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    Skye Above
    Skye Above
    Skye Above
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    Skye Above

    By Eric Walters and David Parkins

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    Nine-year-old Skye has always had a fascination with flying. She’d love to be a pilot someday, like both of her parents, but deep down she really wishes she could be a bird. When Skye’s parents take her to Costa Rica, she is thrilled about all of the beautiful exotic birds she’ll get to see. What she doesn’t realize is that her parents have three big surprises planned, and each will offer her a different opportunity to feel what it’s like to fly. From snorkeling with baby sea turtles to parasailing out on the open ocean to zip-lining through the Costa Rican rainforest, Skye will have more than one chance to fly like a bird before this trip of a lifetime is through.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOrca Book Publishers
    Release dateNov 1, 2014
    ISBN9781459807037
    Skye Above
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    Eric Walters

    Eric Walters is a Member of the Order of Canada and the author of over 125 books that have collectively won more than 100 awards including the Governor General’s Literary Award for The King of Jam Sandwiches. A former teacher, Eric began writing as a way to get his fifth-grade students interested in reading and writing. Eric is a tireless presenter, speaking to over 100,000 students per year in schools across the country. He lives in Guelph, Ontario.

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      Skye Above - Eric Walters

      ERIC WALTERS

      Skye Above

      illustrated by

      David Parkins

      O R C A   B O O K   P U B L I S H E R S

      Text copyright © 2014 Eric Walters

      Illustrations copyright © 2014 David Parkins

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system now known or to be invented, without permission in writing from the publisher.

      Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication

      Walters, Eric, 1957-, author

      Skye above / Eric Walters; illustrated by David Parkins.

      (Orca echoes)

      Issued in print and electronic formats.

      ISBN 978-1-4598-0701-3 (pbk.).—ISBN 978-1-4598-0702-0 (pdf).—

      ISBN 978-1-4598-0703-7 (epub)

      I. Parkins, David, illustrator II. Title. III. Series: Orca echoes

      PS8595.A598S555 2014 jC813’.54 C2014-901958-0

      C2014-901959-9

      First published in the United States, 2014

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2014936052

      Summary: Skye’s birthday wish comes true when her parents plan a Costa Rican adventure that includes zip-lining, parasailing and snorkeling.

      Orca Book Publishers gratefully acknowledges the support for its publishing programs provided by the following agencies: the Government of Canada through the Canada Book Fund and the Canada Council for the Arts, and the Province of British Columbia through the BC Arts Council and the Book Publishing Tax Credit.

      Cover artwork and interior illustrations by David Parkins

      Author photo by Sofia Kinachtchouk

      www.orcabook.com

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