Rona Arato

illustrated by Peter Ferguson

This groundbreaking book introduces nine engaging fictional characters and, through their stories, young readers are transported to nine pivotal moments in Canadian history. Each chapter opens with a fictionalized account of a morning, afternoon, and evening in a child's day in a different time period. These compelling stories open up a window onto places and times vastly different from a modern child's world -- yet readers will stumble upon many similarities as well. They will join a First Nations boy on the Great Plains in 1680 as he prepares for his first buffalo hunt, experience a day in the life of a boy whose family fled to Canada via the Underground Railroad, and meet a privileged girl in Toronto at the turn of the twentieth century among others. Each story is woven throughout with rich details of daily life -- eating, dressing, transportation, entertainment, family relationships, and living arrangements -- resulting in unparalleled snapshots of life on a Canadian day. Photo essays featuring archival photos between each chapter place each story in historical context.

Ages 9-13.