| Marsh Island Contributor(s): Bates, Sonya Spreen (Author), Charko, Kasia (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1554691176 ISBN-13: 9781554691173 Publisher: Orca Book Publishers OUR PRICE: $6.26 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Sports & Recreation - Camping & Outdoor Activities - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - General - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Siblings |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2008943124 |
| Lexile Measure: 480 |
| Series: Orca Echoes |
| Physical Information: 0.14" H x 5.3" W x 7.57" (0.17 lbs) 64 pages |
| Themes: - Catalog Heading - Language Arts - Curriculum Strand - Language Arts |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 131051 Reading Level: 3.4 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 1.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Jake and his younger brother Tommy are on their first camping trip. While exploring in the woods on Marsh Island, they lose their way. When the boys start to feel like they're not the only ones wandering in the woods, they begin to wonder if the story their dad told them about old Alfred Marsh and his lost fortune is true. |
Contributor Bio(s): Charko, Kasia: - Working in watercolor and colored pencil, Kasia Charko creates detailed, colorful paintings that bring period, place and character to life. Born and educated in England, Kasia lives in Alton, Ontario, with her family of animals.Bates, Sonya: - Sonya Spreen Bates is a Canadian writer living in Australia. Sonya obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Linguistics from the University of Victoria and a Master's degree in Speech Pathology from Dalhousie University. She has spent many years working with children with communication disorders, both in Canada and Australia, and often writes her own stories to use in therapy. For more information, visit www.sonyaspreenbates.com.Bates, Sonya Spreen: - Sonya Spreen Bates is a Canadian writer living in South Australia. She grew up in Victoria, British Columbia, where she obtained a degree in linguistics from the University of Victoria. She then studied speech-language pathology at Dalhousie University and has spent many years working with children with communication disorders, often writing her own stories to use in therapy. Traveling to Australia was always an aspiration, but she never imagined she'd be living there one day. Sonya began writing children's fiction in 2001, inspired by her two daughters and their love of the stories she told them. She now writes for children and adults, and has been published in Australia and New Zealand as well as Canada. For more information, visit www.sonyaspreenbates.com. |