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Celebrate Canada: The Calgary Stampede
The Calgary Stampede is a report on the unique ten-day celebration of Alberta’s ranching culture with colourful stories about the Stampede’s history and today’s multicultural attractions. Fact boxes titled “Stampede...
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Celebrate Canada: The Dream and Beyond: My Story (Gr 4)
A memoir about a man whose dreams of playing in the NBA didn't pan out, but he learned that was okay after having an incredible career playing professional basketball around the world.
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Celebrate Canada: The Night Sky (Gr 3)
The Night Sky is a description in which First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Elders share many stories of the beautiful night sky. Fact boxes titled “Brilliant fact” provide additional information. The style is conversational...
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Celebrate Canada: Trailblazers in Canada (Gr 6)
Brief biographies on four incredible Canadian trailblazers--Lucie and Thornton Blackburn, Mifflin Gibbs, and Violet King (all of whom happen to be Black).
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Celebrate Canada: Welcome to Ha Ha Bay
Welcome to Ha Ha Bay is an explanation that takes readers on a cross-country trip and reveals the stories behind such novel town names as Red Deer, Eyebrow, and Tiny. Fact boxes titled “Only in Canada” provide additional information...
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Celebrate Canada: What Bird Is That?
What Bird Is That? is a description of many iconic birds of Canada presented as a puzzle for readers to solve. Facts and visual clues are provided about each bird, then the bird is identified on the next page. The style is conversational and...
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Celebrate Canada: When the Tide Is Out (Gr 1)
When the Tide Is Out is a retell by a young Coast Salish person who relates what the Elders have said about gathering and respecting the food that comes from the ocean. Fact boxes provide additional information. ...
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Celebrate Canada: Where Am I? (Gr 1)
Where Am I? is a report that gives the First Nations and Inuit origins of many place names across Canada. For example Kamloops, British Columbia gets its name from a Secwepemstsin word meeting “the meeting of waters” because two rivers...
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Celebrate Canada: Winter Wonderland: The Quebec Winter Carnival
Winter Wonderland is a description of the famous Québec Winter Carnival. Readers meet Bonhomme and are invited to make a visit to the carnival to join in the fun. Fact boxes titled “Frosty fact” provide additional...
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Celebrate Canada: Woof!: Our Canadian Dogs
Woof! Our Canadian Dogs is a report about three Canadian dogs: Newfoundland, Labrador, and Canadian Inuit. The characteristics and talents of each dog are profiled. Fact boxes titled “It’s a fact” provide additional...
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Celebrate Canada: YOU Can Make a Movie! (Gr 4)
Tips for kids on how to make a movie by Muslim Canadian filmmaker Nilufer Rahman.
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Celebrate Canada: Yum!
Yum! is a description of distinctive, Canadian regional foods, such as fiddleheads and wild rice. The book closes with a delicious procedural text – a recipe for pancakes with maple syrup and Saskatoon berries. Fact boxes titled “Fact...