- Hardcover: 160 pages
- Publisher: Doubleday Canada (Nov 7 2000)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0385259719
- ISBN-13: 978-0385259712
- Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 626 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #862,345 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Canada: Our History, Rick Archbold's original and spirited approach to Canadian history, cleverly brings 15 prominent events of 20th-century Canada to life through the viewpoints of young people between the ages of 10 and 17. Dramatic opening photographs draw the reader into many of the better-known episodes of our nation's past--Hurricane Hazel, Expo 67, the Halifax explosion, the Canada/USSR hockey series, and the FLQ crisis, to name a few. Archbold based many of his fictional characters on people he knows or true stories he has heard or read, and his characters convincingly reflect the perspectives of Canada's diverse cultures. The voices are original, honest, and often surprising. No stereotypes or clichés here.
Many of the riveting archival photos that accompany the stories are bound to elicit comments and questions from young readers. As historian Christopher Moore says in his introduction to the book, "I like old pictures because they're so strange. Look at the way they wore their hair! Imagine getting around in cars like that! What if you had to work in a kitchen like that one?" One small complaint is that the people and locales in many of the photos are not specifically identified. This minor point aside, Canada: Our History is a valuable reference source for young students and their teachers as well as a wonderful enticement for the individual reader. --Martha Johnson
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In this beautifully illustrated book, fifteen of the most compelling episodes in Canada's past are presented, each by a young narrator who witnessed history being made. Using a key photograph as the starting point for each chapter, the individual narrators lead the reader through an exploration of a particular moment in Canadian history, explaining the photograph and chronicling the events of the decade in which it occurred. Each section also contains 10 to 15 additional captioned images, which help the reader envision the past and enhance his or her experience of the events.
Parents, children and teachers will all benefit from this exciting true story of Canada's past, which promises to become an essential component of every home and school library.
Parents, children and teachers will all benefit from this exciting true story of Canada's past, which promises to become an essential component of every home and school library.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Fabulous Book! Put it Back in Print!,
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This review is from: Canada, Our History (Hardcover)
Reason for Reading: I've been reading a chapter here and there out of this book out loud to ds all year long as we studied 20th century North American history.This is a fabulous book, which unfortunately didn't stay in print for very long. Starting with a chapter about an immigrant arriving in Canada in 1903 and ending with the Y2K Millennium this book presents various events from Canadian 20th century history as seen through the eyes of young Canadians (ages 10-17). The narrators themselves are fictional but the events they describe are factual. Each chapter is loaded with photographs and the text is larger than usual making it aesthetically pleasing and easy to read. The book itself is larger than usual and is almost square in shape, close to a coffee table sized book. The first hand account narratives make for very interesting reading and both my son and I enjoyed the book very much. The topics covered are quite unique as well, not just what you would expect. In all there are 15 episodes from our past including such topics as: The Halifax Explosion, The Calgary Stampede, Dionne Quintuplets, Hurricane Hazel, Expo '67, FLQ Crisis, Canada/USSR hockey game, and the Oka crisis. Everything was wonderfully portrayed and surprisingly my son was very caught up with the FLQ Crisis which I thought he wouldn't understand at all. But he's all boy, that one. Call in the army and he's on the edge of his seat. LOL. The only thing I wasn't impressed with was the portrayal of the Oka crisis which was purely from the Indian perspective and highly biased. However, this is a keeper on my shelves!
4.0 out of 5 stars
Well organized , nice and innovative writing,
By MOHAMMAD NOZARI (North York - Toronto, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Canada, Our History (Hardcover)
This book was simply interesing.I have recently immigrated to Canada and I bought this book to read it for my 5 year old daughter. It's full of interesing historical pictures and it's well-written so that the reader never gets tired. It was also very interesting that the writer tries to give the true facts only and no more. That's how a good history book should be. If only after each story, there was a fact box about the historical events, with more geographical information and possibly supportive numeric information( possibly maps ) then it could be a perfect book with 5 stars!
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Fabulous Book! Put it Back in Print!,
By Nicola Manning - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Canada, Our History (Hardcover)
Reason for Reading: I've been reading a chapter here and there out of this book out loud to ds all year long as we studied 20th century North American history.This is a fabulous book, which unfortunately didn't stay in print for very long. Starting with a chapter about an immigrant arriving in Canada in 1903 and ending with the Y2K Millennium this book presents various events from Canadian 20th century history as seen through the eyes of young Canadians (ages 10-17). The narrators themselves are fictional but the events they describe are factual. Each chapter is loaded with photographs and the text is larger than usual making it aesthetically pleasing and easy to read. The book itself is larger than usual and is almost square in shape, close to a coffee table sized book. The first hand account narratives make for very interesting reading and both my son and I enjoyed the book very much. The topics covered are quite unique as well, not just what you would expect. In all there are 15 episodes from our past including such topics as: The Halifax Explosion, The Calgary Stampede, Dionne Quintuplets, Hurricane Hazel, Expo '67, FLQ Crisis, Canada/USSR hockey game, and the Oka crisis. Everything was wonderfully portrayed and surprisingly my son was very caught up with the FLQ Crisis which I thought he wouldn't understand at all. But he's all boy, that one. Call in the army and he's on the edge of his seat. LOL. The only thing I wasn't impressed with was the portrayal of the Oka crisis which was purely from the Indian perspective and highly biased. However, this is a keeper on my shelves!
4.0 out of 5 stars
Well organized , nice and innovative writing,
By MOHAMMAD NOZARI - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Canada, Our History (Hardcover)
This book was simply interesing.I have recently immigrated to Canada and I bought this book to read it for my 5 year old daughter. It's full of interesing historical pictures and it's well-written so that the reader never gets tired. It was also very interesting that the writer tries to give the true facts only and no more. That's how a good history book should be. If only after each story, there was a fact box about the historical events, with more geographical information and possibly supportive numeric information( possibly maps ) then it could be a perfect book with 5 stars!
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