Booking Across Canada - BC edition

I am super excited to be a part of Booking Across Canada. This is such a great country and I love having a chance to share a part of it with others. Click on the button above to check out posts from different provinces and territories of this great land.

 The book I would like to share is called S is for Spirit Bear. It is a book about British Columbia that is written in an alphabet format. It is part of a series from Sleeping Bear Press.

I was introduced to the series when my class received a gift from my cousins in Manitoba as part of our flat family project. They sent us G is for Golden Boy with a message in the cover for my class. I really liked the format and went on a search to see what other books were available. I found S is for Spirit Bear in the library and quickly signed it out for my class to see. It fit in perfectly with our study of Canada and the province we live in. I knew I had to have a copy of it for myself. I also got copies of the other provinces.

There are now books available for all ten provinces. I hope that one day there will be books for the three territories as well.

The Prairie Provinces

Eastern Provinces

Maritimes

Flat family gift

The book format works well for young children who have just learned their alphabet. It helps them to see how different ideas or events match the letters of the alphabet. It has realistic illustrations that capture the attention of the readers and it has more detailed information along the sidebars for those who want to learn more about the people or events chosen. I shared this book with my five year old grandson and he told me what the next letter would be and he helped me to think about what activities would go well with different pages. Here are a few examples. Click on the activity images to download them.

The dogwood flower  was made into pins and sold to provide for the soldiers.

The gold rush brought thousands of people to British Columbia. Barkerville is one of the gold mining towns that still exists. It is a tourist attraction that is special to me because my son was one of the  characters for a few years there.

It is hard to believe that these majestic creatures can be killers. They make me think of the Free Willy movies. I learned that there are two types of orcas, the "residents" and the "transients".

Totem poles represent family cultures, traditions, experiences and achievements. They reflect the respect shown to animal spirits as well. They can be found in many areas of BC especially in the coastal communities.

This is just a small sampling of what this book has to offer. If you get a chance to look at it, you will also learn about some of the other important features and people of our province. Don't forget to check out the books on the other provinces as well. I just put the finishing touches on my activity booklet to go with each of the letters of the alphabet. It is now in my TpT store if you would like to get a copy. It will be on sale for 50% off for this week to allow those visiting the Booking Across Canada blogs a chance to get it for a reduced price. Click here to see it.