Book description
The 52 nonfiction stories in this book have been designed to familiarize and develop student awareness of the various Canadian topics while reviewing and strengthening various reading, language, and word study skills. Each topic contains an information story and a follow-up exercise designed to review and develop strong reading and phonetic skills.A year of nonfiction reading in one book One story a week for bell work, review, indoor recess, enrichment or for the students who are done their work early.Section 1 Canadian Capital CitiesFact Card 1: St. John's, Newfoundland and LabradorFact Card 2: Charlottetown, Prince Edward IslandFact Card 3: Fredericton, New BrunswickFact Card 4: Halifax, Nova ScotiaFact Card 5: Qu bec City, Qu becFact Card 6: Toronto, OntarioFact Card 7: Winnipeg, ManitobaFact Card 8: Regina, SaskatchewanFact Card 9: Edmonton, AlbertaFact Card 10: Victoria, British ColumbiaFact Card 11: Whitehorse, YukonFact Card 12: Yellowknife, Northwest TerritoriesFact Card 13: Iqaluit, NunavutFact Card 14: Ottawa, OntarioSection 2 Canadian Bodies of Water and IslandsFact Card 1: The Mackenzie RiverFact Card 2: The St. Lawrence RiverFact Card 3: Yukon RiverFact Card 4: The Fraser RiverFact Card 5: The Great LakesFact Card 6: Canadian WaterfallsFact Card 7: Famous Canadian IslandsSection 3 Canadian HistoryFact Card 1: Chronology of Canadian Historical EventsFact Card 2: Chronology of Canadian Historical EventsFact Card 3: Chronology of Canadian Historical EventsFact Card 4: British North America in the Early 1800sFact Card 5: Famous First Nations HeroesFact Card 6: Rebellion in Lower CanadaFact Card 7: Rebellion in Upper CanadaFact Card 8: British North AmericaFact Card 9: People of the PlainsFact Card 10: Fur Trading in the WestFact Card 11: The Pacific NorthwestFact Card 12: Confederation Days (Part 1)Fact Card 13: Confederation Days (Part 2)Fact Card 14: Confederation Days (Part 3)Fact Card 15: The Great WarFact Card 16: The Post-War YearsFact Card 17: World War TwoSection 4 Canadian FolkloreFact Card 1: The Boy and the DragonFact Card 2: The Maid of the MistFact Card 3: Nanabozho and the RaccoonFact Card 4: Lost Fact Card 5. White HorseSection 5 Canadian TriviaFact Card 1: Provincial and Territorial TriviaFact Card 2: Canadian TriviaFact Card 3: Famous Canadian TriviaFact Card 4: Hockey TriviaFact Card 5: Canadian Sports TriviaSection 6 Famous CanadiansFact Card 1: Incredible Canadian TrailblazersFact Card 2: Famous Canadian LeadersFact Card 3: Famous Female AthletesFact Card 4: Famous Male Athletes124 pages including an answer key.
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Playing a wide variety of audio formats
Works on all devices with iOS 13 and newer
Huge amount of features for a small price
Frequent updates to add new features and improve existing ones
Advanced playback controls
Live sound processing
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice and noise reduction
Translated into more than 20 languages
If you love listening to fiction audiobooks, ListenBook has features to make the process easier.
Edit book data: title, author, cover
Use equalizer to make the sound comfortable for you
Adjust the playback speed
Enjoy dark and light app themes
Supported formats: MP3, M4B, AWB, FLAC, OGG audio files and many more (must be DRM free)
Auto-Bookmarks make it easy to find your place
AirPlay support allows redirection of audio output.
VoiceOver support
Dark mode for night owls
Convenient bookmarking system helps you mark the most important places.
Unlimited bookmarks for each audiobook
Put your own cover on the wager
Share your audiobook with friends
Lock-screen control
Customise app with extensive options
Sleep timer with shake to reset, set custom notification sounds, and a few unique options
Auto rewind depending on paused time, customize rewind times to your liking
Removing background noise from recordings made in classrooms and meetings
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice for a better listening experience