The Big Book of Canada

The BIG Book of Canada:
Exploring the Provinces and Territories
by Christopher Moore, Illustrations by Bill Slavin

The Big Book of Canada is a lively tour of the provinces and territories of Canada, full of new stories and surprising info. It became an instant hit in the fall of 2002 and The Globe and Mail made it a Top 5 Pick among all the Canadian children's books of the year.
"... . accessible and fun... . Moore's text will engross readers...
an excellent family as well as library resource"
Quill and Quire

A Sampling from The Big Book of Canada...

 

Confederation Bridge - Tourism PEI/Joh Sylvester

 

 

There are longer bridges than the Confederation Bridge to Prince Edward Island but none that must face the powerful ice that builds up in the Northumberland Strait each winter.
Annie Taylor goes over the falls - by Bill Slavin
 In 1901 Annie Taylor became the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel. She survived and said no one should ever do such a thing again.
Curling is something special in Saskatchewan, and the province has produced many of Canada's finest rinks (curling teams).
 Curler - by Bill Slavin
Caribana - CP/Toronto Star/Rick Eglinton
About half a million people from the Caribbean Islands live in Canada. In Toronto they celebrate their roots at the annual parade.
Haida totem - by Bill Slavin The Haida are the people of Haida Gwaii, also known as the Queen Charlotte Islands. They offer visitors tours of their islands in magnificent Haida canoes. " We have ten thousand years experience," they proudly declare.
Most Canadians find it hard to imagine eating the raw marrow of a caribou thigh bone or the oily fat from a whale. But Inuit people thrived on such foods for thousands of years
 Walruses - by Bill Slavin
These fabulous original illustrations by artist Bill Slavin.

 

The Big Book of Canada published 2002 by Tundra Books
available at libraries and bookstores everywhere
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