Wednesday, May 31, 2017

Dear Canada Reading list

1. A Prairie as Wide as the Sea the immigrant Diary of Ivy Weatherill
2. Not a Nickel to Spare The Great Depression Diary of Sally Cohen
3.Orphan at My Door The Home Child Diary of Victoria Cope
4. A Trail of Broken Dreams The Gold Rush Diary of Harriet Palmer
5.Brothers Far From Home The World War 1 Diary of Eliza Bates
6.Footsteps in the Snow The Red River Diary of Isobel Scott 

Friday, May 26, 2017

Malala Yousafzai

I recently read a "What in the world?" article about a girl named Malala Yousafzai. She was a woman rights activist. She fought for women's education in Northern Pakistan. When she was 19 she was invited to Canada to receive an honorary citizenship from Justin Trudeau.

"Let future generations say we were the ones who stood up.  Let them say we were the first to live in a world where all girls can learn and lead without fear."