The Boating Holiday: with Rufus, Granddad & Barney - Hardcover

Miles, Gerry

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0857041908 ISBN 13: 9780857041906

Publisher: Halsgrove, 2012

Synopsis

The author Gerry Miles has already established himself as a significant landscape artist working from his home in South Devon. His paintings of the region’s beautiful countryside and coastline are much in demand, while his book The South Hams Coast, a unique combination of landscape paintings and guided walks, has been recently reprinted after continuing demand. In The Boating Holiday, Gerry has turned his expert hand to writing and illustrating a children’s story based loosely on his personal experiences holidaying with his own grandchildren. It is a book he hopes will be read by parents and grandparents to their own children and grandchildren, although it will be equally enjoyed by children reading alone. It follows the adventures of young Rufus and his spaniel Barney, along with Granddad who hires a smart riverboat for a journey into the countryside. These three explorers have a lot to learn and the scrapes they get into and the people they meet add up to an exciting week on the river. The colour illustrations are based upon the beautiful countryside surrounding the River Nene in Northamptonshire. This river with its unique guillotine locks wends its way through lush meadows surrounded by wooded hills. Its banks are lined with old watermills and it links historic towns and villages, where churches, houses and cottages are built from natural weathered stone. It forms a perfect backdrop for the boating adventures of the three intrepid explorers. Recommended for 8-12 year olds, The Boating Holiday is a humorous and gentle tale, refreshingly told, and with superb illustrations that bring the story to life.

Edition details

• Publisher: Halsgrove
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0857041908
• ISBN 13: 9780857041906
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 104