Leslie C. Kaplan

A Primary Source Guide to Canada (Countries of the World: a Primary Source Journey) Leslie C. Kaplan

This fact-filled series can help elementary social studies students learn about the diverse countries and cultures of the world. Correlated directly to the social studies curriculum, each volume includes social, political, geographic, economic, and historic characteristics of the featured country. Primary source images, documents, and artifacts bring the world's unique nations and people into your students' world and offer an invaluable resource for country research and reports. Charles Dickens once described Canada as the land of "hope and promise." It seems that this, the second-largest country in the world, has fulfilled this promise. In 2002. Canada underwent more economic growth than any other country in the world. Readers will learn how Canada's various industries, such as manufacturing, telecommunications, and tourism, contributed to this great spurt in growth. They will be able learn about this and more with the help of lively text and pertinent primary source materials.