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MONTREAL & QUEBEC
For Kids
The Hockey Sweater
• Roch Carrier
• Sheldon Cohen
LITERATURE •
1979 •
PAPER
• 24 PAGES
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
A beloved children's book, first published in Canada in both English and French in 1979. It's 1946 in Quebec, and all the boys are sporting Montreal Canadiens sweaters; so imagine young Roch's dismay when his new, mail-order sweater turns out to bear the logo of the Toronto Maple Leafs! With winning illustrations and an indisputably Canadian theme, this is a fine travel companion for children 6 to 9. With terrific illustrations adapted by animator Sheldon Cohen from his short film.
(CND135, $10.99) |
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Canada, the People
• Bobbie Kalman
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •
1997 •
PAPER
• 32 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
A profusely illustrated cultural portrait of multi-ethnic Canada, with chapters on heritage, family life, dwellings and traditions. Geared for children ages 9-12.
(CND108, $7.95) |
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The Broken Blade
• William Durbin
LITERATURE •
1998 •
PAPER
• 176 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
Quebec province, 1800. When an accident befalls his father, 13-year-old Pierre signs on to work as a voyageur (fur trader) in remote northern Quebec. This novel, geared for the 9-12 age group, conjures the rough life of the voyageurs, their fear of the Ojibwa Indians and the early days of French Canada.
(CND175, $6.99) |
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The Winter People
• Joseph Bruchac
• James Bernardin
LITERATURE •
2002 •
HARD COVER
• 176 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
A vivid retelling of the capture, by English soldiers, of an Abenaki Indian village in Quebec in 1759. The narrator is Saxso, a 14-year-old Abenaki boy who is suddenly drawn into the thick of the French and Indian War. Ages 9-12.
(CND173, $18.99) |
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