What is happening in April:
National poetry month
School Library month
9 April - 15 April National library week
2 April International Children's book day
5 April Read abroad map day
7 April World health day
9 April Vimy Ridge day
22 April Earth Day
23 April World book day
25 April World Penguin day
26 April Pretzel day
29 April Astronomy day
30 April National Bugs Bunny day
World Book Day
World Book Day was created by UNESCO on 23rd April 1995 as a worldwide celebration of books and reading.
World Book Day is marked in over 100 countries around the globe.
World Book Day is a perfect opportunity to remind children of the importance of reading and it really helps to spark their enthusiasm and get them excited to pick up a new book.
Please find printable and beautiful free bookmarks here.
“The Canadian Corps was ordered to seize Vimy Ridge in April 1917. [Map] Situated in northern France, the heavily-fortified seven-kilometre ridge held a commanding view over the Allied lines. The Canadians would be assaulting over an open graveyard since previous French attacks had failed with over 100,000 casualties.”
Please read more here.
Vimy Ridge
Earth Day
In spring 1970, Senator Gaylord Nelson created Earth Day as a way to force this issue onto the national agenda. Twenty million Americans demonstrated in different U.S. cities, and it worked!
Today more than a billion people celebrate Earth Day each year on April 22, to protect the planet from things like pollution and deforestation.
The April 22 date was selected in part because it fell between colleges' spring break and final exams.
And it was also when Arbor Day was observed, a day when people are encouraged to plant trees, which began in Nebraska in 1872.
To know more about Earth day in Canada visit this link https://earthday.ca/