Down on the Bayou
$45.00
- Hardcover
40 pages
- Release Date
20 May 2025
Summary
From the award-winning creators of Ice Cream Man and Good Things comes a journey through the mystical world of the Louisiana Bayou. Follow along as a young boy learns about the environment and the history of the bayou while on a boat ride with his grandpa. This stunning picture book features sidebars with fun facts and snippets of a poem woven throughout the narrative.
“The bayou’s calling out to me. Come back, my son,” it says. “Come see.” What holds me back, I do not know, But I pro…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780593707890 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0593707893 |
| Author: | Glenda Armand, Alleanna Harris |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Crown Books for Young Readers |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 40 |
| Release Date: | 20 May 2025 |
| Weight: | 425g |
| Dimensions: | 10mm x 235mm x 286mm |
| Audience Age: | 4-8 |
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Critics Review
“The gorgeous vocabulary and evocative illustrations make the story come to life. An unusual and useful book that uses imagination, storytelling, and ecology to connect readers to the Louisiana bayou.” —School Library Journal
Glenda Armand
Glenda Armand is a former teacher and school librarian who now dedicates her time to writing historical fiction and picture-book biographies. Her published works include All Aboard the Schooltrain, Black-Eyed Peas and Hoghead Cheese, and Down on the Bayou. She also co-authored the Texas Bluebonnet Award-winning book Ice Cream Man: How Augustus Jackson Made a Sweet Treat Better with Kim Freeman. Born in New Orleans, Glenda grew up in Los Angeles, enjoying seafood gumbo with a side of potato salad.
Alleanna Harris is a children’s book illustrator and artist from southern New Jersey. She has illustrated picture books such as Good Things, Patricia’s Vision, and Opening the Road: Victor Hugo Green and His Green Book. Having drawn since childhood, Alleanna began illustrating children’s books after graduating from the University of the Arts. She uses her platform to inspire readers through storytelling, aiming to create immersive, colorful, and warm images in her work.
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