Altoona Up North

by Janie Bynum

Book Overview

Dear Auntie is lonely in north Saskatoon-a. It's cold and it's bleak and she misses Altoona. So, Altoona and her friends pack up the hot air balloon-a and fly north for a wintry vacation! But Auntie... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0152023135
• ISBN13: 9780152023133
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.9" x 7.8"
• Age Range: 3 years and under

Customer Reviews

OUR FAVORITE BABOONA IS BACK!

Altoona Baboona's auntie is lonely in North Saskatoona. So Altoona and her friends board their trusty balloon and fly up for a visit. The North is cold and snowy, and poor Auntie yearns for someplace warm. As the foursome trek, ski, ice fish, sled-dog, and float, do they notice the change in climate? Children will love 'getting' the joke on Altoona, long before she figures it out herself. Bynum's playful illustrations, done in friendly watercolors, pulls readers into Altoona's whimsical world. Lots of fun wordplay, and a text that is just the right length for younger children, complete the perfect package of a picturebook!