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Burnford, Sheila, 1918-1984
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Sheila Philip Cochrane Burnford, née Every, (11 May 1918 – 20 April 1984) was a Canadian novelist. Born in Scotland, she emigrated to Canada in 1951.She is best remembered for The Incredible Journey (1961), the first of a number of books she wrote for children. In 1970-71 she travelled with friend Susan Ross to Pond Inlet, Nunavut on Baffin Island. As a result Sheila wrote One Woman's Arctic (1972) about her two summers in Pond Inlet and Susan Ross provided some illustrations for the book.