The Wild Frontier: More Tales from the Remarkable Past (Pierre Berton)
This book is a series of short stories about interesting people in Canada's past. (John Jewitt, Wilfred Grenfell, Sam Steele, Isaac Jorges, Cariboo Cameron, Mina Hubbard, and Almighty Voice).
I found the stories very engaging, but the language may be a bit above the average grade ten student to read on their own, and a bit too long for a read-aloud in class.
The best story I found was that of Sam Steele, as a bonus assignment for Chapter 7 (Canada in 1915), because it touched on many different aspects of the course. It follows Sam Steele's adventures with the RCMP to the NorthWest Rebellion, then up to the Klondike, then on the CPR.
Of course, I also appreciate the many "burton-isms" of what it means to be Canadian.
The Wild Frontier : More Tales from the Remarkable PastI found the stories very engaging, but the language may be a bit above the average grade ten student to read on their own, and a bit too long for a read-aloud in class.
The best story I found was that of Sam Steele, as a bonus assignment for Chapter 7 (Canada in 1915), because it touched on many different aspects of the course. It follows Sam Steele's adventures with the RCMP to the NorthWest Rebellion, then up to the Klondike, then on the CPR.
Of course, I also appreciate the many "burton-isms" of what it means to be Canadian.
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