Champlain Contributor(s): Moore, Christopher (Author), Back, Francis (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0887766579 ISBN-13: 9780887766572 Publisher: Tundra Books (NY)
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: August 2004 Annotation: "One July day four hundred years ago, Samuel de Champlain stepped out of a small boat at Quebec and began a great adventure." So begins Christopher Moore's riveting account of the life of the extraordinary, daring "father of New France." Samuel de Champlain helped found the first permanent French settlement in the New World; he established the village that eventually became the great city of Quebec; he was a skilled cartographer who gave us many of our first accurate maps of North America; he forged alliances with Native nations that laid the foundations for vast trading networks; and as governor, he set New France on the road to becoming a productive, self-sufficient, thriving colony. But Champlain was also a man who suffered his share of defeats and disappointments. That first permanent settlement was abandoned after a disastrous winter claimed the lives of half the colonists. His marriage to a child bride was unhappy and marked by long separations. Eventually Quebec had to be surrendered temporarily to the English in 1629. In this remarkable book, illustrated entirely with paintings, archival maps, and original artifacts, Christopher Moore brings to life this complex man and, through him, creates a portrait of Canada in its earliest days. "Champlain is illustrated with archival maps and paintings. Additional artwork has been provided by Francis Back. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Historical - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - Canada - Pre-confederation (to 1867) - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - Exploration & Discovery |
Dewey: B |
LCCN: 2004102430 |
Age Level: 8-12 |
Grade Level: 3-7 |
Physical Information: 0.46" H x 8.4" W x 10.22" L (1.03 lbs) 56 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 16th Century - Chronological Period - 17th Century - Cultural Region - Canadian |
Features: Bibliography, Ikids, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Price on Product |
Review Citations: Quill & Quire 07/01/2004 pg. 42 Booklist 10/15/2004 pg. 402 School Library Journal 11/01/2004 pg. 170 Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2005 pg. 163 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw School Library Journal 04/01/2005 pg. 42 |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 83400 Reading Level: 6.7 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 1.0 |
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Publisher Description: "One July day four hundred years ago, Samuel de Champlain stepped out of a small boat at Quebec and began a great adventure." So begins Christopher Moore's riveting account of the life of the extraordinary, daring "father of New France." Samuel de Champlain helped found the first permanent French settlement in the New World; he established the village that eventually became the great city of Quebec; he was a skilled cartographer who gave us many of our first accurate maps of North America; he forged alliances with Native nations that laid the foundations for vast trading networks; and as governor, he set New France on the road to becoming a productive, self-sufficient, thriving colony. But Champlain was also a man who suffered his share of defeats and disappointments. That first permanent settlement was abandoned after a disastrous winter claimed the lives of half the colonists. His marriage to a child bride was unhappy and marked by long separations. Eventually Quebec had to be surrendered temporarily to the English in 1629. In this remarkable book, illustrated entirely with paintings, archival maps, and original artifacts, Christopher Moore brings to life this complex man and, through him, creates a portrait of Canada in its earliest days. Champlain is illustrated with archival maps and paintings. Additional artwork has been provided by Francis Back. |
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