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By Langston Hughes. 1976
By Christopher Moore, Janet Lunn, Bill Slavin. 2002
A coast-to-coast tour of Canada, examining the history and geography of Canada's 10 provinces and three territories, filled with little-known…
facts and fascinating stories. Includes highlights of great historical moments, information about government and industries, and portraits of memorable men and women. There are also recipes for delicacies like Caribou Chilli, lists of the people who have gone over Niagara Falls, and things that people have seen in Lake Okanagan. For grades 4-7. c2002.By Pierre Berton. 1994
The morning of September 10, 1813, saw the only battle ever fought on a Canadian lake -- the Battle of…
Lake Erie. Berton recreates that day, with all the heroism, horror, mistakes, and triumphs of this famous battle of the War of 1812. Grades 5-8. 1994.By Paul Yee. 1996
Yee traces the history of Chinese immigration to Canada, which began in 1858. He talks about the challenges and racism…
they faced when they came, how they helped to change Canada's restrictive immigration policies, and how people of Chinese descent have contributed to Canada's social, economic, and cultural heritage. Grades 5-8. c1996.By Desmond Morton. 1996
Historian Desmond Morton provides and overview of the development of Canada's constitution. Morton talks about the events and leaders that…
have shaped the constitution, from the negotiations which led to Confederation to the challenging issues which face us today. Grades 5-8. c1996.By Edward Butts. 2005
Details the lives of some of Canada's most famous and infamous women, showcasing explorers, spies, criminals, and pioneers in a…
variety of career fields. From Marguerite de la Roque de Roberval, a sixteenth-century aristocrat who dared to love a lowly commoner, to four women who flew military planes during World War II, these accounts introduce 15 women who ventured into behaviour considered inappropriate for women in their time. Grades 5-8. Some descriptions of violence. 2005.By Dave Margoshes. 1992
This introduction to Saskatchewan and its people covers its residents, beginning with its original native residents and later European settlement,…
the government, economy, tourism, and the arts. Also included is a section of "Facts at a glance" which highlists information from the text, such as population statistics, important dates, and important people. Junior high and older. c1992.By Kathleen Saunders. 1978
By Deirdre Kessler. 1992
This introduction to Prince Edward Island and its people covers its residents, beginning with its first residents, the Micmac, the…
government, economy, tourism, and the arts. Also included is a section of "Facts at a glance" which highlights information from the text, such as population statistics, important dates, and important people. Junior high and older. c1992.By Michael Barnes. 1988
A train ride through an isolated area of Ontario, from Cochrane to Moosonee on the southern tip of James Bay.…
Includes the history of the area, from the Cree settlement through to the Hudson's Bay Company fur-trading days and the building of the railroad. For junior high readers. 1988.By Gerri Hirshey. 1984
The story of soul music through anecdotes and interviews with James Brown, Aretha Franklin, Diana Ross, Michael Jackson and Mary…
Wilson, among others. Some strong language. For junior and senior high readers. 1984,By Susan Hughes. 2016
People from every single country in the world call Canada home. From the very first arrivals as long as 30,000…
years ago - the ancestors of Canada’s Aboriginal peoples - right up until today, people have settled in this country to build a better life. Chronicles the country’s major waves of immigration, from welcoming early European arrivals to becoming a modern-day safe haven for refugees, while also acknowledging times when Canada has not been especially welcoming. It explores how each period of immigration has shaped the laws, values, and face of Canada on the way to today’s multicultural society. Includes personal accounts, historic documents, memorabilia, and archival photographs, as well as maps, sidebars, a timeline, and a glossary. Grades 4-7. 2016.By Marshall Jamieson. 1996
A history of Canada to the mid-nineteenth century. Beginning with the Ice Age, the author discusses the history of Native…
Canadians, the arrival of Europeans, the development of New France, and the evolution of Upper and Lower Canada. He talks about how people lived, what they ate, and how they made their living. Grades 4-7. 1996.By Bryan Prince. 2004
The real story of how slaves escaped to Canada using the Underground Railroad, and of their lives after freedom. Also…
provides a brief history of events leading up to slavery in the United States and Canada, beginning with the slave trade as far back as the 1500s. Describes the actual people involved, including slaves, slave traders, and abolitionists. Includes related sites that can be visited today, an index, and a time line. Some descriptions of violence. Grades 5-8. 2004.By Barry M Gough. 1983
Focuses on the gold rushes of northwest Canada -- the Great Cariboo Rush and the Klondike Gold Rush -- as…
well as the discoveries and heartbreaks of the people involved. For junior and senior high and adult readers. 1983. (Focus on Canadian history series)By Keith Wilson. 1980
By Scott R Sanders. 1985
By Ann Walsh. 2001
Fourteen stories about Canadian history, each focussing on a "first" - the first meeting between natives and Europeans; the first…
elections in which women were allowed to vote; an account of the first "Home Children" sent to Canada during the nineteenth century, supposedly for a better life, but often to work in slave-labour conditions. Includes additional accounts to provide historical context for each story, which cover the period from the mid-seventeenth century to the 1930s, as seen through the eyes of some of its youngest participants. Grades 4-7. 2001.Daschuk examines the roles that Old World diseases, climate, and, disturbingly, Canadian politics - the politics of ethnocide - played…
in the deaths and subjugation of thousands of aboriginal people in the realization of Sir John A. Macdonald's "National Dream." He examines the present disparity in health and economic well-being between First Nations and non-Native populations, and the lingering racism and misunderstanding that permeates the national consciousness to this day. c2013.By Pierre Berton. 1995
In October 1813, an American general was ordered to seize the city of Montreal. It should have been easy --…
his army vastly outnumbered the British and Canadian army. But his army was poorly fed and badly equipped. Berton tells of how a small force of Canadian militia managed to win a significant victory in the War of 1812. Grade 4-7. c1995.