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One summer day, Emma is exploring her grandparents’ shed with her two friends, Thomas and Jeffrey. The children are excited to discover an old fishing trunk that had belonged to Emma’s great-great-grandfather. Inside is a variety of forgotten artifacts, including a special treasure! Intrigued by the contents of the trunk, the three friends become detectives to find out more about them.

Review Quotes

"[Gerald Mercer]'s helped preserve Newfoundland's rich culture and heritage."

    The Telegram

"Emma's Treasure is itself a treasure, promoting the value of preserving unique family artifacts that give people a glimpse into the lives of long ago ancestors."

    Suite101.com

"[Emma's Treasure] will provide a nostalgic glimpse of traditional Newfoundland outport life and may indeed, as the author hopes, help 'readers to look around and find the value in possessions from the past.'"

    CM Magazine

 

"The charm of this book is in the theme of honouring and preserving 'special family treasures from our past.' Children will be inspired to investigate stories from their own family trees."

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