Girl from the Sea

Margaret Wild, Jane Tanner

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Allen & Unwin
18 May 2020

Children's & Educational; Picture books; Personal & social issues: death & bereavement (Children's&YA)

Who lives in that cottage by the sea? I wish. I wish. I wish it was me.

A lyrical masterpiece by Margaret Wild and Jane Tanner.

By: Margaret Wild
Illustrated by: Jane Tanner
Imprint: Allen & Unwin
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 290mm, Width: 220mm,
Weight: 420g
ISBN: 9781760524302
ISBN 10: 1760524301
Pages: 32
Publication Date: 18 May 2020
Recommended Age: From 7 to 11 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Margaret Wild's thoughtful, award-winning children's books have been published with great success in many countries. They include Old Pig (shortlisted, CBCA Picture Book of the Year), Fox (winner, CBCA Picture Book of the Year), The Dream of the Thylacine (honour book, CBCA Picture Book of the Year), and On the Day You Were Born, all illustrated by Ron Brooks, plus many more, including Chalk Boy illustrated by Mandy Ord (shortlisted, 2019 CBCA Picture Book of the Year). Margaret has been the recipient of the Nan Chauncy Award and the Lady Cutler Award for her contributions to Australian Literature. Jane Tanner began illustrating picture books in 1984 with Margaret Wild's There's a Sea in my Bedroom (shortlisted, Kate Greenaway Medal; shortlisted, CBCA Picture Book of the Year) which is still in print 35 years later. Her many awards and shortlisted books include Drac and the Gremlin by Allan Baillie (joint winner, CBCA Picture Book of the Year; shortlisted, Victorian Premier's Literary Awards) and The Wolf by Margaret Barbalet (winner, Australian Human Rights Award for Children's Literature; shortlisted, CBCA Junior Book of the Year). In 2017 Jane illustrated Storm Whale by Sarah Brennan (nominated, Kate Greenaway Medal; shortlisted, Prime Minister's Literary Award; shortlisted, Queensland Literary Awards).

Reviews for Girl from the Sea

'Full of opportunities for discussion, inference, drama and so much imaginative writing (including poetry), Girl from the Sea is a stunning book, full of atmospheric, evocative images.' Reading Zone UK, 5 star review