| Skookum Sal, Birling Gal Contributor(s): Kellerhals-Stewart, Heather (Author), Blaine, Janice (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1550172859 ISBN-13: 9781550172850 Publisher: Harbour Publishing OUR PRICE: $17.06 Product Type: Hardcover Published: November 2003 Annotation: Skookum Sal comes from a long line of log birlers. Her brother, Skookum Sam, is a log birler. Her daddy is a log birler, as was his daddy and his daddy before him. So it's only fitting that when Sal turned 11 years old she thought she would become a log birler too. First Sal has to convince her daddy to teach her how to be log birler--because Sal is a girl, and she's only 11, and she's only five feet tall. A little at a time, she shows her daddy she has muscle power, balance and craft, all necessary qualities for a champion birler. After some hard-learned lessons, lots of practice and some help from her daddy, her brother Sam and her sparring partner Flora, Sal learns the craft well. But is she good enough to beat a big, burly logger with size 13 boots at the Lands End logging sports day? This charming story for children aged five to nine follows the tall-tale tradition of such larger-than-life legends as Paul Bunyan. Whimsical colour illustrations transport the reader into the big woods, the frog pond where Sal learns to birl and the sports day fairgrounds full of boom men and bull cooks. "Skookum Sal, Birling Gal" delights as it demonstrates that children can achieve their dreams--with lots of hard work and help from friends and family. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Children's & Young Adult Literature |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 8" W x 10.7" (0.85 lbs) 32 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 75778 Reading Level: 3.7 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Skookum Sal comes from a long line of log birlers. Her brother, Skookum Sam, is a log birler. Her daddy is a log birler, as was his daddy and his daddy before him. So it's only fitting that when Sal turned 11 years old she thought she would become a log birler too. First Sal has to convince her daddy to teach her how to be log birler--because Sal is a girl, and she's only 11, and she's only five feet tall. A little at a time, she shows her daddy she has muscle power, balance and craft, all necessary qualities for a champion birler. After some hard-learned lessons, lots of practice and some help from her daddy, her brother Sam and her sparring partner Flora, Sal learns the craft well. But is she good enough to beat a big, burly logger with size 13 boots at the Lands End logging sports day? This charming story for children aged five to nine follows the tall-tale tradition of such larger-than-life legends as Paul Bunyan. Whimsical colour illustrations transport the reader into the big woods, the frog pond where Sal learns to birl and the sports day fairgrounds full of boom men and bull cooks. Skookum Sal, Birling Gal delights as it demonstrates that children can achieve their dreams--with lots of hard work and help from friends and family. |
Contributor Bio(s): Blaine, Janice: - Janice Blaine has spent 4 years creating animation for CD ROM and television. As a Fine Arts graduate with distinction from the Alberta College of Art and the Vancouver Film School Janice won numerous scholarships and awards. She lives in Vancouver with her husband. Kellerhals-Stewart, Heather: - Heather Kellerhals-Stewart is an experienced writer of children's and young adult fiction. Some of her previous books include Skookum Sam, Spar Tree Man; Witches Fang; She Shoots, She Scores; Stuck Fast in Yesterday; and Brave Highland Heart, which was shortlisted for the Governor General's Award. Heather lives on Quadra Island where she hears many tall tales. |