# The River That Flows Beside Me - Hardcover

by **Charlotte Guillain** (Author), **Jo Empson** (Illustrator)

**\*_GOOD HOUSEKEEPING_ BEST KIDS BOOK AWARD 2023 WINNER\***

This richly illustrated concertina book takes the reader from the top of a mountain spring, through varying landscapes, and follows a river's journey from its source to the sea. **With a focus on the important role waterways play in human and environmental survival, _The River That Flows Beside Me_ explores the changing landscapes along a river's journey and the habits and ecosystems that call the river their home.**

A follow-up to _The Street Beneath My Feet_, _The Skies Above My Eyes,_ and _The Sea Below My Toes,_ this **visually stunning** book finds the river in the **rocky peaks**, and tracks it as it winds its way through **coniferous forest**, gushes through **v-shaped valleys**, and roars down magnificent **waterfalls**. Further downstream, readers will journey with the river past beaver dams, floodplains, oxbow lakes, paddle-boarders, bridges, and more.

On your journey, **meet the animals that call the river home**, including:

-   White-tailed deer
-   Grizzly bears
-   Otter
-   Smallmouth bass
-   Dragonflies

With a primary focus on the river's ecosystems, **wildlife,** and **geological processes**_The River That Flows Beside Me_ also explores the way that **humans interact with the river landscape**, using it both to survive and also to enjoy. The beauty and variety of river landscapes are bought to life by **Jo Empson's** rich illustrations.

This book is part of the **Look Closer** series, a set of concertina books that help teach us about the mysteries and wonders that are found in the world around us.

### Author Biography

**Charlotte Guillain** lives in Oxfordshire, UK, with her husband and co-author Adam and their two children. She writes fiction and non-fiction for children, including the picture book _Spaghetti with the Yeti_, which was shortlisted for Oscar's First Book Prize 2014 and has featured in CBeebies Bedtime Stories. Her first book in collaboration with illustrator Yuval Zommer, _The Street Beneath My Feet_, was shortlisted for the UKLA Book Awards 2018 and named an ALSC Notable Children's Book 2018 in the All Ages category, as well as being selected by the _Guardian_ as one of 15 'modern classics'. Charlotte and Yuval's follow-up title, _The Skies Above My Eyes_, continues with the innovative concertina format of their first book, this time looking up at the sky and universe above us.

**Number of Pages:** 20

**Dimensions:** 0.63 x 12.76 x 9.76 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** October 24, 2023

## Details

- **Price:** 26.0 USD
- **Vendor:** Books by splitShops
- **Type:** Books
- **Tags:** Books by splitShops, Shopify Collective

## Variants

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