Anne of Green Gables

The story you are going to read takes place in Canada. Anne lives in Nova Scotia. It is one of the three Maritime Provinces1 of Canada and it is on the Atlantic Ocean. The name of the province is Latin for “New Scotland”. Winters are very cold and summers are warm. Here is some more information about Nova Scotia. Population: 922,000 Capital city: Halifax, population 390,000 Other cities: New Glasgow, Lunenburg, Yarmouth, Digby, Truro 1. [...]

A Surprise in Avonlea

Canada is a very big country in North America. It is a beautiful country with a lot of forests, mountains, rivers and wildlife. There are about two million lakes in Canada! Here is some more information. Size: 3,854,085 square miles1 Population: about 34 million Capital city: Ottawa, population 813,000 Other cities: Toronto, Quebec, Montreal, Calgary, Vancouver, Halifax, Victoria, Regina, Whitehorse, Yellowknife miles : l mile = 1. [...]

Anne Makes a Cake

During the hot summer months, the girls in Avonlea have parties in their gardens. One day Diana has a big party. She invites all the girls in her class. Diana’s mother makes a lot of good things to eat and drink. After lunch they play outside and have a lot of fun. Everyone is talking and laughing. “Let’s do something exciting!” says Diana. “Alright,” says her friend, Josie. “I can climb the tall tree in front of your house, Diana. [...]

The national flag of Canada is red and white with a big red maple leaf in the center. The maple leaf on the flag is the symbol of Canada’s beautiful forests and nature. There are about 128 kinds of maple trees. They grow in Asia, Europe, North Africa and North America. These beautiful trees are usually 10 to 45 meters tall. Their flowers are red, orange, yellow and green. [...]

Title Anne of Green Gables (TV film) Date 1985 Director Kevin Sullivan Actors Megan Follows as Anne Shirley Colleen Dewhurst as Marilla Cuthbert Schuyler Grant as Diana Barry Jonathan Crombie as Gilbert Blythe

A New Life

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