The Secret Of Black Rock (Hb)

Author: Joe Todd-Stanton

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  • : $24.99 AUD
  • : 9781911171256
  • : Flying Eye Books
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  • : June 2017
  • : United Kingdom
  • : 24.99
  • : July 2017
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  • : Joe Todd-Stanton
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Barcode 9781911171256
9781911171256

Description

Erin loves to lie on the jetty, looking for the weirdest fish in the sea--the weirder, the better And she knows the best ones must be further out, where her mum won't let her go...


 


Out there in the deepest sea lies the Black Rock: a huge, dark and spiky mass that is said to destroy any boats that come near it Can Erin uncover the truth behind this mysterious legend?

Reviews

Todd-Stanton's tale is, at first glance, a deceptively simple tale of acceptance and bravery. However, he deftly infuses his narrative with quiet depth, including a positive ecological slant in which nature wins over machines, and portrays Erin's single mother succeeding in a typically male-dominated profession. The illustrations are dazzling and vibrantly hued, the rich palette just right for the resplendent undersea scenes that adroitly float young readers' sense of magic just under the surface of the mundane. A winner on many levels. -Kirkus Reviews, STARRED REVIEW


The gentle environmental message takes on a kind of magic in Todd-Stanton's pictures of Erin suspended in the ocean among incandescent jellyfish or facing down a monstrous, weaponised fishing fleet in the moonlight. A young artist to watch. -The Guardian


A fairytale world is created that should enchant children as much as the old-fashioned illustrations that fit the story perfectly. -Youth Services Book Review