TY - BOOK AU - LaMarche,Jim TI - The raft T2 - Center for the Collaborative Classroom : Making Meaning SN - 0688139779 AV - PZ7.L15957 Raf 2000 U1 - E LAM 21 PY - 2000/// CY - New York PB - HarperCollins KW - Grandmothers KW - Fiction KW - Rafting (Sports) KW - Rivers KW - Animals KW - sears N1 - Wilson's Children, October 2010; School Library Journal starred, May 2000; Book Links (A.L.A.), July 2009; Pub Weekly, April 2000; Kirkus Starred, April 2000; New York Times, June 2000; Choice, January 2001; Bulletin (Center for Children's books), July 2000; Riverbank Review, December 2000; 2.2; K-3 N2 - Reluctant Nicky spends a wonderful summer with Grandma who introduces him to the joy of rafting down the river near her home and watching the animals along the banks ER -