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Sheila Philip Cochrane Burnford née Every (11 May 1918 – 20 April 1984) was a Scottish writer. She is best known for her novel The Incredible Journey about two dogs and a cat traveling through the Canadian wilderness.
The Incredible Journey (1961), by Scottish author Sheila Burnford, is a children's book first published by Hodder & Stoughton, which tells the story of three pets as they travel 300 miles (480 km) through the Canadian wilderness searching for their beloved masters.
Sheila Philip Cochrane Burnford, née Every, (11 May 1918 – 20 April 1984) was an English novelist. Born in Scotland but brought up in various parts of the United Kingdom, she attended St. George's School, Edinburgh and Harrogate Ladies College.
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The Scottish-born Canadian author Sheila Burnford wrote books of fiction and nonfiction for both children and adults. Her most famous work was the children’s classic The Incredible Journey.
Sheila Burnford is only remembered for one book, but The Incredible Journey is a classic. The story pours forth like the tranquil flow of a mini waterfall in the forest; the main characters face daunting odds on their quest to reunite with family by crossing three hundred miles of Canadian wilderness, but the task is not impossible.
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Sheila Burnford wrote several books for adults about her experiences of living in Canada, travelling by dog-sled and watching narwhals (these are unusual sea mammals which look little bit like dolphins, except they have a long thin tusk in the centre of their heads, like a unicorn’s horn!).
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May 1, 2015 · SHEILA BURNFORD (1918--1984), a Scottish-born Canadian author, wrote books of fiction and nonfiction for both children and adults. In World War II she was an ambulance driver. Her...
