[LM_NET] OT: need book advice from Canadian librarians

[Beth Dubbink <bdubbink@YAHOO.COM>]

Dear Canadian LM_Netters,
I have a 6th grade teacher that is interested (because
they study a Canada unit) in obtaining some historical
fiction or biography stories on Canadian persons (not
necessarily famous) that have had an impact on
(settling ?) Canada - could have positive or negative
character traits.  Time period = 18th and 19 century,
when Canada was being founded/settled (westward
expansion, etc).  She would like shorter paged books
so she could use them as short read alouds.  Easy
chapter books might even be ok.  I was wondering if
any of you could suggest titles/authors.  I was
thinking maybe there was someone instrumental in
Canada who had connections with the U.S. Underground
Railroad era.  In our books the slaves were always
trying to "get to Canada"; but nothing is ever
mentioned about what happened to them once they
arrived in Canada.  
Thank you so much for any suggestions you may have for
me!

Beth Dubbink, SLMS
Creekside Middle School
Zeeland, MI  49464
616-748-3312  


                
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