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The old boat / Jarrett Pumphrey, Jerome Pumphrey.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, NY : Norton Young Readers, an imprint of W. W. Norton and Company, [2021]Copyright date: ©2021Edition: First editionDescription: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781324005179
  • 1324005173
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Summary: "Off a small island, a boy and his grandfather set sail in their beloved fishing boat. They ride the waves, catching wants and wishes and seeing the wonders of the ocean. But soon the boy is sailing the boat himself, drifting further from shore as the waters grow muddied and turbulent. When a storm washes him ashore, he sees home in a new light. He decides to turn the tides of his fortune, cleaning the island's waters and creating a new life with a family to call his own"-- Provided by publisher.
List(s) this item appears in: Picture Book Month
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's Picturebook PUMPHREY JARRETT Available 33111009798337
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's Picturebook PUMPHREY JARRETT Checked out 05/09/2024 33111009804895
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's Picturebook PUMPHREY JARRETT Available 33111010490312
Children's Book Children's Book Northport Library Children's Picturebook PUMPHREY JARRETT Available 33111010504781
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Off a small island,

an old boat sets sail

and a young boy

finds home.

Together, boy and boat ride the shifting tides, catching wants and wishes until fate calls for a sea change. Brothers and collaborators Jarrett and Jerome Pumphrey's newest picture book is a masterfully crafted celebration of the natural world and tribute to the families we make and the homes that we nurture.

Ages 4-8. Norton Young Readers.

Grades K-1. Norton Young Readers.

"Off a small island, a boy and his grandfather set sail in their beloved fishing boat. They ride the waves, catching wants and wishes and seeing the wonders of the ocean. But soon the boy is sailing the boat himself, drifting further from shore as the waters grow muddied and turbulent. When a storm washes him ashore, he sees home in a new light. He decides to turn the tides of his fortune, cleaning the island's waters and creating a new life with a family to call his own"-- Provided by publisher.

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