Non-Fiction — Review

Great Canadians:
Twelve Profiles of Extraordinary People

by Angela Murphy, Folklore Publishing, 2005
ISBN 1-894864-46-8, $9.95, 144 pp, ages 10 +
www.folklorepublishing.com

Margaret Atwood, Tommy Douglas, Terry Fox, Wayne Gretzky, Sir John A. Mcdonald, Nellie McLung, Marshall McLuhan, Emily Murphy, Lester B. Pearson, Louis Riel, David Suzuki, Pierre Elliott Trudeau—these twelve people were chosen for this collection of short profiles of Great Canadians because a) their names are well known in Canada and b) they made (or are making) significant contributions to life in Canada. Quick and easy to read, the profiles will help your students gain an understanding of the development of Canadian history and culture, and may inspire further study of these particular remarkable people, or of others equally deserving of being called “Great Canadians.” This and other volumes in Folklore Publishing’s Great Canadian Stories series provide plentiful read-aloud-and-talk-about selections appropriate for almost any grade level, and an entertaining way to learn about some of Canada’s greatest.

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