Ben Marcus's books The Age of Wire and String and Notable American Women were considered "experimental" fiction because of his unconventional use of...
Continue »
Go back in time to a sleepy Mississippi River town
The townfolk of a small village on the banks of the upper Mississippi come vividly alive at the sound of a whistle and the holler of "Ste-e-e-e-eamboat a-comin'!" The incoming vessel is filled with passengers and cargo, and at a rapid speed, things are unloaded and loaded - but before you know it, the village is once again at its previous sleepy pace.
Inspired by Mark Twain's Life on the Mississippi, Jill Esbaum has crafted a skillful, spare poem, and Adam Rex has created gorgeous paintings that do homage to Norman Rockwell.
Ste-e-e-e-eamboat a-Comin'! is a 2006 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.
Synopsis:
Inspired by Mark Twain's "Life on the Mississippi," Esbaum has crafted a skillful, spare poem, and Rex has created gorgeous paintings that pay homage to Norman Rockwell. Full color.
Reina, March 29, 2007 (view all comments by Reina)
The poem evokes the rhythm of a steamboat while the illustrations do just that: illustrate the words beautifully. My son has enjoyed this book since he was a small baby and it is great fun to read, especially to shout "steeeamboat a'comin!". An unusual children's book which we consider essential on our bookshelf.
Was this comment helpful? | Yes | No (3 of 6 readers found this comment helpful)
"Synopsis"
by Ingram,
Inspired by Mark Twain's "Life on the Mississippi," Esbaum has crafted a skillful, spare poem, and Rex has created gorgeous paintings that pay homage to Norman Rockwell. Full color.
Powell's City of Books is an independent bookstore in Portland, Oregon, that fills a whole city block with more than a million new, used, and out of print books. Shop those shelves — plus literally millions more books, DVDs, and eBooks — here at Powells.com.