Woo, the Monkey Who Inspired Emily Carr : A Biography Product Form:Paperback / softback author of Mamaskatch: A Cree

author of Mamaskatch: A Cree Coming of Age and Peyakow: Reclaiming Cree Dignity

Rescued as kittens by their heroic mother—who braved a burning house six times to save her litter—these cats grow into unique personalities who shape the daily rhythms of Sullivan’s life

Skillfully weaving excerpts from his friends and family

Science has made huge leaps in prolonging life through disease prevention and treatment

the author creates a coming-of-age story intertwined with the human costs of war and exile

Woo, the Monkey Who Inspired Emily Carr : A Biography Product Form:Paperback / softback author of Mamaskatch: A CreeDescription Although Emily Carr is now considered a Canadian legend, the most enduring image is that of her pushing a beat up old pram into downtown Victoria, loaded with dogs, cats, birdsand a monkey. Woo, a Javanese macaque whom Carr adopted in 1923, has become inextricably linked with Carr in the popular imagination. But more than that, in her short lifetime Woo became equally connected to Carrs life and art. Born to a strictly religious family,