DOCUAENT EBSUBB ED 126 351 CB 007 4890 AUTHOV Phillips, Donna; Coop.; And Others TITLE In Search of Canadian- Materials. INSTITUTION Hanitoba Dept. of Education, Hinnipeg. PUB DATE Apr 76 NOTE 213p. EDRS PRICE OF -$0.83 BC-$11.37 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS *Annotated 'Bibliographies; Audiovisual Aids; Books; *Elementary Secondary Education; *Foreign Countries; *Library Haterial Selection; Periodicals;Reference Materials; Resource Haterials; *SchoolLibraries tZENTIFIERS *Canada; '}Manitoba ABSTRACT The annotated bibliography, commissioned by the Canadian Studies Project. Committee, isa basic list of available Canadian materials suitable for school libraries.It consists of over 1,000 entries withan emphasis on materials ,relevant to Manitoba.A broad range of topics is covered: business education,e consumer eduegation, fine arts, guidance, familylife and health, hope economics, language and literature (biography,drama, novels, short stories, folktales, language arts, miscellaneous,picture books and picture story books, and poetry), literarycriticism, mathematics, physical education, social studies (geography,history, native studies, and 4sobitical studies), and science(general, physical, and natural). The majority of items listedare library or trade books but some text book series, periodicals, and reference materialshave been included. All types of audiovisual materialsare included except 16mb films and videotapes. For each entry typicalbibliographical data, grade level, and a brief description,are included. A title index is appended. (BP) ********************************************************************** DocAtheAts acquired by ERIC includemany informal unpublished * materials not available `from othersources. ERIC cakes every effort * * to obtain the best copy available. Nevertheless,items of marginal * * reproducibility are often encountered and thisaffects the quality * * of the picrofiche and hardcopy reproductionsERIC makes available * * via the ERIC Docutent Reproduction Service (EbRS).EDRS is not * * responsible for the quality of the originaldocument. Reproductions * * supplied by EDRS are the best thatcan be made from the original. ***************#**************************************************** 4 IN SEARCH OF CANADIANMATERIALS 4 TTL U S OEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. EOUCATION A WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EOUCATION WINNIPEG, MANITOBA THIS DOCUMENT HAS SEEN REPRO- DUCED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED FROM THE PERSON OR ORGANIZATION ORIGIN- ATING IT POINTS OF VIEW OR OPINIONS STATED DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRE APRIL, 1976 SENT OFFICIAL NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION POSITION OR POLICY 2 -no i PREFACE In 1968 A.B. Hodgetts in What Culture?What Heritage observed that sixty-two percent of all classrooms inCanadian History had no Canadian books of any kind other than the prescribed textbook.1While Hodgetts' report dealt with teach- ing of Canadian History in senior high schools throughout the country,-the lack of Canadian materials, it can be assumed, was at least as bad in other subjects and at other levels. Even today, after eight years, there has been no dramatic change. Though the shelves of some school resource centers in Manitoba are well stocked with up-to-date Canadian materials, most resource centers sadly are not. A recent survey established that of all materials used in classrooms in one entire,,school system, only textbooks were predominantly Canadian in origin.2 A similar situation clearly exists in school divisions throughout Manitoba. This dearth of Canadian materials in schools exists despite a generally-held view that what Canadais, what Canada has been, and what Canada might become should be of critical concern to all students in Canada. The preponderant use of non-Canadian materials has not altogether been the fault of the local school systems, however. One reason is that it has been difficult for teachers to know what Canadian materials are available. It has been even more difficult to find materials on Manitoba by Manitoba authors. Schools, as a result, have been handicapped in many ways particulaly in finding backgroUnd materials and models for projects which use locally-developed materials. This select, annotated bibliography is designed to_ fill the breach. It will aid teachers and librarians in upgrading Canadian content in libraries and classrooms. To facilitate ordering materials, the annotations are divided according to subject and level. Manitoba authors c:0 and content are especially noted. First purchase items are also indicated. In no sense, however, is it suggested that materials be ordered exclusively from this bibliography at theexpense 1 A.B. Hodgetts, What Culture? What Heritage? Toronto: The Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, 1968. pp. 42-43. 