My father's arms are a boat
Record details
- ISBN: 9781592701247 (hbk.)
- ISBN: 1592701248 (hbk.)
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Physical Description:
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 25 cm.
print - Edition: 1st American ed.
- Publisher: New York : Enchanted Lion Books, 2012.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Translation of: Eg kan ikkje sove no. |
Awards Note: | Mildred L. Batchelder honor book, 2014. |
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Subject: | Death Fiction Fathers and sons Fiction |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Kenton County.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Covington Branch | E LUNDE S (Text) | 33126014466951 | Easy | Available | - |
Stein Erik Lunde: Born in 1953, Stein Erik Lunde has written 16 books, mostly for children and young adults. His books have been published in Sweden, Denmark, The Faroe Islands, Germany and France. This is his first book to be published in the United States. He also has written lyrics for more than a hundred songs and has translated Bob Dylan into Norwegian. Over the past 14 years, Lundeâs books have received many awards. In 2009, My Fatherâs Arms Are A Boat was awarded the Norwegian Ministryâs Culture Prize for the Best Book for Children & Youth.
My Fatherâs Arms Are A Boat was also nominated for the 2011 German Childrenâs Literature Award (Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis).
Ãyvind Torseter: Born in 1972, Ãyvind Torseter is an artist and one of Norwayâs most acclaimed illustrators. He employs both traditional and digital picture techniques and has made five picture books on his own and several together with different authors. Torseter has received numerous prizes for his books, including the Bologna Ragazzi Award, the Norwegian Ministry of Cultureâs prize for the Best Book for Children and Youth (for 5 different books, including this one), and the âMost Beautiful Book Awardâ for best picture book, also for five different books. In 2011, he received the Norwegian Book Art Prize. For 2012, he has been nominated for the ALMA Award and the Hans Christian Andersen Award.
Kari Dickson: Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, Kari Dickson grew up bilingually, as her mother is Norwegian and her grandparents could not speak English. She holds a B.A. in Scandinavian studies and an M.A. in translation.
My Fatherâs Arms Are A Boat was also nominated for the 2011 German Childrenâs Literature Award (Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis).
Ãyvind Torseter: Born in 1972, Ãyvind Torseter is an artist and one of Norwayâs most acclaimed illustrators. He employs both traditional and digital picture techniques and has made five picture books on his own and several together with different authors. Torseter has received numerous prizes for his books, including the Bologna Ragazzi Award, the Norwegian Ministry of Cultureâs prize for the Best Book for Children and Youth (for 5 different books, including this one), and the âMost Beautiful Book Awardâ for best picture book, also for five different books. In 2011, he received the Norwegian Book Art Prize. For 2012, he has been nominated for the ALMA Award and the Hans Christian Andersen Award.
Kari Dickson: Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, Kari Dickson grew up bilingually, as her mother is Norwegian and her grandparents could not speak English. She holds a B.A. in Scandinavian studies and an M.A. in translation.