Children of Africville

Christine Welldon, an educator and reading specialist, advocates for children's learning through books. She makes connections to the educational curriculum in her writing, with works that include Addressing the Gender Gap in Boys Reading (Teacher Librarian); Canadian National Railway: Pon Git Cheng (Grolier); Canadians All (Methuen); Letters from Rosa (Gage). Other work includes articles in the Globe and Mail, Canadian Business and Omni magazines. She currently divides her time between Blue Rocks, Nova Scotia, and Toronto, Ontario.