Daniel Duncan
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- Verk
- 6
- Även av
- 1
- Medlemmar
- 35
- Popularitet
- #405,584
- Betyg
- 3.7
- Recensioner
- 1
- ISBN
- 5
A debut from London-based author/illustrator Daniel Duncan, South put me in mind of a number of other recent picture-books I have read, from Marianne Dubuc's poignant The Lion and the Bird, about a lion who nurses an injured bird back to health, to Benji Davies' The Storm Whale, about a young fisherman's son who rescues and then liberates a stranded whale. Tales of rescuing injured and/or endangered animals, and then setting them free at the proper time, seem quite popular in the world of picture-books these days. However that may be, while the story here was engaging enough, it was the artwork that had the strongest appeal for me. I enjoyed the visuals, from the decorative end-papers to the details of the boat interiors. Recommended to anyone looking for children's stories that encourage a humane and responsible course of action, when interacting with injured wildlife.… (mer)