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Canada (Countries of the World)
By Brian Williams. 2007
An overview of America's neighbor to the north. Describes Canada's geography, plants and animals, history, government, economy, industry, holidays, and…
culture, including that of the native Inuit people. For grades 3-6. 2007Nowhere Else on Earth: Standing Tall for the Great Bear Rainforest
By Caitlyn Vernon. 2011
You don't have to live in the Great Bear Rainforest to benefit from its existence, but after you read Nowhere…
Else on Earth you might want to visit this magnificent part of the planet. Environmental activist Caitlyn Vernon guides young readers through a forest of information, sharing her personal stories, her knowledge and her concern for this beautiful place. Full of breathtaking photographs and suggestions for ways to preserve this unique ecosystem, Nowhere Else on Earth is a timely and inspiring reminder that we need to stand up for our wild places before they are gone. Visit http://www.greatbearrainforest.ca to find teacher and student resources, view the online photo gallery, or read a sample chapter from the book. To access the free teacher's guide for Nowhere Else on Earth, click here:http://orcabook.com/nowhereelseonearth/guides/teachersguide.pdf.Meet J. Armand Bombardier (Scholastic Canada Biography)
By Elizabeth MacLeod. 2022
Meet Joseph-Armand Bombardier — Canadian inventor, innovator and entrepreneur!Born in 1907, Joseph-Armand grew up in Valcourt, a small village in…
Quebec. Like many places in rural and Northern Canada, it was often cut off from the world after winter snows made the roads impassable. When Armand was a kid, he was already inventing his own toys, including his first attempt at a vehicle that could drive through snow. As an adult, the passion to invent a snow machine became a serious ambition after his 2-year-old son died from appendicitis. It was winter and they could not get him to the hospital.Armand persisted even after many failures — until he did it! His B7 snow machine was used to deliver milk and mail . . . and it saved lives. But Armand didn’t stop there! He continued to invent and innovate his whole life, making contributions to the war effort and developing machines like the Muskeg tractor and the famous Ski-doo. His inventions revolutionized the way people live and work.The award-winning Scholastic Canada Biography series highlights the lives of remarkable Canadians whose achievements have inspired and changed the lives of those who followed.Alone: The Journeys of Three Young Refugees
By Paul Tom. 2022
Each year, more than 400 minors arrive alone in Canada requesting refugee status. They arrive without their parents, accompanied by…
no adult at all. Alone relates the journey of three of them: Afshin, Alain and Patricia. Their story opens a window onto the many heartbreaks, difficult sacrifices and countless hardships that punctuate their obstacle-filled path. But Alone most especially tells of the courage and resilience that these young people demonstrated before being able to finally obtain a life where threats and danger are no longer a part of their everyday existence. Key Text Features: author's note captions chapters character drawings comic map dialogue flags further information illustrations introduction maps writing inspiration Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.6.3 Analyze in detail how a key individual, event, or idea is introduced, illustrated, and elaborated in a text (e.g., through examples or anecdotes). CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.6.7 Integrate information presented in different media or formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively) as well as in words to develop a coherent understanding of a topic or issue.Her Courage Rises: 50 Trailblazing Women of British Columbia and the Yukon
By Haley Healey. 2022
Finalist, 2023 Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize – BC and Yukon Book PrizesA beautifully illustrated collection of inspiring life…
