Great Lakes & Rugged Ground: Imagining Ontario

by Sarah N. Harvey, Leslie Buffam, Kasia Charko (Illustrator)

Combining evocative haiku, informative text and luminous illustrations, Great Lakes and Rugged Ground is a celebration, for our youngest readers, of more than four hundred years of Ontario's history. Each detail-rich illustration depicts a particular moment in the province's dynamic saga from first European contact, the War of 1812, the building of the railroad and the Rideau Canal, the early development of the industries that have made the province the backbone of the national economy, through the emergence of a unique Canadian cultural identity, the hardships of two World Wars and modern industrial development. Great Lakes and Rugged Ground will give young readers a vivid sense of Ontario's rich history.

For more information, sample pages, classroom resources and more, visit the Great Lakes and Rugged Ground website: www.imagining-ontario.ca

Genres: Picture Books

32 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 2010

Reviews

[Jeanine · Rating 3 out of 5]

95 year old didn't seem to be able to follow it very well. Seemed to be confused about what it was saying. Enjoyed the images of animals though.

[CanadianReader · Rating 4 out of 5]

While the poems that accompany the text are nothing to write home about, the illustrations are stunning and informative.