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Barbara Greenwood

Born

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Website

http://www.barbaragreenwood.com/

Genre

Children's Books, Historical Fiction, History

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Inspired by her own early fascination with historical tales, author Barbara Greenwood specializes in writing historical fiction and biographies for children and young people. When she was young she couldn't find novels about Canada's past. Now she immerses herself in the subject: reading old diaries, journals, and letters, visiting museums, doing in-depth research at libraries, visiting the areas where her books are set. The information gleaned from her research becomes grist for the background details and settings of novels which emphasize character development and the human side of history. The stories she creates are those she would have liked to read at age ten or twelve or fourteen. The reams of research "left-over" from her first two ...more

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Barbara Greenwood’s books

Average rating: 4.02 · 1,276 ratings · 187 reviews · 22 distinct works • Similar authors

	A Pioneer Sampler: The Daily Life of a Pioneer Family in 1840 by Barbara Greenwood, Heather Collins (Illustrator) 4.18 avg rating — 353 ratings — published 1994 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Factory Girl 3.97 avg rating — 286 ratings — published 2007 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Last Safe House: A Story of the Underground Railroad 4.06 avg rating — 195 ratings — published 1998 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Question of Loyalty 3.73 avg rating — 151 ratings — published 1940 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Pioneer Thanksgiving: A Story of Harvest Celebrations in 1841 by Barbara Greenwood, Heather Collins (Illustrator) 3.91 avg rating — 78 ratings — published 1999 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pioneer Christmas, A: Celebrating in the Backwoods in 1841 by Barbara Greenwood, Heather Collins (Illustrator) 4.09 avg rating — 56 ratings — published 2003 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gold Rush Fever: A Story of the Klondike, 1898 by Barbara Greenwood, Heather Collins (Illustrator) 3.95 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 2001 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Kids Book of Canada by Barbara Greenwood, Jock MacRae (Illustrator) 4.17 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 1997 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pioneer Crafts by Barbara Greenwood, Heather Collins 3.94 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 1996	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Little Women by Barbara Greenwood (Adapter), Louisa May Alcott, Greg Ruhl (Illustrator) 3.80 avg rating — 15 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Barbara Greenwood

A Pioneer Story (3 books)
by

Barbara Greenwood,

Heather Collins (Illustrator)

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