aug17girl Posted February 1, 2013 Posted February 1, 2013 Has anyone seen a list of picture books related to Canadian history or geography topics? For geography I know there is the discover Canada Province by Province series with B is for Bluenose, L is for Land of Living Sky etc. Then there is Goodnight Canada by Andrea Beck. Any favourites you'd recommend? Quote
Alessandra Posted February 1, 2013 Posted February 1, 2013 Crabtree has a series called Land, Peple, Cultures that includes Canada. I would say it's upper elementary. Quote
swellmomma Posted February 1, 2013 Posted February 1, 2013 I am in the middle of preparing things for the kids cadet training this weekend and for this afternoon's tap class. So I can't post my full selection of titles until tonight or tomorrow, but I will do so then. Just wanted to be sure I was subbed to the thread so I wouldn't forget Quote
Alessandra Posted February 1, 2013 Posted February 1, 2013 Gail Gibbons, The Great St Lawrence Seaway. out of print, but GG is such a wonderful writer & illustrator. Holling, Paddle to the Sea (fiction, but loads of info about Great Lakes, St L River. A classic. Core Knowledge TH has this list for Grade 3 Hirsch, Canada Today Landau, Canada LeVert, Ontario Armbruster, St Lawrence Seaway Barlas, Welcome to Canada Bowers, Wow, Canada I have not seen any of these, but I'm including because CK usually has good recommendations. Quote
Alessandra Posted February 1, 2013 Posted February 1, 2013 I am in the middle of preparing things for the kids cadet training this weekend and for this afternoon's tap class. So I can't post my full selection of titles until tonight or tomorrow, but I will do so then. Just wanted to be sure I was subbed to the thread so I wouldn't forget Waiting to see your list. We will be doing a mini unit on Canada later this year. Quote
aug17girl Posted February 2, 2013 Author Posted February 2, 2013 Thanks for the suggestions so far. Fiction or non-fiction is great. I forgot about Paddle to the Sea. I really like the NFB adaptation. Quote
Alessandra Posted February 2, 2013 Posted February 2, 2013 Thanks for the suggestions so far. Fiction or non-fiction is great. I forgot about Paddle to the Sea. I really like the NFB adaptation. NFB? Quote
aug17girl Posted February 3, 2013 Author Posted February 3, 2013 NFB? National Film Board http://www.nfb.ca/film/paddle_to_the_sea Quote
Belacqua Posted February 3, 2013 Posted February 3, 2013 I know, objectively, that Paddle to the Sea is a wonderful film. But it kind of scarred me for life, because it was the go-to time filler whenever we had a substitute teacher (or tired teacher, or teacher with a sore throat, or too-much-fun-the-previous-night teacher...) in elementary school. Can't think of what to do with the kids? Paddle to the Sea! So I think I saw it, conservatively, oh, three thousand times. And while it has much to recommend it, it isn't what anybody would call a thrilling narrative. But as we've veered slightly from books to film, I'll toss in a recommendation for Heritage Minutes. They're easy to find on youtube, and some of them are positively iconic. Many of us who have reached a certain age probably can't resist shouting, "Dr. Penfield!" whenever somebody burns toast. But they're really quite handy for learning about historically important Canadians. Oh, and Hinterland Who's Who, if you're including animals with geography study. Man, did I spend way too much time watching tv as a kid... Quote
Five More Minutes Posted February 3, 2013 Posted February 3, 2013 I know, objectively, that Paddle to the Sea is a wonderful film. But it kind of scarred me for life, because it was the go-to time filler whenever we had a substitute teacher (or tired teacher, or teacher with a sore throat, or too-much-fun-the-previous-night teacher...) in elementary school. Can't think of what to do with the kids? Paddle to the Sea! So I think I saw it, conservatively, oh, three thousand times. And while it has much to recommend it, it isn't what anybody would call a thrilling narrative. :lol: So true! I watched that film (and yes, it was a film waaaaay back then) so many times in elementary school that I just can't bring myself to watch it with my girls. Quote
aug17girl Posted February 3, 2013 Author Posted February 3, 2013 Having gone through French immersion, we were subjected to three thousand viewing of The Sweater and a weird movie about a witch who poisoned the pancakes at a cabane a sucre. So with only a handful of viewings for me, paddle to the sea has a nice nostalgic quality to it. Quote
