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Sheila Burnford

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Sheila Philip Cochrane Burnford née Every (11 May 1918 – 20 April 1984) was a British Canadian writer. [1]

28 relations: Archaeology, Baffin Island, British people, Buckler's Hard, Canadian Library Association Book of the Year for Children Award, Cancer, Carl Burger, David Burnford, Dog sled, Hampshire, Harrogate Ladies' College, Hodder & Stoughton, Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey, Inuit, List of ALA awards, Michael Foreman (author/illustrator), Narwhal, Physician, Pond Inlet, Port Arthur, Ontario, St George's School, Edinburgh, Susan Ross (artist), The Canadian Encyclopedia, The Incredible Journey, The Incredible Journey (film), United Kingdom, World War II, 1973 in literature.

Archaeology

Archaeology, or archeology, is the study of humanactivity through the recovery and analysis of material culture.

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Baffin Island

Baffin Island (ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓗᒃ, Qikiqtaaluk, Île de Baffin or Terre de Baffin), in the Canadian territory of Nunavut, is the largest island in Canada and the fifth largest island in the world.

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British people

The British people, or the Britons, are the citizens of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the British Overseas Territories, and the Crown dependencies.

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Buckler's Hard

Buckler's Hard is a hamlet situated on the banks of the Beaulieu River in the English county of Hampshire.

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Canadian Library Association Book of the Year for Children Award

The Canadian Library Association Book of the Year for Children Award is a literary award that annually recognizes one Canadian children's book.

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Cancer

Cancer is a group of diseases involving abnormal cell growth with the potential to invade or spread to other parts of the body.

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Carl Burger

Carl V. Burger (June 18, 1888 – December 30, 1967) was an American "artist and writer of children’s books about animals and natural history." He is known for his children's and youth literature illustrations of The Incredible Journey by Sheila Burnford and the Newbery Medal honor novels Old Yeller by Fred Gipson and ''Little Rascal'' by Sterling North.

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David Burnford

David Wreyford Burnford (6 January 1915 – 10 June 1984) was a British doctor and rower who competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

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Dog sled

A dog sled or dog sleigh is a sled pulled by one or more sled dogs used to travel over ice and through snow.

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Hampshire

Hampshire (abbreviated Hants) is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom.

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Harrogate Ladies' College

Harrogate Ladies' College is an independent boarding and day school located in the town of Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England.

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Hodder & Stoughton

Hodder & Stoughton is a British publishing house, now an imprint of Hachette.

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Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey

Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey is a 1993 American adventure comedy film and a remake of the 1963 film The Incredible Journey, which was based on the novel of the same name by Sheila Burnford.

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Inuit

The Inuit (ᐃᓄᐃᑦ, "the people") are a group of culturally similar indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic regions of Greenland, Canada and Alaska.

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List of ALA awards

The American Library Association is a professional society for librarians and some other information service providers.

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Michael Foreman (author/illustrator)

Michael Foreman (born 21 March 1938) is a British author and illustrator, one of the best-known and most prolific creators of children's books.

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Narwhal

The narwhal (Monodon monoceros), or narwhale, is a medium-sized toothed whale that possesses a large "tusk" from a protruding canine tooth.

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Physician

A physician, medical practitioner, medical doctor, or simply doctor is a professional who practises medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining, or restoring health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury, and other physical and mental impairments.

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Pond Inlet

Pond Inlet (Inuktitut: Mittimatalik, in English the place where the landing place is) is a small, predominantly Inuit community in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada, and is located in northern Baffin Island.

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Port Arthur, Ontario

Port Arthur was a city in Northern Ontario, Canada, located on Lake Superior.

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St George's School, Edinburgh

St George's School for Girls is an all-girls independent school situated in the Ravelston district of Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Susan Ross (artist)

Susan Andrina Ross CM (3 June 1915 – 5 January 2006), was a printmaker, illustrator and painter from Port Arthur, Ontario who is best known for her portraits of Native and Inuit peoples.

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The Canadian Encyclopedia

The Canadian Encyclopedia (abbreviated as TCE) is a source of information on Canada published by Historica Canada of Toronto.

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The Incredible Journey

The Incredible Journey (1961), by Scottish author Sheila Burnford, is a children's book first published by Hodder, which tells the story of three pets as they travel through the Canadian wilderness searching for their beloved masters.

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The Incredible Journey (film)

The Incredible Journey is a 1963 live-action Walt Disney film based on the novel The Incredible Journey by Sheila Burnford.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain,Usage is mixed with some organisations, including the and preferring to use Britain as shorthand for Great Britain is a sovereign country in western Europe.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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1973 in literature

This article presents lists of the literary events and publications in 1973.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheila_Burnford

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