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The Canadian Reader / Nos Nouvelles (formerly Pleins Feux sur le Canada) is a classroom-ready current events resource for students in grades 3 to 5. This publication, available in English and in French, combines current Canadian events and issues with geography to expand students' knowledge of Canada while enhancing their ability to read and understand informational text.
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What in the World? / Le Monde en Marche (Level 1) is a photocopiable current events resource, published in English and French, for Canadian students in grades 5 through 7. Designed to enhance students' understanding of and interest in current Canadian and international events and issues, this publication addresses numerous curriculum outcomes while saving teachers valuable time.
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What in the World? / Le Monde en Marche (Level 2) is a photocopiable current events resource, published in English and French, for Canadian students in grades 8 through 10. Designed to enhance students' understanding of and interest in current Canadian and international events and issues, this publication addresses numerous curriculum outcomes while saving teachers time.
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The WebVoyagers Comic Yearbooks are compilations of WebVoyager comic episodes that have previously appeared in The Canadian Reader. Each Yearbook consists of eight, three-page, full-colour stories featuring siblings Lily, Patrick and Christopher who travel to different locations in Canada by pressing the 'Enter' key on their magic computer. During their adventures, they find out more about a region or place, then return home with a press to the 'Home' key.
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News4Youth is LesPlan's new Graphic Non-Fiction Adventures series that explores current hot topics using a format that is sure to engage and inform students. Clearly written text and captivating illustrations make today's top issues interesting and easy to understand. An accompanying Teacher's Guide provides multiple ways to examine the topic and address the questions raised by the comic.
Sample Issues
The Canadian Reader
What in the World? (Level 1)
What in the World? (Level 2)
WebVoyagers Comic Yearbooks
News4Youth Series
Current Issues
The Canadian Reader
Feb 2012
What in the World?
Feb 2012
- The Northern Gateway Pipeline
- The Sinking of the Costa Concordia
- A New Leader for North Korea
- The Durban Climate Change Conference
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