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Children's Nonfiction Camping & Outdoor Activities

Up at the Lake

Summer Cottage Memories

illustrated by Robert Amos

Publisher
Crow Cottage Publishing
Initial publish date
Aug 2017
Category
Camping & Outdoor Activities, General, General, General, General, General
Recommended Age
4 to 8
Recommended Grade
p to 3
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781987848434
    Publish Date
    Aug 2017
    List Price
    $9.99

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Description

Canadian artist Robert Amos opens his scrapbook of watercolor paintings, sketches and old family photographs to give us a poetic and personal account of early childhood memories at a Muskoka Lakes cottage. Up at The Lake features read-along narration, natural soundscapes and music. Ages 4 - 8

About the author

Robert Amos has painted thousands of pictures of the urban landscape and specializes in commissioned paintings of homes and gardens. He writes a weekly column, "On Art," published in the Times Colonist, and is the author (and illustrator) of seven books about Victoria, including , Artists in their Studios: Where Art is Born, and Inside Chinatown: Ancient Culture in a New World. Robert has recently been the artist in residence at the Fairmont Empress Hotel and is an Honorary Citizen of Victoria. He was elected to the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts in 1995. Robert lives in downtown Victoria, British Columbia. Please visit Robert's website at robertamos.com.

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