Robert J. Blake, Author . Puffin $6.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-14-240185-9
This fictional tale chronicles the 10-day Iditarod run for a veteran lead dog running her final race. According to PW
, "Narrative and artwork pull equal weight to give readers a memorable ride." Ages 5-up. (Oct.)
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Robert J. Blake, Philomel, $16.99 (48p) ISBN 978-0-399-24323-3
Like Blake's earlier work, including Togo and Akiak, this story celebrates the excitement of sled-dog racing and the dramatic landscape of the far north. Blake focuses on the friendship that develops between two sled dogs owned by a boy named Jake: "
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Robert J. Blake, Author Putnam Publishing Group $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-399-22798-1
In engrossing prose, this fictional tale chronicles the 10-day Iditarod run for 10-year-old Akiak, a veteran lead dog, who is running her final race. As the dog who knows the trail better than any other, she's run seven races but never come in first:
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Robert J. Blake, Author Philomel Books $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-399-22132-3
A somewhat headstrong artist in search of ``just the right scene'' leads off the adventure in this slight picture book. Accompanied by his son--who has his own plans for exploring the woods--Dad brings paints, easel and a big canvas while the boy...
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Robert J. Blake, Author Philomel Books $15.95 (1p) ISBN 978-0-399-22770-7
A boy's dramatic trip on the high seas anchors this picture-book fantasy by the illustrator of Riptide. Justin, a Maine native, has trouble adjusting to his new home on Martha's Vineyard. He takes solace in sailing his small craft away from it all....
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Robert J. Blake, Author Putnam Publishing Group $5.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-698-11758-7
Set in a verdant Irish countryside, this compact, moving tale consists of a crotchety old man's statements to a stray dog--first shooing him away, then gradually welcoming him. Ages 4-8. (Mar.)
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Robert J. Blake, Author, Patricia Lee Gauch, Editor, Robert J. Blake, Illustrator Philomel Books $15.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-399-23320-3
Blake's (Akiak) tale of a contemporary Native American boy traffics less in character development than cultural stereotypes. Yusi, a member of a Southwestern tribe, is ""different"" and ""want[s] everyone to know it,"" too. So he spray-paints, draws
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Robert J. Blake, Author, Robert J. Blake, Illustrator . Philomel $16.99 (48p) ISBN 978-0-399-23383-8
Blake (Akiak: A Tale from the Iditarod
) offers another action-crammed dog story set in Alaska, his full-bleed oil paintings and his first-person text working in tandem to convey his plot's immediacy. Johnnie, the narrator, finally gets to join
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Robert J. Blake. Philomel, $16.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-399-24324-0
In Paris, a street performer known as Maestro mesmerizes the crowd on a bridge spanning the Seine, where his dogs, Victor and Hugo, sing along with his accordion playing. In a chaotic sequence of events, a cranky organ grinder tosses a salami at the
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