The Underground Railroad
by Adrienne Shadd, Afua Cooper, and Karolyn Smardz Frost
Long Shot (Lorimer Recordbooks, #11) (Recordbooks (Lorimer))
by Eric Zweig
Canada was young. Twenty thousand underage soldiers left their homes to serve in the Great War. Jim, at seventeen, was one of them. His letters home gloss over the horrors of war, focusing on issues of the home front: of harvesting, training horses, and the price of hogs. His letters rested ninety-five years in a shoebox decorated by his mother.
For 200 years people have sought the treasure buried on Oak Island on Canada's East Coast. Bob Restall got his chance, but it ended in tragedy. A fabulous treasure lies buried deep within an island on Canada's East Coast. Or so they say. For more than 200 years, treasure-hunters have come to Oak Island, spent fortunes, worked long and hard, and left empty-handed. When Bob Restall and his family got their chance to search for treasure on Oak Island, they believed they soon would succeed where...
The Voyages of Jacques Cartier (Exploration Through the Ages S.) (Exploration Through the Ages)
by Richard Humble
Part of a series telling the stories of important voyages of discovery. The books describe challenges and hardships faced by those who set out to discover new lands, new ocean passages, to open up new trade routes or to win fame and fortune. This book tells the tale of the French explorer, Jacques Cartier, who voyaged up the St Lawrence River to reveal the vast and fertile land of Canada. The author portrays his meetings with the Indians, his adventures and achievements which led to the establis...
Battle Cries in the Wilderness (Canadians at War)
by Colonel Bernd Horn
The savage struggle to take control of the North American wilderness during the epic Seven Years' War between France and England is a gripping tale. As the two European powers battled each other for global supremacy, the brutal conflict took on a unique North American character, particularly in the role Native allies played on both sides.
The Struggle for Sea Power is the fourth book in M. B. Synge's engaging Story of the Worlds series. This edition focuses on the age of European Empires and world colonization in America, Australia, South Africa, and India. Synge also covers the American and French Revolutions, as well as the campaigns of Napoleon. This volume makes history come alive for your child.
Canada's First Nations and Cultural Genocide (Bearing Witness: Genocide and Ethnic Cleansing in the Modern)
by Robert Cohen
Choice of Colours (Lorimer Recordbooks) (Recordbooks (Lorimer))
by John Danakas