Paddle-To-The-Sea
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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.
Author: Holling C. Holling
Publisher: Clarion Books
Published: 02/19/1980
Pages: 64
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 10.80h x 8.50w x 0.30d
ISBN: 9780395292037
Audience: Ages 9-12
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.4
Point Value: 1
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 6483 / Paddle-To-The-Sea
Award: Caldecott Medal - Honor Book
About the Author
Holling, Holling C.: - 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.
Author: Holling C. Holling
Publisher: Clarion Books
Published: 02/19/1980
Pages: 64
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 10.80h x 8.50w x 0.30d
ISBN: 9780395292037
Audience: Ages 9-12
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.4
Point Value: 1
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 6483 / Paddle-To-The-Sea
Award: Caldecott Medal - Honor Book
About the Author
Holling, Holling C.: - 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.