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Fred on the Ice Floes

by (author) Marie-Danielle Croteau

illustrated by Bruno St-Aubin

translated by Sarah Cummins

Publisher
Formac Publishing Company Limited
Initial publish date
Nov 2001
Category
Parents, Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance, Humorous Stories
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780887805479
    Publish Date
    Nov 2001
    List Price
    $14.95
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780887805462
    Publish Date
    Oct 2001
    List Price
    $5.95

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Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels

  • Age: 5 to 10
  • Grade: 1 to 5
  • Reading age: 5 to 10

Description

Fred likes to imagine great adventures. When he goes ice fishing with his father he imagines they are Inuit hunters in an igloo. However, when he finds himself alone on an ice floe, floating away from dry land and his dad, Fred wishes his chilling real-life adventure would soon end.

About the authors

MARIE-DANIELLE CROTEAU was born in Quebec's Eastern Townships and dreamed of travel and adventure from an early age. Educated in Communications and Art History, she has worked for Radio-Canada and Montreal's Musée des Beaux Arts. She has lived in Canada, the Caribbean, Africa, and France. She has written many books, for people of all ages.

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Bruno St-Aubin est un des piliers de la littérature jeunesse de chez nous. Aux Éditions Scholastic, Bruno a illustré Gabi la ballerine, écrit par Joan Betty Stuchner ainsi que des livres à succès mettant en vedette l'adorable Nicolas. Il a aussi publié, à titre d'auteur-illustrateur, Le panache du grand Georges, une belle histoire sur l'amitié montrant une foule d'oiseaux de chez nous.

 

BRUNO ST-AUBIN has illustrated over sixty children’s books, including nine in the Nicholas series, Sadie the Ballerina and George’s Antlers. His favourite activities when he is not illustrating include soccer, cross-country skiing, cycling, jogging and playing hockey. He lives in Quebec.

 

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Awards

  • Winner, Canadian Children's Book Centre Our Choice Selection

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