Black Heritage (Discovering Canada Series)

by Robert Livesey

This ninth book in the Discovering Canada series introduces young readers to the Black heritage in Canadian history from 1603 to 2005.

Activities:
* make an African Drum
* colour Black Heritage
* construct a settler’s cabin
* create and award a medal
* tell a story or sing a song
* solving a Black Heritage crossword puzzle

Contents:
Slaves: Mattieu da Costa, Olivier Le Jeune, and others
Loyalists: Rose Fortune, Thomas Peters, and others
Conductors and Passengers: Harriet Tubman, Josiah Henson, and others
Early Settlers: Mary Ann Shadd, Mifflin Gibbs, John Ware, and others
Soldiers: Richard Pierpoint, U.E., William Hall, V.C., and others
Trailblazers: Anderson Abbott, Herb Carnegie, Elijah McCoy, and others
New Canadians: Michaëlle Jean, Grant Fuhr, and others

Ages 8-12