ABC Acadie - An Acadian Alphabet (Hardcover)

In August 2014 at the Congres Mondial Acadien, the Acadian communities in Canada and the United States will commemorate the Grand Derangement (Expulsion) in 1755 when they were transported, under great duress, from their homes in Acadia to Louisiana. The Acadians were emigrants from France who settled in the Acadia region (New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Maine) and built a rich culture there.. This is the world the young Evangeline from Longfellow's poem would have lived. This ABC book for children K to 3 paints a picture of the Acadian community before the Expulsion, a community with unique customs and beliefs. The pages are alive with willow-wisps, werewolves, gremlins, and goblins. Porcupine quills are made into jewelry and worn-out clothing into rag dolls. The community was thriving until the British expelled them and set them adrift.