With Pipe, Paddle, and Song: A Story of the French-Canadian Voyageurs

by Elizabeth Yates

Book Overview

Son of a French nobleman and a Chippewa Indian woman, Guillaume has spent half of his life in his father's Montreal chateau, half in his mother's village. When his father returns to France the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 188393737X
• ISBN13: 9781883937379
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Bethlehem Books
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 0.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 14 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 9 to 12

Customer Reviews

Excellent. Better than described

Book is a recommended reading as part of our history curriculum. We are looking forward to reading it together as a family.

Excellent read!

I read this to my children over eight years ago and to this day my son still remembers the spirit and strength of these voyageurs. At the time we were living in another country, experiencing a taste of what it is like to mix cultures. The book opened new windows of thought for us; shaping inclusive attitudes through a culture we never knew existed. Now at 16, this same son also has renewed appreciation for the physical stamina of these canoing men as he too is learning to ply a canoe in less challenging waters!

Adventure and romance appropriate for teens

This book is one you'll want your teenage son to read and relate to. He'll learn such values as hard work, being dependable and cheerful, fortitude, and saving yourself for the right person. Two of my favorite quotes from this book are: "Each word must be distinct. It is a courtesy to speak so one can be understood; it is an art so to sing." (The father speaking to the protagonist.)"He who will not settle for second best but waits for the best will find it waiting for him... Love must be all or it is nothing."There is plenty of adventure and action in this uplifting book. How knows, it may even kindle a desire to learn French or to go canoeing!