Paddle-to-the-Sea: A Classic Adventure About a Carved Canoe’s Journey Through the Great Lakes (Sandpiper Books)
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A 1942 Caldecott Honor Book A young Indian boy carves a little canoe with a figure inside and names him Paddle-to-the-Sea. Paddle's journey, in text and pictures, through the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean provides an excellent geographic and historical picture of the region. Read more
Publisher : Clarion Books
Publication date : February 19, 1980
Language : English
Print length : 64 pages
ISBN-10 : 7
ISBN-13 : 37
Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
Reading age : 6 - 10 years, from customers
Dimensions : 8.62 x 0.19 x 11 inches
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Format: Hardcover
Very beautifully written and illustrated. It is very engaging and informative about geography, culture, nature (seasons, wildlife etc) and piques the curiosity of the reader / listener. When you read it in installments like I did, there is always anticipation that builds up and holds the interest of the children about what is going to happen next. I was introduced to this book by my trainer during my primary educator training. It is one of my favourite things to gift young children.
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Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2026 by nantheman
Format: Paperback
This book illustrates the most natural way to teach geography to children. It is an older book and there is a reason it is still around. It's "flowing" story begins from one boy's curiosity about where the water in streams go. After hearing the explanation of how rivers from his area flow into the Great Lakes and eventually into the Atlantic Ocean, he crafts a small sea worthy, wooden canoe, places a miniature Native American passenger in it, and launches the canoe from a melting ice flow. The journey begins in one of the most northern streams in America. "Paddle to the Sea", the name of his canoe travels along the water's edge, where the tides and storms direct. While passing settlements and landscapes, both beautiful and serene, as well as wild and treacherous, the little canoe encounters many adventures. Children will sit on the edge of their seats as the vivid words capture their imaginations and they enjoy the lively exciting illustrations. "Paddle to the Sea" is an 'accessible' taste of the past, and a little flavor of what our country is like. The concepts in this book are 'accessible' to children as children learn best through pictures, whether it is through the words in the story that paint pictures, or the vivid illustrations. This book has both. "Paddle to the Sea"is a well told adventure that will capture the attention of any 8 year old child or older. Parents will enjoy sharing this book with their child as well.
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Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2013 by Pesto
Format: Paperback
A childhood favorite that I shared with my kids
Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2026 by Christopher
Format: Hardcover
Great story with outstanding pictures about a carved canoe that takes an epic voyage.
Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2026 by Melinda M. Heinemann
Format: Paperback
A very engaging account of a young Canadian who carves a foot long canoe with his Paddle Person, adds ballast and rudder to it, and sets it in the snow on a hill above the river between Lake Nipigon and the northern 'point' of Lake Superior with a carved message on its bottom, "PLEASE PUT ME BACK IN THE WATER--I AM PADDLE TO THE SEA, where it slides into the river with the melting snow and into Lake Superior. Holling Clancy Holling crafts a delightful tale of Paddle-to-the-Sea's four-year-long journey which ended at sea with a French fishing boat, father and son. Heart-felt waterway and geographical descriptions and accounts of people along the way. Copyrighted in 1941 and renewed in 1969. It thrilled the heart of this Michigan girl.
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Format: Hardcover
Outstanding book. The art work keeps up with the writing.
Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2026 by Viles
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Beautiful, imagination-sparking for how the Northern through Midwest USA is rich with waterways that fueled industry. Sounds boring? Then, I must not have explained it well. I am gifting this to young people who live in rural northern Illinois, so they can appreciate the richness of the land in the history that surrounds them. You don’t need to live near a big city to feel history.
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The best heartwarming story with excitement and dangerous situations about a carved toy canoe, Paddle-to-the-Sea, making its years-long way from Canada thru the Great Lakes and beyond. There are interesting, informative illustrations in the margins, too. A wonderful classic in all ways. For children about 7-12 who enjoy books.
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