Northwest Territories
By: Rachel Eagen
Series: Canada close up; Canada close up (Toronto, Ont.)
Publisher: Scholastic Canada
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Toronto
Language: eng
Number of pages: 44
ISBN-13: 9780545989114
Subjects: Juvenile literature; Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
Description: "Did you know that 15% of the world's rough diamonds are found in the Northwest Territories? -- Find out about forests, furs, and fuels, Great Bear Lake and Great Slave Lake, the mighty Mackenzie, tundra and caribou, the city of Yellowknife, and lots more!"--Back cover.
Notes: Includes index.

Youth.
Table of contents: title: Welcome to the Northwest Territories!; title: Gem of the North; title: The History of the Territory; title: Life in the NWT Today; title: Fur, Oil and Diamonds; title: The Sounds of the Land; title: Points of Pride; title: Glossary.