| Catching Spring Contributor(s): Olsen, Sylvia (Author) |
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ISBN: 1551432986 ISBN-13: 9781551432984 Publisher: Orca Book Publishers OUR PRICE: $7.16 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2004 Annotation: The Year is 1957, and Bobby lives in Tsartlip First nation on Vancouver Island, where his family has lived for generations. He loves his weekend job at the nearby marina. He loves to play marbles with his friends. And he loves being able to give half his weekly earnings to his mother for grocery money. More than anything, he would love to enter the upcoming fishing derby. But how can he do that with no money, no boat and no time? |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - General (see Also Headings Under Family) - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - Canada - Native Canadian - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Canada - Post-confederation (1867-) |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2004103565 |
| Lexile Measure: 760 |
| Series: Orca Young Readers (Quality) |
| Physical Information: 0.26" H x 5.02" W x 7.56" (0.26 lbs) 123 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1950's - Cultural Region - Canadian - Ethnic Orientation - Native American - Geographic Orientation - British Columbia |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 79608 Reading Level: 4.6 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 3.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The year is 1957, and Bobby lives on the Tsartlip First Nation reserve on Vancouver Island where his family has lived for generations and generations. He loves his weekend job at the nearby marina. He loves to play marbles with his friends. And he loves being able to give half his weekly earnings to his mother to eke out the grocery money, but he longs to enter the up-coming fishing derby. With the help of his uncle and Dan from the marina his wish just might come true. |
Contributor Bio(s): Olsen, Sylvia: - Sylvia Olsen is the author of many books and has been nominated for and won numerous awards. She has spent most of her life living in theTsartlip First Nation, where her children and grandchildren now live. Sylvia usually writes for children and young adults about the place between cultures where Canada's First Nations and settlers come together. She is also a storyteller who loves to work with young people to help them find their written and spoken voice. Sylvia is the mother of four and grandmother of seven. She lives in North Saanich near Victoria, British Columbia. For more information, visit www.sylviaolsen.ca. |