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But it seems to me that children are reading a great many books." This is especially true, she said, of the children in grades five to eight. As well as Nova Scotia, Smucker has toured British Coâ€" lumbia and Alberta (the latter two in previous years) under the direction of the book centre. During these trips across the country she has ‘"learned so much about Canada." In particuâ€" lar, she noticed that children of different provinces show similar interests. Smucker was one of several Canadian authors who toured a province, the Yukon, or the Northwest Territories during Children‘s Book Festival Week in November. The tours were sponâ€" sored by the Children‘s Book Centre in Toronto (with the help of donations from Canada Counâ€" cil) to promote Canadian chilâ€" dren‘s books. ‘"‘They all wanted to know how much money I make," she said, her eyes shining with amuse ment. She considered the visit to Wallace the highlight of her recent tenâ€"day tour of Nova Scotia. Travelling through various cities, towns and small villages was "exhausting," she said, but ‘"a marvelous experiâ€" ence." _It rained every day while Smucker was in Nova Scotia, but this didn‘t bother her. She was Consider the situation: It‘s Thursday morning in Wallace, Nova Scotia, a tiny fishing village on the shore of the Northumâ€" berland Strait. In the local school, children have put away their books and are eating ice cream and cake. At noon, the church is bursting with activity, for practically the entire commuâ€" nity has gathered under its roof for a . potluck luncheon. The occasion: Waterloo children‘s author Barbara Smucker is there. Back home in her comfortable living room, Smucker thought about the grand reception in Wallace and laughed. ‘"You feel much more important than you really are by the time it‘s all over." Emphysema Asthma Tuberculosis Chronic Bronchitis Air Pollution WATERLOO CHRONICLE , WEDNESOA Y FIGHT THE __ â€"< LUNG CRIPPLERS _ Story and photo by Joy Lavigne through writing â€" both tangible and intangible â€" have not come without frustrations. She recalled how "very disappointed‘"‘ she felt when a book was not published after working three years on it. She gave up writing for a while and directed her attention to a library career, but returned to it because, ‘"once it‘s in your blood you never can give it up." No one in her family, however, shared her interest. Her father, a businessman, thought her interâ€" est in writing was strange. "I remember him saying you can‘t make a living doing that." She wrote for her high school newspaper and before she marâ€" ried, wrote for newspapers on the Prairies. The rewards she has reaped She said the editor is "such a help,"‘ because he can be more objective about a story than the writer which consequently helps to improve it. The whiteâ€"haired grandmother has been interested in writing "as far back as I can reâ€" member." She saves discussion for her editor, who examines the script a few chapters at a time to "see how it‘s going." This editorâ€" author relationship she never had with her earlier books. "I was more on my own."‘ This book has been translated into French, German, Danish and Japanese, while Days of Terror is in print in French and will also be translated into Japaâ€" Smucker is currently writing the last stages of a sixth book which she hopes will be published this spring or next fall. Like many authors, she doesn‘t care to discuss it with the public until it‘s in print. Days of Terror is one of five children‘s books the author has had published. Her first book, Henry‘s Red Sea and Cherokee Run, were also about Mennonâ€" ites. Wigwam in the City, a third book, deals with the plight of Canadian Indians who make a life for themselves in the city after living on reserves. And a fourth book, Underground to Canada, is based on the brutal lives of Mississippi slaves and their escape to Canada through the underground railway. University, and one of the Rusâ€" sian Mennonites whom Smucker describes in her book, Days of Terror. Impressed by the book, he had come to hear the author speak. Her book is a heartrending tale about the historical flight of Russian Mennonites to Canada and the United States after sufâ€" fering from famine and anâ€" archy. Amherst library when she spotâ€" ted a tall distinguished gentle man in the audience. He didn‘t look like one of the elementary school teachers who were accomâ€" panying the children there, she recalled. Later, she discovered he was Dr. Peter Penner, a history