Under a Prairie Sky

by Anne Laurel Carter, Alan Daniel (Illustrator), Lea Daniel (Illustrator)

As a storm looms in the prairie sky, a boy must ride out to find his wayward younger brother, Will. He dons his red serge coat and stetson hat, saddles up and begins the search. ìYou canít hide from a Mountie,î he calls, but Will roams far, eluding him as the storm closes in. The storm threatens, the older boy searches, confident and determined, the younger boy wanders, oblivious to all but his own delight.

Genres: Picture Books, Adventure, Canada, Family, Childrens, History, Geography

32 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 2001

About the author

Anne Laurel Carter has been a waitress, baker, store clerk, fruit picker and milked cows. Her all-time favourite job was being a school librarian. She often writes about experiences she, her siblings, her friends, her four children, even complete strangers had, or she imagines they had, and then embellishes. Liberally. She divides her year, writing and teaching, between Toronto and Nova Scotia.

Reviews

[Stacie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Dreams of growing up to protect and serve. Do children dream of being Mounties anymore? Beautiful illustrations with wonderful emotion and movement.

[Jessica Trolly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sweet book about beginning your dreams

[Carolyn]

Under a Prairie Sky features detailed, striking watercolour illustrations and the equally dramatic text.

A terrific Canadian picture book read aloud for four and five year olds, Under a Prairie Sky is the story of a farm boy who aspires to be a RCMP Officer when he grows up. While harvesting wheat with his father, he is sent to find his younger brother before a storm arrives at the farm. Knowing that this is a job that will demand the detective skills of a Mounted Police Officer, he quickly changes his clothes, dons a Stetson and mounts his trusty black horse. He follows young Will’s trail through the fields and into the wild, taking in flora and fauna native to the Canadian prairies.

On our list of Wonderful Canadian Picture Books
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[Marcus Reeves · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Carolyn]

Under a Prairie Sky features detailed, striking watercolour illustrations and the equally dramatic text.

A terrific Canadian picture book read aloud for four and five year olds, Under a Prairie Sky is the story of a farm boy who aspires to be a RCMP Officer when he grows up. While harvesting wheat with his father, he is sent to find his younger brother before a storm arrives at the farm. Knowing that this is a job that will demand the detective skills of a Mounted Police Officer, he quickly changes his clothes, dons a Stetson and mounts his trusty black horse. He follows young Will’s trail through the fields and into the wild, taking in flora and fauna native to the Canadian prairies.

On our list of Wonderful Canadian Picture Books
http://goo.gl/bxDAro

[Matthew · Rating 4 out of 5]

A book set in the Canadian Prairie, the main character dreams of becoming a Canadian mounty one day. He spends most of the story in search of his little brother who's gone missing just as a terrible storm is seen blowing in across the prairie. In a way, the boy gets to live out his fantasy by performing this task for parents. The language is rich and the literary devices are plentiful in this text. Great read aloud if your audience gives the mounties the respect they deserve.

[Becky B · Rating 4 out of 5]

A boy growing up on the Canadian prairie goes to find his brother before a storm hits. As he rides his faithful steed over the land, he imagines himself a Mountie looking for bad guys and rescuing those who need help.

The artwork in this book is incredible. The story about the boy who wants to grow up to be a Mountie is pretty unique in the picture book world too (at least, from my non-Canadian perspective). An excellent picture book all around.

[Siskiyou-Suzy · Rating 1 out of 5]

Kinda hated it. Language does not work for young kids -- it's doing that whole trying-to-be-poetic, which only works in the sparsest and simplest of ways in children's books. The stories need to make sense to them! Also, there was very little explanation about what various things were -- pieces of clothing, etc. Just obscure (I feel) words that are not explained at all. Not a great story for young children.

[Jocelyn · Rating 5 out of 5]

i want to read