Canadian History For Dummies

Canadian History For Dummies
Author: Will Ferguson
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 535
Release: 2012-10-15
Genre: History
ISBN: 0470676787

A wild ride through Canadian history, fully revised and updated! This new edition of Canadian History For Dummies takes readers on a thrilling ride through Canadian history, from indigenous native cultures and early French and British settlements through Paul Martin's shaky minority government. This timely update features all the latest, up-to-the-minute findings in historical and archeological research. In his trademark irreverent style, Will Ferguson celebrates Canada's double-gold in hockey at the 2002 Olympics, investigates Jean Chrétien's decision not to participate in the war in Iraq, and dissects the recent sponsorship scandal.

Canada and the Canadian Provinces Map Coloring Book

Canada and the Canadian Provinces Map Coloring Book
Author: J. Jones
Publisher: Createspace Independent Pub
Total Pages: 98
Release: 2012-08-01
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9781479220823

Learn and color blank, outline maps of the Canada and its Provinces and Territories with Canada and the Canadian Provinces Map Coloring Book. The Canada Map Coloring Book includes blank, outline maps for learning Canadian geography, coloring, home school, education and even making up a map for marketing. Each blank, outline Province is presented with detail maps of political borders, capital, major cities and towns. Each Provinces or Territory is broken down to 6 maps with their names and other information like highways, rivers and lakes, cites and towns, and capital. Also included is a blank outline map without any information, which is great to color however you want. Along with each Province map is included their flag with some general information, including; Capital, Population, Size, Confederation, Motto, Bird, Flower, Tree, and a Fun Fact. Students can trace the outlines of the map, study and highlight regions and features. A great resource for students and kids. Black outline, blank Canadian maps included in the coloring book are: • Canada and the United States • Canada • Canada Provinces • Canadian Flag • Alberta • British Columbia • Manitoba • New Brunswick • Newfoundland and Labrador • Northwest Territories • Nova Scotia • Nunavut • Ontario • Prince Edward Island • Quebec • Saskatchewan • Yukon Territory • North America • North America Globe • United States • Each Province or Territory includes its flag. Each map includes a blank version without names. The printable, blank, outline maps in this coloring book can be freely photocopied by a teacher or parent for use in a classroom or for home school lessons.

Big Worlds

Big Worlds
Author: Jared J. Wesley
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Total Pages: 305
Release: 2016-01-01
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1442603925

T is for Territories

T is for Territories
Author: Michael Kusugak
Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press
Total Pages: 42
Release: 2013-04-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1627530134

In T is for Territories: A Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut Alphabet, acclaimed storyteller Michael Kusugak gives an A-Z tour of Canada's three territories, the northern region of the country that is a giant in size, history, and culture. Young readers can kick up their heels at the Arctic Winter Games with sports such as the one-foot high-kick, listen to world-renowned storytellers at Whitehorse's International Storytelling Festival, or experience Wood Buffalo National Park where sometimes visitors have to stop and wait for wildlife to get out of the way. Everyone will enjoy this alphabetical journey that showcases the riches of the territories.

History of Quebec For Dummies

History of Quebec For Dummies
Author: Éric Bédard
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 390
Release: 2013-05-30
Genre: History
ISBN: 1118439740

Grasp the unique history of Quebec? Easy. Packing in equal parts fun and facts, History of Quebec For Dummies is an engaging and entertaining guide to the history of Canada's second-largest province, covering the conflicts, cultures, ideas, politics, and social changes that have shaped Quebec as we know it today. "My country isn't a country, it is winter!" sings the poet Gilles Vigneault . . . Indeed, Quebec is winter, snow, cold, and freezing winds. It is also the majestic river Saint-Laurent and its numerous confluences across America. It is vast, dense forests, countless lakes, magnificent landscapes of Saguenay, Charlevoix, Côte-Nord, or Gaspésie. Quebec is also the "old capital" perched on the Cape Diamond facing the sea. It is Montreal, the first French city of North America, the creative and innovative metropolis, junction for different cultures and heart of a nation yearning to belong to the world's history. History of Quebec For Dummies tells Quebec's fascinating story from the early fifteen hundreds to the present, highlighting the culture, language, and traditions of Canada's second-largest province. Serves as the ideal starting place to learn about Quebec Covers the latest, up-to-the-minute findings in historical research Explores the conflicts, cultures, ideas, politics, and social changes in Quebec Lifelong learners and history buffs looking for a fun-yet-factual introduction to the grand scope of Quebec history will find everything they need in History of Quebec For Dummies.

Origin of the Name Manitoba

Origin of the Name Manitoba
Author: Manitoba. Department of Cultural Affairs and Historical Resources. Historical Resources Branch
Publisher:
Total Pages: 8
Release: 1982
Genre:
ISBN: