| The Train Contributor(s): Callaghan, Jodie (Author), Lesley, Georgia (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1772601292 ISBN-13: 9781772601299 Publisher: Second Story Press OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Hardcover Published: March 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - Canada - Native Canadian - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Prejudice & Racism - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Multigenerational |
| Dewey: E |
| Lexile Measure: 590 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 8.8" W x 8.6" (0.75 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Canadian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Ashley meets her great-uncle by the old train tracks near their community in Nova Scotia. Ashley sees his sadness, and Uncle tells her of the day years ago when he and the other children from their community were told to board the train before being taken to residential school where their lives were changed forever. They weren't allowed to speak Mi'gmaq and were punished if they did. There was no one to give them love and hugs and comfort. Uncle also tells Ashley how happy she and her sister make him. They are what give him hope. Ashley promises to wait with her uncle by the train tracks, in remembrance of what was lost. |
Contributor Bio(s): Callaghan, Jodie: - Jodie Callaghan is a Mi'gmaq woman from the Listuguj First Nation in Gespe'gewa'gi near Quebec. She has always been drawn to storytelling and has found writing to be the best way to connect to her history and her culture. She was inspired to write The Train after listening to many people tell her about their residential school experiences. Jodie is currently working as an adult-education teacher in her community. She lives with her husband, child and two pugs.Lesley, Georgia: - Georgia Lesley is a Canadian-born professional artist and illustrator living in British Columbia's Cariboo Region. Her illustrations have been published by Scholastic Canada and in various materials, including books, posters and calendars for the Nlaka'pamux Nation Tribal Council, the Fraser Thompson Indian Services Society, Doctors of BC and the First Nations Health Authority. Georgia is primarily self-taught. She loved drawing and painting as a child, which started a lifelong passion. She began illustrating in 2006 and strives to create a sense of depth, emotion and visual storytelling to assist and enhance the written word. |