Book Size: 8.25" x 11"
Pages: 32
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781566563314
Imprint: Crocodile Books
Illustrated by: Steve Woolman
Illustrations: full-color illustrations
Ages: 7 to 14
Release date: 03/15/15
Awards: SLJ Best Book of the Year
Category: Children's BooksThe Watertower
By Gary Crew • Illustrated by Steve Woolman
$ 8.95WINNER OF THE AUSTRALIAN CHILDREN’S PICTURE BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD
“…a genuinely eerie picture book.” — Kirkus Reviews
About this book
20th Anniversary Edition
Nobody in Preston could remember when the watertower was built, or who had built it, but there it stood on Shooter's Hill- its iron legs rusted, its egg-shaped tank warped and leaking- casting a long dark shadow across the valley, across Preston itself.
About the authors
Gary Crew has written many award-winning books for children including First Light which won the Australian Children’s Picture Book of the Year Award. He lives in Queensland.
Steven Woolman's big-screen style landscapes and eerie black surrounds, reminiscent of a darkened movie theater, set the scene for The Watertower, his ninth published book.
Reviews
“…a genuinely eerie picture book.” —Kirkus Reviews
“The Watertower… continues to attract interest — and readers. Crew, a prestidigitator of words, has managed to work his magic…” — The Horn Book Magazine
“It would be an understatement to describe this book as unusual… a “must purchase.” — Children’s Book Review
“… text and illustrations work inseparably to create a strange but compelling whole.” —School Library Journal
About the Author
Steven Woolman’s big-screen style landscapes and eerie black surrounds, reminiscent of a darkened movie theater, set the scene for The Watertower, his ninth published book.
Additional information
| Author | Crew, Gary |
|---|---|
| Cover Type | |
| test | |
| Inprint | Crocodile Books |
| Pages | 32 |
| Type | PB |
| Illustrator | Courtier, Vanessa |
| Illustrations | full-color illustrations |
| Age | 11/07/18 |
| Release date | 03/15/15 |
| Author Home | Australia |
| Awards | SLJ Best Book of the Year |
| Format | 8.25" x 11" |
| Reviews | "…a genuinely eerie picture book." —Kirkus Reviews * The Watertower… continues to attract interest – and readers. Crew , a prestidigitator of words , has managed to work his magic…" —The Horn Book Magazine * "It would be an understatement to describe this book as unusual… a "must purchase." — Children's Book Review * "… text and illustrations work inseparably to create a strange but compelling whole." —School Library Journal |
| MainReview | "…a genuinely eerie picture book." —Kirkus Reviews * The Watertower… continues to attract interest – and readers. Crew, a prestidigitator of words, has managed to work his magic…" —The Horn Book Magazine |
