Erik Blegvad's Books
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Sea Clocks"For hundreds of years ships had been sailing to places far and near without really knowing where they were!"Sailors knew how to measure latitude,...Read More -
Hurry, Hurry, Mary DearA wonderfully nostalgic evocation of a bygone age - and a witty observation of a husband-and-wife relationship.Read More
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The Tenth Good Thing About BarneyBarney was a cat. He died last Friday. And everyone was sad. They did what most people do when a cat they like dies. They had a funeral. And then they...Read More
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Serendipity Home School, February 1, 2010
...first one, our favourite, is "Sea Clocks: The Story of Longitude" by Louise Borden and illustrated by Erik Blegvad. You can read more about sea clocks here too . "Most important, when John was a boy, he had a hunger for books and for learning,...
Book Club Girl, December 9, 2009
...one of my current favorites. It is called Twelve Tales: Hans Christian Andersen , selected, translated and illustrated by Erik Blegvad. I love it for its artwork--Blegvad draws tight, crisp, droll scenes of great particularity and humor, which suits...
