Children's Nonfiction Pre-confederation (to 1867)
Kids Book of Canadian Exploration
- Publisher
- Kids Can Press
- Initial publish date
- Aug 2004
- Category
- Pre-Confederation (to 1867)
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9781553373537
- Publish Date
- Aug 2004
- List Price
- $19.95
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Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels
- Age: 8 to 12
- Grade: 3 to 7
Description
From Native peoples in search of new hunting grounds to European fishermen out for bigger catches, explorers were drawn to Canada for many reasons. They discovered a vast and mysterious land that took hundreds of years to explore and map. But the story of Canadian exploration is about a lot more than mapping wilderness. With no new lands left to discover, present-day explorers focus on outer space, the ocean and the preservation of Earth's changing ecosystems.
About the authors
Ann-Maureen Owens is co-author of the popular children's information books Forts of Canada, Canada's Maple Leaf; The Story of Our Flag and The Kids Book of Canadian Exploration. She lives in Kingston, Ontario.
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Jane Yealland is a research associate at the Centre for Studies in Primary Care at Queen's University. Together with her friend and collaborator Ann-Maureen Owens, Jane is the co-author of the popular children's information books Forts of Canada, The Kids Book of Canadian Exploration and Our Flag: The Story of Canada's Maple Leaf. She lives in Kingston, Ontario.
John Mantha is a Toronto-based artist and illustrator. Born in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, he graduated with honours from the Ontario College of Art. John is the illustrator of twenty-six books including The Kids Book of Canada's Railway and The Kids Book of Canadian Exploration.
Awards
- Commended, Hackmatack Children’s Choice Book Award
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