CANADA IN MY POCKET

                                                                  Canada in My Pocket
                                                                   By: Brooke Wigmore
Chorus:
I've got Canada in my pocket
A little bit of history
A penny, and a nickel
And a quarter and a dime
Mean a lot to you and me
It's more than pocket money
They're the symbols of our land
They're pictures of important things
For which this country stands

The maple leaf, the maple leaf
Is a beautiful sight to see
It waves 'hello'' to us below
From the top of a maple tree
And with every year that passes
It grows like you and me
So should we all grow straight and tall
Like the lovely maple tree

The beaver, oh the beaver
Is a beautiful sight to see
He's a happy, furry animal
Like a teddy bear with teeth
He's never ever lazy
He works all night and day
Building houses for his family
He's got no time to play

The schooner, oh the schooner
Is a beautiful sight to see
It's a great big wooden sailing ship
That can sail across the sea
It brings to other countries
The things their people need
And brings back things
Like chocolate bars
And books for us to read

The caribou, the caribou
Is a beautiful sight to see
He's a really big strong animal
I'm sure you'll all agree
He looks like Santa's reindeer
And he loves it when
The wind blows cold
So he lives up north
With the polar bears
'Cause he likes the ice and snow




                       I chose to do this song/poem because it represents Canada. The first paragraph talks about all the symbols that we have representing Canada. The second paragraph talks about the maple leaf. The maple leaf is one of Canada's main symbols because as far back as the early 1700's, Indians have used the sap from the maple trees for food and necessity's for living. The second paragraph talks about the nickel, and on the nickel we have the beaver. The beaver is one of the symbols because in the 1600's the European travelers came to the shore of Canada expecting to find a different species but instead the found herds of the beaver busy at work. At that time beaver hats became huge in style. The  ship on the dime is known as the Schooner but is also known as the Bluenose. We have that on our dime because it was made to be a racing boat and turned out to be the fastest racing boat. It was also made by a Canadian. So its only right that its is put on our dime. On our quarter we have the caribou. The caribou represents our forest areas. We have plenty of animals in our forests but the caribou has the highest population. In all of the paragraphs it states "Is a beautiful sight to see." Canada is a beautiful country with plenty of beautiful mountains and prairies. Canada is a beautiful place to live and i am very proud to be Canadian.