Willow's Walkabout
A Children's Guide to Boston
Published on 15. May 2012
Book
Hardback
32 pages
978-1-59373-096-3 (ISBN)
Description
Willow the Wallaby escapes from the Zoo and goes on a tour of Boston from Foxboro to Back Bay, riding Swann Boats, running the Marathon, hopping into the Science Museum and the Children's Museum before touring the Freedom Trail and taking the Duck Tour and the T to dozens more exciting places.Written in bouncy Wallaby Verse, practical and delightful, this guide will become a treasured memento of any visit to the Patriot City!
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Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: From First Grade to Third Grade, Reading Age: From 4 to 8 years, Interest Age: From 0 to 5 years
Edition type
New edition
Dimensions
Height: 185 mm
Width: 257 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
340 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-59373-096-3 (9781593730963)
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Sheila S. Cunningham, based her story on the real life story of Aardu, a most inquisitive and ingenious wallaby who, many years ago, went missing from Stone Zoo in Stoneham, MA. Aardu's escape and voluntary return to the zoo made headline news not only in Boston, Massachusetts, but all across the USA. A proud native of Scranton, PA, Sheila experienced love at first sight when she arrives in Boston to attend graduate school. A lawyer, and now author, she is a devoted fan of all things Boston
Kathie Kelleher is descended from a long line of talented and interesting characters, from bell-helmeted deep sea divers to Cape Breton bagpipers. As a young child, Kathie enjoyed hearing the family tales. Some tall, some small. All entertaining. She studied at the Paier College of Art in New Haven, CT under such luminaries as Dean Keller, Ken Davies and John Massimino. She has illustrated several books including Willow's Walkabout: A Children's Guide to Boston.