From their first hunting trip, the hunter's new dog cannot bear to retrieve the wounded birds for his master. Instead, he brings sticks back to the hunter and takes the ducks to an island to heal.
From their first hunting trip, the hunter's new dog cannot bear to retrieve the wounded birds for his master. Instead, he brings sticks back to the hunter and takes the ducks to an island to heal.
Brian Wildsmith has deservedly won a reputation as one of the greatest living illustrators of books for children. Raised in England, he studied at the Slade School of Fine Art. In 1962, he published his first book, ABC , for which he was awarded the Kate Greenaway Medal , the highest honor in the field in Britain.
Wildsmith is known for his brilliant use of color, radiant portrayal of nature, and the soulful animation he brings to his illustrations of animals.
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