• Age: 6 to 7
• Grade: 1 to 2

Les Canadiens et Canadiennes ont plusieurs raisons de feter. Ils aiment se reunir a differents moments de l'annee pour respecter plusieurs celebrations uniques a leur culture. La serie Les celebrations canadiennes permet aux lecteurs et lectrices d'examiner de plus pres l'histoire de ces evenements, les raisons qui motivent chacune de ces celebrations et les facons qu'ont les Canadiens et Canadiennes de se reunir pour les feter.

Simon Rose was born in Derbyshire, England. He graduated from university with a degree in history and has lived in Canada since 1990. He is also a graduate of the Institute of Children’s Literature of West Redding, CT. Simon offers a wide variety of presentations, workshops and author-in-residence programs for schools and libraries, covering such topics as the writing process, editing and revisions. He is a regular speaker at conferences and festivals, and has served as a juror for numerous literary prizes and awards, including the Governor General’s Literary Award for Children’s Literature in 2007. Simon, his two children, and his dog and cat live in Calgary.

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