Paddle-to-the-Sea - A Caldecott Honor Award Winner

A 1942 Caldecott Honor Book

A young Indian boy carves a little canoe with a figure inside and names him Paddle-to-the-Sea. Paddle's journey, in text and pictures, through the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean provides an excellent geographic and historical picture of the region.

About the author

Born in Jackson County, Michigan, in 1900, Holling Clancy Holling graduated from the Art Institute of Chicago in 1923. He then worked in a taxidermy department of the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago and spent time working in anthropology under Dr. Ralph Linton. During this period, he married Lucille Webster and within a year of their marriage accepted a position as art instructor on the first University World Cruise, sponsored by New York University. For many years, Holling C. Holling dedicated much of his time and interest to making books for children. Much of the material he used was known to him first hand, and his wife, Lucille, worked with him on many of the illustrations.

Summary

A 1942 Caldecott Honor Book

A young Indian boy carves a little canoe with a figure inside and names him Paddle-to-the-Sea. Paddle's journey, in text and pictures, through the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean provides an excellent geographic and historical picture of the region.

Additional text

"Geography of the best kind made vivid by the power of imagination." Horn Book

"Geography of the best kind made vivid by the power of imagination." Horn Book Guide

Product details

• Authors: C.Holling Holling, Holling C. Holling, Holling Clancy Holling
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 10 to 12
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.02.1980
• EAN: 9780395292037
• ISBN: 978-0-395-29203-7
• No. of pages: 64
• Dimensions: 219 mm x 279 mm x 6 mm
• Weight: 272 g
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Picture books; JUVENILE FICTION: Classics, JUVENILE FICTION: Toys, Dolls & Puppets, JUVENILE FICTION: Historical / United States / General