Almost sixteen-year-old city-transplant Aurora must adapt to life on an organic farm as she navigates an eventful summer when she falls in love, discovers that her mother has left for good, and watches her father take a bold stand in defense of the rights of undocumented Mexican farm workers.
Kathleen Byrne, disguised as a boy, leaves Ireland for Canada on a "coffin ship" in hopes of reuniting with her family, but the hardships of the voyage are only the beginning, as she faces poverty, prejudice, and an old enemy in a new country.
A pictorial history of the activity at Canada's Pier 21, through which thousands of immigrants, refugees, and soldiers passed from 1928 to 1971; includes many photos of children and a section on Second World War brides.
In 1609, Elizabeth Barber's family sails from Plymouth, England, to Jamestown, Virginia, establishing America's first permanent English colony. She and her family face many hardships, but they are determined to make a home in their new land.
Follows the epic journey of a family who set off for America to seek their fortune. Detailed cross-sections vividly show each method of transport the family use on the 11,000 kilometre trek from Bohemia to California in 1849.
