Rivertime by Trace Balla
A gentle and beautiful book about slowing down and growing up, featuring a 10-year-old boy and his uncle 10-year-old Clancyand his bird-watchingUncle Eggembark on a 10-daypaddling trip down the Australian Glenelg River. Along the way Clancy learnsaboutdifferent species of birds and is surprised to learn how much he enjoys slowing down in this life-changing and learningexperience. Illustratedin the style of a graphic novel, this tender and sweetly drawn taleabout a boy and his uncle's canoe trip is sureto inspire a love of nature and the environment in young children.
Trace Balla is often found sketching in nature, riding her bike, dancing, and growing vegies in her garden in central Victoria. Her background is in illustration, community arts, art therapy, animation, and writing songs and stories, and she enjoys visiting schools and festivals to talk about her work. Trace's previous books have been highly acclaimed, winning the CBCA Book of the Year Award, Readings Children's Book Prize, and Wilderness Society's Environment Award for Children's Literature, as well as being shortlisted for the NSW Premier's Literary Awards, Speech Pathology Book of the Year Awards and Adelaide Festival Awards for Children's Literature.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781743316337 |
| ISBN 10 | 174331633X |
| Title | Rivertime |
| Author | Trace Balla |
| Series | The Adventures Of Clancy And Uncle Egg |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | A&U Children's |
| Year published | 2014-03-26 |
| Number of pages | 80 |
| Prizes | Winner of Readings Children's Book Prize 2015 (Australia), Winner of The Wilderness Society's Environment Award for Children's Literature 2015 (Australia), Short-listed for Picture Fiction category 2014 (Australia), Short-listed for Speech Pathology Book of the Year Award 2015 (Australia), Short-listed for CBCA Picture Book of the Year 2015 (Australia), Short-listed for 2015 2015 (Australia), Short-listed for CBCA Book of the Year 2016 (Australia) |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |