First Contact

Introduction

 "Viking Quest" was written by an Ottawa native, Tom Henighan.  It conveys well the culture and religious beliefs of the pre-Christian Vikings.

   Another good book, this time involving time travel back to Henry Hudson's era, is 'Ghosts of James Bay" by John WIlson.  I have not included this book in my scedule, but if you prefer you could easily substitute it for 'Viking QUest". 

Booklist   Time Table   Internet Learning-Links

    Booklist:

Canadian History for Dummies, by Will Ferguson

First Folks and Vile Voyageurs, by Claire Mackay

The Spirit of Canada, edited by Barbara Hehner

The Story of Canada, by Janet Lunn and Christopher Moore

Viking Quest, by Tom Henighan

Sooshewan, Child of the Beothuk, by Donald Gale

 

    Time Table:

      Day 1.

The Story of Canada, p. 24-26, "Intro"

Canadian History for Dummies, p. 33, "First Contact"

Viking Quest, p. 1-4, "Prologue"

      Day 2.

The Spirit of Canada, p. 14-19, "Explorers and Adventurers" and "Thrand and Abidith"

First Folks and Vile Voyagers, p. 32-35, "Viking Voyages"

Viking Quest, p. 5-12, "The Thing in the Forest"

      Day 3.

First Folks and Vile Voyagers, p. 36-39, "Viking Voyages" ("Hel and other destinations" and "The Brattahild Banner")

Viking Quest, p. 13-17, "The Beleaguered Camp"

      Day 4.

First Folks and Vile Voyageurs, p. 40-44, "Viking Voyageurs" ("Freydis the Fierce")

Viking Quest, p. 18-23, "Casting the Runes"

      Day 5.

First Folks and Vile Voyageurs, p. 44-45, "Viking Voyageurs" ("L'Anse aux Meadows")

Canadian History for Dummies, p. 34-36, "The Vikings"

Viking Quest, p. 24-30, "An Evil Beginning"

      Day 6.

Canadian History for Dummies, p. 37-38, "The Diffusionists Are Coming!"

The Story of Canada, p. 26-31, "The Explorers"

Viking Quest, p. 31-37, "The Broken Circle"

      Day 7.

First Folks and Vile Voyageurs, p. 47-53, "Cabots and Indians"

Canadian History for Dummies, p. 38-41, "The Three Big C's" ("John Cabot and the cod")

Viking Quest, p. 38-44, "Dark and Nameless Paths"

      Day 8.

The Spirit of Canada, p. 24-25, "Chikabash and the Strangers"

First Folks and Vile Voyageurs, p. 54-61, "Crabby Chronology II"

Viking Quest, p. 45-50, "The Huts by the River"

      Day 9.

First Folks and Vile Voyageurs, p. 63-75, "Jacques the Skipper" ("The First Voyage")

Canadian History for Dummies, p. 41-42, "The Three Big C's" ("Cartier's first voyage: Laying claim")

Viking Quest, p. 51-56, "The Night Vigil"

      Day 10.

The Story of Canada, p. 34-36, "At Stadacona"

First Folks and Vile Voyageurs, p. 76-88, "Jacques the Skipper" ("The Second Voyage")

Viking Quest, p. 57-62, "The Adversaries"

      Day 11.

Canadian History for Dummies, p. 42-44, "The Three Big C's" ("Cartier's second voyage: Down the St. Lawrence")

The Spirit of Canada, p. 23, "The Village That Stretched from Sea to Sea"

Viking Quest, p. 63-69, "Fire and Water"

      Day 12.

First Folks and Vile Voyageurs, p. 89-93, "Jacques the Skipper" ("The Third Voyage")

First Folks and Vile Voyageurs, p. 94-97, "Roberval the Rotten"

Viking Quest, p. 70-77, "Ancient Stones"

      Day 13.

Canadian History for Dummies, p. 44-45, "The Three Big C's" ("Cartier's third voyage: Fake as a Canadian diamond")

First Folks and Vile Voyageurs, p. 98-100, "Marguerite the Magnificent or Cast Away"

Viking Quest, p. 78-86, "Messages from Past and Present"

      Day 14.

Canadian History for Dummies, p. 45-47, "The Three Big C's" ("Champlain to the rescue")

Story of Canada, p. 32-33, "Days of the Whalers"

Viking Quest, p. 87-92, "The Shape Shifter"

      Day 15.

First Folks and Vile Voyageurs, p. 101-106, "Crabby Chronology III"

The Story of Canada, p. 36-37, "Fur Traders"

Viking Quest, p. 93-99, "The Skraelings"

      Day 16.

Canadian History for Dummies, p. 48-50, "The Quest for a Northwest Passage" (Fool's Gold: The voyages of Martin Frobisher)

The Spirit of Canada, p. 20-22, "Hunting for Unicorns"

Viking Quest, p. 100-106, "Catastrophe"

      Day 17.

The Story of Canada, p. 38-41, "Northern Seas"

Canadian History for Dummies, p. 50-52, "The Quest for a Northwest Passage" ("The lonely fate of Henry Hudson")

Viking Quest, p. 107-113, "The Lost Land"

      Day 18.

Canadian History for Dummies, p. 52-53, "Rule Britannia!  An Empire Founded by Fog?"

The Story of Canada, p. 47, "The Pirate Admiral"

      Day 19.

Earlier today, give the child her reader, Sooshewan.

Canadian History for Dummies, p. 53-55, "Rule Britannia!  An Empire Founded by Fog?" (The two G's)

The Story of Canada, p. 41-43, "Rats, Weeds, and Viruses" (also, "The Last Beothuk")

      Day 20.

Canadian History for Dummies, p. 55-58, "The Beothuk" ("Slow death" and "But was it genocide?")

The Spirit of Canada, p. 105-106, "The Ballad of Mary March"