" Song of the River celebrates children’s freedom to explore and discover the outdoors, and it’s a joy to read—the writing swings along like a river."
Joy Cowley is one of New Zealand’s best-loved writers for children and adults, with an international reputation. She has won a multitude of awards and honours for her bestselling books, including the Prime Ministers Award for contribution to literature. She was shortlisted for the Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2018.
Kimberly Andrews is a trained biologist and geologist who grew up in the Canadian Rockies and has lived and worked in Borneo, the UK and New Zealand. She is an award-winning author and illustrator who lives in Wellington.
"Cowley neatly modulates Cam’s adventure, sentences that build and
accrete like that rivulet taking readers on the journey. A lovely
homage to nature."
*Kirkus Reviews*
"With graceful, rhyming poetry, Cowley articulates the
connectedness of nature, while Andrews renders the rush and
earnestness of the boy’s journey through striated light, city
smoke, and the broad, blue sea."
*Publishers Weekly*
"It’s exuberant and joyful, reflected in the warm and textured
illustrations which capture the natural environment and the
movement of the water. An absolute treasure and brilliant
read-aloud."
*Magpies Magazine*
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