Dreaming of California

by Grant Collier, Stephanie Lowman

Overview

Dreaming of California tells the story of Pandora the Pelican, who does not want to go to sleep. But when she does doze off, she dreams that she can travel back in time. Pandora goes on exciting journeys and sees ancient sea creatures, saber-toothed cats, giant sloths, and Native Americans. Each of Pandora’s adventures is based on real events that occurred in California.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781935694502
Publisher:	Collier Publishing LLC
Publication date:	09/15/2020
Pages:	40
Sales rank:	610,965
Product dimensions:	9.10(w) x 11.20(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Grant Collier has been working as a photographer and writer since 1996 and is the author of 15 books. Grant spent many months photographing in California to capture the images for this book. He also traveled to the crystal-clear waters of Aitutaki lagoon to shoot the over/under water scenes. If he couldn’t get the image he needed, Grant used a tablet to draw parts of the landscape, including trees, light beams, and a kelp forest. Grant carefully blended Stephanie’s artwork into his images. He adjusted the lighting and shadows on the people and animals to match the lighting in the photographs.

Stephanie Lowman has been sketching and painting for over thirty years. Bringing to life past and present scenes from California was one of her most challenging projects. Stephanie studied fossils of prehistoric creatures and compared them to fossils of living animals to learn how they might have looked. She then spent countless hours drawing all of the animals and people line-by-line. Stephanie currently lives in Arvada, Colorado, with her children, Osiris the Dog and Cassidy the Cat. She is also the illustrator of the books “Dreaming of Colorado,” “Dreaming of Arches National Park,” and “Dreaming of Rocky Mountain National Park.”