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Spin to Sea

by (author) Izra Fitch & Doretta Groenendyk

Publisher
Acorn Press
Initial publish date
Oct 2012
Category
General
Recommended Age
4 to 8
Recommended Grade
p to 3
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781894838856
    Publish Date
    Oct 2012
    List Price
    $12.95

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Description

Every year at harvest, in a cosy cove on the south shore of Nova Scotia, families and neighbors gather by the water and send their carved pumpkins out into the bay. Spin to the Sea celebrates this enchanted, annual event through magical illustrations and lyrical text. Izra Fitch is 15 years old and lives in the Annapolis Valley with her parents, two brothers and their cats.Her first book, Spin to the Sea was created outside, in cafes and at the kitchen table. Izra loves to make art, stories and music. She also likes rainy weather, graphic novels, travelling, gorillas and chocolate. No pumpkins were harmed in the making of this book.

About the authors

Izra Fitch is 15 years old and lives in the Annapolis Valley with her parents, two brothers and their cats. Her first book, Spin to Sea was created outside, in cafes and at the kitchen table. Izra also loves to make art, stories and music. She also likes rainy weather, graphic novels, travelling, and gorillas.

Izra Fitch's profile page

Doretta Groenendyk, a painter, writer, and teacher, lives with her husband and three children on a small spot of land in the Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia. Doretta is the author and illustrator of several children’s books by both The Acorn Press and Nimbus Publishing. Snow for Christmas, Thank You for My Bed, and I’m Drawing a Picture, have been shortlisted for the Lillian Shepherd Memorial Award for Illustration. She also co­wrote Spin to Sea with her daughter Izra Fitch.

Doretta Groenendyk's profile page

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