Children's Fiction Pre-confederation (to 1867)
Dear Canada: Winter of Peril
The Newfoundland Diary of Sophie Loveridge, Mairie's Cove, New-Found-Land, 1721
- Publisher
- Scholastic Canada Ltd, Independent Publishers Group
- Initial publish date
- May 2016
- Category
- Pre-Confederation (to 1867)
- Recommended Age
- 8 to 12
- Recommended Grade
- 3 to 5
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781443128179
- Publish Date
- May 2016
- List Price
- $16.99
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Description
Sophie Loveridge's family is uprooted from the comfort of their home in England when her eccentric father - inspired by the new novel, Robinson Crusoe - decides to move the family to the New World so he can write an epic poem about surviving the rugged winter conditions. When the only help they have - a skillful fisherman - dies, it is up to Sophie and her mother to make sure the family survives until the spring, when the next fishing boat will arrive in their isolated cove.
About the author
Jan Andrews lives at the end of the road on a lake in Eastern Ontario. The plants and creatures in her Orca book The Twelve Days of Summer can all be found in her backyard. She has a love for the Canadian wilderness and, when not writing, can often be found canoeing, cross-country skiing, hiking or rock climbing, depending on the season. Jan has been part of the world of Canadian children's literature for thirty years and more. Her titles include such classic picture books as Very Last First Time and The Auction. She has contributed to the Dear Canada series through her book Winter of Peril.
An accomplished storyteller with a passionate concern for oral traditions, she has produced the folktale collection Out of the Everywhere. New Tales for Canada and set down the true story of Pa's Harvest as heard from another teller. She has a new book coming out in 2007 entitled The Stories at the Door—a work of rollicking fun and humour. Jan loves to do school visits and is prepared to travel widely to remote and urban locations. She gives teacher workshops and does conference presentations. Her specialty is letting her listeners know how much she cares about them.
She is the Artistic Director for two storytelling series and the Director of Storysave, a project for recording elders from the Canadian storytelling community for CDs and audio website. Somehow, with all of this, Jan has never quite managed to get her own website organized - although she keeps trying! She can, however, be reached at jandrews@magma.ca.
Librarian Reviews
Winter of Peril: The Newfoundland Diary of Sophie Loveridge (Dear Canada)
A privileged English girl struggles to survive a harsh Newfoundland winter – until the next fishing boat arrives – while her eccentric father writes an epic poem about it.Source: The Canadian Children’s Book Centre. Canadian Children’s Book News. 2006.
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