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This fully illustrated activity book examines the concept of a community. Topics surround family, classroom, school, and city communities. The book is thematic in approach. Students explore community issues through a cross-curricular approach. Fun activities include creating a neighbourhood collage, making a family tree using leaf templates, and working with a buddy in a collaborative setting. Students learn about the importance of contributing to a classroom community.
This illustrated text covers the arrival on Canada's eastern coast of European explorers in search of beaver pelts, and it takes an historical look at the harsh but exciting lives of voyageurs and their lengthy portages. The book also covers the arrival of sea traders in the Pacific Northwest and their subsequent search for otter skins. The heroic tales of Alexander Mackenzie, Simon Fraser and David Thompson are recounted in vivid detail. The tragic impact of exploration and settlement in the West is also examined.
This fully illustrated book tells the wild, humourous, and often-tragic tale of little Billy Barker and the town named for him. The discoveries of Antler Creek and Williams Creek and the building of the great Cariboo Road are fully covered. But the development of the town of Barkerville and its subsequent fire are the central themes of this text. Stories and poems abound in this book. The text is lively and entertaining, presenting rough pioneer life in a straightforward and honest way.
This text is information-rich and examines historically the shelter, food, transportation and clothing of the coastal First Nations people. The book examines society, culture and customs of the early Aboriginal people in depth, besides covering the belief systems, potlatches and art of the coastal peoples. The text also examines the tragic demise of the First Nations people after the arrival of European traders and settlers, and it looks sympathetically at First Nations displacement and current land claims.
This text examines the metal gold and related gold mining techniques from an historical perspective, before telling the exciting and sometimes improbable story of the great BC gold rush. Sir James Douglas and British colonisation are examined, along with the harsh reality of life in Cariboo mining towns. The book focuses upon Williams Creek and Barkerville, and upon the building of the great Cariboo Road. The text is lively and fully illustrated throughout, and it features numerous entertaining stories and poems designed to engage young readers. |
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The Cariboo Gold Rush: Socials for Kids • Grades 4-6