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Flood Warning

Jacqueline Pearce, Leanne Franson

CELA Library

Series:

Orca Echoes

Type:

Fiction

Categories:

Family | Science & Nature | Historical | Lifestyles

Themes:

General, Disasters, Canada, Farm & Ranch Life

Language:

English

Publisher:

Orca Book Publishers

Grade Level:

1-3

Age Range:

6-8

Where to buy it

Amazon
Apple Books

Description

The Fraser River is about to flood, so Tom must get his family's dairy cows to safety before it's too late. A historical story set in 1948, near the farming community of Agassiz.

Tom loves running through cow fields with his best friend, Peggy, and his dog, Amos—especially when he's pretending to be his favorite radio hero, the Lone Ranger.

But when Tom learns the nearby Fraser River is about to flood, he may have to become a real-life hero and help save his family's herd of dairy cows. This story is based on real events that happened in the farming community of Agassiz during the Fraser River flood of 1948.

The epub edition of this title is fully accessible.

Contributors

Jacqueline Pearce is the author of 12 books for children and teens. Her novels and nonfiction explore her fascination with local history, people, nature and animals, including Dog House Blues and The Truth About Rats, which were written for the BC SPCA Kids Club. Jacqueline has degrees in English literature and environmental studies. She has volunteered for the BC SPCA humane education program for many years and has both fostered and adopted many rescued animals with her family. She near Vancouver with her husband, daughter, dog and two cats.

Leanne Franson is a children's illustrator from Martensville, Saskatchewan. She studied Fine Arts at Concordia University in Montréal and afterwards headed tothe Banff Centre, School of Fine Arts for ceramics. Besides illustrating wonderful children's books, Leanne makes porcelain animals and stoneware pottery in her home ceramics studio, under the name Scattered Fingers.

Formats

ISBN13: 9781459800687

Publication Date: 05/01/2012

Price: $7.95 CAD

ISBN13: 9781459800694

Publication Date: 05/01/2012

Price: $6.99 CAD

ISBN13: 9781459802438

Publication Date: 05/01/2012

Price: $9.99 CAD

ISBN13: N/A

Awards

CCBC Best Books for Kids & TeensCommended

Bank Street College of Education Children's Book Committee Best Children's Books of the YearCommended

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