Canada's Maple Leaf
The Story of Our Flag
- Publisher
- Kids Can Press
- Initial publish date
- Apr 1999
- Category
- General
- Recommended Age
- 8 to 12
- Recommended Grade
- 3 to 7
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781550745160
- Publish Date
- Apr 1999
- List Price
- $6.95
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9781550744590
- Publish Date
- Feb 1999
- List Price
- $14.95
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Where to buy it
Out of print
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Description
The only children's book of its kind, Canada's Maple Leaf is a colorful history of Canada's unique flag. Kids will learn about the first flags that flew over Canada, the country's loyalty to the British flag and the great flag debate that led to our current flag. They'll see colorful images of provincial and territorial flags (including Nunavut's) and read fascinating stories about flags from around the world. This illustrated history includes flag etiquette, flag-raising procedures and how to send messages with international flag codes. Kids can also make and fly their own Canadian flag by tracing the maple leaf in the book!
About the authors
Ann-Maureen Owens is co-author of the popular children's information books Forts of Canada, Canada's Maple Leaf; The Story of Our Flag and The Kids Book of Canadian Exploration. She lives in Kingston, Ontario.
Ann Maureen Owens' profile page
Jane Yealland is a research associate at the Centre for Studies in Primary Care at Queen's University. Together with her friend and collaborator Ann-Maureen Owens, Jane is the co-author of the popular children's information books Forts of Canada, The Kids Book of Canadian Exploration and Our Flag: The Story of Canada's Maple Leaf. She lives in Kingston, Ontario.
Multiple award winning illustrator Bill Slavin was born in Belleville, Ontario. His work includes the acclaimed 'Stanley's Party' written by Linda Bailey, 'Who Broke the teapot!' as well as more than 100 award winning children's books.
Among his many honours, Bill has won the Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award, the Blue Spruce Award, the California Young Reader Medal and the Zena Sutherland Award for Children's Literature. Recently, he has returned to his childhood love of comics and graphic novels, writing and illustrating the graphic novel trilogy Elephants Never Forget, as now the Mordecai Crow trilogy. Quid Pro Crow is Bil's second book with Renegade Arts Entertainment.
Awards
- Short-listed, Red Cedar Book Award
- Short-listed, Hackmatack Children’s Choice Book Award
- Short-listed, Information Book Award, Children’s Literature Roundtables of Canada
- Short-listed, Silver Birch Award, Ontario Library Association
Editorial Reviews
The only children’s book of its kind, a colourful history of Canada’s unique flag.
Book Tasting
A visually appealing and informative book.
Calgary Herald
