"When Marilla Cuthbert and her brother, Matthew, decide to adopt a child from a distant orphanage, they don't get quite what they bargained for. The child who awaits them at the tiny Bright River train station is not the strapping young boy they'd imagined--someone to help Matthew work the fields of their small farm--but rather a freckle-faced, redheaded girl named Anne (with an e, if you please). Matthew and Marilla may not be sure about Anne, but...

"Engaging images accompany information about Canada. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 8"--

Discusses the native people of Canada, their homes, food, clothes, weapons, and activities; includes illustrations and projects to help children better understand the history and culture of the native people.

Young readers learn about Canada's famous landmarks, weather, geography, culture, and traditions.

Text and twenty full color paintings describe a young boy's summers on the Canadian prairies during the 1930's.

Describes the experiences of a group of middle school students who spend a week at Kings Landing Historical Settlement, learning what life was like for young people in the nineteenth century.

Looks at everyday life in modern-day Canada through the eyes of Rachel, a girl living in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Also surveys the civilization, history, culture, and geography of Canada.

Describes the history, language, and culture of the Eeyou, or Cree Indians, of Eastern James Bay in northern Quebec and discusses how their way of life is threatened by hydroelectric projects.

Twelve-year-old Matthew Dunn learns about the traditional ways of his Chipewyan, Cree, and Metis ancestors on a trip to Fort Chipewyan, in Alberta, Canada.