Sky
Pamela Porter author Mary Jane Gerber illustrator
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Groundwood Books Ltd ,Canada
Published:14th Oct '04
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This moving book, written in the haunting voice of a young child, is based on true stories told to the author by her friend Georgia Salois, a Metis whose people lived with the Blackfeet Nation in Montana. Sky focuses not only on the events of the historic flood of 1964 and its effects on Georgia and her people, but also on the poverty and discrimination that they experienced and how they found the courage to survive.
...readers will [be] won over by Georgia's forthright personality and fresh, first-person voice. * Horn Book *
[Georgia's] direct honest voice, distinguished by grammatical quirks true to her age and upbringing, wins us over and draws us into a tale that is interesting, accessible and wonderfully revealing. An outstanding work for readers grades two to four. * Toronto Star *
...perfect for reading aloud. * Book Links *
This simple tale elegantly showcases a girl's story of triumph over adversity. * School Library Journal *
- Commended for Cooperative Children's Book Center Choice - Best of the List 2005 (United States)
- Long-listed for Chocolate Lily Award 2005 (Canada)
ISBN: 9780888996077
Dimensions: 190mm x 127mm x 15mm
Weight: 90g
88 pages
First Trade Paper Edition