stories of fifty extraordinary historical women from BC and the Yukon. This fascinating, informative, and charming book introduces young readers to a diverse group of women who changed the face of history in unexpected ways and defied the expectations and gender norms of their times. Through charming illustrations and concise biographies, Her Courage Rises features social activists and politicians, artists and writers, scientists and healers, pioneers and prospectors, athletes and entrepreneurs, teachers and cultural tradition keepers. These women represented all ages, walks of life, and backgrounds. Some, like Cougar Annie and shipwreck heroine Minnie Paterson, became legendary in popular culture, long after their deaths. Others, like politician Rosemary Brown, artist Emily Carr, and Olympic sprinter Barbara Howard, achieved fame during their lives. Still others, including photographer and cultural teacher Elizabeth Quocksister, artist and cultural consultant Florence Edenshaw, land claims activist and translator Jane Constance Cook (Ga’axsta’las), and language champion Barbara Touchie, made great strides in preserving and promoting Indigenous rights and cultures. And many, like environmentalist Ruth Masters, water diviner Evelyn Penrose, and Doukhobor pioneer Anna Markova, are less well-known but still made important contributions to their communities and our wider collective history. Her Courage Rises is full of inspirational female role models and insights into the trailblazing women who made history in BC and the Yukon.Alone: The Journeys of Three Young Refugees
By Paul Tom. 2022
Each year, more than 400 minors arrive alone in Canada requesting refugee status. They arrive without their parents, accompanied by…
no adult at all. Alone relates the journey of three of them: Afshin, Alain and Patricia. Their story opens a window onto the many heartbreaks, difficult sacrifices and countless hardships that punctuate their obstacle-filled path. But Alone most especially tells of the courage and resilience that these young people demonstrated before being able to finally obtain a life where threats and danger are no longer a part of their everyday existence. Key Text Features: author's note captions chapters character drawings comic map dialogue flags further information illustrations introduction maps writing inspiration Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.6.3 Analyze in detail how a key individual, event, or idea is introduced, illustrated, and elaborated in a text (e.g., through examples or anecdotes). CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.6.7 Integrate information presented in different media or formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively) as well as in words to develop a coherent understanding of a topic or issue.Who is wayne gretzky? (Who Was?)
By Gail Herman. 2016
After breaking or tying more than sixty records in hockey, it's no wonder that Wayne Gretzky is known as "The…
Great One." Born in Brantford, Ontario, on January 26, 1961, in a nation obsessed with the sport, he threw himself into the game practically from the time he first laced up a pair of skates. When he retired from the NHL in 1999, he had led several teams to Stanley Cup victories, competed in the Olympics, and changed the way hockey was played forever. Known for his love for family and as a truly decent human being, Wayne Gretzky is revealed as more than a sports legend in this easy-to-read biographyLost in the wild: danger and survival in the North woods
By Cary J. Griffith, Cary J Griffith. 2006
In 1998, Dan Stephens, canoeing in Ontario’s Quetico Provincial Park, fell as he was portaging and became lost. In 1981,…
Jason Rasmussen, on a solo trip to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, stepped away from campsite and became lost. Griffith writes each of the accounts: two men lost in the wilderness who survived using their own skills. Adult. UnratedYukon passage: rafting 2,000 miles to the Bering Sea
By Keith Tryck. 1980
A modern adventure story of the author's journey with three companions down the length of the Yukon River, starting on…
a raft at Lake Bennett on the Yukon Territory's border with British Columbia in July, 1972. After one winter's layoff the trip ends on cross-country skis at Emmonak on the Bering Sea in 1974. For Tryck, the river trip was a recreation of his grandfather's travels through the Yukon and Alaska seventy-five years earlier. Some strong language. 1980.Meet Mary Ann Shadd (Scholastic Canada Biography)
By Elizabeth MacLeod. 2022
Meet Mary Ann Shadd: anti-slavery activist, newspaper publisher, and social justice pioneer!The award-winning Scholastic Canada Biography series highlights the lives…
