Picture Puffin Books Burt Dow, Deep-Water Man, (Paperback)

from szanes

A rollicking good tale with plenty of sound words. Even though this book was written in the early 60s, it is still enjoyable to children today. It flows, and bounces and rocks! A crusty old "salt" ...

from drruth

One of my all time favorite picture books -- the story of Burt Dow who accidentally hooks a whale, repairs its tail, rides out a storm in its tummy, escapes through his own ingenuity, and then must...

from Cheryl_in_CC_NV

A little long for the Make Way for Ducklings fans, but terrific for young schoolchildren. The language is full of rhythm, repetition, alliteration, onomatopoeia, and other clever tricks to make it ...

from pek

The downeast accent McCloskey gives to his main character is the best element in the book. The illustrations are wonderful, the humor is great, but Burt's speech makes it. Being a New Englander mys...

from 9005sayaka

1. バート　ドーは　深海の海の老男です。　海で大きな、大きなクジラの腹の中へボートと共に飲み込まれます。胃の中は真っ暗、ボートに積んであったランプを灯し、胃の中を思い切りペイントをして楽しみます。がクジラのゲップとともにまた海に放り出されます。　 本のイラストが大きくて解り易かった。 2.　Ａ　ｔａｌｅ　ｏｆ　ｔｈｅ　ｓｅａ　ｉｎ　ｔｈｅ　ｃｌａｓｓｉｃ　ｔｒａｄｉｔｉｏｎ 3.　abou...