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Canadian Railroad Trilogy Gordon Lightfoot

Canadian Railroad Trilogy By Gordon Lightfoot

Canadian Railroad Trilogy by Gordon Lightfoot

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Canadian Railroad Trilogy by Gordon Lightfoot

Nominee for the 2012 Silver Birch Express Award in the Ontario Library Association's Forest of Reading Program

This lavishly illustrated book brings Gordon Lightfoot's heart-stirring song, Canadian Railroad Trilogy, to readers young and old.

The song was commissioned by the CBC in 1967 to mark Canada's centennial year and it has been a classic ever since. It eloquently describes the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway -- an iron road runnin' from the sea to the sea -- a great feat of nation building that changed Canada forever for good and for ill, as in the process many people died and were dispossessed of their land.

Highly acclaimed, award-winning illustrator Ian Wallace brings the song to visual life with his sweeping landscapes and evocative portrayals of the people who lived the building of the railroad -- from the financiers in the east to First Nations people across the country to the thousands of navvies themselves, many of whom came from as far away as China.

Canadian Railroad Trilogy Reviews

...heart-stirring... -- Kathleen Robinson * Calgary Sun *
In this marvellous and yes, iconic, book, Wallace succeeds in both honouring Lightfoot's song and replaying it in a most original way. -- Susan Perren * Globe and Mail *
Wallace lovingly recreates the country from coast to coast. From sketches of the mountains to the Prairies to the Maritimes, the book could almost be used as a tourist brochure. -- Mark Medley * National Post *
...masterful... * Bayviews *
...certain to inspire discussions between older readers and younger listeners about how Canada came to be. -- Brenda Hoerle * Guelph Mercury *
...masterful... -- Celia Jackson * Bayviews *
This lavishly illustrated book brings Gordon Lightfoot's heart-stirring song Canadian Railroad Trilogy to readers young and old...Ian Wallace brings to the song visual life with his sweeping landscapes and evocative portrayals of the people who lived the building of the railroad. * Books For Everybody *
Although some paintings show the railway in detail, it's less a book about railroads than it is about the history and settlement of Canada itself....a huge and unusual project, and Wallace has executed it with admirable care. * Publishers Weekly, STARRED REVIEW *
Highly recommended. -- Reesa Cohen * CM Magazine *
Well worthwhile for all Canadian school libraries! * Canadian Teacher Magazine *
...generate[s] an interesting discussion with young learners about how railroad construction has contributed to economic development through the movement of people, goods, and even information across long distances. * Rutgers University Project on Economics and Children *
...Ian Wallace...has produced illustrations worthy of Lightfoot's song in their intensity, evocative power, and shifting moods...[a] beautiful book... -- Gwyneth Evans * Quill and Quire, STARRED REVIEW *
The atmospheric illustrations ... capture not only the workers' toil but also the splendor of the Canadian landscape and, obliquely, the price the displaced First Nations people paid for steam-train technology. * Kirkus Reviews, STARRED REVIEW *
I don't know of another more skilled Illustrator who could have done justice to these amazing words than award-winning illustrator Ian Wallace. The visuals are just jaw-dropping spectacular!...Highly recommended. -- Reesa Cohen * CM Magazine *
This volume would be a perfect addition to a unit on Canadian history or the building of the railway for any age group...Well worthwhile for all Canadian school libraries! * Canadian Teacher Magazine *

About Gordon Lightfoot

GORDON LIGHTFOOT, Canada's most famous folk singer, songwriter and guitarist, received international acclaim with songs such as The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald and If You Could Read My Mind. A great number of his songs have been recorded by well-known artists. He has won many awards, including seventeen Junos and the Governor General's Award, and he has been nominated for five Grammys. He is a Companion of the Order of Canada, the country's highest civilian honor, and a member of the Order of Ontario, the Canadian Broadcast Hall of Fame, the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame and the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame. He lives in Toronto, Ontario. IAN WALLACE is one of Canada's best-known children's book creators. He has published many classics, including Boy of the Deeps and Chin Chiang and the Dragon's Dance. His illustrations for Canadian Railroad Trilogy and Just So Stories have each received three starred reviews. His most recent book is The Curiosity Cabinet. Ian has won the Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Award, the Mr. Christie's Book Award and the Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Award, among others. He has been nominated for the Hans Christian Andersen Award, the Governor General's Award and the TD Canadian Children's Literature Award. Ian lives in Brookline, Massachusetts, with his wife, Deb.

Additional information

CIN0888999534VG
9780888999535
0888999534
Canadian Railroad Trilogy by Gordon Lightfoot
Gordon Lightfoot
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Groundwood Books Ltd ,Canada
20101104
56
Commended for OLA Best Bets 2010 Commended for USBBY Outstanding International Books Honor List 2011 Commended for Resource Links' Year's Best 2010 (Canada) Commended for CCBC Best Books for Kids & Teens, Starred Selection 2011 (Canada) Short-listed for TD Canadian Children's Literature Award 2011 (Canada) Long-listed for Vancouver Children's Literature Roundtable Information Book Award 2011 (Canada)
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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