Laura: A Portrait of Laura Secord - Hardcover

Born in Tavistock, Ontario, Helen Caister Robinson was educated there and in Toronto, where she now lives.

Her interest in Laura Secord grew out of her research for two previous historical biographies, Joseph Brant: A Man for His People (1971), and Mistress Molly the Brown Lady: A Portrait of Molly Brant (1980).

An active member of the Canadian Authors Association, the Toronto Women's Press Club, the Writer's Union, Canscaip (the Canadian Society of Children's Authors, Illustrators & Performers) and the Big Sister's Association, her previous books include Decades of Caring (1979), the history of the Big Sister's Association in Toronto. Her numerous articles include contributions to the Canadian Children's Annual, Canada, and Your Home.

Mrs. Robinson's special writing interest is making both Canadian history and natural history come alive for young adult readers, and Laura reflects that interest.

Laura: A Portrait of Laura Secord is Helen Caister Robinson's fourth book and her third biography for young readers. Mrs. Robinson is able to draw incisively the personality of each character she profiles, but also to depict vividly the times in which each one lived: the customs, the perceptions, and the problems.