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Town is by the sea

Schwartz, JoanneSmith, Sydney(Illustrated by)
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While a young boy enjoys a summer's day, his thoughts constantly return to his father, who is digging for coal deep under the sea. Stunning illustrations by Sydney Smith, the award-winning illustrator of Footpath Flowers, show the striking contrast between a sparkling seaside day and the darkness underground where the miners dig.

This beautifully understated and haunting story brings a piece of mining history to life.

The ever-present ocean and inevitable pattern of life in a mining town will enthral children and move adult readers, as a young boy wakes up to the sound of the sea, visits his grandfather's grave after lunch and comes home to a cosy dinner with his family, but all the while his mind strays to his father digging for coal deep down under the sea.

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Product Details
Walker Books Ltd
1406377384 / 9781406377385
Hardback
813.6
01/04/2017
United Kingdom
English
50 unnumbered pages : chiefly illustrations (colour)
22 x 29 cm
Children / Juvenile Learn More
Quiz No: 232869, Points 0.50, Book Level 3.40,
Early Years - Key Stage 1 Learn More
Originally published: Toronto: Groundwood Books.