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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'S CAPITAL CITIES PLUS NIAGARA FALLS

For Kids

Anne of Green Gables

Anne of Green Gables


by Lucy Maud Montgomery

  • LITERATURE
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 464 PAGES

This Norton critical edition of the immensely popular 1908 novel includes excerpts from Montgomery's journals, letters and juvenilia, as well as commentary from Sir Walter Scott, Lord Byron and Louisa May Alcott. (CND39, $19.95)

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 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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