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Wednesday, 6 June 2007

La Grosse-Île: Terre de chagrin et d'espoir par Anne Renaud

Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at PhotobucketPublié par Les Éditions de Homard
Also available in English

La Grosse-Île: Terre de chagrins et d'espoir est un regard détaillé brillant à cette île importante, située 50 kilomètres du port du Québec. Cette île était une station de quarantaine de 1932 à 1947, où les passagers étaient examinés pour déceler la maladie avant qu'ils aient été autorisés pour continuer leur voyage à leur nouvelle patrie.

De plus de quatre millions de personnes qui ont navigué l'océan Atlantique et ont fait ce voyage, beaucoup de vies ont été perdu dues à l'épidémie tragique de Typhus de 1847 qui est également compris dans le livre et avant cela, le choléra asiatique. Beaucoup on été enterrés dans les cimetières sur l'île et une chose que je me rappelle clairement du livre, qui m'a touché considérablement, étais que ces tombes ont été entretenues par les habitants de l'île. C'est-à-dire, les familles des employés de l'île ont choisi de vivre l'année au complet sur l'île plutôt que revenir pour travailler entre les mois de mai et novembre.

Ce livre est recommandé pour les âges de 8 ans et plus et est une grande friandise pour la vue avec le grand mélange d’illustrations, de photos et de notes d'histoire répandus partout. Les notes d'histoire ne sont pas juste au sujet de l'immigration et de la maladie non plus, par exemple, un sur la réfrigération à la maison. Sur l’Île Grosse, les familles ont maintenu leur nourriture dans de petits bâtiments en bois appelés les glacières, construite en partie sous le sol et qui a stocké de grands blocs de glace déposés sur de la sciure de bois.

J'aime la navigation facile des pages et j’aie particulièrement aimé les illustrations par Aries Cheung. J'ai appris beaucoup de ce livre et il a piqué vraiment ma curiosité. J'inclurai un lien au fond de la revue à l'emplacement des parcs du Canada pour l’Île Grosse qui inclut une excursion sur le web, bien plus d'information et une liste commémorative où vous pouvez faire de la recherche pour des ancêtres.

Site web de l’illustrateur : http://www.ariescheung.com/

Site web des parc du Canada pour l’île Grosse : http://www.pc.gc.ca/lhn-nhs/qc/grosseile/index_e.asp

Island of Hope and Sorrow: The Story of Grosse Île by Anne Renaud

Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at PhotobucketPublished by Lobster Press
Aussi disponible en Français

Island of Hope and Sorrow: The Story of Grosse Île is a brilliant in depth look at this important island, located 50 kilometers from the Port of Quebec. This island was a quarantine station from 1932 to 1947, where passengers would be checked for disease before they were permitted to continue their journey to their new homeland.

Of the more than four million people who sailed the Atlantic and made this journey, many lives were lost due to the tragic 1847 typhus epidemic which is also covered in this book, and before that, the asiatic cholera. Many were buried in the graveyards on the island and one thing I remember clearly from the book, which touched me greatly, was that these graves were tended by the island dwellers. That is, families of island employees who chose to live on the island year round rather than come over to work between May and November.

This book is recommended for ages 8 and up and is great eye candy with it's great mix of illustrations, photos and history notes sprinkled throughout. The history notes aren't just about the immigration and disease either, for example, one on home refrigeration. On Grosse Île, families kept their food in small wooden buildings called icehouses, built part underground and which stored large blocks of ice set upon sawdust.

I love the easy navigation of the pages and especially loved the illustrations by Aries Cheung. I learned a lot from this book and it really piqued my curiosity. I will include a link at the bottom of the review to the Parks Canada site for Grosse Île which includes an online tour, even more information and a memorial list where you can check for ancestors.

Illustrator's website: http://www.ariescheung.com/

Canada Parks website for Grosse Île: http://www.pc.gc.ca/lhn-nhs/qc/grosseile/index_e.asp

A Bloom of Friendship: The Story of the Canadian Tulip Festival by Anne Renaud. Illustrated by Ashley Spires.

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A Bloom of Friendship is the second title of the My Canada series by Lobster Press. The book provides the history behind Canada's Tulip Festival - the largest Tulip Festival in the world - and how it all began with a gift a thanks in 1945. That was the year that Princess Juliana of the Netherlands presented Ottawa with 100,000 tulip bulbs to express appreciation for providing a safe haven for Holland's royal family during World War II and also in recognition of the role of the Canadian Forces in liberating the Netherlands. Each year since, Canada has been given the gift of 20,000 tulip bulbs which are planted in around Ottawa.

By use of wonderful photographs, exquisite illustration and a colourful and eye catching layout, the story is brought to the reader in a way that is guaranteed to hold their attention. The Instant History Facts posted throughout the book were an instant hit with me and I simply loved the inclusion of imagery and newspaper clippings from World War II.

This book is a great read and highly recommended. The age is 8+ but if my experience is anything to go by, it's a fun and informative read for any age.

The first book in this series is Our Song: The Story of "O Canada", the Canadian National Anthem written by Peter Kuitenbrouwer and illustrated by Ashley Spires, and the third is Our Game: The History of Hockey in Canada written by Dave Stubbs and illustrated by Neal Portnoy which is also available in french under the title: Notre Sport: L'histoire du hockey au Canada..

Illustrator's website: http://www.ashleyspires.com

Canada's Tulip Festival site: http://www.tulipfestival.ca/