If you print out the file that is linked below, you can use this activity to introduce Canada. (This activity was for children in Japan.) Which one is Canada’s flag? Which one is a map of Canada? Which one is Canada’s most popular sport? Which one shows what Canada looks...
Continue reading...March 2004
A Canadian's View of Canada
This short essay was written after I returned from a research trip to Canada in 2004. I could never understand why anyone would specialize in Canadian studies. Canada always seemed so boring to me. Everything is just so plain and simple there. Canadians think of themselves as being boring. We...
Continue reading...Dianne Wynne Jones: Howl's Moving Castle
This is a cute little book that works within a fairytale setting but turns some of the fairytale stereotypes upside down. I think it would be equally interesting to kids or to adults who like fantasy novels. Wynne Jones is very creative in coming up with details of the world...
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