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From Then to Now A Short History of the World |
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2011 Winner Governor General's Award in Children's Literature Chris takes on the story of humanity: our ancestors in Africa 50,000 years ago, the way we spread out and took over the world, and how we are mixing back together again. Beautifully illustrated by Andrej Krystoforski. More about this book? Here. |
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Champlain | ||||||||||||
| In 1604 Samuel de Champlain helped found Acadia, the start of European settlement in Canada. In 2004 Tundra Books published Chris's Champlain, the powerful story of the great explorer and mapmaker and his encounter with the First Nations of Canada. Quill & Quire magazine raved about Chris's "silky" prose and the dramatic story. | |||||||||||||
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The
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| From Newfoundland to British Columbia to Nunavut, The Big Book of Canada explores the provinces and territories that are this country. Discover the majestic landscapes, the resourceful people, and the unique events that have shaped this land and those who call it home. | |||||||||||||
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The
Story of Canada
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full-scale, lavishly-illustrated history of Canada for young readers and
their families must be one of Canada's most loved books. An instant best-seller
from its first publication in 1992, it won a slew of prizes - but most of
all, it has a special place in a hundred thousand Canadian homes. |
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Mathurin Brochu of New France | ||||||||||||
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Brochu was nobody famous. This little book for young readers takes an ordinary
citizen of New France and follows his life in order to bring out dramatically
what life was like in eighteenth century New France. (Sorry, this one is
now out of print - look for it at your library.) |
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Peggy Crysler of Upper Canada | ||||||||||||
| Peggy
Crysler was nobody famous. This little book for young readers takes an ordinary
citizen of Loyalist Upper Canada and follows her life, in order to bring
out dramatically what life was like in Ontario's early days. (Sorry, this
one is now out of print - look for it at your library.) |
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William Van Horne | ||||||||||||
| They called him "the railway general," the toughest, most determined, most successful railroad-builder in Canadian history, the man who completed the Canadian Pacific Railway. (Sorry, this one is now out of print - look for it at your library.) | |||||||||||||
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Adventurers: Hudson's Bay Company: the Epic Story | ||||||||||||
| Schools,
teachers, kids, and families often ask the Hudson's Bay Company for more
info about its history. In 2001 The Bay asked Christopher Moore to write
this lively, colourful history about fur traders, their native trading partners,
and their contribution to Canada. Tens of thousands of copies have been
donated to schools across the country. |
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