The Boy Who Held Back the Sea |
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Author:
| Locker, Thomas Hort, Lenny |
ISBN: | 978-0-14-054613-2 |
Publication Date: | Mar 1993 |
Publisher: | Penguin Young Readers Group
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Imprint: | Puffin Books |
Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $8.99 |
Book Description:
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From the award-winning and renowned illustrator Thomas Locker, beautiful oil-painted illustrations pair with this wonderful retelling of the traditional Dutch folktale. Jan had never done anything more heroic than shout for the guard because he'd imagined he'd seen a sea serpent. But when Jan discovered water trickling through a desolate stretch of the dike that protected his low-lying village, he knew he had to act fast. "Visually...
More DescriptionFrom the award-winning and renowned illustrator Thomas Locker, beautiful oil-painted illustrations pair with this wonderful retelling of the traditional Dutch folktale.
Jan had never done anything more heroic than shout for the guard because he'd imagined he'd seen a sea serpent. But when Jan discovered water trickling through a desolate stretch of the dike that protected his low-lying village, he knew he had to act fast.
"Visually stunning."--Publishers Weekly
"Locker's depiction of nature overpowering humanity is especially significant to the story and to the Dutch people who have spent centuries battling the sea."--School Library Journal