A pioneer story : the daily life of a Canadian family in 1840 / written by Barbara Greenwood ; illustrated by Heather Collins.
Combining fiction and non-fiction, this story follows a pioneer family, the Robertsons as they struggle to build a home and community in eastern Canada in 1840. Provides historical notes, historically accurate illustrations and hands-on activities.
"This is the story of the Robertsons, a Canadian pioneer family living on a backwoods farm in 1840. Spring means an end to the hardships of winter and brings with it new farm chores, such as making maple syrup, planting the crops and shearing sheep. Readers follow the Robertsons through the year until winter once again closes around them. Along the way readers learn what it was like to attend a backwoods school, weave cloth and build a house. They visit a country store and a Native encampment and go to a barn dance and a house-raising bee."--Publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781550741285 (sc.)
- ISBN: 9781550742374 (bound)
- ISBN: 155074237X (bound)
- ISBN: 1550741284 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: 240 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm.
- Publisher: Toronto : Kids Can Press, c1994.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Map on endpapers. 1550741284 (pbk.) : $17.36 American edition published as: A pioneer sampler: the daily life of a pioneer family in 1840. (Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1995) |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes index and glossary. |
Formatted Contents Note: | The Robertsons -- Signs of spring -- Maple sugaring -- School days -- Baby animals -- Finding a honey tree -- Granny's story -- Milking -- Sheep shearing -- The pedlar's visit -- Fishing -- Harvesting the crops -- A visit to the general store -- Building the new house -- The cornhusking bee -- Shadow stories -- Lost in the woods -- Moving day -- Christmas visiting -- Hogmanay. |
Target Audience Note: | Ages 8 to 12. |
Awards Note: | Information Book Award, 1995. Mr. Christie's Book Award, 1994. Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Award, 1995. |
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Genre: | Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Award. Information Book Award. Mr. Christie's Book Award. |
Topic Heading: | Frontier and pioneer life - Canada. |
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- 17 of 19 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect.
- 1 of 1 copy available at Smithers Public Library. (Show)
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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Smithers Public Library | JNF 971.04 GRE (Text) | 35101000168059 | Junior Non-Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
Beaver Valley Public Library | J 971.04 GRE (Text) | 0013962 | Non-Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
Castlegar Public Library | J 971.04 GRE (Text) | 35146001311232 | Junior Non-Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
Dawson Creek Municipal Public Library | J 971.04 GRE (Text) | DCL081174 | Junior Non-Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
Fort St. John Public Library | J 971.04 GRE (Text) | BFSJ035097 | JUNIOR Non-Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
Hazelton Public Library | J 971.04 Gre (Text) | T 0013388 | Junior Non-Fiction - Upstairs | Volume hold | Available | - |
Horsefly Branch | J 971.04 GRE (Text)
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33923003307786 | Juvenile Non-fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
Houston Public Library | J 1051 GRE (Text) | 35150001395518 | Junior Non-fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
Lillooet Branch | j971.04 GRE (Text) | 35180000141605 | Non-fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
McBride | j 971.04 Gre (Text) | 35191000105631 | Junior Non fiction | Volume hold | On Display | - |