A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
An 'Invisibling' view of a Northern Landscape: Inga Borg's Plupp Series
Authors: Kokkola L
Publisher: INT BOARD BOOKS YOUNG PEOPLE
Publication year: 2016
Journal: Bookbird: A Journal of International Children's Literature
Journal name in source: BOOKBIRD-A JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL CHILDRENS LITERATURE
Journal acronym: BOOKBIRD
Volume: 54
Issue: 1
First page : 43
Last page: 47
Number of pages: 5
ISSN: 0006-7377
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/bkb.2016.0011
Abstract
Canadian musician Stan Rogers composed the song "Northwest Passage" in 1981 to describe his own "passage overland, In the footsteps" of explorers and to remember John Franklin's disastrous 1845 expedition to find the Northwest Passage. In this stunning book, recipient of Canada's Governor General's Literary Award for Children's Illustration, Matt James combines paintings that accompany the song with illustrations about Franklin's quest to discover the Northwest Passage, a sea route to connect the Arctic region with the Pacific Ocean. The resulting visual feast features colorful, expressive illustrations rendered in India ink and acrylic paint that depict the words of the song, the journey of Stan Rogers, and interesting facts about exploring the Northwest Passage. The song's chorus refers to John Franklin, who lost two ships, 134 men and his own life, in his failed attempt to discover the Passage. An annotated timeline begins in 6000 BCE with the arrival of the first Arctic peoples and ends in 2012 with the lowest recorded ice levels in the Passage. A double page spread presents a gallery of explorers. The music for the song and a list of materials for further information are included.Evelyn B. Freeman
Canadian musician Stan Rogers composed the song "Northwest Passage" in 1981 to describe his own "passage overland, In the footsteps" of explorers and to remember John Franklin's disastrous 1845 expedition to find the Northwest Passage. In this stunning book, recipient of Canada's Governor General's Literary Award for Children's Illustration, Matt James combines paintings that accompany the song with illustrations about Franklin's quest to discover the Northwest Passage, a sea route to connect the Arctic region with the Pacific Ocean. The resulting visual feast features colorful, expressive illustrations rendered in India ink and acrylic paint that depict the words of the song, the journey of Stan Rogers, and interesting facts about exploring the Northwest Passage. The song's chorus refers to John Franklin, who lost two ships, 134 men and his own life, in his failed attempt to discover the Passage. An annotated timeline begins in 6000 BCE with the arrival of the first Arctic peoples and ends in 2012 with the lowest recorded ice levels in the Passage. A double page spread presents a gallery of explorers. The music for the song and a list of materials for further information are included.Evelyn B. Freeman
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