A Pioneer Abc - Hardcover

Downie, Mary Alice

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0887766889 ISBN 13: 9780887766886

Publisher: Tundra Books, 2005

Synopsis

A charming introduction to pioneer history romps through the seasons on a pioneer farm, and includes search-and-find lists for the many items detailed in the colorful borders of each page.

About this title

About the Author:

Mary Alice Downie was born in Illinois, but her Canadian parents returned home, and she grew up in Toronto. After graduating from university, she had the usual range of jobs for an English grad — steno pool at MacLean-Hunter, editorial assistant for a medical journal, publicity manager for the Canadian branch of Oxford University Press. After marriage to John Downie, she moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and wrote film, play, and book reviews. She and her family now live part of the year in a 125-year-old cottage near Kingston, Ontario.

Mary Jane Gerber is the illustrator of several books, including the bestselling Thanks for Thanksgiving. Born and raised in Mississauga, she went on to graduate from the Illustration program at Sheridan College. After working as a textbook designer she moved to Orangeville with her husband Ted. Since then they’ve been raising two children, a sheepdog, and various small rodents, while Mary Jane has continued to design, illustrate, paint, teach, and enjoy smalltown life.

About this edition

• Publisher: Tundra Books
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0887766889
• ISBN 13: 9780887766886
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Gerber Mary Jane