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Baily, Donna.
Where we live: Canada. Austin, TX: Steck-Vaughn Company, 1992.
A young girl describes her home and family and the various features of
their life in Alberta, Canada.
Bowers, Vivien.
Only in Canada! : from the colossal to the kooky.
New York: Firefly Books, 2002.
Join two unforgettable hosts, Moose and Goose, on this wacky, wild, and
utterly amazing tour from coast to coast to coast. You’ll find a nation
full of fascinating facts, peculiar places, hilarious history, and
perplexing people.
Dahl, Michael.
Countries of the World: Canada. Mankato, MN: Bridgestone
Books, 1998.
Discusses the history, landscape, people, animals, and culture of the
country of Canada.
Fournier, Christine.
Canada. Edina, MN: ABDO Publishing
Company, 2002.
Provides an overview of the history, geography, people, economy,
government, and other aspects of life in Canada.
Gresko, Marcia S.
Letters from Canada. Woodbridge, CT:
Blackbirch Press, Inc., 2000.
Describes some of the sights and experiences on a trip to Canada,
including visits to Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal, and Quebec City.
Kalman, Bobbie.
Canada celebrates multiculturalism.
Toronto: Crabtree Publishing Company, 1993.
Looks at various multicultural celebrations and festivals in Canada.
Kalman, Bobbie.
Canada: the Culture. Toronto: Crabtree
Publishing Company, 1993.
Looks at the music, dance, traditions, architecture, theater, sports, and
art that makes up Canada’s culture.
Kalman, Bobbie.
Canada: the Land. Toronot: Crabtree
Publishing Company, 1993.
Examines geography, resources, industry, and transportation in Canada.
Lye, Keith.
Take a trip to Canada. London: Franklin Watts, 1983.
General resource about Canada and a few major cities.
Moore, Christopher.
The BIG book of Canada: exploring the provinces and
territories. Toronto: Tundra Books, 2002.
Explores each province and territory; looking at landscapes, history,
peoples, important places, employment, famous and infamous people,
government, ‘at a glance’ and talking the language. Special
Encyclopedias: Junior Worldmark
Encyclopedia of World Cultures. Vol. 2 Detroit: U.X.L, 1999.
Arranges countries around the world alphabetically, subdivides those
countries into 250 culture groups, and provides information about the
ethnology and human geography of each group.
Lands and Peoples: North America. Vol. 5
Danbury, CT: Grolier Incorporated, 2003.
Introduces Canada and all her provinces and territories.
Magazines: “Cordilliera Region of Canada”
FACES: People, Places and Cultures. Vol.
20; No. 6 Peterborough, NH: Cobblestone Publishing, February 2004.
Explores the Canadian Rockies, part of the North American Cordilliera,
which is made up of the mountain ranges in the western portion of the
continent. Canada’s Cordilliera region extends from southern British
Columbia and Alberta to Canada’s border with Alaska.
“Nunavut”
FACES: People, Places, and Cultures. Vol. 15; No. 9 Peterborough,
NH: Cobblestone Publishing, May 1999.
Discusses the recent establishment of the new Territory: Nunavut, in
Canada on April 1, 1999.
Multimedia: Canadian Journey.
Chicago: Video Guides, 1996.
Introduces the 10 provinces of Canada. Does not include the
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SIRS DISCOVER:
On-line magazine database. Search by subject
or keyword. Also provides maps and Funk &
Wagnalls New Encyclopedia. Enter the school's
user name and password. If you don't remember,
please ask your librarian or teacher (may also be
accessed
from home, ask for information).
.INFOTRAC KIDS & JUNIOR:
InfoTrac Kids is a magazine database for
K-6 students and InfoTrac Junior is a
magazine database for middle school.
Contains full-text magazine articles.
http://www.doversherborn.org/doverelementary/
Library/Magdatabases.html
Search
Directories:
Links for YAHOOLIGANS
and KIDSCLICK! are
provided on this page. These are search directories of evaluated websites. You may search by subject or
keyword.
http://www.doversherborn.org/doverelementary/
Library/SearchDirectories.html
Search Engines:
ONEKEY
Kid safe search engine powered by Google.
No advertising or inappropriate sites.
Use Province/Territories' names and keywords
to search for information.
http://www.doversherborn.org/doverelementary/
Library/SearchEngines.html
Canada Sites
(alphabetical by Province/Territory):
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