Join Hans Christian Andersen Medal-winner Mitsumasa Anno for a marvelous illustrated journey through northern Europe in this stunning wordless picture book that brings the artist's inventive eye to the worlds of art and architecture, geography and social studies. A "Boston Globe-Horn...
A lone man arrives by boat, bargains for a horse, and traverses the meadows, forests, farmlands, villages, and cities of a European country . . . meticulous and gently hued watercolors . . . will fill hours of wonderment . . .--Booklist, starred review.
FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. A pictorial journey through the traditional countryside, farms, and towns of northern Europe takes readers past familiar storybook characters, visual jokes and puzzles, tricks of perspective, and other surprises.