Amazing Stories of Canadian Place Names
by
Illustrated by
Wow Canada! book |
Ages 8–12
Hardcover: 96pp | 8 1/2 x 11 | $29.95
ISBN: 978-1-897349-52-6 (US $29.95)
Paperback: 96pp | 8 1/2 x 11 | $19.95
ISBN: 978-1-897349-53-3 (US $19.95)
ABOUT THE BOOK
How did places like Flin Flon, Lake Cinderella, Medicine Hat, and Deception Creek get their names?
Let’s Call It Canada asks and answers this question in this fun- and fact-filled collection of stories behind the place names of Canada. Most of us probably don’t give much thought to place names until we stumble across one that’s really unusual, funny, or surprising, but from the naming of the country right down to the naming of its tiniest town, there is a story to be told. Readers will learn about spots named for significant landmarks and historical events, for local legends and storybook characters, and for people you might think long forgotten. An amazing, multi-layered look at the people, culture, geography, wildlife, and history of our country emerges through these stories. Let’s Call It Canada will delight, educate, and inform young readers across the map with its fresh look at Canada’s rich heritage.
REVIEWS:
Canadian Geographic
"Fun facts abound in this colourfully illustrated collection..."
School Library Journal
"...an enjoyable and informative read and, like others in the series, it offers an entertaining approach to history."
Canadian Children’s Book News
"In a country as vast as this one, any book that gives us a better understanding and awareness of our neighbours is a must-have title for classrooms and libraries."
Quill & Quire
"Let’s Call It Canada...will serve a useful purpose as inspiration and support for school projects, and additional ammunition for Canadian trivia reading buffs of all ages. Flag them for summer reading and travellers too."
Globe & Mail
"...a feast of history and incident...delivered in bits and illustrated bites."
CM Magazine
"an informative and entertaining book which will have its readers returning again and again"
North Bay Nugget
"a delightful look at the stories behind Canadian place names...This lively coast-to-coast journey explores our country’s history in a colorful trivia fashion"
The Muskokan
"...kids will learn more history and geography from this candy coated `atlas’ than from a whole shelf of dry textbooks"
Brandon Sun
"So much to read, and so much to learn. What a treat this series of books called Wow Canada! is."
Professionally Speaking
"certainly deserves a place in any school library....As a reference text and source of enrichment Let’s Call It Canada will add great dimension to the study of Canada from Grade 5 through secondary school."
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