Uncovering the Past: Immigration
$11.99Readers will learn how to use critical thinking in their own examinations of evidence regarding Canadian immigration.
- ISBN: 9780778715542
- Author: Lizann Flatt
- 48 pages
- Ages 8-12
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Amazing Stories: Unsung Heroes of the RCAF
$9.99More than 250,000 courageous men and women were enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II. These Canadians fought valiantly in every major air operation from the Battle of Britain to the bombing of Germany.
Thousands lost their lives. Those who survived to tell their stories were forever changed.
Here are some of their incredible stories.
- Author: Cynthia Faryon
- 128 pages
- Ages: 12+
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Black October DVD
Original price was: $27.00.$19.95Current price is: $19.95.Limited quantities – also available in High School History Living Resources Bundle.
Relive the important and dramatic events in Quebec, October 1970 with this docudrama DVD. What were the conditions for the War Measures Act to be enacted in peacetime?
- Ages 12+, Adult
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Canada at War: A Graphic History of World War Two
$28.99In graphic-novel format, fully illustrated and in full colour, Canada at War shows the growth of a nation’s army, navy and air force through movingly depicted triumphs and tragedies. From the disheartening losses at Dieppe and Hong Kong through the Battle of the Atlantic and the invasion of Sicily, it focuses on the human dimension of the key battles and decisions that ultimately swung the war in the Allies’ favour.
- 176 pages
- Ages: 12+, Adult
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Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World’s Most Famous Bear
$24.99The remarkable true story of the bear who inspired Winnie-the-Pooh
Harry Colebourn’s real-life great-granddaughter Lindsay Mattick recounts their incredible journey, from a northern Canadian town to a convoy across the ocean to an army base in England . . . and finally to the London Zoo, where Winnie made a new friend: a boy named Christopher Robin.
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ISBN: 9781443429184
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Author: Lindsay Mattick
- 56 pages
- Ages: 5-7, 6-9, 8-12
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I Am Canada: Sniper Fire
$14.99A young Canadian soldier’s account of life in the infantry in Italy, and the Battle of Ortona.
Seventeen-year-old Paul Baldassara lies about his age to enlist in the Canadian Army. He joins the Loyal Edmonton regiment, which is tasked with taking Italy’s port town of Ortona. Little does he know the horrors of the battle that lie ahead.
- 240 pages
- Ages: 8-12, 12+
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Bone Button Borscht
$10.99In this retelling of the classic folk tale “Stone Soup,” a stranger teaches the poor villagers what can be accomplished with a few buttons and a little cooperation.
- ISBN: 9781550743265
- Author: Aubrey Davis
- Pages: 32
- Ages: 6-9
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Capturing Joy: The Story of Maud Lewis
$10.99Maud Lewis is one of Canada’s most celebrated folk artists.
Despite hardships, she found joy which she expressed through her art. She painted canvases of animals, children, and her surroundings. Her art spilled over into everything from dust pans to the walls of her house. Maud Lewis died in 1970, but her wonderful, life-affirming art lives on and is treasured by people who understand and appreciate folk art all over the world.
- ISBN: 9781770492622
- Author: Jo Ellen Bogart
- 32 pages
- Ages: 5-7, 6-9
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Chair for My Mother
$12.50After a fire destroys their home and possessions, Rosa, her mother, and her grandmother save and save until they can afford to buy one big, comfortable chair that all three of them can enjoy.
A Chair for My Mother has sold more than a million copies and is an ideal choice for reading and sharing at home and in the classroom. “A superbly conceived picture book expressing the joyful spirit of a loving family.”—The Horn Book
- ISBN: 9780688040741
- Author: Vera B. Williams
- Pages: 32
- Ages: 5-7
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Cultural Traditions in Canada
$10.95Canada’s cultural traditions are pictured in this lovely full colour book for younger children.
- 32 pages
- Ages 6-9
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Grandpa’s Corner Store
$21.99When a giant new supermarket moves into the neighborhood, Lucy’s grandpa plans to sell his store. But with the help of friends and neighbors, Lucy is determined to keep this from happening. In another of her loving and lively portraits of community caring, DyAnne DiSalvo-Ryan tells the timely story of what can happen when the whole neighborhood gets involved.
“2001 Notable Children’s Trade Books in the Field of Social Studies (NCSS/CBC)”
- ISBN: 9780688167165
- Author: Anne DiSalvo
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Spotlight on Canada
$10.95Spotlight on Canada introduces children to Canada’s multicultural people, its varied landscapes and climates, its exciting cities, and its joyful celebrations.
- ISBN: 9780778734765
- Author: Bobbie Kalman
- Pages: 32, full colour
- Ages: 5-9