*GOOD HOUSEKEEPING BEST KIDS BOOK AWARD 2023 WINNER* This richly illustrated concertina book takes the reader from the top of a mountain spring, through varying landscapes, and follows a river's journey from its source to the sea.
With a focus on the important role waterways play in human and environmental survival, The River That Flows Beside Me explores the changing landscapes along a river's journey and the habits and ecosystems that call the river their home. A follow-up to
The Street Beneath My Feet,
The Skies Above My Eyes, and
The Sea Below My Toes, this
visually stunning book finds the river in the
rocky peaks, and tracks it as it winds its way through
coniferous forest, gushes through
v-shaped valleys, and roars down magnificent
waterfalls. Further downstream, readers will journey with the river past beaver dams, floodplains, oxbow lakes, paddle-boarders, bridges, and more.
On your journey,
meet the animals that call the river home, including:
- White-tailed deer
- Grizzly bears
- Otter
- Smallmouth bass
- Dragonflies
With a primary focus on the river's ecosystems,
wildlife, and
geological processesThe River That Flows Beside Me also explores the way that
humans interact with the river landscape, using it both to survive and also to enjoy. The beauty and variety of river landscapes are bought to life by
Jo Empson's rich illustrations.
This book is part of the
Look Closer series, a set of concertina books that help teach us about the mysteries and wonders that are found in the world around us.
Author: Charlotte Guillain
Publisher: Words & Pictures
Published: 10/24/2023
Pages: 20
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.60lbs
Size: 12.76h x 9.76w x 0.63d
ISBN: 9780711283497
Review Citation(s): School Library Journal 11/01/2023 pg. 72
About the Author
Charlotte Guillain lives in Oxfordshire, UK, with her husband and co-author Adam and their two children. She writes fiction and non-fiction for children, including the picture book Spaghetti with the Yeti, which was shortlisted for Oscar's First Book Prize 2014 and has featured in CBeebies Bedtime Stories. Her first book in collaboration with illustrator Yuval Zommer, The Street Beneath My Feet, was shortlisted for the UKLA Book Awards 2018 and named an ALSC Notable Children's Book 2018 in the All Ages category, as well as being selected by the Guardian as one of 15 'modern classics'. Charlotte and Yuval's follow-up title, The Skies Above My Eyes, continues with the innovative concertina format of their first book, this time looking up at the sky and universe above us.
