Ticket to Curlew

When Sam Ferrier and his father arrive in Curlew, Alberta, in 1915 to build a new house for their family, Sam wonders why his father would move the family from Iowa to such a barren place. But after the house is built and the family joins them, Sam learns there is much more to the prairie that he realized.

About the author

Celia Barker Lottridge is a writer and storyteller who has written several highly acclaimed children's books. Born in Iowa and raised in the United States, Celia now lives in Toronto.

Summary

Winner of the Canadian Library Association Book of the Year Award and the Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People

It is 1915, and Sam Ferrier and his father arrive by train in Curlew, Alberta, to build a new home for the family. When they finally reach their parcel of land, Sam can see nothing but endless stretches of grassland and blue sky. It is nothing like their old home in Iowa, and he wonders why his restless father ever decided to bring the family to this lonely, barren land.

In time, though, the house is built, and the rest of the family joins them. Gradually Sam discovers that there is much more to the flat and featureless prairie than he realized -- gleaming white skulls, torrential thunderstorms and, best of all, a new friend and a brave, resourceful horse named Prince.

Product details

• Authors: Celia Lottridge, Celia Barker Lottridge, Lottridge Celia Barker
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 8
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2022
• EAN: 9780888998439
• ISBN: 978-0-88899-843-9
• No. of pages: 144
• Dimensions: 127 mm x 190 mm x 17 mm
• Weight: 127 g
• Illustrations: Illustrationen, nicht spezifiziert
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Animals, plants, nature, the environment; JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Horses, JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / Canada / General