SuitabookJacou d'Acadie
Guy Dessureault
- Reading
- Read together and pause at the announcement of expulsion. Invite your child to notice what Jacou knows at that moment, and distinguish his experience from the broader historical event.
- Themes
- Forced expulsion: In 1755, soldiers tell the village men, including Jacou and his father, that they are being driven from their land. The book’s stance on this remains unclear.
- Worth knowing
- The described episode includes soldiers imprisoning Jacou, his father and village men in a church, followed by news that they must leave their land. This may prompt discussion of coercion and displacement.