of remarkable Canadians whose achievements have inspired and changed the lives of those who followed.Mary Ann Shadd was born free in 1823 in Delaware. Her parents were abolitionists, and their home was a station on the Underground Railroad. Her family moved to Canada in 1851 after the Fugitive Slave Act was enacted, and as a young woman, Shadd became a trailblazer in every realm she touched — opening a desegregated school in Chatham, Ontario; becoming the first Black female newspaper publisher in North America with the Provincial Freeman; becoming a suffrage activist; and at the age of 60 earning a law degree to become one of the first Black women to practice law!Mary Ann was truly remarkable, for her time or any other, unafraid to speak up and fight for equal rights — for Black people, for women and for everybody.Written by award-winning author Elizabeth MacLeod, this portrait of Mary Ann Shadd couples simple yet compelling writing with comic-flavoured illustrations by Mike Deas that help bring her fascinating story to life!A Northern Alphabet (ABC Our Country)
By Ted Harrison. 1982
Last train to Toronto: a Canadian rail odyssey
By Terry Pindell. 1992
The author of Making Tracks: An American Rail Odyssey (RC 32611) recounts his year of train travel across Canada, which…
ended with the Canadian's final run eastward from Vancouver. Pindell shows that the development of the railroad played an integral role in the history of Canada, just as it did in the United States. He includes personal observations about the landscape, people, separatism, and nostalgiaPioneering on the Yukon, 1892-1917
By Anna DeGraf, Roger S. Brown. 1992
In 1892, widowed fifty-three-year- old DeGraf is concerned when her son fails to return from a two- week trip to…
the Yukon. Packing her sewing machine to provide income along the way, DeGraf leaves her Seattle home and sets out to find him. She proves hardier than many of the men who turn back. DeGraf describes in her memoirs the highlights of what turned out to be a twenty-five-year stay on the Yukon frontier. Some violence. 1992The great St. Lawrence Seaway
By Gail Gibbons. 1992
The St. Lawrence Seaway connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Great Lakes that lie on the border between Canada and…
the United States. A joint project of those two nations, the Seaway is a computer-operated system nearly 2,500 miles long. The author traces the history of this inland waterway from the 1500s, when Europeans searched for a direct route to the Orient, to the days of the modern system. For grades 2-4Lord of the fries and other stories: And Other Stories
By Tim Wynne-Jones, Dorling Kindersley Publishing Staff. 1999
Seven short stories about active imaginations and making choices. In the title piece, two girls find themselves in a dilemma…
after pretending they know a tragic story about the cook at their favorite burger place. For grades 5-8. 1999Canada (Countries of the World Ser.Countries of the World)
By Robert Barlas, Norman Tompsett. 1998
Describes the nation of Canada, which shares its border with the United States. Includes geography and history, government and people,…
arts and leisure, as well as its relations with America. For grades 5-8. 1998Fodor's exploring Canada (Exploring Guides #3)
By Fodor'S, Fodor's Travel Publications, Inc. Staff. 2001
Brief description of the history and culture of the world's second largest country, America's northern neighbor. Offers travel highlights including…
where to stay, what to see, where to eat, getting around, and trips on and off the beaten path. 2001High latitudes: an Arctic journey
By Farley Mowat. 2003
Author of Farfarers (DB 51550) chronicles his 1966 journey across northern Canada to examine the impacts of Ottawa government's plan…
to promote development of resources and cities. Emphasizes the exploitation of native Inuit people and devastation of their culture. Includes original interviews and notes on changes that have since occurred. Some strong language. 2002Haunted Canada 11: Frightening True Tales (Haunted Canada #11)
By Joel A. Sutherland. 2022
The eleventh book in the bestselling series of hauntingly true Canadian stories — more chilling than ever!In this terrifying collection…
of haunted stories, author Joel A. Sutherland has put together even more chilling ghost stories from all across our spooky land, including:A hateful house torments a new bride in Victoria, British Columbia.The chime of an old clock makes a grim prediction for a family in Fredericton, New Brunswick.The sound of mysterious footsteps signals the presence of spirits at a fire hall in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut.Moody black-and-white illustrations and photographs enhance the hauntingly eerie read.With its first volume published in 2002, the Haunted Canada series is now an award winning series with over 500,000 copies in print. Kids can’t get enough of these spooky tales that allow them to learn about the eeriest corners of our country.“Joel A. Sutherland is quickly becoming Canada’s answer to R.L. Stine.” — QUILL & QUIRE