Peter's Place

By Sally Grindley

Book Overview

Enjoying his life on a clifftop by the sea, Peter plays with his animal friends along the shore, until an oil tanker crashes into nearby rocks, spilling its cargo and threatening the beautiful... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0152009167
• ISBN13: 9780152009168
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P
• Length: 36 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 9.9" x 11.2"
• Age Range: 6 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 5

Customer Reviews

HOW BLACK WAS MY COASTLINE?

.Children's books, which push a strong message, can sometimes go over the top and be less than convincing. This story however, is told well without being strident and lecturing."Peter's Place" gives us an unashamedly powerful environmental message. Oil tankers that run aground can cause serious harm to the marine environment.The power of Michael Foreman's illustrations, as in all good children's picture books, delivers at least fifty percent of the value. They portray the spectacular wild beauty of the Cornish (?) coastline.The atmospherics are intense, focussing on the power of the sea. That line between the ocean and the land is a fragile interface. It is where the activities of man can have the most impact. The shipwreck of a tanker is the key event.Young Peter loves his coast and the wildlife that lives there. His rescue of the oil-covered eider ducks is the most touching moment in the book.The coast recovers and life goes on. The duck brings his family along to meet Peter. The survival instincts of nature triumph. Thankfully, doom-laden catastrophe scenarios, often portrayed by proselytizing eco-warriors, haven't overly influenced this book.The most important message in the book is not the evils of oil tankers, but the tenacity of life. The last words in the book are powerful "... this ruthless land's end is full of life".This attractive book will appeal to all children