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VANCOUVER ISLAND
For Kids
My Favorite Tree, Terrific Trees of North America
• Diane Iverson
NATURAL HISTORY •
1999 •
PAPER
• 64 PAGES
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
An introduction to North American trees for an elementary school audience. Twenty-six species of trees are illustrated and described. It's playful starting point for the junior ecologist.
(NAM05, $9.95) |
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Orca's Song
• Anne Cameron
• Nelle Olsen
LITERATURE •
1987 •
PAPER
• 32 PAGES
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
A retelling of a traditional Indian myth, gracefully explaining the origins of the killer whale's song. Illustrated with black-and-white drawings that evoke Haida art. For children 5-9.
(PNW111, $7.95) |
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How We Crossed the West
• Rosalyn Schanzer
EXPLORATION •
1997 •
HARD COVER
• 48 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
Published by the National Geographic Society, this book brings the U.S. Exploring Expedition to life for young readers (ages 6-10). It includes excerpts from the journals of Lewis and Clark as well as lively, light-hearted color illustrations, depicting the explorers, and the people, wildlife and landscapes they encountered.
(PNW40, $18.00) |
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The Incredible Journey of Lewis and Clark
• Rhoda Blumberg
HISTORY •
1995 •
PAPER
• 144 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
An award-winning, illustrated version of the Lewis and Clark story, written for middle school students.
(PNW91, $12.99) |
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Thunder Rolling in the Mountains
• Scott O'Dell
LITERATURE •
1993 •
PAPER
• 128 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
A novel for middle schoolers about the expulsion of the Nez Perce from their homeland, drawn mostly from primary sources. Told from the viewpoint of Chief Joseph's daughter Sound of Running Feet, the unsentimental book traces the tribe's odyssey from Oregon to the Lapwaii Reservation in Idaho. Along the way, they are attacked by settlers and routed by the army, incidents of violence which are not whitewashed here. This was O'Dell's last novel, co-written with his wife (who finished the manuscript after his death).
(PNW103, $6.50) |
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Hatchet
• Gary Paulsen
LITERATURE •
2007 •
PAPER
• 186 PAGES
• YOUNG ADULTS
In the first of Paulsen's popular wilderness adventure novels, 13-year-old Brian must fend for himself after his plane crashes in the Canadian woods. Though at first he's unfamiliar with Canadian plant and animal life, he soon learns what to eat and what to avoid -- and by book's end, he's a knowledgeable, ecologically aware outdoorsman. Teens and sophisticated pre-teens will enjoy it.
(CND110, $6.99) |
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I Heard the Owl Call My Name
• Margaret Craven
LITERATURE •
1993 •
PAPER
• 159 PAGES
• YOUNG ADULTS
In this brief novel, a young vicar comes to live with the Kwakiutl Indians of the town of Kingcome in the Pacific Northwest. Written for teens but worthwhile for adults, it is a story of cultural sharing and the rediscovery of ancient Native American traditions.
(PNW90, $6.99) |
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