Trottier, Maxine

In 1760, thirteen-year-old John MacNeil leaves England and becomes a cartographer of the Canadian wilderness.

In 1760, thirteen-year-old John MacNeil, a skilled artist, leaves England and his beloved twin sister to join his father on a journey to the Canadian wilderness, where his role as official cartographer brings him often dangerous adventures, including an encounter with Pontiac, Chief of the Ottawas.

To escape her father's abuse, Emily and her mother come to a shelter where they find a safe place to stay with other women and children in similar circumstances.

Too poor to buy a real kite, Eddie flies an imaginary one that catches the attention of Old Chan, the wealthy patron of the kite festival.

Marietta, the daughter of a Venetian artist, lives in disguise as a boy in order to wander the city and learn to paint like her father, and she comes to realize the real value of her freedom when she meets an equally talented young boy who is the slave of a sea captain.

Sixteen-year-old Gordon Westley comes of age in the summer of 1956 as he must learn to handle some of the sweetest and saddest moments life has to offer.

Profiles six significant people in the history of Canada including Sir John A. Macdonald, Jeanne Mance, Sir Sam Steele, Joseph Brant, and Pierre Trudeau.

Presents brief profiles of five national heros of Canada including astronaut Roberta Bondar, World War II and Korean War veteran Tommy Prince, marathon runner Terry Fox, Doctor Norman Dethune, and early pioneer Madeleine de Vercheres.

Emily, a young girl who has moved with her family to the vast, open prairie, plants a willow tree on the farm that grows along with her throughout her life and beyond.

Contains illustrated, step-by-step instructions for making a variety of Native American crafts, including seed and bead jewelry, totem poles, corncob and cornhusk dolls, clay pots, moccasins, hoop drums, and other items.