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Jones, Lisette.
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Reading (Adult education) -- Problems, exercises, etc.
Writing -- Problems, exercises, etc.
Mathematics
Nova Scotia -- History
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Jones, Lisette.
Literacy materials.
Reading (Adult education) -- Problems, exercises, etc.
Writing -- Problems, exercises, etc.
Mathematics
Nova Scotia -- History
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Our ocean playground : a Nova Scotia history manual / [by Lisette Jones and Tina Nickerson.]
by
Jones, Lisette.
Shelburne Historical Society, c2001.
Call #:
L
971
.6
J76o
Subjects
Literacy materials.
Reading (Adult education) -- Problems, exercises, etc.
Writing -- Problems, exercises, etc.
Mathematics
Nova Scotia -- History
Alternate title:
Nova Scotia history manual
Description:
[xiv], 292 p. (loose-leaf) : ill. ; 30 x 28 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliography and index.
Title from cover.
Includes an answer key for exercises.
"Except where noted, all stories and exercises were written by Lisette Jones and Tina Nickerson. Proof-readers: Shelley O'Connor and members of the Shelburne Historical Society. Final Editor: Cathy d'Entremont. Front cover design by Simone Meuse"--P. [i].
Contents:
Section 1, People: Viking explorers -- Mi'kmaqs -- John Cabot and Jacques Cartier -- The Jesuits -- Samuel de Champlain -- New Scotia-Nova Scotia -- The Irish in Cape Breton -- Germans in Nova Scotia -- The Welsh -- Evangeline -- John Patch-Yarmouth Inventor -- Searching for freedom -- Loyalist life -- Samuel Cunard and the steamship -- Joseph Howe-a Nova Scotia VIP -- Sir Charles Tupper -- William Hall-a Nova Scotian hero -- Joshua Slocum -- Anna Swan-the giantess -- Maud Lewis-a famous folk artist -- Thomas Raddall-a Nova Scotian author -- Alexander Graham Bell in Baddeck -- Portia White -- Hank Snow.
Section 2, Places: Port Royal and Fort Anne -- The Fortress of Louisbourg -- Halifax -- Dartmouth -- Coal-mining in Pictou County -- Hockey night in Windsor -- The Oak Island mystery -- The story of Africville -- Transatlantic cable in Guysborough County.
Section 3, Things: Dinosaur fossils -- St. Peters's Canal -- The first Canadian lighthouse -- Citadel Hill and the Town Clock -- Halifax's Holy Landmark -- Fort Beausejour-Fort Cumberland -- A peace treaty -- Nova Scotian privateers -- Tusket's court house -- The Titanic -- The Bluenose -- The Gertrude Rask -- Historic causeway -- Clark's Harbour Coast Guard.
Section 4, Events: Shipbuilding in Nova Scotia -- The expulsion of the Acadians -- The Hector's journey -- A brief history of Nova Scotia railways -- Moose River Mine Disaster and the CBC -- The steel industry -- The Halifax Explosion -- The Antigonish Movement -- Rum running.
Summary:
A history of Nova Scotia from the Vikings to present, prepared with adult learners in mind. Each topic includes related questions and points to teach either a math, reading or writing skill.
Other authors:
Nickerson, Tina.
D'Entremont, Cathy.
Shelburne Historical Society.
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