Emerson’s class is going on a field trip to the Museum of Canada’s First Prime Minister, and everyone seems to think Sir John A. Macdonald – a Father of Confederation who helped build Canada as we know it – is a stain on the country’s history. Join Emerson as he discovers who the real Sir John A was: a man with spirit, vision, and a progressive worldview.
Spark a love of history and a renewed appreciation for Canada with this fun and educational book, which expertly blends fiction and nonfiction. Preschoolers and early elementary readers will learn not to demonize important public figures at a time when great Canadians are routinely defamed in the legacy media and school system. Young readers will come to understand how important it is to seek the truth and ask questions even when being discouraged from doing so. We can recognize that people of the past who shape our current reality have mixed legacies, but we mustn’t judge them with our present-day values or ignore their positive contributions to our country.