Northwest Passage (book)

Northwest Passage
AuthorMatthew James, based on the song by Stan Rogers
IllustratorMatthew James
Cover artistMichael Solomon
LanguageEnglish
SubjectNorthwest Passage song
GenreSea story
Published2013 Groundwood Books
Publication placeCanada
Media typeChildren's picture book
Pages50
ISBN978-1-55498-153-3

Northwest Passage is a book based upon the famous Canadian song "Northwest Passage". The song is a story of a man's travel through the arctic of Canada while following famed explorers like Alexander Mackenzie, David Thompson, John Franklin, and Henry Kelsey. The book is written and narrated by Matthew James, who is a Canadian musician, illustrator, and author and has been nominated for, and won, the Governor General's Award for children's literature. The book is full of unique illustrations, also done by Matt James, showing the story as it is mentioned in the song. It also includes a timeline of Canadian exploration, miniature biographies on explorers of the Northwest Passage, and portraits of major explorers.[1]

  1. ^ James, M. (2013). Northwest Passage. Groundwood Books. p. 50. ISBN 978-1-55498-153-3.