Book Description
Compiles one thousand facts about Canada on topics that include communication, geography, people, places, and things to provide a portrait of the country.
Author : Aaron Kylie
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 29,48 MB
Release : 2014
Category : History
ISBN : 9781770852792
Compiles one thousand facts about Canada on topics that include communication, geography, people, places, and things to provide a portrait of the country.
Author : National Geographic Society (U.S.)
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 30,11 MB
Release : 2015
Category : Illustrated books
ISBN : 1426215649
"Plan where, when, and how to plot your adventure with National Geographic's worldwide network of travel experts and insider tips from locals"--Cover.
Author : Aaron Kylie
Publisher : Firefly Books
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 16,30 MB
Release : 2020-10
Category :
ISBN : 9780228102700
A kid's reference featuring facts and trivia focusing on Canada's records, achievements and gee-whiz accomplishments. This newly designed, patriotic celebration of Canada's superlatives, complete with 600 color photographs, presents young readers with a visual feast of facts, figures and feats that make Canada unique. Covering everything from Drake to doughnuts, Canadian Geographic Canada for Kids is packed with awesome trivia and cool facts. Whether it be Bianca Andreescu's amazing U.S. Open victory or Aaron Gregg's chainsaw juggling world record, no stone is left unturned in finding out the country's fascinating tidbits. Here's a sampling of some facts you'll find in this eye-popping volume: The Fastest Trip Across Canada on Foot: Al Howie of England took 72 days, 10 hours and 23 minutes, according to Guinness World Records. The 7,295.5 km trek from St. John's to Victoria took place from June 21 to September 1, 1991. Most Top 10 Songs in One Year: In 2018, Canadian rapper Drake dethroned the Beatles as the artist with the most Top 10 songs on Billboard's Hot 100 chart in a single year when his song "MIA" reached number 5 on the list -- Drake's 12th single to reach the Top Ten list that year. With facts and figures for every province and territory and covering an endless array of topics -- from the country's largest land masses to its smallest residents -- Canadian Geographic Canada for Kids is a fun, fact-packed book that's perfect for all ages.
Author : Adam Shoalts
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 18,68 MB
Release : 2017-10-10
Category : History
ISBN : 0143194003
Winner of the 2018 Louise de Kiriline Lawrence Award for Nonfiction Longlisted for the 2018 RBC Taylor Prize Shortlisted for the 2018 Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction The sweeping, epic story of the mysterious land that came to be called “Canada” like it’s never been told before. Every map tells a story. And every map has a purpose--it invites us to go somewhere we've never been. It’s an account of what we know, but also a trace of what we long for. Ten Maps conjures the world as it appeared to those who were called upon to map it. What would the new world look like to wandering Vikings, who thought they had drifted into a land of mythical creatures, or Samuel de Champlain, who had no idea of the vastness of the landmass just beyond the treeline? Adam Shoalts, one of Canada’s foremost explorers, tells the stories behind these centuries old maps, and how they came to shape what became “Canada.” It’s a story that will surprise readers, and reveal the Canada we never knew was hidden. It brings to life the characters and the bloody disputes that forged our history, by showing us what the world looked like before it entered the history books. Combining storytelling, cartography, geography, archaeology and of course history, this book shows us Canada in a way we've never seen it before.
Author : Robin Esrock
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 153 pages
File Size : 29,85 MB
Release : 2016-02-06
Category : Travel
ISBN : 145973050X
Renowned travel writer and TV host Robin Esrock has explored every inch of Canada’s Prairies to craft the definitive Bucket List. From food and culture to nature and adrenaline rushes, Robin has the inspiration and information you’ll need to follow in his footsteps and discover everything Manitoba and Saskatchewan have to offer.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 1096 pages
File Size : 45,87 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Canada
ISBN :
Author : Adam Shoalts
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 24,87 MB
Release : 2019-10-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0735236844
National bestseller A thrilling odyssey through an unforgiving landscape, from "Canada's greatest living explorer." In the spring of 2017, Adam Shoalts, bestselling author and adventurer, set off on an unprecedented solo journey across North America's greatest wilderness. A place where, in our increasingly interconnected, digital world, it's still possible to wander for months without crossing a single road, or even see another human being. Between his starting point in Eagle Plains, Yukon Territory, to his destination in Baker Lake, Nunavut, lies a maze of obstacles: shifting ice floes, swollen rivers, fog-bound lakes, and gale-force storms. And Shoalts must time his departure by the breakup of the spring ice, then sprint across nearly 4,000 kilometers of rugged, wild terrain to arrive before winter closes in. He travels alone up raging rivers that only the most expert white-water canoeists dare travel even downstream. He must portage across fields of jagged rocks that stretch to the horizon, and navigate labyrinths of swamps, tormented by clouds of mosquitoes every step of the way. And the race against the calendar means that he cannot afford the luxuries of rest, or of making mistakes. Shoalts must trek tirelessly, well into the endless Arctic summer nights, at times not even pausing to eat. But his reward is the adventure of a lifetime. Heart-stopping, wonder-filled, and attentive to the majesty of the natural world, Beyond the Trees captures the ache for adventure that afflicts us all.
Author : Chelsea Lin
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 33,15 MB
Release : 2018
Category : Canada
ISBN : 1426330243
Collects three hundred facts about Canada's wildlife, cuisine, history, sports, and culture.
Author : Linda Bailey
Publisher : Tundra Books
Page : 38 pages
File Size : 18,18 MB
Release : 2020-05-19
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0735266352
From the author of If You Happen to Have a Dinosaur comes a funny and sweet cross-country roadtrip adventure with a sassy septuagenarian and her quirky canine. Feisty Annie Magruder and her dog, Carson, live in British Columbia, Canada, and they're setting out to visit her sister, Elsie, in Newfoundland. In their little rattlebang car, packed with Carson's favorite toy, Squeaky Chicken, and plenty of baloney sandwiches, Annie and Carson hit the road! They travel province by province, taking in each unique landscape and experiencing something special to that particular part of this vast, grand country. For example, they marvel at the beauty of the big, open sky -- and grasshoppers! -- in Saskatchewan and discover the gorgeous red earth and delicious lobster rolls in PEI, before finally being greeted by Elsie -- and a surprise for Carson!
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Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 30,7 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Geography
ISBN :