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list price: $19.95
edition:Hardcover
category: Children's Nonfiction
published: Aug 2009
ISBN:9781554702008
publisher:
Key Porter Books
Description
The House of Commons voted in a unanimous decision on December 7, 2009 to make 2010 The Year of the Home Child across Canada!
The story of the 100,000 British children who came to Canada as child immigrants between 1870 and 1938 is not well known. Yet the descendants of these “Home Children” number over four million people in Canada today. The author is one of them. Charlie was her father. Charlie is a compelling account of a poor English boy who rises from poverty to become a valuable member of Canadian society. Charlie’s story, like many others, is an inspiring part of our Canadian heritage, and will fascinate adults as well as children.
“A warm, candid look back at the life of a man who struggled to secure a place for himself in the new world. Along with the author’s gentle and fluid narrative, the tome is seasoned with a smattering of sepia photographs of days gone by.” — Halifax Chronicle Herald
“This book is beautifully written, designed and researched” - Cape Breton Post
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About the Author
Beryl Young is the author of eight critically acclaimed books for children, including picture books, novels and biographies. Among many award nominations, her books have won the Silver Moonbeam Award (U.S.), the Chocolate Lily Award (B.C.) and the Reader’s Choice Award at the Rainforest of Reading.Beryl is an admirer of Tommy Douglas and is honoured to tell the story of the childhood experience that inspired him to work toward establishing Medicare in Canada. Beryl has three children and four grandchildren and lives in Vancouver, B.C.
Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels
- Age:
- 10 to 14
- Grade:
- 5
