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Fogo

My Favourite Corner of the Earth

illustrated by Dawn Baker

Publisher
Flanker Press
Initial publish date
May 2018
Category
General, General, Friendship
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781771176521
    Publish Date
    May 2018
    List Price
    $12.95

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Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels

  • Age: 5 to 9
  • Grade: k to 4

Description

Keith is a young boy living on the picturesque Island of Fogo. Over one special summer, he gets to know a distant family member who is in Fogo as an artist-in-residence. This friendship teaches Keith to look at his home with new eyes.

About the author

Dawn Baker has been a visual artist and children’s writer since 1992. A graduate of Memorial University with a Bachelor of Education and a certificate in library studies, she served on the board of directors of The Rooms from 2006 until 2019. In 2015, Dawn served as juror for the Governor General’s Literary Awards and toured Ontario as part of the TD Canadian Children’s Book Week. In 2021–2022, she served as a junior visual art adjudicator for the 2022 Newfoundland and Labrador Arts and Letters Awards. Dawn has written and/or illustrated thirteen books with Flanker Press.

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