By Gillian McClure (author)
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With fluid, engaging line and watercolour illustrations, Gillian McClure’ s story simple but dramatic story captures the spontaneity of two small boys working and playing together on the beach. And in the visual narrative readers can enjoy following the antics of the dog.
We’re going to dam a stream, hold its water back.’Two boys and a dog find a place where the streams meet the sea. Can they build a dam to hold back the water? There are stones and driftwood and seaweed – is it enough to stop the stream. What is the dog up to?
We’re going to dam a stream, hold its water back.’ Two boys and a dog find a place where the streams meet the sea. Can they build a dam to hold back the water? There are stones and driftwood and seaweed – is it enough to stop the stream. What is the dog up to?
‘A hymn to the joy of “messing about” on the beach – two small boys and their imaginations create a simple but dramatic story’ Jane Ray
Gillian McClure is the author and illustrator of thirty picture books. Several of them have been short-listed for awards; one was highly commended for the Kate Greenaway Medal and another, Selkie, won the US Parent’s Guide to Children’s Media Award for Outstanding Achievement in Children’s Books.
Gillian has served on the CWIG committee, and the PLR Advisory committee, been a Royal Literary Fund Fellow at Kent and Essex Universities, and a judge and mentor for Escalator, New Writing Partnerships.
Two of her books have been Recommended Books on the National Curriculum and others she uses in the workshops she gives in schools and colleges.
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We’re going to dam a stream, hold its water back.’Two boys and a dog find a place where the streams meet the sea. Can they build a dam to hold back the water?
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed We're Going to Build a Dam and determined it is suitable for children aged 3-6 years old
We're Going to Build a Dam features in the following genres: Featured Books for 5+ readers, Recommendations, Featured Books for 3+ readers
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We're Going to Build a Dam was written by Gillian McClure and published by Plaister Press
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