Island Summer

By Catherine Stock

Book Overview

Everybody has--or would like to have--a special summer place, a place of sand and sea and sun, where life is slow and easy and no one can hold a grudge for long. Catherine Stock's lyrical text and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0688127800
• ISBN13: 9780688127800
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Length: 1 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.4" x 10.4"
• Age Range: 5 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

What a lovely book!

I was very pleasantly surprised when I read this book to my 6 yr old. The illustrations are colorful and interesting, and the text is rich and very descriptive. It's a different sort of book from most children's books; geared toward a young child, but not dumbed down with too simple vocabulary and sentence structure.

Island Summer

Beautiful watercolor illustrations of island life. The story line is simple yet inviting by how it captures the warmth of summer filled with fun, new friends and beautiful island scenery. The story will engage readers in thoughts of not only the descriptions themselves, but the use of alliterations throughout the story are pleasing and altogether soothing to the ear.