The Journey Home eBook

By Frann Preston-Gannon

About the book:

A lone polar bear decides that he can’t stay in the arctic as the ice is melting around him and he is hungry. He builds a boat and sails across the oceans picking up other endangered creatures along his way; an orangutan who is surrounded by tree stumps; an elephant who is trying to out-run a poacher and a panda without a home.

Finally, the boat full of creatures reaches an island that can only be described as paradise. A dodo greets them and explains that they can go home when more trees are planted, when the ice stops melting and when the poachers stop hunting for tusks. The hopeful animals huddle together watching the sun set over the ocean wondering what tomorrow will bring.

A beautiful book, full of things to talk about and with a very strong environmental message.

Age range: 3-6 years

About the author:

Frann Preston-Gannon is a London-based illustrator who graduated from Kingston University in 2010. In 2011 she was the UK’s first recipient of a Sendak Fellowship and spent a month in residence working with the great Maurice Sendak. She was awarded a bronze in the no.8 3×3 Annual of contemporary Illustration for her unpublished children’s work. Frann is the author of The Journey Home and Dinosaur Farm.

Imprint: Pavilion Children’s
ISBN: 9781843652090
E-Book ISBN: 9781843652441
Publication date: 15 Oct 2012
Format: Paperback
Size: 271 x 271 (h x w)
Pages: 32
Illustrations: Colour illustrations throughout
Print RRP: £5.99

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