Canadian Flyer Adventures #15: Make It Fair!

by Wishinsky, Frieda; Lewis-MacDougall, Patricia Ann

• ISBN13: 9781897349991
• ISBN10: 1897349998
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-01-01
• Publisher: Owlkids Books

Summary

Can Emily and Matt help suffragette Nellie McClung in the fight for women's rights? Friends Emily Bing and Matt Martinez have discovered that the Canadian Flyer, an antique red sled, holds amazing powers. The magical sled has taken them all over the country and all through time. So far, they've come face to face with pirates, prospectors, and even Alexander Graham Bell. In Make It Fair! Emily and Matt land in Premier Rodmond Roblin's office in Winnipeg in 1914 and discover Nellie McClung confronting the Manitoban politician on the issue of women's rights. Once Emily and Matt introduce themselves to Nellie and her daughter, Florence, Nellie invites the two friends to a play that is being performed that evening, which she hopes will change everything for women in Manitoba. Women want the right to vote and this time stuffy politicians like Premier Roblin will not stop them. Can Emily and Matt help Nellie stand up to all the people who want to stop her fight for fairness and equal rights? And who is the woman standing beside them in the theater? Matt is sure he's seen her before. But where? And how?

Author Biography

Frieda Wishinsky is an award-winning picture- and chapter-book author, who has written many beloved and bestselling books for children. Frieda enjoys using humor and history in her work, while exploring new ways to tell a story. Her books have earned much critical praise, including a nomination for the Governor General’s Award. She is the author of Please, Louise; You're Mean, Lily Jean; Each One Special; and What's the Matter with Albert? among others. Originally from New York, Frieda now lives in Toronto. Patricia Ann Lewis-MacDougall has been an illustrator for children's books and a storyboard artist for television animation for 15 years. She has boarded shows such as Little Bear and Franklin the Turtle as well as the upcoming Rob the Robot. She is the illustrator of Black Bear, Loon & Walleye: A Fable from the Northwoods. She lives in Stoney Creek, ON.