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Take a family road trip across Canada to discover funny, amazing facts, historical and natural wonders, food and festivals about each province, coast to coast. Illustrated like a scrapbook with wacky postcards, photographs, and all kinds of souvenirs! (Chapter book)
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Whisked back in time with a flying sled to 1001, Emily and Matt meet up with Leif Eriksson and the Vikings, sailing to Vinland (Newfoundland). Can the kids learn to like a diet of fish and berries, and living in a hut? (Easy reader)
And for more exciting Canadian Flyer Adventures: A Whale Tale, Danger, Dinosaurs!, Crazy for Gold, Beware, Pirates!, Pioneer Kids, All Aboard!, Lost in Snow
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A boy, who's
going to be a Mountie when he grows up, rides his horse on the prairie,
looking for his little brother. "This is the land where giants
ride and little brothers hide in wagonwheels, looking for buffalo
heads." Gorgeous illustrations capture the wide open spaces.
(Picture book)
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Lighthearted ABC's of Canada who is Bonhomme, what is a komatik,
where does Ogopogo live, what does "Wawa" mean
in Ojibwa? This is a gem. (Picture book)
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Who
can resist an exuberant story about the national Canadian pastime
hockey. It's fast-paced street hockey with all the kids in the neighborhood,
a red ball for a puck, everybody scores, plus a surprise ending (boys and girls live for hockey). (Picture book)
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Primrose Squarp is a freckle-faced
girl who loves wacky foods (butterscotch noodle cookies, and waffles
with everything). When her parents are lost at sea, Primrose adventures
are just beginning with Miss Perfidy, her quirky Uncle
Jack, and the snobby school counselor. A hilarious read, and a great
British Columbia story. (Chapter book)
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Two
teenagers on Cape Breton Island find "a gift from the sea"
in their lobster trap a watertight packet wrapped
around a 17th century flintlock pistol and letter. The boys set
off around the island to hunt for treasure. Wonderful ocean scenes
and island landscapes. (Chapter book)
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Greta
always loved fog, but when the mists roll in, something magical
happens she can walk into Blue Cove, a long-gone village
over the mountain. A charming fantasy that conjures up bygone days
in sea-faring towns of Nova Scotia. (Chapter book)
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"We joke
on the Prairies that if your dog runs away from home, you can stand
in front of your window and watch him for three days." Experience
the wonder and fascination of the Canadian Prairies kids
playing on hay bales, exploring prairie dog holes, baking Saskatoon
pies. Marvelous, detailed paintings! (Chapter book)
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Summer 1800.
Hair-raising adventures of young Pierre La Page, who joins the voyageurs,
paddling canoes from Montreal to Grand Portage, a trading post 2,400
miles away on Lake Superior.
(Chapter book)
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The Klondike, 1897. Young Tim and his brother head off to the Yukon to strike it rich, climbing over the treacherous Chilkoot Pass, boating down the Yukon River to Dawson, and back-breaking work on the diggings. Story is accompanied by historical photographs and activities to do make sourdough biscuits, tie knots to load a mule, play solitaire to ward off cabin fever. (Chapter book, illustrations)
And for another gold rush adventure: Jason's
Gold
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Gabe and Raymond, two
teenage boys, are stranded in Northwest Territories
with an old Dene elder, Johnny Raven. As winter sets in, Johnny
teaches the boys to hunt moose, trap beaver, build snowshoes,
and to stay alive. (Chapter book)
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In the snowy lands of Arctic Canada, inuksuk stone structures are essential for survival (some inuksuk are thousands of years old). The piles of stones aid in navigation, show a good spot to hunt or fish, mark a food cache (visible in the snow). Gorgeous silk paintings illustrate each kind of inuksuk, plus historical photographs. (Chapter book)
And, here are step by step directions to build your own inuksuk at home, using stones at hand: Make Your Own Inuksuk
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Four
marvelous Inuit tales by artist and writer James Houston, who spent
fourteen years living in the Canadian Arctic. Each story a sea hunter is marooned on an ice floe, an old man and his grandson
cross the ancient glaciers, a young boy trains to shoot the great
bow, one grandmother's spirit saves the caribou hunters vividly portrays the extraordinary challenges and skill to survive
in the far north. (Illustrated chapter book)
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Riley and his cousin Alice travel to Hudson Bay, polar bear capital of the world, but the polar bears are in trouble the ice hasn't frozen over so the polar bears can't hunt for seals, and they're very hungry. Super illustrations of all the Arctic animals. (Picture book)
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Discover
Emily Carr, who captured the majesty and mystery of Canada in her paintings.
Immense cedar forests, shimmering sky, monumental totem poles, reflect
Emily's kinship with her homeland. (Chapter book, illustrations)
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The
Musical Ride by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police is a stunning
spectacle, a precision horse ballet set to music. Go behind the
scenes the history of the Ride, training the riders and horses,
equipment, steps and movements. Pageantry-filled paintings by Canadian
artist Maxwell Newhouse. (Picture book)
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Canada from A to Z, “A is for Arctic, in the ice cold north …” beaver, Calgary Stampede, dogsled, geese, hockey, Jasper National Park, Niagara Falls, maple, salmon, Zamboni and more. Delightful illustrations and fun for younger kids. (Picture book)
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books on other Canada pages) |