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Barbara Greenwood

Author of A Pioneer Story: The Daily Life of a Canadian Family in 1840

23 Works 2,320 Members 16 Reviews

About the Author

Includes the names: BARBARA GREENWOOD, Barabara Greenwood

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Series

Works by Barbara Greenwood

A Pioneer Story: The Daily Life of a Canadian Family in 1840 (1994) 675 copies, 4 reviews

The Last Safe House: A Story of the Underground Railroad (1998) 511 copies

The Kids Book of Canada (1997) 216 copies, 2 reviews

Gold Rush Fever: A Story of the Klondike, 1898 (2001) — Author — 200 copies, 1 review

Factory Girl (2007) 175 copies, 3 reviews

A Pioneer Thanksgiving: A Story of Harvest Celebrations in 1841 (1999) 146 copies, 3 reviews

Pioneer Crafts (1997) 111 copies, 2 reviews

A Question of Loyalty (1993) 97 copies

A Pioneer Christmas: Celebrating in the Backwoods in 1841 (2003) 78 copies, 1 review

Anne of Green Gables [abridged - Young Reader's Classics] (1991) 67 copies

Little Women [adapted - Greenwood] (1992) — Adaptor — 12 copies

Spy in the Shadows (1990) 7 copies

Canscaip Companion: A Biographical Record of Canadian Children's Authors, Illustrators, and Performers (1991) 4 copies

Nelson InfoRead Social Studies, Hogmanay 4 copies

Nelson InfoRead Social Studies, Finding a Honey Tree 4 copies

Presenting children's authors, illustrators and performers (1990) 3 copies

The Kids ook of Canada 2 copies

Nelson InfoRead Social Studies, A Visit to the General Store 2 copies

Her Special Vision : a biography of Jean Little 2 copies

Challenge of the Klondike Rachel Hanna - Frontier Nurse (1990) 1 copy

Pioneer Sampler, A: The Daily Life of a Pioneer Family in 1840 1 copy

Nelson InfoRead Social Studies, A Visit to teh General Store 1 copy

A visit to the General Store, Social Studies 1 copy

Tagged

1840s (8) 19th century (38) African American (16) America (7) American history (54) Canada (89) Canadian (14) Canadian History (25) child labor (13) children (22) children's (27) children's fiction (10) children's literature (7) children's non-fiction (10) Christmas (11) Civil War (14) crafts (26) factories (7) family (8) fiction (31) From:KimGoto (7) frontier (7) geography (15) gold rush (18) historical fiction (69) history (131) homeschool (8) Klondike (8) non-fiction (48) picture book (11) pioneer (24) pioneer life (13) pioneers (60) slavery (37) social studies (30) Thanksgiving (21) to-read (10) Underground Railroad (36) US history (10) westward expansion (17)

Common Knowledge

Birthdate: 1940-09-14
Gender: female
Nationality: Canada
Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Places of residence: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Education: University of Toronto
Occupations: teacher
Organizations: Ryerson University
Awards and honors: Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children’s Non-Fiction
Mr. Christie Book Award
Ruth Schwartz Award
Canadian Information Book Award

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Reviews

A Pioneer Thanksgiving: A Story of Harvest… by Barbara Greenwood

Thanksgiving

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BooksInMirror | 2 other reviews | Feb 19, 2024 |

A Pioneer Thanksgiving: A Story of Harvest… by Barbara Greenwood

Aleah really liked pictures

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JanineCarroll | 2 other reviews | Jul 24, 2023 |

The Kids Book of Canada by Barbara Greenwood

971

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OakGrove-KFA | 1 other review | Mar 28, 2020 |

Pioneer Sampler: The Daily Life of a Pioneer Family… by Barbara Greenwood

971.3

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OakGrove-KFA | 3 other reviews | Mar 28, 2020 |

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Lists

A Child's Book Tour of Upper Canada (3)

Honey For a Child's Heart (2)

A Child's Book Tour of Toronto (1)

The Story of the World: Activity Book Four: The Modern Age (1)

Awards

By Award By Work

Notable Book for a Global Society

Factory Girl (2008)

Utah Beehive Book Award

A Pioneer Story: The Daily Life of a Canadian Family in 1840 (Nominee – Informational Books – 1997)

Silver Birch Fiction Award

Factory Girl (Nominee – Non-Fiction – 2008)

Gold Rush Fever: A Story of the Klondike, 1898 (Nominee – Non-Fiction – 2003)

The Last Safe House: A Story of the Underground Railroad (Nominee – Non-Fiction – 1999)

The Kids Book of Canada (Nominee – Non-Fiction – 1998)

Hackmatack Children’s Choice Book Award

The Last Safe House: A Story of the Underground Railroad (Shortlist – English Nonfiction – 2000)

Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children's Non-Fiction

Factory Girl (Honour Book – 2007)

The Last Safe House: A Story of the Underground Railroad (Honour Book – 1999)

Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People

Spy in the Shadows (Shortlist – 1991)

Mr. Christie's Book Award

A Pioneer Story: The Daily Life of a Canadian Family in 1840 (1994)

Golden Oak Award

Factory Girl (Nominee – 2008)

Teacher Favorites Award

The Last Safe House: A Story of the Underground Railroad (1999)

Books To Read Aloud with Children Twelve & Over

Canadian Information Book Award

The Last Safe House: A Story of the Underground Railroad (Winner – 1999)

A Pioneer Story: The Daily Life of a Canadian Family in 1840 (Winner – 1995)

Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Book Award

A Pioneer Story: The Daily Life of a Canadian Family in 1840 (Winner – 1995)

Rocky Mountain Book Award

Factory Girl (Nominee – 2009)

Gold Rush Fever: A Story of the Klondike, 1898 (Nominee – 2003)

The Last Safe House: A Story of the Underground Railroad (Nominee – 2001)

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Statistics

Works: 23
Members: 2,320
Popularity: #11,063
Rating: 3.8

Reviews: 16
ISBNs: 49
Languages: 1

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