Children's Fiction Ice Skating
Skating Wild on an Inland Sea
- Publisher
- Groundwood Books Ltd
- Initial publish date
- Oct 2023
- Category
- Ice Skating, Stories in Verse, General
- Recommended Age
- 3 to 6
- Recommended Grade
- p to 1
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9781773067049
- Publish Date
- Oct 2023
- List Price
- $19.99
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781773067056
- Publish Date
- Oct 2023
- List Price
- $10.99
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Description
Let’s go! Experience the magic of skating on wild ice.
Two children wake up to hear the lake singing, then the wind begins wailing … or is it a wolf? They bundle up and venture out into the cold, carrying their skates. On the snow-covered shore, they spot tracks made by fox, deer, hare, mink, otter … and the wolf! In the bay, the ice is thick and smooth. They lace up their skates, step onto the ice, stroking and gliding, and the great lake sings again.
In her signature poetic style, Jean E. Pendziwol describes the exhilarating experience of skating on the wild ice of Lake Superior, including the haunting singing that occurs as the ice expands and contracts. Accompanied by Todd Stewart’s breathtaking illustrations, this book will make us all long to skate wild!
Key Text Features
illustrations
Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.3
Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.
About the authors
JEAN E. PENDZIWOL est l’autrice primée de nombreux livres pour enfants, dont Par une belle nuit d’hiver, finaliste pour un Prix du Gouverneur général et pour le prix TD de littérature canadienne pour l’enfance. Née et élevée dans le nord-ouest de l’Ontario, elle s’inspire de la culture, de l’histoire et de la géographie de la région pour écrire ses récits.
Jean E. Pendziwol is the award-winning author of numerous books for children, including Skating Wild on an Inland Sea, winner of the TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award, and Once Upon a Northern Night, a finalist for the Governor General's Award and the TD Canadian Children's Literature Award. Born and raised in northwestern Ontario, she draws on the culture, history and geography of the region for inspiration for her stories.
Jean E. Pendziwol's profile page
TODD STEWART is an illustrator and a self-taught screen printer in Montreal, Quebec. Trained as a landscape architect and urban planner, his images are culled from experience and surroundings, and reflect a search for meaning in new and familiar places. The Wind and the Trees is his first book as both author and illustrator. He is also the illustrator of Flow, Spin, Grow and See You Next Year.
Awards
- Runner-up, Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, Crystal Kite Awards
- Winner, Governor General's Literary Award, Young People's Literature — Illustrated Books
- Commended, Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Books of the Year
- Short-listed, Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Awards
- Short-listed, Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award
- Winner, TD Canadian Children's Literature Award
- Commended, Cooperative Children's Book Center, CCBC Choices
- Winner, Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Canadian Picture Book Award
Editorial Reviews
Captures the joys of the winter season.
Montreal Gazette
Skating Wild on an Inland Sea reminds readers to see the extraordinary in a simple, everyday event. Nature, its beauty, and its creatures are all around us.
CM: Canadian Review of Materials
Pendziwol's lyrical prose hums harmoniously with Stewart's textured landscape screen printing, immersing readers into a wintry wonderland of a reading experience ... This breathtaking picture book will capture the beating hearts of explorers and ice skaters with a wondrous surprise at the end.
Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
A visually and verbally transporting evocation of the deep green ice and winter light of northern Lake Superior.
Toronto Star
Striking, light- and shadow-filled winter landscapes by Stewart accompany evocative prose poetry by Pendziwol in this engrossing picture book. STARRED REVIEW
Publishers Weekly
One of the most beautiful books of this year, both in the quality of the storytelling and its illustrations.
Chronicle Journal
A poetical celebration of skating on Lake Superior.
Globe and Mail
It's rare to find a children’s book in prose as captivating as this … The illustrations are as attractive as the writing style. Stewart's hand captures the stark beauty of a winter’s morning and the hushed majesty of rising light. To look at this book is to feel the sting of winter in your lungs and the wet kiss of condensation collecting in a scarf.
Montreal Review of Books
Pendziwol writes evocatively about the immense and imposing lake and the sounds the ice makes vibrating under the children's feet as they skate ... [Stewart's] technique of drawing digitally, editing in Photoshop, and adding textures with scanned screens gives the book a vibrant and often majestic feel.
Horn Book
An astonishing, poetic picture book ... Inspiring shivers from the splendour of the cold, the book shines a light on the wonders of winter.
Quill & Quire
A wonderful wintery story that will make readers of all ages want to experience the outdoors.
Calgary Herald
A beautiful winter adventure ... The illustrations in the book are different and simple yet radiant.
Children's Literature Comprehensive Database
A lovely ode to nature for young skaters to read.
Book Riot
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