Making It Home: The Story of Catharine Parr Traill

By Lynn Weterhout and Lynn Westerhout

As a pioneer in Canada in the early 1800s, Catharine Parr Traill was one of the first writers to record the Ontario wilderness in literary and scientific detail, and her stories for young people... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0929141903
• ISBN13: 9780929141909
• Release Date: December 2004
• Publisher: Napoleon and Co
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.4" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

An inspiring biography written for readers ages 9 and older

A former elementary and special needs teacher and experienced storyteller Lynn Westerhout draws upon her considerable expertise in Making It Home: The Story Of Catharine Parr Traill to tell the story of a daughter of 19th century Canadian pioneers who wrote stories in secret ad a young girl knowing that her frivolous activity would be punished if she were found out. Catharine grew up to be an adult who wrote while hungry and fearful for the safety of her own children. She wrote when it physically hurt her to hold the been. She wrote stories for children about emigration to Canada in the 1800s and those stories encouraged other pioneers who struggled with life in the new country. Catharine Parr Traill was one of the first to record the Ontario wilderness in literary and scientific detail. An impressive addition to any school or community library collection, Making It Home is an inspiring biography written for young readers ages 9 and older.