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FATHER'S DAY

City of Fortune, How Venice Ruled the Seas

Roger Crowley

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PROVENCE & THE COTE D'AZUR

A Pig in Provence: Good Food and Simple Pleasures in the South of France

Georgeanne Brennan

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OUR FAVORITES

Arctic Dreams

Barry Lopez

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PENGUIN CLASSICS

The Log from the Sea of Cortez

John Steinbeck

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CANADA

For Kids

The Canadian Forces Snowbirds, 431 Air Demonstration Squadron


by Lora Polack Oberle

  • HISTORY
  • 2001
  • HARD COVER
  • 48 PAGES
  • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)

The history of the Canadian Forces Snowbirds geared for kids in grades 3-4. (CND244, $23.93)

The Hockey Sweater


by Roch Carrier | Sheldon Cohen

  • LITERATURE
  • 1979
  • PAPER
  • 24 PAGES
  • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)

A beloved children's book, first published in Canada in both English and French in 1979. It's 1946 in Quebec, and all the boys are sporting Montreal Canadiens sweaters; so imagine young Roch's dismay when his new, mail-order sweater turns out to bear the logo of the Toronto Maple Leafs! With winning illustrations and an indisputably Canadian theme, this is a fine travel companion for children 6 to 9. With terrific illustrations adapted by animator Sheldon Cohen from his short film. (CND135, $10.99)

Beyond the Sea of Ice, Voyages of Henry Hudson

Beyond the Sea of Ice, Voyages of Henry Hudson


by Joan Elizabeth Goodman

  • EXPLORATION
  • 1999
  • HARD COVER
  • 48 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

A colorfully illustrated account of the voyages of Henry Hudson to Spitsbergen, Novaya Zemlya and Eastern North America. (EXP11, $22.95)

Canada, the People

Canada, the People


by Bobbie Kalman

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 32 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

A profusely illustrated cultural portrait of multi-ethnic Canada, with chapters on heritage, family life, dwellings and traditions. Geared for children ages 9-12. (CND108, $7.95)

Goldstone


by Julie Lawson

  • LITERATURE
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 176 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

A richly imagined historical novel, set in a railway town in the mountains of British Columbia circa 1900. It's a coming of age tale for readers ages 9-12. (CND114, $4.95)

Stories from Where We Live, The Great North American Prairie

Stories from Where We Live, The Great North American Prairie


by Sara St. Antoine | Paul Mirocha | Trudy Nicholson

  • LITERATURE
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 262 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

An anthology of writings about this North American ecoregion, from Alberta and Saskatchewan south to Texas -- wonderfully useful as a young person's guide to people, nature and place. (USM48, $10.95)

The Broken Blade

The Broken Blade


by William Durbin

  • LITERATURE
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 176 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

When an accident befalls his father, 13-year-old Pierre signs on to work as a fur trader in remote northern Quebec. This novel conjures the rough life of the traders and the early days of French Canada. (CND175, $6.99)

The Dog Who Wouldn't Be

The Dog Who Wouldn't Be


by Farley Mowat

  • LITERATURE
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 224 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

A continuation of Mowat's laugh-out-loud memoir of growing up in Saskatchewan. (CND206, $6.99)

The Winter People


by Joseph Bruchac | James Bernardin

  • LITERATURE
  • 2002
  • HARD COVER
  • 176 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

A vivid retelling of the capture, by English soldiers, of an Abenaki Indian village in Quebec in 1759. The narrator is Saxso, a 14-year-old Abenaki boy who is suddenly drawn into the thick of the French and Indian War. (CND173, $18.99)

Hatchet

Hatchet


by Gary Paulsen

  • LITERATURE
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 186 PAGES
  • YOUNG ADULTS

In the first of Paulsen's wilderness adventure novels, 13-year-old Brian must fend for himself after his plane crashes in the Canadian woods. (CND110, $6.99)

 

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