The Boy who built the boat by Craig Smith

The Boy who built the boat by Craig Smith

This gorgeous picture book about making things with tools is a delight to read aloud and perfect for dads and sons to share.

'a pleasure to read with a stop-start rhythm that builds up momentum..Craig Smith's illustrations are delightful, full of incidental details that...beautifully capture the big adventure childhood makes of the smallest things.' Junior Bookseller and Publisher'a delight to read aloud.'Practical ParentingSeptember 2006'Ross Mueller finds poetry in the tools needed to put the boat together...character-driven illustrations, composed with film-like angles and perspectives, make the project look easy and fun.' Weekend Australian27-28 May 2006

Ross Mueller is a writer, performer, musician and teacher. He has travelled to schools throughout Victoria with The Living Poets Society, bringing writing to life in performance and song. His work has been nominated for numerous awards and has been produced by La Mama, Playbox, the Storeroom, the National Theatre (St Kilda), St Martin's Theatre for Young People, the Melbourne Theatre Company and the Melbourne International Arts Festival. ..Craig Smith's warm, exuberant illustrations have delighted children for over thirty years. Craig has won many awards and his titles appear regularly on Children's Choice Award shortlists. Finding humour in domestic, family and school situations, and a fondness for unusual perspectives and energetic characterisation are features of his work. His best known titles include the classics Whistle Up the Chimney (winner of a NSW Premier's literary award), Dreadful David, Where's Mum? and Billy the Punk.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9781741755886
ISBN 10	1741755883
Title	The Boy who built the boat
Author	Craig Smith
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Allen & Unwin
Year published	2009-02-01
Number of pages	32
Prizes	Short-listed for Speech Pathology Australian Book of the Year Award 2007 (Australia)
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.