Where the Forest Meets the Sea
Age 5+
Nature, The Natural World Picture Books Wildlife
A stunning anniversary edition of a beautiful and timeless award-winning classic from master of collage, Jeannie Baker.
A boy and his father travel in their boat, ‘Time Machine’ to a stretch of beach beside a primordial tropical rainforest. As the boy walks among the trees he imagines the forest as it might have been in the past. Dinosaurs emerge, barely perceptible, from a tangle of trunks and vines; the faint outlines of an aboriginal child melt into a background of trees and in the final haunting scene the unspoiled vista readers have toured is overlaid with translucent images of a possible future civilisation.
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Creators
Jeannie Baker is well known for the strong environmental messages underlying many of her picture books, as well as her striking collage style. Jeannie lives in Australia.
Reviews
An exquisitely wrought work with a simple, profound message.
Publishers Weekly
