Wow Canada!: Exploring This Land from Coast to Coast to Coast (Wow Canada! Collection) Paperback – Illustrated, January 13, 2010

I can't believe no one else has reviewed this yet. I think this is an amazing book to learn about the entire country of Canada. It is told from the perspective of a family traveling across their country. Guy, and his ten year old sister, Rachel are typical siblings who have very different interests, but they all find something great in each province and territory in Canada. The trip starts in Vancouver, British Columbia and continues east to Nova Scotia, then heads north and back through the 3 territories. Each chapter focuses on one province or territory and includes maps, photos, drawings and lots of fun facts that appeal to kids. There is so much information here, it could be a textbook, but it looks so fun that kids will read it for entertainment. You'll find history, geography, great places to visit and lots of trivia. If all you know of Canada is they have lots of snow, and say 'eh' a lot - this book will educate you to many wonderful things in this country!

This book is the story of a fictional family who travel across Canada, visiting famous landmarks as they go. I bought it because I wanted a highly readable book that described important Canadian landmarks and what made them important. The book really didn't say a lot about the landmarks, but mainly focused on family interactions. The parents and children all seemed like cartoon characters created for the purpose of presenting the landmarks, so the human interest wasn't too satisfactory, either. This book might give children a useful glimpse into what the upcoming trip will be like--long car rides punctuated by stops at places that don't interest them much--but it isn't very helpful for children or adults who don't know much about Canada and want to learn about places to visit.

I bought this for my 9 year old grand-daughter who lives in Boston. She loved it and picked it up by herself to read it after we looked at the content.

My two middle school kids read this cover-to-cover while we were planning a trip to Canada. I didn't even have to encourage them; it really got their attention as soon as they saw it. It's very engaging, with plenty of kid-friendly humor that manages to avoid being obnoxious for adults. I'm impressed!

My daughter has really enjoyed this book. I'm using it as part of a unit on Canadian Geography in our homeschool.

Very good and educational (obviously).

Love this book to teach kids about Canada

Perfect for school projects. My grandson used this book in grade 2 and made a post cards for each provence. 2 years later he has just come back from a 2 week family road trip. He got to visit several of the places he previously learned about. He was able to remember and apply his knowledge. I just had to buy the book for him. I am hoping he will be able to use it again this year in grade 4. We home school and my grandson has special needs. This book was a home run on many levels.

Excellent book. I came across this at the library and my daughter would not as much as put it down to eat and was pleading for a copy of her own. It has a lot of facts but presented in a very humourous manner.

Wow Canada!: Exploring this Land from Coast to Coast to Coast An absolutely delightful and informative book. My granddaughter is going to benefit greatly at the same she is having fun. Wow Canada!: Exploring this Land from Coast to Coast to Coast

This is our second copy of this book. The first was read to pieces! I'd highly recommend this book to pique children's interest in Canada's geography.