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The old boat / Jarrett Pumphrey, Jerome Pumphrey.

Pumphrey, Jarrett, (author,, illustrator.). Pumphrey, Jerome, (author,, illustrator.).

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781324005179
  • ISBN: 1324005173
  • Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Norton Young Readers, an imprint of W. W. Norton and Company, [2021]

Content descriptions

Target Audience Note:
Ages 4-8. Norton Young Readers.
Grades K-1. Norton Young Readers.
Subject: Boats and boating > Juvenile fiction.
Grandparent and child > Juvenile fiction.
Storms > Juvenile fiction.
Islands > Juvenile fiction.
Water > Pollution > Juvenile fiction.
African Americans > Juvenile fiction.
Boats and boating > Fiction.
Boats > Fiction.
Grandparent and child > Fiction.
Storms > Fiction.
Islands > Fiction.
Water pollution > Fiction.
African Americans > Fiction.
JUVENILE FICTION / General.
Water > Pollution.
Storms.
Islands.
Grandparent and child.
African Americans.
Boats and boating.
Genre: Picture books.
Picture books for children.
Fiction.
Juvenile works.
Picture books.
Fiction.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Homer Library. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Homer Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Homer Public Library.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Homer Public Library P NATURE PUM (Text) 000160886 Children's Library -- Picture Book Available -

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The Old Boat
The Old Boat
by Pumphrey, Jarrett; Pumphrey, Jerome
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The Old Boat


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.

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