Sail Away

by Florence McNeil, David McPhail (Illustrator)

Parents’ Choice Silver Honour Award 2000
Resource Links' Year’s Best 2000
Book Sense 76 Top 10 Picks
Children’s Literature Choice List 2001
CCBC Our Choice
A versatile author of poetry, fiction and plays, Florence McNeil has garnered a number of awards for her work for adults and children. Her novel, Catriona's Island won the Sheila Egoff prize for children's literature. She also compiled and edited the highly praised anthology of children's poetry Do Whales Jump at Night?

Illustrator and author of over seventy books for children, David McPhail is beloved for his lively portraits of children, bears, pigs, moles, bunnies, puppies and a host of other two- and four-legged creatures. Other titles include The Furry Bedtime Book, The Puddle, Mole Music, Angel Pig and the Hidden Christmas and Tall in the Saddle.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens

32 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 2000

About the author

Florence McNeil was born and raised in Vancouver. She has her BA and MA in creative writing from UBC, and spent a number of years teaching in Canadian and American Universities. She has published 11 books of poetry, three novels for young readers, a picture book for children, a novel for adults and two plays. She has also edited two books of poetry. Her work has been translated into a dozen languages, and has won awards in Canada and the U.S.

Reviews

[Heidi Doyle]

If you want to learn some basic sailor talk, this book, with funny illustrations by David McPhail, shows what all the basics of sailing are. This would be a great addition to any pirate themed unit.

[Aspasia]

Full of sailing terminology everly little pirate needs to know.

[Elaine]

The sailor talk definitions are great.

[Sam]

The "Sailor Talk" glossary at the end is a nice inclusion.