A Prairie as Wide as the Sea (Hardcover)

by Sarah Ellis (Author)

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Product Description
Ivy Weatherall is just 11 years old when her family leaves England for the promised riches of Canada’s expanding West. They’ve come to join her uncle for the available land, the lush harvests, and the opportunity for success. But in Milorie, Saskatchewan, their dreams crumble into dust when they reach Uncle Alf’s small sod hut and discover that jobs are scarce, and that they can barely make ends meet. Ivy’s relatives pack up and head back to England, but to Ivy, Canada is full of wonder and beginning to feel like home. There are challenges in her new life, but Ivy’s feisty character and her sense of wonder for a prairie as wide as the sea make her adventure one that readers won’t easily forget. Vetted by a historical expert, this book contains maps, period illustrations/documents, and an extensive historical note.

About the Author
Sarah Ellis is the award-winning author of many young adult novels, including Pick-Up Sticks, winner of the Governor General’s Literary Award, Out of the Blue, which received Mr. Christie’s Book Award, and The Baby Project, recipient of the Sheila A. Egoff Children’s Book Prize. In 1995, Sarah was honoured with the Vicky Metcalf Award for her body of work. She lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9-12
  
• Hardcover: 206 pages
• Publisher: Scholastic (August 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0439988330
• ISBN-13: 978-0439988339
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #900,715 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars A good book from the Dear Canada series., November 8, 2008

By	Rebecca Herman (USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

This book is one of the Dear Canada series, which are historical novels, written in diary format, about fictional girls during different periods of Canadian history.

Eleven-year-old Ivy Weatherall's life changes forever in the spring of 1926, when her family decides to immigrate to Canada. Ivy begins a diary just before she leaves her London home. In it, she describes her journey to Canada, and then her family's life on her uncle's farm on the Saskatchewan prairie. She describes both the fun times in her new home as well as the hardships of life on the prairie such as harsh winters and the hard work of building a life there.

This book from the Dear Canada series is sure to appeal to fans of the series as well as readers who enjoy the Dear America series, also written in diary format. It's also an excellent historical novel for young readers who aren't familiar with the series but enjoy reading about life on the prairie. It wasn't my favorite Dear Canada book, but it's definitely a solid, well-researched, and enjoyable book from the series.