practices walking the plank. Then he’ll be able to swim and dive off the log raft his family is building. But mostly he waits for high tide. Waiting for High Tide has earned two STARRED reviews from Publisher's Weekly and Kirkus! For one young boy, it’s a perfect summer day to spend at the beach with his family. Another beautiful ode to life lived in harmony with nature, and by the labor of one’s own hands, from an artist of great warmth and clarity.. At long last the tide arrives, and human and animal alike savor the water
In one wordless spread, the family rests and eats lunch, a seaplane takes off, gulls swoop down on clams, and a heron stands in the shallow water, waiting for its lunch. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. This book shares more in length and complexity of text with To Market to Market (Abrams, 2011) than McClure's more recent books for younger audiences. For general picture book collections as well as curriculum units on natural science.-Jennifer Costa, Cambridge Public Library, MA(c) Copyright 2011. A page turn brings viewers underwater to a close-up on the heron's single leg, surrounded by barnacles, plankton, crabs, and fish. From School Library Journal K-Gr 4-"I can see everything on this beach…." The child protagonist of McClure's marvelous picture book shows readers exactly how much there is to see while waiting for the tide to come in. From the soaring seagull to a broken pair of sunglasses to "all the life in the mud to