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The Discovering Canada series presents information, stories and activities to make Canadian history interesting to young people. Each of the eleven illustrated books focuses on a theme in Canadian history and includes primary source quotes, biographical details, vocabulary, activities and games. On June 18, 1812, the Americans declared war on Britain and attacked the nearest British target, Canada. Although outnumbered ten to one, Canadian volunteers in the War of 1812 successfully defended their homes and towns from the skilled American armies.

Enfin, un livre sur les papillons des prairies spécialement conçu pour les enfants! Agrémenté de photographies et d’illustrations humoristiques en pleine couleur, ce livre présente aux jeunes les dix-huit espèces de papillons que l’on retrouve au Manitoba et en Saskatchewan. Cette œuvre bien documentée décrit les faits biologiques, les modes de vie et les particularités les plus captivantes de chaque papillon, et témoigne d’une grande sensibilité envers la fragilité et l’importance de ces espèces régionales.

The Discovering Canada series presents information, stories and activities to make Canadian history interesting to young people. Each of the eleven illustrated books focuses on a theme in Canadian history and includes primary source quotes, biographical details, vocabulary, activities and games. Enter the world of the fur traders and the First Peoples of Canada - when the quest for beaver pelts was opening up the Canadian frontier.

L'histoire d'une personne ayant surmonté des difficultés pour atteindre l'impossible est une source d'inspiration sans pareille, surtout quand il s'agit d'un enfant. Il n'y a pas de meilleur exemple que celui de Devon Clunis, Jamaïcain élevé à la campagne sans électricité ou eau courante, pourtant devenu le premier chef de police noir du Canada.

Description de la vie et des coutumes des voyageurs, accompagnées d’exercices pédagogiques. Illustrations de Réal Bérard.

The Discovering Canada series presents information, stories and activities to make Canadian history interesting to young people. Each of the eleven illustrated books focuses on a theme in Canadian history and includes primary source quotes, biographical details, vocabulary, activities and games. The Vikings deals with the earliest period of European exploration of Canada...Who were these adventurers? Where did they travel? What gods inspired them? Where did they live? How did they dress? What sports did they play?

Une bande dessinée qui met en scène des évènements historiques marquants de l'Église catholique dans l'Ouest canadien.

The Discovering Canada series presents information, stories and activities to make Canadian history interesting to young people. Each of the eleven illustrated books focuses on a theme in Canadian history and includes primary source quotes, biographical details, vocabulary, activities and games. Readers will meet some of the brave men and women who first settled the New World and helped found the colony of New France: Cartier, Marie La Tour, La Salle and Madeleine de Verchères. They will learn about how people worked, dressed, ate and survived in New France.

The Discovering Canada series presents information, stories and activities to make Canadian history interesting to young people. Each of the eleven illustrated books focuses on a theme in Canadian history and includes primary source quotes, biographical details, vocabulary, activities and games. The American Revolution frequently turned neighbour against neighbour, brother against brother, and father against son. By the end of the conflict, more than seventy thousand former residents of the Thirteen Colonies left or lost their homes. Most headed north to the Canadian wilderness.

The Discovering Canada series presents information, stories and activities to make Canadian history interesting to young people. Each of the eleven illustrated books focuses on a theme in Canadian history and includes primary source quotes, biographical details, vocabulary, activities and games. Although Canada's citizens are usually thought of as law-abiding and loyal to authority, there have been some notable and powerful rebels.