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School Library Journal
Reviewed on January 1, 2006
Gr 2-5 An interesting account of the Canadian fur trade in the early years of the 19th century as seen through the eyes of a Mé tis boy. The youngster lives with his family just outside Fort William, which was the major trading post linking the fur trade of northern and central Canada to the North West Company's main headquarters in Montreal. Voyageurs, easily identified by the red sash they wore, we...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on January 1, 2006
On the Canadian shore of Lake Superior, two hundred years ago, the son of a voyageur and a Métis woman describes an eventful day: the voyageurs are returning from months away with packs of furs to trade with agents of the North West Company. A bit of drama is added when the boy, with his older sister and the doctor's son who's evidently courting her, paddle out to the T...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
