Berries of Labrador

Raised on a small farm in Maine, Ellen Bryan Obed first went to Labrador at the age of twenty to work at Cartwright Summer Camp. After University, she returned to Labrador to teach school and to research its flora. She married Enoch Obed of Nain and they had three children, Keturah, Natan, and Seth.Ellen is the author of ten books for children. Her Borrowed Black has been translated into seven languages and appeared in thirteen different editions since it was first published in 1979. The seasons and nature provide the subjects for most of Ellen's writing. She and her husband, Robert, reside in the town of Ellsworth on the Coast of Maine.Valerie Powell is a nurse and midwife from Cornwall, England who worked for the Grenfell Regional Health Services on the Labrador Coast from 1978–1989. She became interested in the wild flowers and berries whilst she was there and began painting them.

• PrefaceList of BerriesHow Entries for Each Berry are StructuredBerriesIllustrated Botanical GlossaryIndexAcknowledgementsNotes on ContributorsOther Sources for Northern BerriesBibliography