Title: Les aventures de Mickey, Taggy, Puppo et Cica a la decouverte de Montreal
Description: A wonderful invitation to visit Montreal comes from Henri the French poodle, who had made friends with M.T.P.C. during his visit to Toronto. As usual, the friends begin to read up on the history of Montreal which was discovered by the French explorer Jacques Cartier in 1535. In spite of the fact that the city was later captured by the English, the city and the province “le Quebec” remained French.M.T.P.C. fly via Quebec Airlines to Montreal.Henri drives them to his home, a magnificent building called Habitat. It was built in 1967 for Expo ’67 (the world’s fair which comemorated the 100th anniversary of the Canadian nation). The Habitat building is on the shore of the St. Lawrence River which connects Montreal with the Atlantic Ocean.They immediately begin to explore the city. A special minbus takes them to the beautiful Notre Dame Cathedral and to the Bank of Montreal Museum, where they learn how to save money. They also learn that the laws in Quebec are different, since Quebec uses the Civil Code (the laws of Napoleon), while the rest of Canada uses British Common Law.Before going to sleep the first night, Cica counts the four corners of the room, hoping that her dream will come true.Even if it doesn’t, it is most interesting as she dreams of the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal where she wins a swimming medal. The next day, the friends continue visiting important sights such as the St. Joseph Oratorio, the two Universities (McGill and Montreal), the Aquarium, le Marche Bonsecours, the first City Hall, the Wax Museum, Place des Arts and the Molson Hockey Arena. They also see Mont Royal and Parc Lafontaine. In the meantime, there are two small problems. Cica finds herself locked in the cathedral, Henri breaks his leg during a tennis game and Taggy is horrified by a shark. But everything is resolved and Mickey, Taggy, Puppo and Cica have an unforgetable “sejour” in Montreal.
Subjects: Juvenile Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Travel