Canadian Geographic Canada for Kids: 1000 Awesome Facts

by Aaron Kylie

Overview

In this patriotic celebration of Canada's superlatives, complete with 300 color photographs, kids are presented with thousands of unique facts, figures and feats that make the country unique.

Canadian Geographic Canada for Kids offers a truly different look at the country and features facts and figures for each province and territory within its borders.

• A trio of Canadians lay claim to the invention of the plastic garbage bag. The three, one from Winnipeg, another working in Lindsay, Ontario and a third from Toronto, came up with variations of the polyethylene bags in the 1950s.
• Bruce Kirby and Ian Bruce invented the world's most popular sailboat: the Laser, a race-worthy vessel that could be carried on top of a car.
• Niagara Falls have moved back 11 kilometers in 12,500 years and are the world's fastest moving.
• At 243,000 kilometers in length, Canada's coastline is the longest in the world. To walk it would take 33 years.
• Canada's Bay of Fundy has the highest tides in the world.
• The United States and Canada share the longest undefended border, measuring 8,890 kilometers long.
• Wood Buffalo National Park is Canada's largest national park, and among the biggest in the world.
• The Hudson's Bay Company, founded in 1670, is North America's oldest continuously operating company.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780228102700
Publisher:	Firefly Books, Limited
Publication date:	09/10/2020
Edition description:	Second Edition
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.56(d)
Age Range:	9 - 13 Years

About the Author

Canadian Geographic magazine is the official publication of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society in Ottawa. Aaron Kylie is the Editor of Canadian Geographic.

Table of Contents

1 Tallest Stuff 8

2 Longest Stuff 10

3 Biggest Stuff 16

4 Smallest Stuff 24

5 Oldest Stuff 26

6 Fastest Stuff 34

7 Record-Setting Stuff 38

8 Notable Firsts 40

9 Innovations 46

10 Money Stuff 70

11 Boats, Trains, Autos & Planes 72

12 Building Canada 86

13 Guiding Canada 102

14 British Columbia 110

15 Alberta 118

16 Saskatchewan 124

17 Manitoba 130

18 Ontario 136

19 Quebec 148

20 Newfoundland and Labrador 156

21 New Brunswick 162

22 Prince Edward Island 168

23 Nova Scotia 174

24 Yukon 180

25 Northwest Territories 186

26 Nunavut 192

27 Animals 198

28 Dinosaurs & Fossils 210

29 Geography 214

30 Weather 226

31 Disaster! 240

32 O'Canada! (D'oh Canada!) 244

33 Pop Culture 252

34 Sports 268

35 Festivals 294

36 Roadside Attractions 300

37 Biggest Fun 308

Photo Credits 310

Index 314

Editorial Reviews

This book is packed with trivia... Hundreds of facts are waiting to be discovered in this guide to all things Canadian.

The Canadian Children's Book Centre's Best Books for Kids and Teens 2021

[Review of previous edition:] A great gift for the young trivia lover, and even better, it is all about Canada. Includes tons of photographs on categories including geography, science, and history. Kids can look up their hometown or favourite sports hero. This book can be read and shared by ages nine through adult.

Calgary Herald - Barbara Hesson

I will be recommending this book to everyone I know with small kids and middle grade kids. It really is a treasure trove of information and fun facts. The photographs are vivid and illustrate the point of the discussion very well.

Irene Roth's Canadian Book Review Blog - Irene Roth