To the Ice
$23.27
- Hardcover
80 pages
- Release Date
1 September 2023
Summary
An epic story set in a polar wilderness that blurs realism and imagination—fully illustrated for newly independent readers.
Ida, Max and Jack go to the creek one winter’s day. They play on an ice floe then find themselves floating away—all the way to the polar ice, with just a box, a branch and some sandwiches.
“You probably don’t think it’s true, and we didn’t either, not even while it was happening…”
They find an old hut, meet penguins, see extraordi…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781776575077 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1776575075 |
| Author: | Thomas Tidholm, Anna-Clara Tidholm |
| Publisher: | Gecko Press |
| Imprint: | Gecko Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 80 |
| Release Date: | 1 September 2023 |
| Weight: | 344g |
| Dimensions: | 177mm x 217mm |
| Audience Age: | 6-9 |
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Critics Review
“Adventure-seeking readers will delight in this dramatic escapade that’s sure to spark imaginative exploration.”
– Booklist, starred review“An enthralling blend of survivalist realism and fantasy.”
– Publishers Weekly“A good children’s book ignites curiosity in adults. To the Ice left me with research rabbit holes to go down and connections to make. On one level, this is an adventure story along the lines of Where the Wild Things Are.”
– New Zealand Herald“This utter delight of a story is highly recommended!”
– Readings, AustraliaThomas Tidholm
Thomas Tidholm is a Swedish photographer, poet, playwright and writer. He and Anna-Clara Tidholm have together created a string of awardwinning books for children since the early 1980s.
Anna-Clara Tidholm is one of Sweden’s leading children’s book authors and illustrators with a varied and rich bibliography. Her prizes include the Elsa Beskow plaque, German Youth Literature Prize, Astrid Lindgren prize and August prize.
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