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SMITHSONIAN JOURNEYS
Canada's Northern Lights
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READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE
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These 2 items are available
for $36, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXCND275) |
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Moon Handbook Alberta including Banff, Jasper and the Canadian Rockies
• Andrew Hempstead
GUIDEBOOK •
2010 •
PAPER
• 541 PAGES
A guide to northern Canada from the Arctic and the high mountain ranges of the Canadian Rockies to the fossil rich Alberta Badlands and cities such as Calgary, Banff, Jasper and Edmonton.
(CND75, $21.95) |
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A Traveller's History of Canada
• Robert Bothwell
HISTORY •
2010 •
PAPER
• 220 PAGES
An admirably concise march through Canadian history by Robert Bothwell, who has also written "Canada and Quebec: One Country, Two Histories." Compact, easy-to-read and covering from prehistoric times to today, it's a useful introduction to the country, designed specifically for travelers.
(CND82, $14.95) |
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Also Recommended
Alberta Map
• Map Art Maps
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A colorful travel map of Alberta.
(CND77, $4.95)
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Northern Lights
• Howard Norman
• LITERATURE
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A coming of age tale set in the wilds of Northern Manitoba and a Toronto movie theater. With his sparse prose, Norman evokes the harshness of northern Canada. First published in 1987, it was a National Book Award nominee.
(CND229, $16.00)
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An Intimate Look at the Night Sky
• Chet Raymo
• SCIENCE
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A personal, appreciative guide to star-gazing and amateur astronomy by an enthusiastic scientist. With 24 northern hemisphere star maps.
(SCI98, $16.00)
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Northern Lights
• Calvin Hall
• Daryl Pederson
• George Bryson
• NATURAL HISTORY
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These color photographs capture the dazzling majesty and mystery of the aurora borealis while journalist George Bryson provides a short essay on the history of the phenomenon.
(ARC126, $19.99)
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A Field Guide to the Stars and Planets
• Jay M. Pasachoff
• FIELD GUIDE
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A guided tour of the heavens in the Peterson series equally useful in Des Moines or Montevideo. With an atlas of the sky, detailed moon maps and an overview of the science of astronomy.
(SCI01, $19.00)
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Alberta Wildlife
• James Kavanagh
• FIELD GUIDE
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Identify Rockies wildlife with this handy, laminated card featuring color drawings and short descriptions.
(CND279, $5.95)
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The Night Sky
• Raymond Leung
• James Cavanaugh
• FIELD GUIDE
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A guide to the major constellations in the Northern Hemisphere featuring color photographs and glow-in-the-dark star charts.
(SCI49, $5.95)
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The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Western North America
• David Sibley
• FIELD GUIDE
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A compact, geographically specific version of the Sibley Guide with all-new range maps, the same glorious illustrations and expanded, extremely valuable descriptions of each bird.
(USW418, $19.95)
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