Canadian History Posts
“Just Watch Me”: October 13 1970
An excerpt from new book 10 Days That Shaped Modern Canada.
Notes from a Children's Librarian: The "I Am Canada" Series
"These first-person narratives are so compelling that a reader doesn’t even notice that they’re actually learning history."
Books for Orange Shirt Day
Books to connect younger readers with the tragic legacy of Canada's residential schools.
The Abortion Caravan: A Ragtag Army of the Willing
The Abortion Caravan, intent on bearding prime minister Pierre Trudeau in his den and removing abortion from the Criminal Code, set off for Vancouver …
5 Singular Summer Reads
Postage stamps, old fashioned letters, enchanted owls, busy bees, and history by poetry— books that aren't like the others, all of them terrific.