Celebrate Canada: On the Money

On the Money is a report on Canada’s money, guiding readers through the stories displayed on our bright coins and colourful bills.  Fact boxes provide additional information.  The style is conversational and informative.

A variety of sentence types are used.  A Contents lists the five sections in the book.  The text is supported directly by headings, labelled photographs, and tables.  Words in boldface type appear in a glossary at the end of the book.

Interest words include symbols, vessel, image, loonie, toonie, insulin, diabetes, and racism.  The verbs grab, notice, features, and stuff are used.  The adjectives fastest and opposite are used.

This title is from the Celebrate CANADA series. Inspire readers to learn about the cultural, social, scientific, and Indigenous stories of Canada in these engaging, appropriately levelled informational texts.