Mary Alice Downie

"Sarah is afraid of everything, and in the wilds of Upper Canada in 1836, there is much to fear. Maybe with the help of her friend Bright Fire, she could become 'Brave Sarah'" Cf. Our choice, 2003.

Scared Sarah

Kim Price

A retelling of a traditional French Canadian tale in which a young boy sets out to destroy the wicked fairy who has caused his parents great misfortune.

A French Canadian Folktale

The Wicked Fairy-wife

George A. Rawlyk

In 1755, young Timothy is sent from Boston to live with his mother's relatives in Acadia. As the story unfolds, Timothy grows to love the beauty of the Acadian landscape and the close-knit, hardworking Acadian community. One June night, American soldiers -- who had come under the guise of a fishing party -- ransack the Acadians' houses for arms while their hosts lie sleeping. This treacherous event portends the disaster that follows later that summer: the Acadian deportation.

A Proper Acadian

Mary Hamilton

Originally published in 1980, 'and some brought flowers' partners 70 stunning full-colour watercolours of plants discovered by early travelers to North America with numerous excerpts from the writings of early explorers and settlers. Arranged in alphabetical order (from "Ash" to "Wintergreen") each entry is accompanied by botanical descriptions and historical quotations describing the plants and reflecting on their uses, both practical and aesthetic. The result is a fascinating history of North American gardening customs, of the professional botanists traveling along the paths of the pioneers and of the settlers who responded with both astonishment and practical common sense to the rich variety of plant species they saw before them. Contributors include Jacques Cartier, Samuel de Champlain, Louis Hbert, Alexander Henry, John Franklin, Elizabeth Posthuma Simcoe, and Catherine Parr Traill.

Mary Alice Downie

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