The First Boat

The First BoatBy: Jos Saramago Illustrator: Amanda Mijangos International award winner! A beautifully illustrated story book for kids 4 8 about the importance of nature and community, from Nobel Prize winner Jos Saramago. The sea is the universe close to us. Here is the story of a man who lives at the water's edge watching the rise and fall of the shoreline. It is the sea itself that gives him everything he needs to survive, and yet it will take courage to enter

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