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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Kate BanksPublisher: Perfection Learning Imprint: Perfection Learning Dimensions: Width: 13.20cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 19.30cm Weight: 0.204kg ISBN: 9780756957674ISBN 10: 0756957672 Pages: 149 Publication Date: 01 April 2005 Audience: Children/juvenile , Children / Juvenile Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviewsKate Banks has written a gentle book about the nature of being. --Polly Horvath <br> This is a book to be experienced with all the senses. The ache of reckoning as Dillon's summer brings him face-to-face with the unexpected truths of his life is turned by Banks's sensitive prose into a wonder-filled, moving quest for understanding. Beautifully rendered, this summer by the lake will linger with readers as surely as if they had rowed to Dillon's island and befriended his loons themselves. --Karen Hesse Established as a skillful writer of deceptively simple picture books . . . Banks's first novel is intriguingly complex, enigmatic, and brilliant . . . The flow of language is as smooth as calm water, the imagery graceful . . . Banks has crafted a poignant quest for understanding by an unforgettable character. --Starred, Kirkus Reviews <br> This introspective, somewhat magical story is perfect for all children who wonder about their place in the universe. --Starred, School Library Journal <br> Rhythmic and beautiful. --Boxed review, Booklist Kate Banks has written a gentle book about the nature of being. --Polly Horvath This is a book to be experienced with all the senses. The ache of reckoning as Dillon's summer brings him face-to-face with the unexpected truths of his life is turned by Banks's sensitive prose into a wonder-filled, moving quest for understanding. Beautifully rendered, this summer by the lake will linger with readers as surely as if they had rowed to Dillon's island and befriended his loons themselves. --Karen Hesse Established as a skillful writer of deceptively simple picture books . . . Banks's first novel is intriguingly complex, enigmatic, and brilliant . . . The flow of language is as smooth as calm water, the imagery graceful . . . Banks has crafted a poignant quest for understanding by an unforgettable character. --Starred, Kirkus Reviews This introspective, somewhat magical story is perfect for all children who wonder about their place in the universe. --Starred, School Library Journal Rhythmic and beautiful. --Boxed review, Booklist Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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