The Boat.The Boat Helen Ward & Ian Andrew Simply Read Books Publishers Group West, dist. 501-5525 West Boulevard, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6M 3W6 simplyreadbooks.com 1894965183 $16.95 1-800-528-3444 In hill country, an old man lives with a strange collection of unwanted animals. Mutual fear and distrust keep the nearby villagers from having anything to do with the old man--and he with them. But one terribly stormy storm·y adj. storm·i·er, storm·i·est 1. Subject to, characterized by, or affected by storms; tempestuous. 2. night as floodwaters threaten to engulf en·gulf tr.v. en·gulfed, en·gulf·ing, en·gulfs To swallow up or overwhelm by or as if by overflowing and enclosing: The spring tide engulfed the beach houses. the little hill upon which the old man lives, its seems that he and his menageries are doomed to drown drown v. drowned, drown·ing, drowns v.tr. 1. To kill by submerging and suffocating in water or another liquid. 2. To drench thoroughly or cover with or as if with a liquid. 3. in the rising waters. But then a boat appears. The text by Helen Ward is lyrical to the point of being a prose poem prose poem Work in prose that has some of the technical or literary qualities of poetry (such as regular rhythm, definitely patterned structure, or emotional or imaginative heightening) but that is set on a page as prose. . Ian Andrews' enchanting en·chant·ing adj. Having the power to enchant; charming: enchanting music. en·chant  ing·ly adv. illustrations are a perfect visual complement
to a picturebook story that will engage the total attention of young
readers from first back to last. The Boat is a welcome and
enthusiastically recommended addition to any family, school, or
community library collection.
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