Paddle-to-the-Sea (1941)

Perhaps the living-est of living books. Not only is the story engaging and charming, each page is full of information about the Great Lakes, the cities that line their shores, and the commerce that is so vital to many of those cities, not to mention the natural world that is also present here. None of it is boring (at least not to nerdy parents, but my 5yo also seemed engaged in each page).

I wouldn’t try to finish it in one sitting, there’s so much to look at and enjoy on each page that 2-3 chapters (pages) at a time is good. ( )

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A carved Native American figurine-Paddle-to-the-Sea--makes his voyage from an Indian village through the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean. Beautiful illustrations and great geography. A true living textbook. ( )

A young Indian boy carves a little canoe with a figure inside and names him Paddle-to-the-Sea. Paddle's journey, in text and pictures, through the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean provides an excellent geographic and historical picture of the region.

poor. front cover wear, water damage throughout book ( )