2, Canadian Content? A Few Suggestions", Contact, No. 21 (February, 1976). Toronto: Canada Studies Foundation. 3 of the best publications from outside Canada. Nor is it suggested that ManitQba authors always be preferred. Teachers and librarians should aim for a balanced collection. The purpose of this bibliography is to assist in correcting the present imbalance. Hopefully, too, these listings, which provide a wide variety of materials on themore common Canadian themes, will encourage teachers to adopt an interdisciplinary teaching apProach. A large range of sources is listed, not just pub- lishers - the Museum of Man and Nature and governmentsources, for example. Owing to the limited time available to compile this work, some deficiencies may be noted which will be corrected in subsequent editions. Your,comments and suggestions would be welcome in making this project even more useful in the future: The work was completed under the auspices of the Canadian Studies Project Committee by. School Library Services. The committee expresses its thanks to Mike Angel and Virginia Davis for their devoted services and to Donna Phillips who did most of the work of compiling the bibliography and writing the annotations. The typing, proofreading mild cover design are the work of Colleen Palubeskie and Margaret Yagilashek. The Canadian Studies Project Committee Ron Stevens Winston Layne Keith Wilson 4.1 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Commissioned by the Canadian Studies Project Committee, this bibliography was donceived as a basic list of available Canadian materials suitable for school libraries from Kindergarten to Grade 12. It consists of over 1000 entries, some of which include multiple series. The attempt was made to include as much material about Manitoba as possible. A broad range of topics covered, from business education, fine arts, home econom , language and literature, social studies, physical education to the sciences, although some categories such as (/ social studies and literature have more entries simply becauS,& there is more material available in these areas. Sources used were: over 20 other recent bibliographies, bookreview periodicals, publishers catalogues, and many hours of "bookstore browsing". Canadian publishing has burgeoned in the past few years but it is not simply a matter of numbers which is remarkable: the quality and nature of publications has changed as well. This bibliography reflects an increasing interest in excellent audiovisual materials on a broader range of topics than ever before, in women's studies and particularly in "non sexist" children's literature, and in native studies, written by natives. o ' This bibliography could not have been completed in such,a short time without the cooperation and help of many people: the librarians at the Department of Education Library, members of various curriculum committees who loaned me books by the pound, Mary Scorer's Bookstore, and finally all those friends who took an interest in the project, and who kept telling me about the "one last book that just has to be included.". To all of you, thanks. Donna Phillips gr, 5 - iv TABLE OF CONTENTS Page. PREFACE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ii INTRODUCTION PERIODICALS 1 1 REFERENCE 4 BUSINESS AND CONSUMER EDUCATION 10 FINE ARTS, ART, MUSIC 12 Fine Arts, Art Music 12 15 GUIDANCE, FAMILY LIFE AND HEALTH 19 HOME ECONOMICS 25 LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE R. 27 Biography 27 Drama 32 Novels, Short Stories, Folktales 37 Language Arts 61 Miscellaneous 66 Picture Books and Picture Story Books 69 Poetry 74, LITERARY CRITICISM 80 MATHEMATICS 85 PHYSICALEDUCATION 86 SOCIAL STUDIES 88 Geography 88 History, 100 Native Studies 129 Political Studies 137 SCIENCE 144 General 144 Physical 4 145 Natural 147 TITLE INDEX 157 1. 0 - v - INTRODUCTION Grade Level - has been indicated by three broad categories: El.- Elementary (K-6) aff Jr. - Anior Highq7-9) Sr.- Senior High (10-12) The coding does not indicate the reading level as some materials 'are included at lower levels since they are useful as teacher's reference materials. Likewise most of the strictly primary (K-3) materials are included in the "Picture Books" category, but books suitable for.the primary level can be found amongst items noted as El. Subject Headings - used are those which correspond most closely to the subjects taught in school, so that teachers can find materials appropriate to their own specialities. Occasionally materials cover a variety of areas, so use the title index if . you are unable to locate something by subject. Controversial Materials - The items included represent what are generally copsidered quality materials by educators. However, some items do contain passages which some segments of the community may find offensive, due to the explicitness of the text, or the religious, social