| The Slippers' Keeper Contributor(s): Wallace, Ian (Author) |
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ISBN: 1554984149 ISBN-13: 9781554984145 Publisher: Groundwood Books OUR PRICE: $17.06 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - General - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Environmental Conservation & Protection - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Flowers & Plants |
| Dewey: B |
| Lexile Measure: 960 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 10.6" W x 8.1" (1.00 lbs) 36 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Canadian - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Geographic Orientation - Ontario |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Born in 1914, Joe Purdon was one of North America's early conservationists. After stumbling as a child upon a cluster of Showy Lady's Slippers in bloom, Joe dedicated his life to protecting these rare orchids. In this picture book, award-winning author and illustrator Ian Wallace depicts how Joe Purdon became a steward of a fragile piece of land in Eastern Ontario. Thanks to his passion, diligence and generosity, the Purdon Conservation Area (now the Mississippi Valley Conservation Area) was established in 1982. It is home to one of the largest colonies of Showy Lady's Slippers in North America |