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Children's Nonfiction General

Our Canadian Flag

by (author) Maxine Trottier

illustrated by Brian Deines

Publisher
Scholastic Canada Ltd
Initial publish date
Feb 2006
Category
General
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780439956871
    Publish Date
    Feb 2006
    List Price
    $7.99
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780439974028
    Publish Date
    Mar 2004
    List Price
    $19.99

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Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels

  • Age: 5 to 9
  • Grade: k to 4

Description

A patriotic look at the Canadian flag. The maple leaf is a powerful symbol. Take a heartfelt look at what it means to everyday Canadians. Emotional text, beautiful illustrations, and sidebars that add fascinating details and facts about the history of our flag make this book perfect for the classroom or for anyone who simply loves this great country. Supports social studies topics of current provincial curricula as well as current interest in Canadian history and patriotism.

About the authors

Maxine Trottier is a prolific writer of books for young people. Born in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan on May 3, 1950, she moved to Windsor, Ontario in Canada with her family ten years later. In 1974 she became a Canadian citizen. She is a graduate of the University of Western Ontario.Maxine spent 31 years working as an educator in elementary classrooms, guiding children toward literacy. The students in her class, who of course thought of her only as their teacher, saw each step in the creation of a new work. They heard the unillustrated story, saw the roughs, and were the first to view the finished book.Maxine lives with her husband William and their two Yorkies, Ceilidh and Moon. They divide their year between Port Stanley, Ontario on Lake Erie, and Newman s Cove, Newfoundland, overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. Both are wonderful places to write.

Maxine Trottier's profile page

BRIAN DEINES has illustrated numerous books for children, including SkySisters

 

(written by Jan BourdeauWaboose), Dragonfly Kites (written by Thomson Highway),

 

and One Hockey Night (written by DavidWard). He has been nominated for

numerous awards, including the Governor General’s Literary Award, the Ruth and

Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Literature Award, the Martha Baillie Picture Book

Award, and the Lillian Shepherd Memorial Award. A native of Red Deer, Alberta,

Brian lives in Toronto.

Brian Deines' profile page

Awards

  • Short-listed, OLA Blue Spruce Award
  • Commended, Canadian Children's Book Centre, Our Choice
  • Short-listed, Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award

Editorial Reviews

Praise for Our Canadian Flag:

"In simple poetic language, enhanced by Deines' atmospheric oil paintings, Trottier makes understandable for young readers that ineffable feeling: national pride." —City Parent Magazine

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