Our Canadian Girl is a historical fiction series for young girls. I decided to learn a little about Marie-Claire, a French speaking girl from Quebec. Marie-Claire lived through a small pox epidemic, one that took her sister's life. Through her graciousness, she suggest to her family to take in another family that has lost their home to a fire. Although this was her suggestion, she holds a little resentment to this family taking up the space in her home, and the small children fighting for her attention. Amongst all the turmoil at home, Marie-Clair goes out to fetch her mother some cheese, and is hit by a runaway horse. She is brought into a wealthy, English speaking home and is nursed back to health. In this house she discovers the luxury of having money, but returns home to her loving family.
This is a levelled reader book, meaning it is written for a specific age range, and is a great tool for teaching literacy skills. This book would be a perfect first chapter book for children in grade 1+. The content is interesting enough that you could use this for an older child, who may be having problems with reading.
An enjoyable book, with good content!
3 out of 5
Stinson, Kathy. (2003). Marie-Claire: Book Three. Visitors, Our Canadian Girl. Penguin Group: Toronto, Ontario.
Genre: Levelled Reader
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