Evergreen Brick Works Archives - Teaching Kids News Readable, teachable news. Wed, 19 Mar 2014 01:00:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://teachingkidsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cropped-TKN_square_blk-32x32.jpg Evergreen Brick Works Archives - Teaching Kids News 32 32 This Famous Maple Tree Will Live… Forever https://teachingkidsnews.com/2014/03/18/3-maple-tree-will-live-forever/ Wed, 19 Mar 2014 01:00:31 +0000 https://teachingkidsnews.com/?p=12607 In 1867 when Canada was created, a towering Silver Maple tree standing in front of Alexander Muir’s house in Toronto gave him an idea.

He would write a poem and a song about the majestic tree, so common in Canada and so symbolic, to celebrate Canada's confederation.

His song was called The Maple Leaf Forever and it has been the unofficial Canadian anthem to this day.

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