Slowpoke the Bell Island Mine Horse
- Publisher
- Nimbus Publishing
- Initial publish date
- Oct 2021
- Category
- Horses, Death & Dying, Post-Confederation (1867-), Friendship
- Recommended Age
- 4 to 8
- Recommended Grade
- p to 3
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781774710241
- Publish Date
- Oct 2021
- List Price
- $22.95
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781774710258
- Publish Date
- Nov 2021
- List Price
- $8.99
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Description
A heartwarming picture book about an iron ore – mine horse and a timid young miner in Bell Island, Newfoundland, from award-winning author of Mr. Hirota's Garden and The Agony of Bun O'Keefe
Out in Conception Bay, on the northern Avalon Peninsula of Newfoundland and Labrador, sits tiny Bell Island, a tight-knit community where iron ore has been mined for centuries. Slowpoke The Bell Island Mine Horse tells the story of eleven-year-old Jimmy, who enters the mine in place of his father, who died in a tragic accident years earlier. To help support his family, Jimmy must overcome his fear of the underground space, the unrelenting darkness, the rumble of tramcars, and the clang-clang-clang of pickaxes. He's not sure he's cut out for a miner's life until one day, his lamplight illuminates a beautiful horse named Slowpoke, with ears soft as velvet. The two soon find they have more in common than they could have dreamed, and when tragedy rears its head again, it's up to Slowpoke and Jimmy to save the day.
From the award-winning author of The Agony of Bun O'Keefe, Slowpoke the Bell Island Mine Horse is a heartwarming tale of friendship and family, and offers the gritty story of the mining life — for both humans and horses — in nineteenth-century Newfoundland and Labrador.
About the authors
Sarah Sawler is the author of 100 Things You Don't Know About Nova Scotia. She writes a monthly column for Atlantic Books Today called “Origin Stories,” and her freelance work appears regularly in Halifax Magazine and Atlantic Business Magazine. She lives in Halifax with her partner, two children, one dog, one cat, and one bearded dragon.
Editorial Reviews
Slowpoke: The Bell Island Mine Horse, a book that touches on love and loss, will resonate with anyone who is an animal lover or frequents the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
— CMReviews.com
