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Journey
Brief Introduction
The story is about a girl who’s bored and can’t get anyone in her family to play with her. She goes to her room feeling sad, but discovers a bright red crayon and decides to make her own adventure, and draws a door on the wall that takes her to a beautiful forest with a river. She draws a boat and sails to a city where men are trying to capture a bird. She bravely rescues the bird but finds herself captured and placed in a cage. The grateful bird helps her escape, and together they fly to safety and back to the city where the girl lives becoming close friends.
More About the Author
Born in Baltimore, Aaron Becker moved to California to attend Pomona College where he scored his first illustration job designing T - shirts. Since then, he’s travelled to Kenya, Japan and Sweden backpacking around while feeding his imagination.
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
By Barb Mechalke on November 23
This is a beautiful book and tells a story only with amazing and breathtaking illustrations.
By Wulfstan on October 6
It is not really meant for the toddlers(学步儿童), more for the imaginative grade -schooler.
By Colby J Cuppernull on September 11
I read this book with my three and a half years old son last night. Tonight, when we read it again, new words will be used to give voice to the story told through the images.
Product Details
Price: $10.46
Age Range: 4~8 years
Hardcover: 40 pages
Publisher: Candlewick （August 6）
21. What is the book Journey mainly about?
A. An adventure of a girl who saves a bird in a real forest.
B. A story of a girl who earns a living by drawing doors on the wall.
C. A beautiful girl with great courage, determination and kindness.
D. A lonely girl who breaks into a wonderful and dangerous world.
22. Aaron Becker travelled around the world to find ______.
A. a college B. a job
C. creative inspiration D. something good to eat
23. What can be inferred from the customer reviews?
A. The book is suitable for children and adults as well.
B. The book is sure to fuel children’s imagination with words.
C. The book lacks a literal way of telling story.
D. The book is interesting with beautiful words and illustrations.