Sarah CB Posted February 3, 2013 Posted February 3, 2013 Picture books: The Voyaguers' Paddle by Kathy-Jo Wargin, beautiful fiction. Beyond the Sea of Ice: The Voyages of Henry Hudson, beautiful picture book and well-told history, not fiction. Qu'Appelle by David Bouchard, legend of the Cree of the Northern Plains, gorgeous. History (not fiction at all) The Royal Canadian Mounted Police - Tetro Who Runs This Country Anyway? A Guide to Canadian Gov't by Joanne Stanbridge Canada Votes by Linda Granfield Canada's Maple Leaf by Ann-Maureen Owens Discovering Canada Series published by Stoddart - they have titles for a number of events in history and include hands-on project ideas The Kids' Book of (anything you can think of related to Canadian history) - these are really nicely done Quote
Alessandra Posted February 3, 2013 Posted February 3, 2013 If you are doing videos, the BBC Atlas of the Natural World series has an episode on the early French explorers. The episode is in Land of the Eagle, disk 1, episode 2. ETA Other disks in the series include some Canadian history For example, I had never realized that Alexander Mackenzie reached the Pacific in 1793, 10 years before Lewis & Clark. I don't recall this being taught in U.S. schools. Quote
Alessandra Posted February 4, 2013 Posted February 4, 2013 National Film Board http://www.nfb.ca/fi...ddle_to_the_sea Thanks for this. We watched & enjoyed. Ds said we had seen it before, but I have no memory of it. It was interesting to see how it differed from the book. We are also reading a book on the St Lawrence in the Rivers Around the World series published by Crabtree. Quote
Mandy in TN Posted February 4, 2013 Posted February 4, 2013 The White Stone in the Castle Wall by Oberman Quote
Mandy in TN Posted February 4, 2013 Posted February 4, 2013 The Very Last First Time by Andrews Quote
Mandy in TN Posted February 4, 2013 Posted February 4, 2013 Sarah CB mentioned The Kids Book of series. The Kids Book of Canada was written by Barbara Greenwood. She has written a number of books set in Canada. They are probably more for older students say about 10yo, but they make fabulous read-alouds or read-alongs for younger students because they are profusely illustrated. Last year my youngest read The Last Safe House. It is about the underground railroad and set in Canada. Mandy Quote
Mandy in TN Posted February 4, 2013 Posted February 4, 2013 Linda Granfield has written two picture books that may be better suited to the same age range as the Barbara Greenwood books. Except with these, the issue would be about sensitive children. Her books about WW1 from a Canadian perspective. In Flanders Fields: The Story of the Poem by John McCrae Where Poppies Grow: A World War One Companion HTH- Mandy Quote
Petrichor Posted February 4, 2013 Posted February 4, 2013 Eh? to Zed: A Canadian ABeCeDarium by Kevin Major might be fun to take a look at Quote
swellmomma Posted February 4, 2013 Posted February 4, 2013 I haven't had time to pull my box of canadian books out,. I know several I own were listed here. If you check out donna ward's materials at northwoods press it has TONS of canadian history and geography titles. I don't use her curric guides but a good percentage of the items I own are from northwoods press. Quote
Rebel Yell Posted February 4, 2013 Posted February 4, 2013 We used this when we studied Canada: http://www.amazon.com/Canadian-Railroad-Trilogy-Gordon-Lightfoot/dp/0888999534 Quote
Neige Posted February 4, 2013 Posted February 4, 2013 Having gone through French immersion, we were subjected to three thousand viewing of The Sweater and a weird movie about a witch who poisoned the pancakes at a cabane a sucre. So with only a handful of viewings for me, paddle to the sea has a nice nostalgic quality to it. This is me as well, although I don't remember the one with the witch. Other than The Sweater our other go-to was a French version of Cinderella (Cendrillon). I totally agree about the Heritage Minutes - they're awesome! Another (longer) series is Canada: A People's History. It was a television miniseries when I was younger, but I think you can get them now on DVD. It's very, very well done. Quote
swellmomma Posted February 4, 2013 Posted February 4, 2013 This is me as well, although I don't remember the one with the witch. Other than The Sweater our other go-to was a French version of Cinderella (Cendrillon). I totally agree about the Heritage Minutes - they're awesome! Another (longer) series is Canada: A People's History. It was a television miniseries when I was younger, but I think you can get them now on DVD. It's very, very well done. Yes you sure can, I have set 1 currently, buying the next 3 sets over the next 12 months. I got mine from Home education resources in Calgary but I am sure other places carry them too Quote
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