Kayak Girl

by Monica Devine

In Kayak Girl a young child learns to cope with serious loss by focusing on something larger than herself. After Jana's mother dies, she becomes withdrawn. Her grandfather, a carver, pays the girl a visit and finds her unresponsive to his care. He carves a figure of a girl in a kayak and asks Jana to promise that she will watch for the figure after he releases it upriver. Through the following seasons, Jana goes to the river daily and finds strength...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1602231885
• ISBN13: 9781602231887
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: University of Alaska Press
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.3" x 9.7"
• Age Range: 4 to 7 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 2