Description
*GOOD HOUSEKEEPINGBEST KIDS BOOK AWARD 2023 WINNER*
This richly illustrated concertina book takes the reader from the top of a mountain spring, through varying landscapes, and follows a river’s journey from its source to the sea.With a focus on the important role waterways play in human and environmental survival,The River That Flows Beside Meexplores the changing landscapes along a river’s journey and the habits and ecosystems that call the river their home.
A follow-up toThe Street Beneath My Feet,The Skies Above My Eyes,andThe Sea Below My Toes,thisvisually stunningbook finds the river in therocky peaks, and tracks it as it winds its way throughconiferous forest, gushes throughv-shaped valleys, and roars down magnificentwaterfalls. Further downstream, readers will journey with the river past beaver dams, floodplains, oxbow lakes, paddle-boarders, bridges, and more.
On your journey,meet the animals that call the river home, including:
- White-tailed deer
- Grizzly bears
- Otter
- Smallmouth bass
- Dragonflies
With a primary focus on the river’s ecosystems,wildlife,andgeological processesThe River That Flows Beside Mealso explores the way thathumans interact with the river landscape, using it both to survive and also to enjoy. The beauty and variety of river landscapes are bought to life byJo Empson’srich illustrations.
This book is part of theLook Closerseries, a set of concertina books that help teach us about the mysteries and wonders that are found in the world around us.
“This is an absolutely sensational piece of creativity.”– School Library Journal, Starred Review
“Offers a charming and pleasant trip downriver that should remind anyone, wherever they are, that rivers are vital ecosystems.”–The Eden Project
“A vibrant concertina book…exploring the relationship between humans, nature and rivers from the top of a mountain spring all the way to the sea.”–The Bookseller – Back to School Issue
Charlotte Guillainlives in Oxfordshire, UK, with her husband and co-author Adam and their two children. She writes fiction and non-fiction for children, including the picture bookSpaghetti with the Yeti, which was shortlisted for Oscar’s First Book Prize 2014 and has featured in CBeebies Bedtime Stories. Her first book in collaboration with illustrator Yuval Zommer,The Street Beneath My Feet, was shortlisted for the UKLA Book Awards 2018 and named an ALSC Notable Children’s Book 2018 in the All Ages category, as well as being selected by theGuardianas one of 15 ‘modern classics’. Charlotte and Yuval’s follow-up title,The Skies Above My Eyes, continues with the innovative concertina format of their first book, this time looking up at the sky and universe above us.
Target Age: 4-8
Words & Pictures
Pub Date: October 24, 2023
0.63″ H x 12.76″ L x 9.76″ W
20 Pages
Hardcover
