A tender and beautifully illustrated tale of a boy and his bird-watching uncle, on a paddling trip on Australia's Glenelg River. A story about slowing down, growing up, and connecting with the land and its creatures.Short-listed for theCBCA Picture Book of the Year 2015 and the CBCA Book of the Year, Crichton Award for New Illustrators, 2015'All children need an Uncle Egg to open up the magical world of nature. We all need to get outside, away from television, computers and mobile phones, and what better way than a canoeing- camping trip? This is a delightful story about the joy of the outdoors.' David Suzuki'Rivertime is a quirky, charming immersion into the life of a waterway and into the life-lessons a river can teach.' Maya Ward (author of The Comfort of Water)

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards. It was recognised by the Readings Book Awards. It was recognised by the Wilderness Society Environment Award. It also was recognised in the Book of the Year - Picture Book category by the Children's Book Council of Australia Awards. It was recognised in the Book of the Year category by the Children's Book Council of Australia Awards. Also it was recognised by the Speech Pathology Book of the Year Award.

There are 80 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2015 by Murdoch Books .

Trace Balla is often found sketching in nature, riding her bike, dancing, and growing veggies in her garden in central Victoria. Her background is in illustration, community arts, art therapy, animation, and writing songs and stories. Her first book, Rivertime, was published in 2014 and was highly acclaimed.