The Boy Who Held Back the Sea
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The Boy Who Held Back the Sea by Lenny Hort
From the award-winning and renowned illustrator Thomas Locker, beautiful oil-painted illustrations pair with this wonderful retelling of the traditional Dutch folktale. Jan had never done anything more heroic than shout for the guard because he'd imagined he'd seen a sea serpent. But when Jan discovered water trickling through a desolate stretch of the dike that protected his low-lying village, he knew he had to act fast. Visually stunning.--Publishers Weekly Locker's depiction of nature overpowering humanity is especially significant to the story and to the Dutch people who have spent centuries battling the sea.--School Library Journal| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780803704077 |
| ISBN 10 | 0803704070 |
| Title | The Boy Who Held Back the Sea |
| Author | Lenny Hort |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 1987-09-30 |
| Number of pages | 31 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |