Describes the devastating impact of a long-ago forest fire on the Canadian woods and a nearby town, as well as the region's gradual recovery from the disaster.
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PreSchool-Grade 3-- A grandfather reminisces about a forest fire that once swept the Canadian maple grove where he and his granddaughter are now sugaring. In fact, it swept away most of the village, including the school and a neighbor's house. The blaze occurred in the fall, ruining the landscape, but its effects were mercifully covered over by snowfall. But the fire smoldered at the roots of those trees remaining upright, until spring, when the snow melted and the trees fell over. There is not much more to the story than this, except for the extraordinary details that only a first-hand observer and participant might comment on: the peremptory nature of the father who finds that his children have tagged along to fight the fire; the loss of one brother's eyebrows, singed by a sudden flame; the sight of a mother throwing empty pails out the door; the resumption of school lessons in the church; the picture of the burnt-out trees falling over in the spring, seemingly without provocation. The fine-point ink drawings, carefully washed with watercolors and pencil, are equally evocative in their expansiveness across two-page spreads. As the granddaughter notes, the account ends without much of an ending, but it is such an extraordinary true-to-life story that it deserves retelling. --Ruth K. MacDonald, Quinnipiac College, Hamden, CT
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In this copiously illustrated, large-format chapter book, a girl is on her annual visit to the country to help her grandfather make maple syrup. Gazing into the flames below the pan of boiling sap, the girl asks the kind man if he has ever seen a fire bigger than this, which inspires him to recount the vivid tale of a spectacular blaze that swept through the countryside in 1919, destroying an entire forest and a neighbor's house and fields. Jam's storytelling skills bring the reader to the edge of the burning woods: "The fire was growing before our eyes, a wall of flame shooting up into the sky, trees exploding in great showers of sparks, so loud you could hear them right across the valley." Varying in size from small panels to two-page spreads, Wallace's ( Morgan the Magnificent ) intricate, pen-and-ink and watercolor pictures ably convey the immense power of the raging fire--as well as the strong bond between the girl and her grandfather. The artist's subdued palette echoes the old-fashioned tone of the story--a narrative that effectively preserves the oral tradition of stories handed on from one generation to another. Ages 6-10.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Glossy Boards. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Wallace, Ian (illustrator). Ian Wallace inscribed and signed the book on the half-title page. Signed by Illustrator(s). Seller Inventory # 11628
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Wallace, Ian (illustrator). First Edition 1992. Signed, Inscribed, Dated 5/24/94. Wrapped in mylar. Seller Inventory # 978088899154C
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Illustrated by Ian Wallace (illustrator). First Edition. [40] p. 26 cm. Sound and square binding in glossy, illustrated boards. Minor wear to head of spine. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Dustjacket has a bit of corner wear and one tiny edge tear. The spine is faded. Very lightly rubbed. The story of a grandfather who tells his granddaughter about the time the whole county caught fire and burned for a year. Gorgeous pen, ink, and watercolour illustrations by award winning artist Ian Wallace. Seller Inventory # 2175
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Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: very good +. Wallace, Ian (illustrator). First Edition. Signed and inscribed by illustrator on half title page. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Seller Inventory # 002122
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Dustjacket Very Good. Illutrated by Ian Wallace (illustrator). 1st Edition. Slim hardback. Colour illustrations. Clean blue and orange-hued background dustjacket with moderate wear to the edges. Very clean glossy pictorial hardback binding with light wear to edges and corners of hardback binding. Very clean pages. Seller Inventory # 722743
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Condition: good. Wallace, Ian (illustrator). Used book in good and clean conditions. Pages and cover are intact. Limited notes marks and highlighting may be present. May show signs of normal shelf wear and bends on edges. Item may be missing CDs or access codes. May include library marks. Fast Shipping. Seller Inventory # ZWM.6ML2
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