Explorers of the Wild

by Cale Atkinson, Cale Atkinson (Illustrator)

Overview

Vibrant art shines in this sweet tale of outdoor adventure and unlikely friendship, from the illustrator of Night Night, Groot!

Boy and Bear both love to explore the outdoors. There are so many neat things to see, and so many strange things to find. These explorers are prepared for anything . . . except each other!

When Bear and Boy meet in the woods, they're scared at first. Really scared. But soon these kings of the wild realize that no mountain is too big to conquer if you have a friend to climb it by your side.

Praise for Explorers of the Wild

"[An] exquisite book . . . [with] ravishing art." — USA Today

Praise for To the Sea

"A whale's tale that dives deep and surfaces with useful lessons about making, keeping, and helping friends." — Kirkus Reviews

"An unusual and appealing story about friendship." — School Library Journal

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781484723401
Publisher:	Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Publication date:	04/26/2016
Pages:	40
Product dimensions:	8.70(w) x 11.10(h) x 0.50(d)
Lexile:	460L (what's this?)
Age Range:	3 - 5 Years

About the Author

Cale Atkinson grew up exploring the great outdoors around Vancouver, Canada. He still never turns down the chance to lift up a rock or log and say hello to any creatures that live below. Cale is also the author of To the Sea. Visit him online at www.cale.ca or on Twitter @2dCale.

Editorial Reviews

Praise for Explorers of the Wild:
TD Summer Reading Club Top 75 Recommended Reads

From the Publisher

2016-01-20
Two intrepid explorers celebrate their love of the great outdoors. On facing pages, the parallel adventures of a young boy and an anthropomorphized bear cub unfold. Both are outfitted as the adventurers they clearly are, sporting bags of essentials (food, light sources, recording devices) and walking sticks, and they each take turns telling the tale. "I love to explore! / It's my favorite thing to do! // There are so many neat things to see…. / And so many strange things to find…." Each has heard and dismissed parental warnings: they are explorers, and explorers are always prepared for anything. Anything except perhaps running into each other in the woods. But their fear doesn't last long, and they revel in sharing their adventures. And when the shadows lengthen, they record the memory—with camera and cherry juice on stone—of the "greatest explorer I ever met" and head home. Atkinson's digital illustrations aren't far off from those found in animated movies—full of colors and textures and backgrounds that bring nature to life for readers. Postures and facial expressions speak to the wonder both the bear and the boy, dark-haired and with a medium skin tone, feel in the things they discover. It will be the very stubborn couch potato who doesn't set out, walking stick and bag of essentials in hand, to explore after reading this. (Picture book. 3-6)

Kirkus Reviews