Margriet Ruurs is the award-winning author of twenty-six books for children. Passionate about literacy, she writes children’s and educational materials, edits the web magazine KidsWWWrite, and conducts author visits and writing workshops at international schools around the world. When she isn’t travelling, Margriet runs a booklover’s bed and breakfast on Salt Spring Island in British Columbia.
The true story of how a boy's passion for learning saved him from a life in England's coal mines and led him to a career as an internationally acclaimed artist and illustrator, famed for his images of Canada's north. Includes full-colour reproductions of Ted Harrison's art and a preface by the artis...
