
Fjord
Willy Wanggen(Author)
Rocky Mountain Books (Publisher)
Published on 12. December 2024
Book
Hardback
48 pages
978-1-77160-734-6 (ISBN)
Description
An original and poetic invitation to read the signs offered by nature like a book.
In a stunning fjord, Catmarin, a slender and graceful bird, gathers the other shorebirds (seagull, cormorant, guillemot) to share his discovery: they all live in a vast open book, older and more alive than those found in libraries, as ancient as their glacier and as fresh as a breath of air. This book is the world around them. Some see only mountains, waves, trees, and rocks. However, a keen eye will discern that the down of new snow is as soft and untouched as a blank page, that the prominent mountain sets the scene, that the raindrops serve as commas punctuating the day, and that the waves enclose the belugas like brackets.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Surrey, BC
Canada
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 6 years
Product notice
Picture book
Illustrations
colour illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 292 mm
Width: 236 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
567 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-77160-734-6 (9781771607346)
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Person
Willy Wanggen is an author and illustrator based in the Northern Vosges, a protected area of woodland, wetland, farmland, and historical sites in the Grand Est region of northeastern France. He studied philosophy and Asian languages in Paris before working in China in the fields of arts, culture, and publishing. Upon returning from abroad, he decided to fulfill a long-delayed goal: to become a storyteller through text and images. Fjord is his first book.