Canada Year by Year by Elizabeth Macleod
Award-winning author Elizabeth MacLeod's year-by-year tour of Canada's fascinating history highlights a single milestone for every year from the country's founding in 1867 up to its 150th anniversary in 2017. Divided into ten distinct eras, coverage ranges from politics, sports, business and arts and culture, and includes significant events both at home and in world affairs. A few examples: *1881 --- A railway across Canada is begun. *1893 --- The Stanley Cup is first awarded in hockey. *1908 --- Lucy Maud Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables is published. *1947 --- Oil is discovered in Alberta. *2015 --- Liberal Party leader Justin Trudeau is elected prime minister. Along with the featured stories for each of the 150 years, the pages are filled with sidebars --- with content such as short biographies, quotes, important firsts and trivia --- that are linked to that year. There are also 39 capsule biographies of noteworthy Canadians at the back of the book. The topics chosen offer an inclusive historical perspective, incorporating women, Aboriginal peoples and people with disabilities into Canada's rich and diverse narrative. Illustrations by awarding-winning artist Sydney Smith bring a contemporary feel to the stories of the past. This book is a perfect fit for lessons on Canadian history and geography. The accessible format also makes it a compelling choice for children to pick up and browse, or to search for a particular year. A table of contents and an index round out this engaging reference.
Elizabeth MacLeod est une auteure et r?viseure bien connue pour ses ouvrages documentaires destin's aux jeunes. Aux ?ditions Scholastic, elle a publi? plusieurs titres de la collection Le Canada vu de pr?s, dont Arbres de chez nous et La monnaie canadienne, ainsi que les biographies de Samuel de Champlain, de Marie Curie, d'Alexander Graham-Bell et d'autres grands personnages. Ann?e apr's ann?e, Elizabeth se distingue en obtenant des r?compenses pour son travail. Elle vit ? Toronto.
Elizabeth MacLeod is an author and editor, well known for her non-fiction writing for kids. She is the author of Arbres de chez nous and La monnaie canadienne in the Canada Close Up series and she also co-wrote Everything But the Kitchen Sink: Weird Stuff You Didn't Know About Food with Frieda Wishinsky. Her titles show up on the shortlists of all the major non-fiction awards every year and she has won several times. Elizabeth lives in Toronto, Ontario.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781771383974 |
| ISBN 10 | 1771383976 |
| Title | Canada Year by Year |
| Author | Elizabeth Macleod |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Kids Can Press |
| Year published | 2016-11-01 |
| Number of pages | 96 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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