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The Boy Who Built the Boat

The Boy Who Built the Boat

by Craig Smith (Illustrator), Craig Smith (Illustrator), Ross Mueller (Author)

  • Used

    Hardcover 2007

    $6.41

  • Used

    Paperback 2010

    $5.50
Synopsis

Henry sets out to build a boat one day. He has a hammer and a saw and a sister and a Teddy and a shed full of big ideas. With a buoyant, rhythmic text, ideal for reading aloud, The Boy Who Built the Boat celebrates the simple joy of making things. Praise for The Big Ball of String (also by Ross Mueller and Craig Smith): 'Subtle yet distinctively Australian this book may well prove a serious contender for the status of favourite read aloud and read along book.' Lizzie Whyte AB&P July 2004 'A particularly good book, gentle and funny and a real testament to both author's and illustrator's imagination. Craig Smith's drawings are brilliant ...This is a very Australian book, with warbling magpies and plenty of space to roam, but it has universal appeal. Very highly recommended for four to nine year olds.' Melbourne's Child Oct 2004

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More Information

Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 32
 Edition: illustrated edition
 Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Published: 01 Mar 2007
ISBN 10: 1741143934
ISBN 13: 9781741143935

Media Reviews
'a pleasure to read with a stop-start rhythm that builds up momentum...Craig Smith's illustrations are delightful, full of incidental details that...beautifully capture the big adventure childhood makes of the smallest things.' Junior Bookseller and Publisher'a delight to read aloud.'Practical ParentingSeptember 2006'Ross Mueller finds poetry in the tools needed to put the boat together...character-driven illustrations, composed with film-like angles and perspectives, make the project look easy and fun.' Weekend Australian27-28 May 2006
Author Bio
Ross Mueller is a playwright, a musician, a teacher, andthe author of The Big Ball of String. He travels to schools bringing writing to life in performance and song. Craig Smith is the illustrator of more than 300 books, including Billy the Punk, The Big Ball of String, Dreadful David, Whistle Up the Chimney and severalbooks in the Bob the Builder and Cabbage Patch series.