In 1918 painter Rockwell Kent took his nine-year-old son to spend a winter on Alaska's Fox Island. In My Wilderness, Claudia McGehee recounts this vivid nonfiction tale from Rocky's point of view. Colorful scratchboard-style illustrations echo the rugged subject matter with whimsy while showcasing the wonder of Alaska from a young boy's imaginative point of view.
Hailed as "a tale to treasure again and again" by School Library Journal (starred review), this gorgeous picture book highlights the beauty and power of the Alaskan landscape seen through a boy's eyes.
| ISBN: | 9781570619519 |
| Publication date: | 28th May 2017 |
| Author: | Claudia McGehee |
| Publisher: | Little Bigfoot an imprint of Sasquatch Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 32 pages |
| Genres: |
People / Places Children’s / Teenage general interest: Art and artists Children’s / Teenage general interest: Biography and autobiography History |