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The log driver's waltz / words by Wade Hemsworth ; illustrations by Jennifer Phelan.
Based on the popular Canadian folk song and animated short film, The Log Driver's Waltz is a modern retelling of a young woman whose parents are keen for her to marry. The town's well-to-do doctors, merchants, and lawyers all pursue her, but it's the humble log driver-with his style, grace, and joie de vivre-who captures her attention. And when they finally meet on the dance floor, their joy leaps off the page. The Log Driver's Waltz brings a hallmark of Canadian childhood to life.
Record details
- ISBN: 1501161954
- ISBN: 9781501161957
- Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations
- Publisher: Toronto : Simon & Schuster Canada, [2018]
- Copyright: ©2018
Content descriptions
| Target Audience Note: | Ages 4 up. |
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 21.99 |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Log driving > Juvenile fiction. Waltzes > Juvenile fiction. Children's songs > Canada > Texts. |
| Genre: | Stories in rhyme. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
Show Only Available Copies
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Branch | RHY JP Hemsw | 31681020089959 | PICTURE | Available | - |
- Simon and Schuster
Acclaimed illustrator Jennifer Phelan reimagines Wade Hemsworthâs iconic log driver in a beautiful, contemporary picture-book adaptation of a beloved Canadian classic.
If you ask any girl from the parish around
What pleases her most from her head to her toes
Sheâll say I'm not sure that itâs business of yours
But I do like to waltz with a log driver
Based on the perennially popular Canadian folk song and animated short film of the same name, The Log Driverâs Waltz showcases a spunky, independent young woman whose parents are keen for her to marry. The townâs well-to-do doctors, merchants, and lawyers try to impress her, but itâs the humble log driverâwith his style, grace, and joie de vivreâwho captures her attention. When she and the log driver finally meet on the dance floor, their joy leaps off the page.
With homages to the original film, and celebrating the flora, fauna, and folk art of this great land, The Log Driverâs Waltz brings a hallmark of Canadian childhood to life.
