Mario LeMagnifique

Author: Dustin Milligan
Illustrator: Cory Tibbits
Ages: 8+
Pages: 27
Dimensions: 8.25" x 11"
Language: French (also available in English)
ISBN: 978-1-77205-101-8

Mario’s Family is French Canadian. In the hockey-loving blueberry patch of Oxford, most of the blueberries speak English. While the rest of his hockey team is excited about making it to the Stemley Cup finals, Mario has the blues. He is worried that he is slowly losing his ability to speak French. How can Mario protect his language and culture in Oxford?

This story helps children to understand the right to minority language education, which is guaranteed by section 23 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Minority language education is one component of Canada’s constitutional protection of the two official languages, French and English. This provision provides French and English linguistic minorities with the right to have their children receive schooling in the minority language of their respective province.

La Charte pour les enfants introduces children to the basic principles of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Each story is set in a different province or territory of the country and each addresses a different right or freedom in the Charter. The series seeks to empower children by providing them with a basic awareness of their rights and by fostering a respect for the fundamental values that Canadians cherish.

THEMES IN THIS BOOK…
official language rights – social justice – equality – human rights – Canadian politics – laws and government

WHY DO YOU NEED THIS BOOK?
• Uniquely Canadian content
• Canadian geography and history
• Inspires social activism and political awareness
• Teaches kids about their rights and freedoms as Canadians
• Teacher guide with lesson plans and projects
• Audiobook available for purchase