Author(s): Roch Carrier
Format: Hardback
No. of Pages: 24
Publisher: Tundra Books
Language: English
Date Published: 2011-05-15
Dimensions: 221 x 281.9 x 12.7mm
Publication City/Country: Toronto, Canada
Edition:
Illustrations: Illustrations, unspecified
On New Year's eve, 1847, eleven-year-old Baptiste finds himself far from his friends and family and his home in La Beauce. He has come to the woods of the Ottawa Valley to live and work among "the finest lumberjacks in Canada." As the New Year approaches, Baptiste and the lumberjacks grow more and more homesick. Resolved to see their families again before the stroke of midnight, the crew board a magical canoe that lifts them into the air, across villages, and closer to home. This beautiful retelling of the Quebecois folktale reunites Roch Carrier with illustrator Sheldon Cohen and translator Sheila Fischman. (The Hockey Sweater, The Basketball Player, The Longest Home Run), and brings this beloved story to life.
Format: Hardback
No. of Pages: 24
Publisher: Tundra Books
Language: English
Date Published: 2011-05-15
Dimensions: 221 x 281.9 x 12.7mm
Publication City/Country: Toronto, Canada
Edition:
Illustrations: Illustrations, unspecified
On New Year's eve, 1847, eleven-year-old Baptiste finds himself far from his friends and family and his home in La Beauce. He has come to the woods of the Ottawa Valley to live and work among "the finest lumberjacks in Canada." As the New Year approaches, Baptiste and the lumberjacks grow more and more homesick. Resolved to see their families again before the stroke of midnight, the crew board a magical canoe that lifts them into the air, across villages, and closer to home. This beautiful retelling of the Quebecois folktale reunites Roch Carrier with illustrator Sheldon Cohen and translator Sheila Fischman. (The Hockey Sweater, The Basketball Player, The Longest Home Run), and brings this beloved story to life.
Book Info | |
Author | Roch Carrier |
Date Published | 2011-05-15 |
Dimensions | 221 x 281.9 x 12.7mm |
First Author | Roch Carrier |
Format | Hardback |
Illustrations | Illustrations, unspecified |
ISBN | 9780887766367 |
Language | English |
No. of Pages | 24 |
Publication City/Country | Toronto, Canada |
Publisher | Tundra Books |
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- Publisher: Tundra Books
- ISBN: 9780887766367
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