Canada Reading List

Suggested Reading List for Canada
Please note: Students and parents should use discretion in determining the appropriateness of each book for the student’s age, reading level, and maturity.  Books are designated G (grade school), J (junior high), or H (high school).

 

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Title & Link

Description

Grade
Level

Fiction
or
Nonfiction

Digging Up Dinosaurs by Aliki This is an “easy read” that introduces different kinds of dinosaurs whose reconstructions are seen in museums. It briefly discusses how scientists uncover, preserve, and study fossilized dinosaur bones.

G

N

Dinosaur Bones by Aliki Major findings of scientists are described with details on dinosaur footprints and a banquet held inside a life-size dinosaur model.

G

N

Fossils Tell of Long Ago by Aliki Aliki explains how insects trapped in sticky tree sap harden into amber, how fossils are found in very cold places, and how dinosaur tracks are cast in mud. 

G

N

Drumheller Dinosaur Dance by Robert Heidbreder, Bill Slavin, Esperanca Melo A silly and light-hearted book on the Drumheller dinosaurs who rest their ancient bones by daylight, but are ready to tango, fandango, shimmy and shake when the moon rises!

G

F

Canadian Dinosaurs (Wow Canada) by Elin Kelsey This book has been described as the first significant book on Canadian dinosaurs for young readers. It contains up-to-date research and addresses the finding of fossils in the Badlands of Alberta.

G/J

N

National Geographic Dinosaurs (For the Junior Rockhound) by Paul M. Barrett, Kevin Padian, Raul Martin, Paul Barrett This book tracks the discovery of dinosaurs and reveals the latest details on how they most likely looked, behaved, survived, and interacted. Recent discoveries are presented, as are theories on dinosaur extinction.

G/J

N

The Canadian Rockies by Douglas Leighton Experience the beauty of the Canadian Rockies through the photography of Douglas Leighton.

ALL

N

Orca: The Whale Called Killer by Erich Hoyt This book has been described as informative, enthralling, and captivating. According to the reviewers, it will make you fall in love with orcas!

ALL

N

Banff National Park (Canada Series) A book of photographs that vividly portrays the diversity of Canada’s geography

ALL

N

Totem Pole by Diane Hoyt-Goldsmith, Lawrence Migdale A young Indian boy narrates this book, describing how his father carved a totem pole for the tribe. Not only are the animal symbols examined, but the way in which the pole is raised and the ceremony involved is also carefully explained.

G

N

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