Three Days on a River in a Red Canoe, Vera B. Williams
Three Days on a River in a Red Canoe, Vera B. Williams
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Three Days on a River in a Red Canoe

Author: Vera B. Williams

Narrator: Martha Plimpton

Unabridged: 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/12/2009

Synopsis

Follow the red canoe from page to page as it journeys down river carrying the family on a camping tour. It's the next best thing to paddling it yourself.

About Vera B. Williams

Vera B. Williams began her career in children’s books by illustrating Hooray for Me!, written by Remy Charlip with Lilian Moore. Her beloved A Chair for My Mother won multiple awards, including a Caldecott Honor, and “More More More,” Said the Baby also received a Caldecott Honor. Vera B. Williams was the recipient of the Jane Addams Children’s Book Award; she was awarded the 2009 NSK Neustadt Prize for Children’s Literature; and she was the US nominee for the Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2004. Vera B. Williams died on October 16, 2015, shortly before her final book, Home at Last, was completed.

About Martha Plimpton

Martha Plimpton has starred in the films The Goonies and 200 Cigarettes among numerous others. A strong supporter of the theater, she donates her time and efforts to the ""52nd Street Project,"" a not-for-profit organization dedicated to matching inner-city children with professional theater artists to create original theater.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Briana on May 03, 2019

1. Awards: n/a 2. Appropriate grade level: Preschool-3rd grade 3. Original Summary: Throughout each page, the red canoe is floating through the river. The family is enjoying a camping trip together while including the experience of having a successful camping trip. 4. Original Review: This book is grea......more

Goodreads review by Becky on June 30, 2021

I found this book at a garage sale and immediately grabbed it. I remembered it from the long ago days on Reading Rainbow and when I taught preschool but never owned a copy until now. I've got small people in my life again and am collecting the books I loved as a kid for them. Two kids, their mom and......more

Goodreads review by Linda on June 06, 2018

A very educational book about two children who want to buy a red canoe and go on a 3 day trip. Two female adults go on this trip with the children.......more

Goodreads review by Mandi on September 13, 2017

With neat colored pencil drawings, the story describes a 3 day adventure that made me want to buy a canoe 🙂......more

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