Growing up in Wild Horse Canyon / Karen Autio ; illustrated by Loraine Kemp.

By:

Autio, Karen [author.]

Contributor(s):

Kemp, Loraine [illustrator.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Vancouver, BC : Crwth Press, [2018]Description: 44 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm x 27 cmContent type:

text
still image

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781775331902

Subject(s):

Okanagan Valley (B.C. : Region) -- History -- Juvenile literature

Summary: A narrative history of the Okanagan Valley for children aged seven to ten that covers First Nations traditions, fur brigades, horse wrangling, the firestorm of 2003, stern wheelers, wartime activity and more

Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.

Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Pathways	FIC AUT (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		i0000000048181
Books	Pathways	FIC AUT (Browse shelf(Opens below))	2	Available		i0000000064451
Books	Pathways	FIC AUT (Browse shelf(Opens below))	3	Available		I0000000086827
Books	Pathways	FIC AUT (Browse shelf(Opens below))	4	Checked out	06/09/2025	I0000000089821

Total holds: 0

Browsing Pathways shelves Close shelf browser (Hides shelf browser)

Previous								Next
Previous	FIC AUT Growing up in Wild Horse Canyon /	FIC AUT Growing up in Wild Horse Canyon /	FIC AUT Growing up in Wild Horse Canyon /	FIC AUT Growing up in Wild Horse Canyon /	FIC AVI Crispin :	FIC AVI Crispin :	FIC AVI Crispin :	Next

Includes index.

A narrative history of the Okanagan Valley for children aged seven to ten that covers First Nations traditions, fur brigades, horse wrangling, the firestorm of 2003, stern wheelers, wartime activity and more

Comment by Mrs Beth Brown

06/11/2019

A beautiful picture book telling the history of the Okanagan Valley, specifically Wildhorse Canyon. The story follows events that happen near a ponderosa pine as a grows. The story of the valley is told through snippets of history from 1780 - 2007. The artwork beautifully illustrates the text and complements the story.

Upper primary – intermediate. As beautiful as the book is, the text will be beyond some primary students. It is certainly not designed as a book for young students to read. For example, one sentence reads, "the Sylix people keep their language alive and celebrate the resurgence of their traditional way of life."

Intermediate – junior. Pages 2- 26 comprise the picture book. After that, to page 41, details are provided on the events mentioned in the beginning story. The information could easily be used for a research project on the Okanagan area. The beginning of the book provides a glossary and pronunciation guide for Sylix words and on page 42 there is a comprehensive index.

Strongly recommended as a must-read for families from the Okanagan area of BC!

Curriculum connections:

Social Studies: Diversity of Canada's land and people (2), First Peoples and European interactions (4), The history of B.C. (4)

Science: Life cycles, vague (2),

BB

to post a comment.