As they watch the river flow past their house, Josh and Aaron make up stories about where the river begins--stories that prompt them to set out one day and locate the river's origin. Reprint. PW. AB. NYT.
Where the River Begins ANNOTATION Two young boys and their grandfather go on a camping trip to find the source of the river that flows by their home.
FROM THE PUBLISHER Josh and Aaron love to watch the river flow gently past their house. Together they make up stories about it, and always they wonder where the river begins. One day the boys and their grandfather set out to find the answer, and together they explore the moods of nature and the bonds of a man and his grandsons. American Bookseller Pick of the Lists. Full color. FROM THE CRITICS Publishers Weekly Nature is the star in this affecting tale of a boy and his grandfather who journey to a waterway's source. PW said, ``Locker's paintings magnificently portray the changing landscape at different times of the day and in different kinds of weather.'' All ages. (Feb.)
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