Children's Nonfiction Exploration & Discovery
Mapping the Wilderness
The Story of David Thompson
- Publisher
- Dundurn Press
- Initial publish date
- Oct 2006
- Category
- Exploration & Discovery, Historical, General
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780929141855
- Publish Date
- Oct 2006
- List Price
- $18.95
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781459726185
- Publish Date
- Oct 1996
- List Price
- $8.99
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Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels
- Age: 9 to 12
- Grade: 5 to 6
- Reading age: 9 to 12
Description
David Thompsons story is one of the great tales of North American adventure. His life was a mixture of truth and legend, but he was without a doubt one of the greatest surveyors and mapmakers of the North American continent. Raised in a charity school in London, England, and apprenticed to the Hudsons Bay Company as a teenager, he then travelled extensively, recording valuable navigational information. His life was one of adventure and hardship but also of incredible accomplishment.
About the author
Tom Shardlow holds a B.Sc. and M.Sc. from the University of British Columbia and is a Research Biologist with more than thirty articles contributed to international scientific and technical journals. His diverse writing, ranges from poetry and prize winning short fiction published in literary magazines to book reviews for Quill and Quire and Canadian Geographic. His freelance work, which includes creative drawings and photographs, often appear as feature articles in magazines and in newspapers. Tom has completed a biography of David Thompson , A Trail by Stars, for XYZ Publishing and is currently working on a popular history of biology and a science-fiction novel. He lives with his family on Vancouver Island.
Librarian Reviews
Mapping the Wilderness: The Story of David Thompson (Stories of Canada)
Readers learn about one of North America's greatest surveyors and mapmakers, David Thompson (1770-1857). Apprenticed to the Hudson Bay Company, he travelled extensively, recording valuable navigational information. His life was one of danger and hardship but of incredible accomplishment as well.Source: The Canadian Children’s Book Centre. Best Books for Kids & Teens. 2008.
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