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Paddle-To-The-Sea
Contributor(s): Holling, Holling C. (Author)

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ISBN: 0395292034     ISBN-13: 9780395292037
Publisher: Clarion Books
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: February 1980
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Annotation: A young Indian boy carves a canoe and travels through the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean. The text and pictures provide an excellent geographical and historical picture of the region. Caldecott Honor Book.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - General
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - Native American
- Juvenile Fiction | Classics
Dewey: FIC
Age Level: 10-12
Grade Level: 5-7
Lexile Measure: 840(Not Available)
Physical Information: 0.3" H x 8.5" W x 10.8" L (0.60 lbs) 64 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Great Lakes
- Ethnic Orientation - Native American
- Topical - Home Schooling
Features: Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product, Table of Contents
Awards: Caldecott Medal, Honor Book, Picture Book, 1942
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 6483
Reading Level: 5.4   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 1.0
 
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Publisher Description:
A 1942 Caldecott Honor Book

A young Indian boy carves a little canoe with a figure inside and names him Paddle-to-the-Sea. Paddle's journey, in text and pictures, through the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean provides an excellent geographic and historical picture of the region.


Contributor Bio(s): Holling, Holling C.: - Born in Jackson County, Michigan, in 1900, Holling Clancy Holling graduated from the Art Institute of Chicago in 1923. He then worked in a taxidermy department of the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago and spent time working in anthropology under Dr. Ralph Linton. During this period, he married Lucille Webster and within a year of their marriage accepted a position as art instructor on the first University World Cruise, sponsored by New York University. For many years, Holling C. Holling dedicated much of his time and interest to making books for children. Much of the material he used was known to him first hand, and his wife, Lucille, worked with him on many of the illustrations.
 
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