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They lace up their skates, step onto the ice, stroking and gliding, and the great lake sings again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn her signature poetic style, Jean E. Pendziwol describes the exhilarating experience of skating on the wild ice of Lake Superior, including the haunting singing that occurs as the ice expands and contracts. Accompanied by Todd Stewart’s breathtaking illustrations, this book will make us all long to skate wild!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Text Features\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eillustrations\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCorrelates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.3\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDescribe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.\u003c\/p\u003e","EAN":"9781773067049","Height":"11.5","HeightCode":"in","Imprint":"Groundwood Books","KeyTextFeatures":"\u003cp\u003eIllustrations\u003c\/p\u003e","MetaKeywords":"outdoor adventure;playing outdoors","NumberOfPages":"32","OtherText_Back_cover_copy_0":"\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe book looks at the thrilling, magical northern experience of skating on wild ice through the lenses of a lyrical writer and a gifted illustrator.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJean E. 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[Stewart's] technique of drawing digitally, editing in Photoshop, and adding textures with scanned screens gives the book a vibrant and often majestic feel. \u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_10":"\u003cp\u003eOne of the most beautiful books of this year, both in the quality of the storytelling and its illustrations.\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_10_Src":"Chronicle Journal","OtherText_Review_11":"\u003cp\u003eCaptures the joys of the winter season.\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_11_Src":"Montreal Gazette","OtherText_Review_12":"\u003cp\u003eIt's rare to find a children’s book in prose as captivating as this … The illustrations are as attractive as the writing style. Stewart's hand captures the stark beauty of a winter’s morning and the hushed majesty of rising light. To look at this book is to feel the sting of winter in your lungs and the wet kiss of condensation collecting in a scarf.\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_12_Src":"Montreal Review of Books","OtherText_Review_1_Src":"Horn Book","OtherText_Review_2":"\u003cp\u003ePendziwol's lyrical prose hums harmoniously with Stewart's textured landscape screen printing, immersing readers into a wintry wonderland of a reading experience ... This breathtaking picture book will capture the beating hearts of explorers and ice skaters with a wondrous surprise at the end. \u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_2_Src":"Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books","OtherText_Review_3":"\u003cp\u003eA beautiful winter adventure ... 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