In 1918 painter Rockwell Kent took his nine-year-old son to spend a winter on Alaska's Fox Island. In My Wilderness , Claudia McGehee recounts this vivid nonfiction tale from Rocky's point of view. Colorful scratchboard-style illustrations echo the rugged subject matter with whimsy while showcasing the wonder of Alaska from a young boy's imaginative point of view. Hailed as "a tale to treasure again and again" by School Library Journal (starred review), this gorgeous picture book highlights the beauty and power of the ...
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In 1918 painter Rockwell Kent took his nine-year-old son to spend a winter on Alaska's Fox Island. In My Wilderness , Claudia McGehee recounts this vivid nonfiction tale from Rocky's point of view. Colorful scratchboard-style illustrations echo the rugged subject matter with whimsy while showcasing the wonder of Alaska from a young boy's imaginative point of view. Hailed as "a tale to treasure again and again" by School Library Journal (starred review), this gorgeous picture book highlights the beauty and power of the Alaskan landscape seen through a boy's eyes.
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Good. Dramatic illustrations and poetic prose highlight the beauty and power of the Alaskan landscape-seen through a boy's eyes. McGehee's lyrical and gripping creative historical nonfiction recounts the 1918-1919 winter spent on Alaska's Fox Island from the point of view of 9-year-old Rocky, son of the painter Rockwell Kent II. Vivid scratch board-style illustrations echo the rugged subject matter with whimsy. This engaging book shows Alaska from a young boy's appreciative and imaginative point of view.
