Island of My Own, An - Softcover

Spalding, Andrea

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0888783906 ISBN 13: 9780888783905

Publisher: Sandcastle Books, 1998

Synopsis

Short-listed for the 1999 Silver Birch Award and for the 2001 Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Award

Fifteen-year-old Rowan, the daughter of foreign correspondents in Africa, finds herself beached for a summer with her cousins near Tofino, British Columbia. Desperate for a summer project, she camps on a neighbouring island to monitor the progress of an endangered group of sea otters, further threatened by the development plans of a real estate agent trying to sell the property for tourism.

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From the Inside Flap:

Desperate for a summer project, 15-year-old Rowan camps out on a neighbouring island to monitor an endangered group of sea otters. With the help of friends, she fights to protect them.

About the Author:

Andrea Spalding is an editor, musician, actress, professional storyteller, and writer for radio and television. Her book Finders Keepers was nominated for the 1996 B.C. Book Prize, the IODE Award and the Silver Birch Award. Brandywine, her folk duo, has produced two records "Breakfast with Brandywine" and "The Most Beautiful Kite in the World."

Books by Andrea Spalding:

A World of Stories (Red Deer, 1989) The Most Beautiful Kite in the World (Red Deer, 1988) Finders Keepers (Beach Holme, 1995) Sarah May and the New Red Dress (Orca, 1998) Books co-authored by Andrea Spalding: Superguide to the Southern Gulf Islands (Altitude, 1995) The Flavours of Victoria (Orca, 1994) The Pender Palate (Loon Books, 1992) The Whistlers (Jasper National Park, 1986) Never a Dull Moment (Collins, 1984)

Spalding also co-wrote a TV series on Alberta ethnic groups, "Through Western Eyes." She lives on Pender Island, British Columbia where she operates a bed and breakfast with her husband, author David Spalding, who wrote a teacher's guide to accompany Finders Keepers.

In An Island of My Own Fifteen-year-old Rowan, the daughter of foreign correspondents on assignment in Africa, finds herself beached for a summer with her cousins on in an isolated area near Tofino, BC-a drastic change from the international hustle to which she has become accustomed. Desperate for a summer project and a chance to prove herself an intrepid researcher like her parents, she camps out on a neighbouring island to monitor the progress of an endangered group of sea otters, further threatened development plans and a real estate agent trying to sell the property for tourism.

Making notes in her journal and documenting the habits and behaviour of the rare otters, Rowan makes the case for their safety and with the help of her relations, journalists and a committed marine biologist she leads the fight for their environmental protection. Before the summer is out Rowan has learned a valuable lesson about believing in herself and fighting for something worthwhile.

About this edition

• Publisher: Sandcastle Books
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0888783906
• ISBN 13: 9780888783905
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 112