The Voyage

(Hardback)

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Displaced by war and conflict, a refugee family sets out on a voyage into the unknown. Told in only a few words (one word per page) this is the powerful story of a family fleeing their war-torn country and making a dangerous trip across the ocean to a new life in a new land. Chaos begins the story, as the family escapes. Wild is the midway point, as the small boat battles through a storm. Companion marks the sighting of a whale that briefly keeps them company as their voyage continues. Beauty is the sight of a green, beautiful land ahead of them. Safe is the beginning of their new life in their new home. Simple, yet evocative, The Voyage gives new meaning to the phrase a picture is worth a thousand words, as Robert Vescios sparse text and Andrea Edmonds beautiful illustrations encourage young readers to create their own background story and thus identify more deeply with the plight of refugees and those less fortunate.

Author Bio

Robert Vescio is a full-time childrens author whose aim is to enthuse and inspire children to read and write and leave them bursting with imaginative ideas. Andrea Edmonds is an artist and illustrator who has worked on kids books, greeting cards, stationery, commissioned artworks and animation.