FEATURES & DETAILS:
- Copyright: 2004
- Color
- MARC records, Catalog Card Kit and Single Main Entry Cards are available
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PRODUCT SUMMARY
Students will gain an appreciation for the history and importance of Canadian unity in The History of Canada. Starting with the First Nations people, follow early Canadian history through French and British exploration, settlement and fur trading to Confederation, the formation of provinces and territories, and the structure and function of Canada’s government of today. Students will discover the contributions of individuals like Laura Secord and Louis Riel, and learn how important the unique Canadian spirit and values have been in shaping the history of Canada. A Teacher's Guide is included and available online. From the multivolume Canada for Children Video Series.
EDITORIAL REVIEWS
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...solid archival footage and good maps and graphics…Snappily edited and jam-packed with fun facts, this is recommended."- Video Librarian (Sept/Oct 2004)
"The information is well organized…Narration is clear…Teachers will enjoy using this series to introduce a unit on Canada."- School Library Journal (Aug 2004)
FULL REVIEWS
Video Librarian (September 2004)
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"In The History of Canada, part of the three-volume series Canada for Children (the other titles are The Culture of Canada and The Geography of Canada), viewers meet American transplant Jessica, who will need some help from her new Canadian classmates. “Moving to a new country is scary!” comments one student sympathetically (although few Americans would consider their northern neighbor an exotic foreign land). With the aid of solid archival footage and good maps and graphics, the Canadian kids energetically present a whirlwind history of their country, from the rise of the First Nations and Inuit peoples and later arrival of the Europeans up to the development of present-day culture and government (with constant, helpful parallels to American history and culture). Snappily edited and jam-packed with fun facts, this is recommended.