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• Short-listed for SLA Information Book Award 2012 (UK)

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This striking account of arctic migration offers a northerly, book-bound counterpart to March of the Penguins. Dowson's descriptions are both simple and poetic, as polar bears, gray whales, jaegers, snow geese and pregnant caribou make their way from points south toward the North Pole in Benson's sumptuous, shimmery paintings. Appropriately oversize considering its vast majesty, this book will inspire in young readers an equally outsize sense of wonder.<br>--The New York Times<br><br>Simple but effective, this is a beautiful introduction to a remarkable region that should encourage any child's sense of wonder.<br>--Kirkus Reviews (starred review)<br><br>Dowson's poetic text and Benson's impressionistic watercolors introduce seasonal changes as well as various birds, mammals, and even fish that undertake the long migration. The spare text and expansive views provide an inviting sense of the terrain and the journeys endured by the animals...an attractive entry in the growing number of nonfiction poetry picture books, offering rich read-aloud and browsing opportunities.<br>--School Library Journal (starred review)<br><br>The text has an appealing delicacy, with a touch of lyricism... Benson's detailed illustrations in watercolor, pencil, and pen move easily from subtlety to grandeur; while the draftsmanship is softly realistic, the imagination behind them brings the natural world to vivid life.<br>--Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (starred review)

Outstanding... Patrick Benson's eerie illustrations [which] convey the whole atmosphere of the High Arctic so brilliantly. (Spectator)

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Nick Dowson is an English and drama teacher. Passionate about natural history, he has written two books for the Walker Nature Storybooks series: Tracks of a Panda and Tigress. He lives in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. Patrick Benson has won many awards for his work, including the Mother Goose Award and the Kurt Maschler Award. He has worked with both Roald Dahl and Russell Hoban and his book with Martin Waddell, Owl Babies, has sold over two and a half million copies. He lives in the Scottish Borders.

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