Tommy's New Block Skates
- Publisher
- Nimbus Publishing
- Initial publish date
- Jan 2004
- Category
- General
- Recommended Age
- 4 to 8
- Recommended Grade
- 2 to 3
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9781551094991
- Publish Date
- Jan 2004
- List Price
- $16.95
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Where to buy it
Out of print
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Description
Garth Vaugham is curator of the Windsor Hockey Heritage Museum and the author of the best seller The Puck Stops Here. David Preston Smith is an internationally recognized artist and illustrator.
About the authors
David Preston Smith is an internationally recognized artist and illustrator. He launched his career with NASA as a concept illustrator and has worked as the official sports artist for many of Canada's premier sporting events, including the Canada Cup Hockey Series and Olympic Games. He lives in Head of St. Margaret's Bay, Nova Scotia.
David Preston Smith's profile page
A retired surgeon, Garth Vaughan is curator of the Windsor Hockey Heritage Museum and the author of the Canadian bestseller The Puck Starts Here: The Origin of Hockey (1996). Garth is a strong promoter of Nova Scotia's hockey heritage, and his hockey history website, www.birthplaceofhockey.com, is popular with children and adults worldwide. Garth lives in Windsor, Nova Scotia.
Awards
- Commended, Our Choice Selection
Librarian Reviews
Tommy’s New Block Skates
Tommy dreams about skating and playing hockey on Half-mile Pond, in Nova Scotia. Will his new skates be ready by winter? Readers learn how old-fashioned block skates are made.Source: The Canadian Children’s Book Centre. Canadian Children’s Book News. 2006.
