Roderick L. Haig-Brown (1908-1976) was a Canadian writer, magistrate and conservationist. A prolific writer, he is the author of twenty-eight books and hundreds of articles, essays and poems. Some of the titles include Saltwater Summer (Governor General Award Winner, 1948), A River Never Sleeps, and Fisherman's Summer. In recognition of his contribution to Canadian environmental literature, the Haig-Brown name has been gifted to a national park near Kamloops, a Canada Council sponsored writer-in-residence retreat near Campbell River, and a mountain on Vancouver Island.
"... Of the rather short list of such pieces--in all my reading,
really--Alison's Fishing Birds was my personal high point. I had
never read it before (though possibly it was read to me) and I
could not help being thoroughly charmed, both as an editor and a
daughter." -- Preface by Valerie Haig-Brown, editor
"Any engagement with wildlife--whether listening to the chatter of
river otters, hunting grouse or watching a black bear denude an
apple tree--restored human meaning and brought us back to the point
of things: there is no end to wonder and joy when you care about a
place. Alison's Fishing Birds passes that joy onto another
generation" -- Foreword by Andrew Nikiforuk, award-winning
journalist and author
"I'm confident that parents, grandparents, teachers, and anyone
else with young children in their lives will find this a perfect
book to read with them or to them. I must admit, I've already read
it several times, all by myself, for the sheer pleasure of the
stories and illustrations." -- Sharon McInnes, Bird Canada
"The gentle text invites re-reading, as the lessons provided on the
natural world and its need for conservation are pondered [...]
Stunning drawings and paintings reveal aspects of the wildlife
mentioned in the text and provide a beautiful extra facet. Combined
with the pleasing dimensions and layout, the illustrations add to
the physical attractiveness of the title [...] this singular book
has several layers of appeal as literary history, environmental
delight, charming story for children and as an artistic pleasure."
-- Sandra O'Brien, The Canadian Children's Book Centre
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