The Littlest Voyageur

The Littlest Voyageur - Paperback

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The Littlest Voyageur - Paperback

The Littlest Voyageur - Paperback

by Margi Preus
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by Margi Preus (Author), Cheryl Pilgrim (Illustrator)

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.

Author Biography

Margi Preus is a New York Times bestselling author of several books for young readers, including the Newbery Honor book Heart of a Samurai. Her most recent books include Shadow on the Mountain, and the picture book Celebritrees: Historic and Famous Trees of the World, illustrated by Rebecca Gibbon. Ms. Preus lives in Duluth, Minnesota.

Cheryl Pilgrim is an illustrator and public school art teacher. She recently wrote and illustrated the picture book Big and Little: A Story Of Opposites. She lives near Houston, Texas.
Number of Pages: 176
Dimensions: 0.6 x 7.4 x 5.2 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: April 27, 2021
Accelerated Reader:
Quiz Name: Littlest Voyageur
Interest Level: Middle Grades, 4-8
Reading Level: 4.7
Point Value: 2
ISBN9780823448449
Author Margi Preus
PublisherMargaret Ferguson Books
GenreChildren and Education
FormatPaperback
PublishedApril 2021
LanguageENG- English
Pages176
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceKids and Teens & young adults
Print SizeStandard Print

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Margi Preus is the author of the Newbery Honor book Heart of a Samurai and other notable books for young readers that have been honored as ALA/ALSC Notables and landed on many best-of lists, including the New York Times Best Sellers list. She lives in Duluth, Minnesota, where her backyard teems with the woodland creatures she writes about, including a troupe of flying squirrels and at least one tiny, industrious shrew. Junyi Wu has illustrated several novels, including the Newbery Honor books Elf Dog and Owl Head by M. T. Anderson and Scary Stories for Young Foxes by Christian McKay Heidicker. She is from Southern California and loves gardening, collecting, and exploring the outdoors.

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