| An Island of My Own Contributor(s): Spalding, Andrea (Author) |
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ISBN: 1550026356 ISBN-13: 9781550026351 Publisher: Dundurn Press OUR PRICE: $10.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2008 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Science & Nature - Environment - Young Adult Fiction | Animals - Marine Life - Young Adult Fiction | Girls & Women |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 5.46" W x 8.17" (0.33 lbs) 112 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Ecology - Geographic Orientation - British Columbia - Cultural Region - Canadian |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 43317 Reading Level: 5.2 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 3.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Spalding, Andrea: - Andrea Spalding lives on Pender Island, British Columbia. She is the author of numerous award-winning children's books. |