Water Sports, Boats & Ships, Fiction - General & Miscellaneous

This Boat

Name: This Boat
Author: Paul Collicutt
ISBN: 9780374374952

by Paul Collicutt

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Overview

By the author and illustrator of This Train, a Parents' Choice Gold Medal Book

Anchors aweigh! From a boat in a bottle to a supertanker cargo ship, from a boat that can break through ice to one that can sail under it — This Boat, with its simple text and lush pictures, celebrates all kinds of boats, and ferries the youngest of readers toward a smooth docking. As a bonus, full-color endpapers feature captioned renderings of marine vessels from around the world and through the ages, such as a Viking longboat and the SS Titanic.

About the Author, Paul Collicutt

Paul Collicutt's books include This Plane and This Train, which was described by School Library Journal as follows: "This title accomplishes many things: it's a concept book for preschoolers, a beginning reader, and a source of information for primary-grade train fans." Mr. Collicutt lives in Hove, Sussex, England.

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Editorials

Publishers Weekly - Publisher's Weekly

In the vein of This Plane and This Train, Paul Collicutt explores all things seaworthy in This Boat, with vessels that "break through ice" and "[sail] on top of a bridge." The informative end papers showing specific boats (e.g., the USS John F. Kennedy aircraft carrier, the SS Titanic) are a bonus. ( Mar.) Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.

From The Critics

The illustrations in this book are so incredibly dynamic that the colors and movement seem to jump off of the page. Simple sentences in bold text leave time for discussion about the boat pictures during toddler reading time! A nice gift. 2001, Farrar, Straus & Giroux, Inc., $15.00. Ages 3 to 8. Reviewer: A. Braga SOURCE: Parent Council, September 2001 (Vol. 9, No. 1)

School Library Journal

PreS-Gr 1-Collicutt follows the template of his This Plane (2000) and This Train (1999, both Farrar) to portray all sorts of boats, even one in a bottle. The detailed, realistic, brightly colored paintings create ample interest for revisiting, and the simple text presents formulaic repetition, making it useful for beginning readers. Plenty of sea is covered, and the glimpses will encourage further study of particular boats since readers receive only one fact (and one view) per page. A story that will gratify young sailors and transportation buffs.-Gay Lynn Van Vleck, Henrico County Library, Glen Allen, VA Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.