The Littlest Voyageur, Margi Preus
The Littlest Voyageur, Margi Preus
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The Littlest Voyageur

Author: Margi Preus

Narrator: Graham Halstead

Unabridged: 2 hr 16 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 03/24/2020


Synopsis

Longing to fulfill his dream of becoming a voyageur, Jean Pierre Petite Le Rouge stows away in one of the
canoes traveling from Montreal to a faraway trading post. He’s so excited, he can’t stay hidden long and soon
finds himself perched on the bow of the canoe, whiskers to the wind, singing his heart out.

The voyageurs are not amused to find a pesky red squirrel among their crew. He rides, but does not paddle!
He eats, but does not cook! On the portages, he doesn’t carry anything—sometimes it is he who is carried! And
he’s a terrible singer. What kind of voyageur is that? Fortunately, his kind crewmate Jean Gentille takes pity on
him and lets “Le Rouge” ride in his vest pocket.

But when they finally arrive at the trading post, Jean Pierre Petite Le Rouge is in for a terrible shock—the
voyageurs have traveled 1,200 miles to collect what? Furs! Skins! The pelts of his fellow fur-bearers! Heartsick,
he believes he will have to give up his dream of becoming a voyageur. Unless, of course, he can find a way to
change their minds.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Josiah

Do I adore Margi Preus's junior novels? I certainly do. From the first I became aware of her, after Heart of a Samurai won a 2011 Newbery Honor, I have liked or loved everything she wrote, and The Littlest Voyageur is a welcome addition to her body of works. In May 1792, a red squirrel named Jean Pi......more

"It wasn't long before I found myself, nose to the wind, perched on the bow of the canoe. The men dipped and swung their bright-bladed paddles while I called out 'Strrrrrroke!' Again and again, forty to sixty strokes per minute. 'Strrrrrroke!'" And so begins the story of Jean Pierre Petite Le Rouge--......more

A red squirrel stows away on a canoe to fulfill his dream of joining a group of voyageurs—men who paddle canoes filled with goods to a trading post thousands of miles away. This was a delightful journey into an unknown-to-me history!......more