
The flying canoe
Canadian fiction, French Canadian fiction, Folklore, fables and fairy tales, Holiday fiction, Serious and literary fiction
Automated braille
Summary
Retelling of the classic Quebec folklore "La chasse-galerie". On New Year's Eve, 1846, 11-year-old Baptiste finds himself far from his friends and family and has come to the woods of Ottawa Valley to live and work among some lumberjacks. As… the New Year approaches, they grow more and more homesick. Grades 3-6. 2004. Uniform title: Chasse-galerie.