Laurie McGaw
Author of Polar the Titanic Bear
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Works by Laurie McGaw
Journey to Ellis Island 1 copy
Associated Works
Something to Remember Me By: A Story About Love & Legacies (1997) — Illustrator, some editions — 190 copies
Discovering the Iceman : what was it like to find a 5,300-year-old mummy? (1996) — Illustrator, some editions — 69 copies
Escape in Time: Miri's riveting tale of her family's survival during World War II (2015) — Illustrator — 10 copies
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- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- Canada
- Places of residence
- Guelph, Ontario, Canada
- Education
- Ontario College of Art and Design
- Occupations
- illustrator
portrait painter
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Polar the Titanic Bear by Daisy Corning Stone Spedden
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A story of a boy, his teddy bear, and their escape from the Titanic's sinking.
There are probably several books out there doing a beter job of introducing these princesses to kids (the Royal Diaries series comes to mind) and getting them to ´connect´ with these historical figures.
On the other hand, the texts are concise, and a decent introduction to both the princesses and non-fiction reading, even though it only scratches the surface on both.
Not very effective, however, if you want to break the Disney-bewitchment.
That the selected bibliography suggests 4 books by Carolly Erickson, who is known to be a bit... cavalier with her historic facts and sources, also casts a bit of a shadow on this tome.… (more)
On the other hand, the texts are concise, and a decent introduction to both the princesses and non-fiction reading, even though it only scratches the surface on both.
Not very effective, however, if you want to break the Disney-bewitchment.
That the selected bibliography suggests 4 books by Carolly Erickson, who is known to be a bit... cavalier with her historic facts and sources, also casts a bit of a shadow on this tome.… (more)
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