From her infancy, Angela climbs (in a baby carrier attached to her father!) Snaeffellsjokull in Iceland. He teaches how to speak the glacier's name in the rhythm of his steps. Ms. Sudyka depicts Angela growing bigger and bigger in the carrier. As she matures, she walks the glacier herself, listening to the unique sounds it emits. Then her preteen/teen years arrive. She doesn't have as much time to walk the glacier. Feeling unsatisfied, she returns to walking her glacier and vows to continue to hike it, no matter how busy life becomes.
I loved the blues, greens, and grays in the illustrations. How the author explains how to pronounce Snaeffellsjokull was helpful.
Global warming mentioned in the illustrator's note.
-Borrowed from the library.
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