Margi Preus ist eine Kinderbuchautorin, deren Werke für ihre fesselnde Erzählweise und ihren aufschlussreichen Einblick in die Welt der Kinder bekannt sind. Sie befasst sich mit Themen wie Freundschaft, Mut und der Entdeckung des Unbekannten und bezieht oft historische Elemente und vielfältige kulturelle Traditionen ein. Ihre unverwechselbare erzählerische Stimme erweckt überzeugende Charaktere und abenteuerliche Reisen zum Leben, die junge Leser ansprechen. Preus' Schreiben lädt Kinder ein, die Welt mit Staunen und Empathie zu erkunden.
The story revolves around Francie, who discovers that a small, engraved silver box holds the key to her identity and the mystery of her missing mother. As she deciphers cryptic clues, she realizes that the box is so valuable that it attracts dangerous individuals willing to go to great lengths to obtain it. The tension escalates as she navigates the threats surrounding her, all while seeking the truth about herself and her family.
A red squirrel stows away on a canoe to fulfill his dream of joining a group of voyageurs--men who paddle canoes filled with goods to a trading post thousands of miles away. A Finalist for the Minnesota Book Award It is 1792 and unbeknownst to a group of voyageurs traveling from Montreal to Grand Portage, an intrepid squirrel, Jean Pierre Petit Le Rouge, sneaks onto their canoe. Le Rouge is soon discovered because he can't contain his excitement--mon dieu he is so enthusiastic. The smells! The vistas! The comradery! The voyageurs are not particularly happy to have him, especially because Le Rouge rides, but he does not paddle. He eats, but he does not cook. He doesn't even carry anything on portages--sometimes it is he who has to be carried. He also has a terrible singing voice. What kind of voyageur is that? When they finally arrive at the trading post Le Rouge is in for a terrible shock--the voyageurs have traveled all those miles to collect beaver pelts. With the help of Monique, a smart and sweet flying squirrel, Le Rouge organizes his fur-bearing friends of the forest to ambush the men and try and convince them to quit being voyageurs. Written by a Newbery honor author, the book has over 20 black-and-white illustrations.
