Bryan Buchan

Bryan Buchan

Infobox Writer


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birthdate = 1945
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Bryan Buchan (born 1945) is a Canadian author of children's stories.

Born in Aberdeen, Scotland, Buchan studied at the University of Toronto. Since 1968, has been teaching in Richmond Hill, Ontario. He is currently teaching at Bayview Secondary School.

In Bayview Secondary School, he displays great knowledge of other European languages, as well as Vietnamese. He has said that his wife is Vietnamese.

Buchan's three novels were written to interest his students in reading. Despite the fact that his stories are usually written with a young audience in mind, his plots and themes are usually surrounding serious social issues, such as treatment of indigeneous populations, interracial friendships, and environmentalism. Buchan uses aspects of the fantastic such as fairyfolk, nature spirits and hidden magic to attract children to explore much more serious and mundane real world issues.

Bibliography

*"The Forgotten World of Uloc" (1970)
*"Copper Sunrise" (1972)
*"The Dragon Children" (1975)

References

* http://www.track0.com/ogwc/authors/buchan_b.html

External links

* [http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=J1ARTJ0020046 Bryan Buchan] at The Canadian Encyclopedia


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