(3) 4-6 Illustrated by Milan Pavlovic. Gran's taking nine-year-old Alice and eight-year-old Cal on a road trip across Canada. The trio begin in Newfoundland and head west, crisscrossing every province, territory, and capital city. An accessible narrative, color photos, panels of historical comics, maps, and an occasional silly poem written by Gran make this an engaging and entertaining look at the vast country that is Canada. Ind.

Reviewer: Carolyn Shute

(3) 4-6 Illustrated by Dan Hobbs & Dianne Eastman. Twelve-year-old Guy provides a conversational first-person account of his family's car trip across Canada. Through ten provinces and three territories, Guy highlights interesting sights and bits of geography, history, and social studies. A colorful scrapbook design features notes, color photos, Guy's cartoons, and other mementos. An appendix of regional facts includes Internet addresses. Ind.

Reviewer: Carolyn Shute