Cher Journal : Une terre immense à conquérir
Le journal d'Evelyn Weatherhall, fille d'immigrants anglais, Milorie, Saskatchewan, 1926
- Publisher
- Scholastic Canada Ltd, Independent Publishers Group
- Initial publish date
- Nov 2012
- Category
- General
- Recommended Age
- 9 to 18
- Recommended Grade
- 4 to 12
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780439942553
- Publish Date
- Mar 2007
- List Price
- $16.99
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781443122924
- Publish Date
- Nov 2012
- List Price
- $16.99
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Description
Au fil des pages de son journal, Evelyn Weatherhall témoigne d?une partie de notre histoire. Les Weatherhall quittent une vie confortable à Londres pour aller s?installer dans l?Ouest canadien, où ils comptent faire fortune sur le ranch de l?oncle Alf. Lorsqu?ils arrivent au pays, c?est la désillusion. Ils doivent s?installer dans un campement rudimentaire sur une ferme louée. Evelyn ne se laisse pas abattre. Elle est déterminée à vivre sa vie pleinement, peu importent les épreuves.
Evelyn Weatherall and her family leave a comfortable life in London for the promised riches of Canada's expanding West. Expecting to make their fortunes on Uncle Alf's ranch, the Weatheralls are shocked to find themselves living in a sod hut on a rented farm. Ivy is determined to taste life to the fullest, whatever hardships she may encounter. Writing in her diary, she recounts learning the new skills expected of a young farm girl. She struggles to help the family survive, but ultimately learns that responsibility brings its rewards.
Original title: A Prairie as Wise as the Sea
About the author
Sarah Ellis is one of Canada's most-loved children's writers. A former librarian, she is a highly sought-after children's book reviewer, literary jury member and speaker who lectures internationally on Canadian children's books. She is the winner of the Governor General's Award (Pick-Up Sticks), the Mr. Christie's Award (Out of the Blue and The Several Lives of Orphan Jack) and the Sheila A. Egoff Award (The Baby Project, Back of Beyond and Odd Man Out). Further accolades for Odd Man Out include the prestigious TD Canadian Children's Literature Award, the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award Master List, ALA Notable Book for Older Readers, Maine State Library Cream of the Crop List and OLA Best Bets - Top 10 Fiction for Children. Sarah Ellis has also won the Vicky Metcalf Award for a Body of Work. Sarah is on the faculty of Vermont College of Fine Arts. She lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.
