Let's Call It Canada: Amazing Stories of Canadian Place Names
About the Book
Where in the world is Punkeydoodles? How about Burpee? Or Skedadle Ridge? Why, in Canada, of course!
Canada is home to many places with wild, wacky, and witty names—explore them in Let's Call It Canada: Amazing Stories of Canadian Place Names. Journey from coast to coast to coast with award-winning author Susan Hughes as she discovers the best stories behind Canadian place names, and illuminates Canada’s incredible diversity. Extensive research combined with a playful sense of humor makes this book an entertaining but informative look at the naming of Canada.
Let's Call it Canada is part of Maple Tree Press' WOW Canada! collection. Richly varied, yet intrinsically connected, the books in the Wow Canada! library celebrate different aspects of the country's story. Together, they weave a rich tale as diverse and exciting as the country itself.
Maple Tree Press - Let's Call it Canada
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Reviews
What they say
Canadian Geographic
"Fun facts abound in this colourfully illustrated collection..."
School Library Journal
"...an enjoyable and informative read and, like others in the series, it offers an entertaining approach to history."
Canadian Children's Book News
"In a country as vast as this one, any book that gives us a better understanding and awareness of our neighbours is a must-have title for classrooms and libraries."
Quill & Quire
"Let's Call It Canada...will serve a useful purpose as inspiration and support for school projects, and additional ammunition for Canadian trivia reading buffs of all ages. Flag them for summer reading and travellers too."
Globe & Mail
"...a feast of history and incident...delivered in bits and illustrated bites."
CM Magazine
"an informative and entertaining book which will have its readers returning again and again"
North Bay Nugget
"a delightful look at the stories behind Canadian place names...This lively coast-to-coast journey explores our country’s history in a colorful trivia fashion"
The Muskokan
"...kids will learn more history and geography from this candy coated `atlas’ than from a whole shelf of dry textbooks"
Brandon Sun
"So much to read, and so much to learn. What a treat this series of books called Wow Canada! is."
Professionally Speaking
"certainly deserves a place in any school library....As a reference text and source of enrichment Let's Call It Canada will add great dimension to the study of Canada from Grade 5 through secondary school."
Awards
2004
The Canadian Children's Book Centre, "Our Choice" selection