Historical Non-Fiction Archives - Classical Education Books https://classic.powertactics.com/product-category/books/canadian-history/historical-non-fiction/ Conveniently Canadian Wed, 17 Aug 2022 23:03:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 https://classic.powertactics.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/favicon-32x32.png Historical Non-Fiction Archives - Classical Education Books https://classic.powertactics.com/product-category/books/canadian-history/historical-non-fiction/ 32 32 La Salle’s Dream of a New Settlement https://classic.powertactics.com/product/la-salles-dream-of-a-new-settlement/ https://classic.powertactics.com/product/la-salles-dream-of-a-new-settlement/#respond Tue, 09 Aug 2022 17:14:45 +0000 https://classic.powertactics.com/?post_type=product&p=50988 This is the story of LaSalle creating a development for the French.

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The French were moving rapidly across America, claiming the land as theirs, when Robert La Salle first explored the Mississippi River delta. On his return trip to drive the Spanish out and establish a settlement there, he unknowingly passed the mouth of the river as his crew sailed the Gulf of Mexico, landing in Texas instead. Bad luck plagued them, and the people who had come to colonize the area grew angry and discontented. But La Salle pushed forward to try to realize his dream of a settlement for the French.

These books are printed in a special dyslexia-friendly font that makes them easier for some children with visual processing problems to read. A special feature of the books is that each two-page spread contains a QR code that links to audio of the book being narrated. Children can listen and follow along to help them learn the words that they are seeing.

Titles in Series:

Cabeza de Vaca Crosses America
La Salle’s Dream of a New Settlement
The Austins Come to Texas 
Heroes of the Lone Star Republic

Brave Men of Early Texas (Dsylexia Series) Set

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These books are printed in a special dyslexia-friendly font that makes them easier for some children with visual processing problems to read. A special feature of the books is that each two-page spread contains a QR code that links to audio of the book being narrated. Children can listen and follow along to help them learn the words that they are seeing.

The Explorers in a New World Dyslexia Series offers a way for children with reading difficulties to enjoy reading and American history in a rare and wonderfully accessible combination that they will treasure for years to come.

Titles in Series:

Explorers in a New World
The Search for the Seven Cities of Gold 
De Soto and the River in the Wilderness 
Jacques Cartier Explores Lands for France 
Champlain’s Search for the Northwest Passage
The Half Moon on the Hudson
Lewis and Clark Travel Up the Missouri River 
Jed Smith and the Search for the Buenaventura 
John Fremont and Kit Carson Map the Westward Trails

Explorers in a New World (Dyslexia Series) Set

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Otherwise
Never Cry Wolf
The Farfarers
The Dog Who Wouldn’t Be
Owls in the Family 
The Curse of the Viking Grave
The Boat Who Wouldn’t Float
The Black Joke
Lost in the Barrens 
Eastern Passage 

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]]> https://classic.powertactics.com/product/eastern-passage/feed/ 0 Otherwise https://classic.powertactics.com/product/otherwise/ https://classic.powertactics.com/product/otherwise/#respond Thu, 24 Jun 2021 22:12:29 +0000 https://classic.powertactics.com/?post_type=product&p=33994 A Canadian icon gives us his final book, a memoir of the events that shaped this beloved writer and activist. Otherwise is a memoir of the years between 1937 and the autumn of 1948 that tells the story of the events that forged the writer and activist. His was an innocent childhood, spent free of normal [...]

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Otherwise
Never Cry Wolf
The Farfarers
The Dog Who Wouldn’t Be
Owls in the Family 
The Curse of the Viking Grave
The Boat Who Wouldn’t Float
The Black Joke
Lost in the Barrens 
Eastern Passage 

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Otherwise
Never Cry Wolf
The Farfarers
The Dog Who Wouldn’t Be
Owls in the Family 
The Curse of the Viking Grave
The Boat Who Wouldn’t Float
The Black Joke
Lost in the Barrens 
Eastern Passage 

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]]> https://classic.powertactics.com/product/the-farfarers/feed/ 0 The Story of Canada https://classic.powertactics.com/product/the-story-of-canada-2/ https://classic.powertactics.com/product/the-story-of-canada-2/#respond Thu, 15 Apr 2021 03:56:44 +0000 https://classic.powertactics.com/?post_type=product&p=29937 From the first Viking setting foot on what is now Canadian soil through to WWII, this book brings to life major events from the history of the Dominion. The Story of Canada is the very definition of a living book. Stories are told in a variety of forms, including plays, diaries, letters, and more, ensuring that [...]

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]]> T is for Territories https://classic.powertactics.com/product/t-is-for-territories/ Thu, 22 Oct 2020 22:44:11 +0000 https://classic.powertactics.com/?post_type=product&p=25486 A Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut Alphabet In T is for Territories: A Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut Alphabet, acclaimed storyteller Michael Kusugak gives an A-Z tour of Canada's three territories, the northern region of the country that is a giant in size, history, and culture. Young readers can kick up their heels at the [...]

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