Chinook Christmas

by Rudy Wiebe

Christmas in the Prairies means snow and blizzards and bitterly cold winds. But what happens when a warm Chinook wind blows like an unexpected gift down from the Rocky Mountains, turning December into April in the blink of a child's eye? What happens when the Chinook promises a temporary magic? What happens is the people of a small prairie town abandon old habits and emerge momentarily from the grip of the harsh cold to embrace this wonder.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0889950865
• ISBN13: 9780889950863
• Release Date: September 2002
• Publisher: Red Deer Press
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.1" x 11.1"
• Age Range: 10 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 6