Overview

Morgan and her dog head out on an accidental journey down the river that flows past the summer cottage where they holiday with Morgan's mother. As they float along the river they observe landscape and life on the water, various birds and people enjoying the activities the river has to offer. But the story is not only about their adventure, it is also about community, about how all the people who see them drifting past hurry off to make sure that they come to no danger. The story ends at the local wharf where the entire community comes together to celebrate their adventure and their safe return.

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Bald's images highlight the intricate Prince Edward Island landscape that is experienced by Morgan. The vibrant watercolour illustrations of the landscape complement the sense of shared wonderment experienced by Morgan and the reader who is experiencing Morgan's world through her eyes...At the story's end, readers will have gained an understanding of both child and adult perceptions when it comes to realizing the dangers that also come with learning and exploring one's natural surroundings. -- (01/23/2015)

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Hugh MacDonald is a poet, editor, author and was poet laureate for Prince Edward Island from January 2010 until December 2012.And the Stars Shall Fall is his 16th book. MacDonald was well known to Islanders as the P.E.I representative for Random Acts of Poetry which brought poetry to the streets and workplaces across Canada. He has received several awards including the L.M. Montgomery Children's Literature Award for Chung Lee loves lobsters. He Lives in Brudenell, PEI. Anna Bald was born in Montague, PEI and lived in a little farmhouse there for three winters before her parents moved her to the southern shores of Nova Scotia. Anna has studied art and politics on both coasts of Canada, returning home to throw pots, paint pictures, tattoo sailors, and draw the world around her. Morgan's Boat Ride is her first book.

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