Many people believe Canada got its name from this word. In 1535, a French explorer named Jacques Cartier sailed along the St. Lawrence River and claimed all the land that he saw for France. According to a popular legend, he met a group of Iroquois on the shore of the river and asked them what they called their land. The name did not become official until Confederation. Part of the AlphaBasiCs series, these three titles each offer brief, general overviews of the countries they represent.
Text is large and simply written, using fairly short, clipped sentences and kid-friendly vocabulary.
There is some use of considerate text as well. One drawback of the title on Mexico is its lack of a pronunciation guide or phonetic spelling after a particularly difficult Spanish word. A table of contents, a glossary and an index are included. Several strengths are evident in these titles. Each book contains abundant, colored maps, photographs and historical paintings, all of which are labelled and well suited to the text.