The Vikings, Cabot and Cartier

The Vikings, Cabot and Cartier
Author: Janet Snider
Publisher: Summerhurst Books
Total Pages: 68
Release: 2002
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780968804919

Introduces the period of Canadian history from 900 to 1541 by discussing the explorations of the Vikings, John Cabot, and Jacques Cartier, and their encounters with the Native people of North America.

Viking Explorers

Viking Explorers
Author: Luigi Pruneti
Publisher: Peter Bedrick Books
Total Pages: 54
Release: 1996
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780872264861

An illustrated survey of the early history of the Vikings, focusing on sea exploration, ships, navigation methods, and trade routes.

Explorers of the Pacific Northwest

Explorers of the Pacific Northwest
Author: Betty Sherwood
Publisher: Summerhurst Books
Total Pages: 68
Release: 2003
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780968804926

History of the pacific northwest is alive with adventure, vision, daring, intelligence, strength and nerve.

Now You Know — Heroes, Villains, and Visionaries

Now You Know — Heroes, Villains, and Visionaries
Author: Doug Lennox
Publisher: Dundurn
Total Pages: 472
Release: 2013-11-20
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 1459724771

Presenting four books in the popular and exhaustive trivia series. In these Doug Lennox’s brain-teasers focus on famous figures, both real and mythological, dealing with kings and queens, villains, Canada’s heroes, and dastardly pirates. Questions answered include: What is the difference between a pirate and a privateer? What royal family in the world today has ruled the longest? How did Tom Longboat astound the world in 1907? What caused Moses to break the tablets of the Ten Commandments? and hundreds more. Includes Now You Know Pirates Now You Know Royalty Now You Know Canada’s Heroes Now You Know the Bible

Now You Know Absolutely Everything

Now You Know Absolutely Everything
Author: Doug Lennox
Publisher: Dundurn
Total Pages: 3090
Release: 2013-12-06
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 145972478X

This bundle presents Doug Lennox’s popular trivia book series in its entirety. These books will provide years and years of fun, with countless questions to be asked and tons of knowledge to be learned. The books cover general trivia but also such topics as sports (baseball, hockey, football, golf, soccer, among others), Christmas and the Bible, disasters and harsh weather, royal figures, crime and criminology, important people in Canada’s history, and so much more! Along the way we find out the answers to such questions as: Why do the British drive on the left and North Americans on the right? What football team was named after a Burt Reynolds character? Who started the first forensics laboratory? Which member of the British royal family competed at the Olympics? Lennox’s exhaustive series is fun for all ages. Includes Now You Know Now You Know More Now You Know Almost Everything Now You Know, Volume 4 Now You Know Big Book of Answers Now You Know Christmas Now You Know Big Book of Answers 2 Now You Know Golf Now You Know Hockey Now You Know Soccer Now You Know Football Now You Know Big Book of Sports Now You Know Baseball Now You Know Crime Scenes Now You Know Extreme Weather Now You Know Disasters Now You Know Pirates Now You Know Royalty Now You Know Canada’s Heroes Now You Know The Bible

Children's Illustrated Encyclopedia

Children's Illustrated Encyclopedia
Author: DK
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 602
Release: 2016-07-19
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1465456643

Over three million copies and 25 years later, Children's Illustrated Encyclopedia is revised and updated with the latest facts, figures, and technologies. Covering more than 380 topics from dinosaurs to digital technology, this highly visual guide engages young readers with photographic spreads and illustrations annotated with amazing trivia. Featuring full-color photographs, maps, cutaway diagrams, charts, and more, Children's Illustrated Encyclopedia is written in a clear and child-friendly style with updates that include recent space missions, scientific breakthroughs, and the latest significant events. Children's Illustrated Encyclopedia is perfect for reports, homework, and independent research. A great addition to any bookshelf, Children's Illustrated Encyclopedia is the essential book for curious young readers who want to know about everything.

La Salle and the Rise of New France

La Salle and the Rise of New France
Author: Janet Snider
Publisher: Summerhurst Books
Total Pages: 52
Release: 2005
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780968804933

A look at the life of French explorer René Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle--who became famous for his exploration of many lakes and rivers in North America--and the development of New France.

Storied Landscapes

Storied Landscapes
Author: Frances Swyripa
Publisher: Univ. of Manitoba Press
Total Pages: 313
Release: 2010-09-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 0887550126

Storied Landscapes is a beautifully written, sweeping examination of the evolving identity of major ethno-religious immigrant groups in the Canadian West. Viewed through the lens of attachment to the soil and specific place, and through the eyes of both the immigrant generation and its descendants, the book compares the settlement experiences of Ukrainians, Mennonites, Icelanders, Doukhobors, Germans, Poles, Romanians, Jews, Finns, Swedes, Norwegians, and Danes. It reveals how each group’s sense of identity was shaped by a complex interplay of physical and emotional ties to land and place, and how that sense of belonging influenced, and was influenced by, relationships not only within the prairies and the Canadian nation state but also with the homeland and its extended diaspora. Through a close study of myths, symbols, commemorative traditions, and landmarks, Storied Landscapes boldly asserts the inseparability of ethnicity and religion both to defining the prairie region and to understanding the Canadian nation-building project.