THE TIME TRAVELER BOOK OF NEW FRANCE Morris Wernick Burlington (Ont.), Durkin Hayes Publishing, 1990. 32pp, paper, $12.95 ISBN 0-88625-263-6. CIP Grades 2 to 4/Ages 7 to 9 Reviewed by Marsha Kaiserman. Volume 19 Number 2 1991 March It seems to me that history is not being taught in our Primary schools. After finally recognizing that history is not a series of wars and peace treaties punctuated by dates, educators have responded by not teaching any history. The consequences of that approach are obvious. Therefore, I was excited to receive this book about life in New France at the beginning of the eight­eenth century. In this book, Durkin Hayes Publish­ing has made a magnificent attempt to try to bring early Canadian history to life. This volume shows the early life in New France through the eyes of the residents of a North Shore seigneury, the coureurs de bois, the Huron, soldiers, the Church and the women. There are wonderful little touches such as tales of early heroines, images of sports and leisure, and, of course, war. Neverthe­less, although it is well researched and beautifully illustrated, this book still does not make the history come alive. Rather, by presenting us with a rather pedantic pictorial presentation of life in New France, Durkin Hayes reinforces the belief that history is boring. Even with this fault, however, any history is better than none at all. Recommended. Marsha Kaiserman, Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information, Ottawa, Ont.