The only children’s book of its kind, Canada’s Maple Leaf is a colorful history of Canada’s unique flag. Kids will learn about the first flags that flew over Canada, the country’s loyalty to the British flag and the great flag debate that led to our current flag. They’ll see colorful images of provincial and territorial flags (including Nunavut’s) and read fascinating stories about flags from around the world. This illustrated history includes flag etiquette, flag-raising procedures and how to send messages with international flag codes. Kids can also make and fly their own Canadian flag by tracing the maple leaf in the book!

Don Kilby is an award-winning illustrator and author of many children's book including: The Wheels at Work Series, Hold on McGinty, Forts of Canada, Christmas in Lunenburg, Twilight Fairies and many more. He lives and works in a general store over a century and a half old, located in the picturesque village of Eden Mills.

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Jane Yealland is a research associate at the Centre for Studies in Primary Care at Queen's University. Together with her friend and collaborator Ann-Maureen Owens, Jane is the co-author of the popular children's information books Forts of Canada, The Kids Book of Canadian Exploration and Our Flag: The Story of Canada's Maple Leaf. She lives in Kingston, Ontario.

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Multiple award winning illustrator Bill Slavin was born in Belleville, Ontario. His work includes the acclaimed 'Stanley's Party' written by Linda Bailey, 'Who Broke the teapot!' as well as more than 100 award winning children's books.
Among his many honours, Bill has won the Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award, the Blue Spruce Award, the California Young Reader Medal and the Zena Sutherland Award for Children's Literature. Recently, he has returned to his childhood love of comics and graphic novels, writing and illustrating the graphic novel trilogy Elephants Never Forget, as now the Mordecai Crow trilogy. Quid Pro Crow is Bil's second book with Renegade Arts Entertainment.

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• Short-listed, Red Cedar Book Award
• Short-listed, Hackmatack Children’s Choice Book Award
• Short-listed, Information Book Award, Children’s Literature Roundtables of Canada
• Short-listed, Silver Birch Award, Ontario Library Association

The only children’s book of its kind, a colourful history of Canada’s unique flag.

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A visually appealing and informative book.

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