P IS FOR POLAR BEARS
WHO LINGER AROUND HUDSON BAY
ATTRACTING HORDES OF VISITORS
WHILE THEY WAIT FOR COOLER DAYS
From Manitoba's ancient shores and the rivers that create the Forks to Cree artist Jackson Beardy and V for Valour Road, this richly illustrated book tells about the landscapes, people and culture of this diverse province in a two-tier format that combines poetry for young readers and expository for older readers.
Shortlisted, McNally Robinson Book of the Year for Young People Award, 2010
Reviews
""...a must-have for school libraries from elementary through junior to senior high. Manitobans whether native or transplanted, living here or elsewhere, should feel a sense of pride as they turn the pages of this book"
- CM Magazine
""Larry Verstraete's love of his home province is evident in every page of this beautiful and informative Canadian picture book. The alphabet is depicted in art and rhyme, while additional historical, geographical and cultural information gives each letter a fascinating intrigue. This is a book of place, a book of knowledge and a book to be pored over again and again."
- 2010 Manitoba Book Awards Program
G is for Golden Boy: A Manitoba Alphabet
Text © 2009 Larry Verstraete
Illustrations © Brian Lund
Published by Sleeping Bear Press
ISBN: 978-1-58536-364-3