Size: 25 x 24 cm
Song of the River is a quintessential Joy Cowley story where Cam follows the river’s journey from its source in the mountains all the way to the sea.
🇬🇧 Description:
In this resonant story, Cam the mountain boy follows the river from its trickling source in the mountain snow all the way to the coast. The river leads him through forest, farms, and towns to the salty wind of the sea. Dramatic landscape illustrations evoke a North American landscape and are packed with detail to explore the world of the river.
Reviews
It reminded me of Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak where the boy goes on a journey and then returns home where nothing seems to have changed. -Just Imagine
Joy’s writing is irresistible as that watery, ever changing voice carries the reader along but so too are Kimberley Andrews’ visual compositions. Her changing landscapes mirror the voice of the river making reading this book a true sensory experience that involves not only sounds and sights, but you can almost feel the pull of the sea too…this circular tale is a wonderful homage to the natural world and to the power of storytelling. -Books for Keeps
Cowley neatly modulates Cam’s adventure, sentences that build and accrete like that rivulet taking readers on the journey. A lovely homage to nature. -Kirkus Reviews