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Books at Bedtime: More Stories of Winter
A few postings ago, I wrote about books about winter in Canada. Today’s featured book is considered a Canadian classic. It depicts the life of a family of homesteading Mennonites in northern British...
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We have just broken up from school for the holidays and our thoughts are turned towards Christmas next week. As well as reading Dickens’ A Christmas Carol together for the first time, which we all...
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Winter can pack a wallop where I live in Canada. Because it can be so severe, stories are often about survival. The people who immigrate here learn to adjust to winter in often unique ways that...
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