| Winds Through Time: An Anthology of Canadian Historical Young Adult Fiction Contributor(s): Walsh, Ann (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0888783841 ISBN-13: 9780888783844 Publisher: Dundurn Group OUR PRICE: $11.66 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2006 Annotation: For Beach Holme's first young adult anthology, Ann Walsh has selected fifteen captivating stories written by well-known authors from across the country. Each contributor has penned a dramatic account of a real episode in Canadian history. From mine disasters to scarlet fever epidemics, from the Great War to the Gold Rush, these writers breathe life into the tales of our ancestors and tell stories only history could have imagined. Authors featured in the anthology include: Joan Weir, Lynne Bowen, Joan Skogan, John Wilson, Barbara Haworth-Attard, Linda Holeman, Andrea and David Spalding, Shirlee Smith-Matheson, Norma Charles, Constance Horne, Joanne Findon, Beverley Brenna, Kathleen Cook Waldron, and Kathryn Hatashita-Lee. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Canada - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.53" H x 5.34" W x 8.2" (0.44 lbs) 162 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Canadian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: For this young adult anthology, Ann Walsh has selected fifteen captivating stories written by well-known authors from across the country. Each contributor has penned a dramatic account of a real episode in Canadian history. From mine disasters to scarlet fever epidemics, from the Great War to the Gold Rush, these writers breathe life into the tales of our ancestors and tell stories only history could have imagined. |
Contributor Bio(s): Walsh, Ann: - Ann Walsh is the author of thirteen books for young people. She is a winner of the Canadian Children's Book Centre Our Choice Award, the Forest of Reading Golden Oak Award, and was a Canadian Library Association Notable selection. She was also shortlisted for the Forest of Reading Silver Birch Award and the B.C. Book Prize. She lives in Victoria, B.C. |