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list price: $19.95
edition:Hardcover
category: Children's Fiction
published: Jan 2005
ISBN:9781896580562
publisher: Tradewind Books

Nannycatch Chronicles

by James Heneghan & Bruce McBay

tagged: mammals, fantasy & magic
Description

A bit of black humour for primary school age kids who will appreciate the tongue-in-cheek tales of Uncle Possum in the Nannycatch Meadows. Poor Uncle Possum! Or should we say: poor animal folk of Nannycatch who have to put up with him. In the spirit of Uncle Remus, young readers will delight in these cheeky tales.

About the Authors

James Heneghan

A former fingerprint specialist with the Vancouver Police Department, James Heneghan was one of Canada's foremost authors of historical fiction for children and young adults. His books won numerous awards, including the Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Award three times for Flood, Wish Me Luck and The Grave.


Bruce McBay collaborated with James Heneghan on Waiting for Sarah, his first book with Orca. He is the department head of Learning Support Staff at a Burnaby Secondary School and lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels
Age:
6 to 8
Grade:
1 to 3
Reading age:
6 to 8
Awards
  • Short-listed, Alcuin Society of Canada for the Best-Designed Canadian Children’s Book
  • Short-listed, Red Cedar Award
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