The Great Lakes

Our Freshwater Treasure

Barb Rosenstock ∙ Illustrated by Jamey Christoph

Hardcover

Published on Mar 19, 2024 | 40 Pages

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Published on Mar 19, 2024 | 40 Pages

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Grades Preschool – 3
Ages 4–8

A stunning picture book about the five largest lakes in North America - how they formed, the importance of their abundant freshwater, and how they’ve become a national treasure - in the latest book from the author of Caldecott Honor book The Noisy Paint Box.

A SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL AND BOOKLIST BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR

The Great Lakes—Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, and Superior—are five blue jewels set a bit off center in a belt across North America’s middle. Bordered by eight states and part of Canada, the Lakes hold 21% of the world’s fresh water. How did these incredible lakes get there? And what can we do to preserve such a treasure?

Follow along as a drop of water in this enormous system and uncover its dramatic journey from lake to rive to lake, over Niagara Falls to lake and river again, and finally into the Atlantic Ocean.

★ "[A]n accessible and absorbing story....the closing details on the role of the lakes in Anishinaabe culture and a generous source list make this a must-buy for schools and public libraries." —Booklist, starred review

★ "A richly detailed picture book....Readers young and old will learn something new and be inspired to protect these precious resources." —School Library Journal, starred review

"A fervent tribute to a treasured natural resource." —Kirkus Reviews

"This clever nonfiction book takes readers on a journey with the Great Lakes through time and physical space." —The Bulletin

"Informative moments abound in Rosenstock’s profile....digitally combined drawings and watercolor paintings prove a ready companion to the illuminating text." —Publishers Weekly

ISBN 9780593374351 (Hardcover)
Published on Mar 19, 2024
Published by Knopf Books for Young Readers
Pages 40
Dimensions 11 x 10
Age Range 4-8 years
Grade Preschool - 3
Reading Level Lexile: AD840L | Fountas/Pinnell: P

ISBN 9780593374368 (Hardcover Library Binding)
Published on Mar 19, 2024
Published by Knopf Books for Young Readers
Pages 40
Dimensions 11 x 10
Age Range 4-8 years
Grade Preschool - 3
Reading Level Lexile: AD840L | Fountas/Pinnell: P

ISBN 9780593374375 (Ebook)
Published on Mar 19, 2024
Published by Knopf Books for Young Readers
Pages 40
Age Range 4-8 years
Grade Preschool - 3
Reading Level Lexile: AD840L | Fountas/Pinnell: P

Barb Rosenstock

Barb Rosenstock is the author of the Caldecott Honor Book The Noisy Paint Box, Vincent Can’t Sleep, Through the Window, and Mornings with Monet, as well as many other books. Her most recent book, Mystery of the Monarchs, is a 2023 NCTE Orbis Pictus Recommended Title and a Junior Library Guild Selection. She lives outside of Chicago with her husband, sons, and two big poodles. Barb has always lived near the Great Lakes, and wrote this book to satisfy her lifelong curiosity in their formation.

Jamey Christoph

JAMEY CHRISTOPH is the illustrator of several picture books, including Stonewall: A Building. An Uprising. A Revolution, Bones in the White House: Thomas Jefferson’s Mammoth, and Gordon Parks: How the Photographer Captured Black and White America. He has also created illustrations that have appeared in the New York Times and the San Francisco Chronicle and has received distinguished recognition from the Society of Illustrators. Jamey lives in Ohio with his partner and their dog. See more of his work at jameychristoph.com and follow him on Instagram at @jameychristoph.