The Adventures of Pelican Pete: Annie the River Otter - Hardcover

Frances Keiser

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 096688454X ISBN 13: 9780966884548

Publisher: Sagaponack Books, 2006

Synopsis

Annie the River Otter is a fun-to-read tale emphasizing the values of friendship and caring. It introduced the activities and habitats of the North American river otter in an entertaining format and serves as a reliable resource for science and conservation issues.

The series of Pelican Pete books has received the following Awards and Honors: International Reading Association's Children's Choices; Teachers' Choice; Mom's Choice; iParenting Media Award Best Product-Children's Books; Book of the Year for Environment Education; and the Florida Publishers Association Best Children's Fiction and Best Florida Title.

The books are also included in the Accelerated Reader and Scholastic's Reading Counts programs throughout the country.

About this title

About the Author:

Illustrator: Hugh Keiser, a graduate of Cooper Union, has been painting and drawing for over 40 years. Included in numerous public and private collections, his work is the recipient of many awards.

Hugh began to explore the computer as an art medium about the same time he and Frances moved to Florida and fell in love with the brown pelican: the clown prince of birds. Illustrations for a series of books featuring Pelican Pete are the result.

Author: Frances Keiser, naturalist, wildlife rescue volunteer, and friend to animals and children, has worked for the public school system with preschoolers and conducted children's craft workshops.

Raised on fairy tales, Frances continues to develop her love of children's books by being a collector and avid reader to children. Many of her favorite stories are in rhyme, which influenced her to write her own books in verse.

Living on the beach near St. Augustine, Florida, the Keiser's home is aptly named "Pelican Perch."

Review:

"Annie the River Otter simply captivates with museum quality illustrations and a story of what friendship really means." -- Midwest Book Review, July 2006

"Annie the River Otter simply captivates with museum quality illustrations and a story of what friendship really means." -- Midwest Book Review

"Encouraging and entertaining story with an important underlying theme about friendship, plus wonderful artwork" -- Children's Bookwatch, July 2006

"Encouraging and entertaining, Annie the River Otter has an important underlying theme about friendship, plus wonderful artwork ." -- Children's Bookwatch

"Pelican Pete is our grandson s favorite book. We can t wait for the next one!" -- Marlene Gimple, St. Petersburg, FL

Annie the River Otter simply captivates with museum quality illustrations and a story of what friendship really means. --Midwest Book Review

Encouraging and entertaining, Annie the River Otter has an important underlying theme about friendship, plus wonderful artwork . --Children's Bookwatch

Pelican Pete is our grandson s favorite book. We can t wait for the next one! --Marlene Gimple, St. Petersburg, FL

“Encouraging and entertaining, Annie the River Otter has an important underlying theme about friendship, plus wonderful artwork .” --Children's Bookwatch

“Pelican Pete is our grandson’s favorite book. We can’t wait for the next one!” – --Marlene Gimple, St. Petersburg, FL

About this edition

• Publisher: Sagaponack Books
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 096688454X
• ISBN 13: 9780966884548
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32