The Spirit of Canada Canada's Story in Legends, Fiction, Poems, and Songs by Hehner, Barbara -Ed - 2000

Toronto: Fitzhenry and Whiteside - Malcolm Lester Books. As New in As New dust jacket 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. Marfree, acidfree Fine full color 1stEd, shiny unclipped dj art matches cover, text on 2 columns, Gift Qual; no names, not marked-in, underscored, clearance or discard. Mails from NYC usually within 12 hours.; 308 pages; As vast in scope as Canada itself, this outstanding anthology is a book that children and their families will treasure for years to come. From Bonavista to Vancouver Island, from Native creation myths to the history being made in our own time, The Spirit of Canada celebrates our country and the people, places, and events that have made it unique.More than 100 selections are brought together with some 150 original illustrations by fifteen of Canada’s most accomplished children’s artists. Arranged both chronology and thematically, the pieces deal with subjects as diverse as First Contact, pioneering in the West, exploration in the North, the Great Depression, and Canada’s centennial. .