 Vera and her family live on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, which seems like the edge of the world. A map of the peninsula includes geographical features and native animal life. Vera shares her most valuable things – her feather collections; her favorite book: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe; her flashlight; and her favorite food – syrniki (cottage cheese and pancakes). She introduces her mom and her grandma but says that she doesn’t have any friends. She also describes her sekretik – a secret treasure of blue glass, Legos, and forget-me-nots. Lucas and his family live in a small town on the coast of Chile, which also seems like the edge of the world. A map of his country also includes geographical features and native animal life. Lucas shares his most valuable things – ammonite fossils, his soccer ball, his flashlight, his favorite food – a hamburger, and his favorite book: The Hobbit. He introduces his mom, dad, and his grandma. He, too, has no friends. One evening, both Vera and Lucas go to the beach, and blink their flashlights into the dark using the international language of Morse Code. “What if I had a friend over there, beyond the edge of the world?” If they look hard enough, they’ll find that we’re all so very similar, and connected to each other. One set of endpapers shows the Morse Code. The other endpapers present a map depicting Russia, Chile, and the 9942 miles of Pacific Ocean between the children’s homes. The interesting illustrations were created digitally in this unique flip-formatted, two-story picture book. mjw |
| Title: On The Edge Of The World Author: Anna Desnitskaya Illustrator: Anna Desnitskaya Publisher: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers Copyright: 2023 Original Language: Russian Translator: Lena Traer ISBN: 978-0-8028-5612-8 Hardcover pages: 48 Age range: 7-11 Genre: Picture Book, flip-formatted Book setting: Russia, Chile Author’s ethnicity: Russian Author’s residence: Israel Illustrator’s ethnicity: Russian Illustrator’s residence: Israel Subjects: Asia, Beaches, Books, Central and South America, Culture, Dreams, Loneliness, Morse Code |
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