New Releases by Barbara Greenwood

Great elementary grades reading.

Finally, the premier children''s resource on Canada is available in a fully revised paperback edition --- bringing up to date this bestselling treasury of information that has long been an essential book for schools, libraries and homes from coast to coast. Ten years after its debut, this title in the acclaimed Kids Book of series is more than ever an indispensable tool for researching school projects or a conversation piece for sharing Canadian facts with friends and family. Bursting with rich and detailed illustrations, this book is as far-ranging, fascinating and full of surprises as the country it describes. Inside you''ll find ? colorful maps of the provinces and territories showing major cities, rivers, mountains and points of interest. ? the provincial and territorial coat of arms, flowers, birds and trees. ? details of famous Canadians and important events, plus a time line to guide you through each province''s and territory''s history. ? current information on Canada''s growing industries and evolving environmental challenges. ? updated references to the Aboriginal Peoples in Canada.

At the dingy, overcrowded Acme Garment Factory, Emily Watson stands for eleven hours a day clipping threads from blouses. Every time the boss passes, he shouts at her to snip faster. But if Emily snips too fast, she could ruin the garment and be docked pay. If she works too slowly, she will be fired. She desperately needs this job. Without the four dollars a week it brings, her family will starve. When a reporter arrives, determined to expose the terrible conditions in the factory, Emily finds herself caught between the desperate immigrant girls with whom she works and the hope of change. Then tragedy strikes, and Emily must decide where her loyalties lie. Emily''s fictional experiences are interwoven with non-fiction sections describing family life in a slum, the fight to improve social conditions, the plight of working children then and now, and much more. Rarely seen archival photos accompany this story of the past as only Barbara Greenwood can tell it.

Join the Robertson family as they prepare to celebrate Christmas in the winter of 1841.

Uncle Tom''s Cabin, Or, Life among the Lowly, COMPLETE NEW EDITION, By Harriet Beecher Stowe, Uncle Tom''s Cabin; or, Life Among the Lowly, is an anti-slavery novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe. Published in 1852, the novel helped lay the groundwork for the Civil War, according to Will Kaufman. Stowe, a Connecticut-born teacher at the Hartford Female Academy and an active abolitionist, featured the character of Uncle Tom, a long-suffering black slave around whom the stories of other characters revolve. The sentimental novel depicts the reality of slavery while also asserting that Christian love can overcome something as destructive as enslavement of fellow human beings. Uncle Tom''s Cabin was the best-selling novel of the 19th century and the second best-selling book of that century, following the Bible. It is credited with helping fuel the abolitionist cause in the 1850s. In the first year after it was published, 300,000 copies of the book were sold in the United States; one million copies were sold in Great Britain. In 1855, three years after it was published, it was called the most popular novel of our day. The impact attributed to the book is great, reinforced by a story that when Abraham Lincoln met Stowe at the start of the Civil War, Lincoln declared, So this is the little lady who started this great war. The quote is apocryphal; it did not appear in print until 1896, and it has been argued that The long-term durability of Lincoln''s greeting as an anecdote in literary studies and Stowe scholarship can perhaps be explained in part by the desire among many contemporary intellectuals ... to affirm the role of literature as an agent of social change. The book and the plays it inspired helped popularize a number of stereotypes about black people. These include the affectionate, dark-skinned mammy; the pickaninny stereotype of black children; and the Uncle Tom, or dutiful, long-suffering servant faithful to his white master or mistress. In recent years, the negative associations with Uncle Tom''s Cabin have, to an extent, overshadowed the historical impact of the book as a vital antislavery tool.

""It''s a million times nicer to be Anne of Green Gables than Anne of nowhere in particular, isn''t it?""Orphaned Anne has always dreamed of having a real home and family. When she is accidently sent to Green Gables Farm to live with Mr. and Mrs. Cuthbert, she immediately knows that this will be home. But will the Cuthberts feel the same? Incurably romantic, insatiably curious, and endlessly talkative, Anne must find her way into the hearts of the residents of Avonlea--and not without some adventures along the way "Anne of Green Gables" is an enduring children''s classic, loved by adults and children alike.

Follow the Robertson family as they prepare for a Thanksgiving dinner to celebrate the harvest in the fall of 1841.

The Robertsons are a pioneer family living on a backwoods farm in 1840. After a hard winter, welcome signs of spring also mean new chores: making maple syrup, planting crops, and shearing sheep. Weaving together fiction and fact, Barbara Greenwood tells stories about the Robertsons as she describes the daily tasks of pioneer cooking, slaughtering hogs, and operating a grist mill. Readers follow the Robertsons through the year learning what it was like-to attend school, make butter, or tell time by the sun-by participating in many of the activities. A Pioneer Sampler is an informative and engaging introduction to the world of the pioneers. Book jacket.

"Facts related to Canada''s involvement in the Underground Railroad combine with the exciting fictional story of two friends. This unique book also includes maps, activities and songs" Cf. Our choice, 1999-2000

Provides instructions for creating seventeen traditional crafts ranging from basket weaving and candle making to quilting and soap making, and discusses each craft''s importance to frontier families.

This is a practical and helpful book for children facing one of life''s great challenges: making a formal speech.

A ten-year-old orphan comes to live in a lonely house on the Yorkshire moors where she discovers an invalid cousin and the mysteries of a locked garden.

Discover the biographies of 22 of Canada''s leading children''s authors, illustrators, and performers. Delve into their personal lives and learn how they get their inspiration, what their creative process entails, and the inside scoop on how they were first published.

Daily life 1840''s Pioneers, Canada.

A picture book that unfolds to form four views of a two-storey doll''s house, with pop-up furniture and openable doors. Heavy card pages.

Finding the wounded rebel in the barn was just the beginning of Deborah''s troubles. If she is caught hiding Dan, her family will be branded as traitors and their barn burned. If she turns him over to the sheriff, he will be hanged! Deborah is torn between a father she has always trusted to be right, and the wounded boy who begs for her help. A gripping story of divided loyalty.