The Kids Book of Canada

Steve Pitt is a Toronto-based freelance writer and an award-winning journalist. He has written many young adult and children's books, including Day of the Flying Fox: The True Story of World War II Pilot Charley Fox.

What province should you visit if you want to be surrounded by hoodoos?
What does a Ski-doo have in common with the steam foghorn and zipper?
Why should insects avoid Newfoundland’s official flower? Which
province’s name means Narrow Passage? Award-winning author Barbara
Greenwood combines essential information with fascinating facts to
produce a thorough and highly readable children’s book about Canada.

Thirteen chapters plus a glossary are included. The first chapter
discusses the history of Canada as a unified nation; each following
chapter provides an in-depth look at a province or territory. Famous
people are highlighted according to their birthplaces and contribution
to Canadian history. For easy reference, each chapter also contains a
“quick facts box” that lists the province’s total population,
major cities, and primary industries. Dozens of illustrations create a
pictorial journey across Canada’s unique panorama of grain elevators,
lobster pots, stone forts, and modern skyscrapers. The Kids Book of
Canada is simply a fine resource. Recommended.