Island Boy: 30th Anniversary Edition - Hardcover

Cooney, Barbara

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0451480929 ISBN 13: 9780451480927

Publisher: Viking Books for Young Readers, 2019

Synopsis

In simple prose and exquisite illustrations, two-time Caldecott winner Barbara Cooney celebrates a simple, all but forgotten way of life. Matthais Tibbetts grows up on the outermost island of a great bay in Maine. Although he sails the world as a young man, he knows he will return to the island to farm and fish and raise a family. Through the changing times, Matthais teaches new generations the island ways. "A good man. A good life," his neighbours and friends say. For this 30th anniversary edition, Cooney's luminous art has been reoriginated, restoring the glowing colour that is her hallmark. A foreword by her son, Barnaby Porter, describes Cooney's lifelong love of the Maine coast.

About this title

Review:

"Island Boy is certain to be a favorite for family sharing, as well as a must for school and public libraries. Teachers will love it; buy extra copies."--School Library Journal

"As encompassing as the portrait of a life depicted in the award-winning Miss Rumphius, Cooney's latest work is an ode to simple acts of daily living."--Publishers Weekly

About the Author:

Barbara Cooney was an American writer and illustrator of over 100 children's books, published over sixty years. She won two Caldecott Medals, which are awarded to the year's best-illustrated U.S. picture book, and a National Book Award. Her books have been translated into 10 languages.

About this edition

• Publisher: Viking Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 0451480929
• ISBN 13: 9780451480927
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 44