One Is Canada

Get your kids interested in numbers by introducing them to the joy of counting through their country. Maxine Trottier has written a fabulously patriotic poem that celebrates our proud history and depicts exactly what it means to be Canadian. One is Canada is a joyous book that talks about our rich heritage from the First Nation People to the Group of Seven. Criss-cross the country with the help of Bill Slavin's lively illustrations that zoom in on our culture and paint an accurate overall portrait of our home and native land.

One Is Canada is a counting book with a difference. One to ten become more than numbers -- each one is a celebration of Canada, its land and its people, its culture and its heritage.

Defining Canadian geography while at the same time introducing the First Peoples and the Group of Seven is no small feat, and Maxine Trottier and Bill Slavin accomplish this with a sense of delight and wonder, each lyrical stanza and colorful, energetic illustration building to an unabashed, multicultural celebration of our identity.

One Is Canada is not just a counting book for pre-schoolers. It's a book for teachers, parents, librarians -- and children of all ages. Plus, it has an added Notes on Canada section that gives readers more details on each stanza and illustration, a feature sure to stimulate curiosity and learning.

Maxine Trottier was born in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan on May 3, 1950. She moved to Windsor, Ontario in Canada with her family ten years later. In 1974 she became a Canadian citizen; she holds U.S. citizenship as well. She attended several years of school at Ardmore Elementary in St. Clair Shores, Michigan, but her education was completed in Canada. She is a graduate of the University of Western Ontario. Maxine was an elementary school teacher for 31 years, and it was only after retiring that she began to write children's books.