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Series: The Kids’ Short Story Advent CalendarA box set of 25 individually bound short stories for ages 9+Paperback
Michael Hingston9781777185558
$70.00JUVENILE FICTION
Oct 01, 2021
Designed as a box set of 25 individually bound booklets, ideal for use as a storytime advent calendar or as a classroom set for solo reading time, this collection contains a variety of tales from all genres. One of the stories included is in comic format—though most are short, engaging pieces told in text by various authors from around the world. The length of most of the tales and their exciting topics makes this collection a good introduction to short stories for early or struggling readers. Contributors include: Kenneth Oppel, Beatrix Potter... + Read More
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Series: Little Women’s Lodge KitPaperback
Darlene Auger9781926696669
$89.65JUVENILE NONFICTION
May 04, 2020
The Little Women’s Lodge Stories are included in a multimedia kit, a Woodland Cree Cultural Resource to help children to learn about traditional parenting roles and responsibilities from a young age, while also teaching them Cree language reading, writing and singing.The four Cree storybooks are the core of this resource, bringing ancient Indigenous teachings to a new generation:MÎKIWÂHP: THE TRADITIONAL TIPIThe Tipi is connected to the creation of life and the mother and child. When babies are born, they are slowly let down with a rope into th... + Read More
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Series: NeverthelessTesseracts Twenty-OnePaperback
Rhonda Parrish9781770531741
$24.95FICTION
Jan 01, 2018
Nevertheless (Tesseracts Twenty-one) is a collection of optimistic speculative fiction stories, each optimistic in a slightly different way. These stories explore the optimism that drives us to seek out new worlds, that inspires us to sacrifice for others or fuels us to just keep going when everything seems lost.One of the reasons best reasons doing an anthology of optimistic future this year was because no matter which side of the political or social spectrum you land on, it's been a tough year. Nevertheless we try to remain optimistic. Nevert... + Read More
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Series: CLC Kreisel Lecture SeriesA Short History of the BlockadeGiant Beavers, Diplomacy, and Regeneration in NishnaabewinPaperback
Leanne Betasamosake Simpson9781772125382
$12.99SOCIAL SCIENCE
Feb 08, 2021
In A Short History of the Blockade, award-winning writer Leanne Betasamosake Simpson uses Michi Saagiig Nishnaabeg stories, storytelling aesthetics, and practices to explore the generative nature of Indigenous blockades through our relative, the beaver—or in Nishnaabemowin, Amik. Moving through genres, shifting through time, amikwag stories become a lens for the life-giving possibilities of dams and the world-building possibilities of blockades, deepening our understanding of Indigenous resistance as both a negation and an affirmation. Widely r... + Read More
Winner of the Doug Wright Egghead' Award For Best Kid's Book, 2021.Marcus is an enthusiastic young boy, but when ridiculed at school, he begins to feel that his best efforts are second-rate. His confidence already low, Marcus suffers a serious brain injury. While in the hospital, and with the help of fellow patient Emily, Marcus learns to embrace the reality of who he is. Mixing fact and fantasy, A Slug Story is a semi-autobiographical, middle-grade, graphic novel by Mandi Kujawa (Jacqueline the Singing Crow) and her daughter Hana, engagingly I... + Read More
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Series: Alberta BlueA prairie sky lullabyBoard book
Jesse Horne9781989915028
$11.99JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 0 - 5
Oct 10, 2021
"Let me sing you a picture of an Alberta sky. It’s as wide as the world, and about twice as high. First the golden pink sunrise warms the land with its hue Then a new day begins wrapped in Alberta Blue." Snuggle up with your little one and enjoy this Made-in-Alberta lullaby, a tribute to our big skies and wide open landscapes. Marvel at the beauty of our province with rhyming verses by Pat Hatherly and watercolour paintings by Jesse Horne. Listen to the song, Alberta Blue, by the Travelling Mabels wherever you get your music, or download it at ... + Read More
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Series: Alberta Nature Guide2nd editionPaperback
Krista Kagume9780986786242
$24.95NATURE
Sep 01, 2020
The Alberta Nature Guide lets you discover the wondrous diversity of nature that lies right outside your front door. Covering every inch of Alberta's incredibly varied landscape, this book teaches you to identify 411 species of mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles, fish, invertebrates, trees, shrubs, herbs, grasses and ferns: * Colour illustrations of each species * Native uses of plants * Animal behaviour * Ecology and range * Similar species cross-referenced * Colour maps showing ecoregions, parks and nature areas across Alberta.
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Series: Alberta Place NamesThe Fascinating People & Stories behind the Naming of Alberta2nd editionPaperback
Larry Donovan9781896124117
$18.95HISTORY
Jan 24, 2007
A compendium of knowledge, this fascinating little book covers some 1300 plus place names in the province of Alberta. Included within are hamlets, villages, towns and cities, as well as mountain peaks, rivers, lakes and first nations communities. From A to Z, all the way from Abbot Pass to Zigadenus Lake, you'll learn about the origins of the names, famous inhabitants and interesting tidbits.
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Series: Northern LightsAs Long As This Land Shall LastA History of Treaty 8 and Treaty 11, 1870-19392nd editionPaperback
Rene Fumoleau9781552380635
$24.95HISTORY
Mar 30, 2004
A historically accurate study that takes no sides, this book is the first complete document of Treaties 8 and 11 between the Canadian government and the Native people at the turn of the nineteenth century. On the basis of those treaties, contested in the Mackenzie Pipeline debate, white fur-traders, trappers, and corporations gave themselves privileges of ownership with no regard to the Native claim and to the promise made to the Natives that they could live and hunt there "as long as the sun rises, as long as the river flows, as long as this l... + Read More
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Series: BeyondBeyond the Food CourtAn Anthology of Literary Cuisines1st editionPaperback
Luciana Erregue-Sacchi9781777085902
$23.00COOKING
Oct 05, 2020
The present anthology comprises 14 creative non-fiction essays on the topic of food by professional hyphen-canadian writers. The authors behind this anthology have studied their own hungers, to paraphrase American food writer M.F.K. Fisher. Their vivid re-telling of past culinary experiences bears little resemblance to the—now more than ever—sanitized version of the food court. It becomes a collective exercise of remembering and creating new memories as your eyes settle on the words Masgouf, asado, Injera, or ajiaco. Both food and speech are e... + Read More
Beyond the Gallery: an Anthology of Visual Encounters is the second instalment of the Beyond series by Laberinto Press. This multilingual and multi-genre anthology showcases emerging and established talents within the Hispanic-Canadian community, featuring a broad range of writings on visual culture by writers, artists, and cultural workers.
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Series: Birds of AlbertaPaperback
Chris Fisher9781772130676
$29.95NATURE
Jan 15, 2020
This illustrated field guide helps readers identify, understand and appreciate the birds of Alberta. It contains full-colour illustrations and detailed descriptions of 388 species, with each account including information on: * Size * Status * Habitat * Nesting * Feeding * Voice * Similar species cross-referenced * Best sites for viewing * Range maps showing seasonal occurrences of the bird and migration routes. * Colour-coded header bars and a quick reference guide make finding information fast and easy. Also includes a glossary of terms and a ... + Read More
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Series: Blackfoot Ways of KnowingThe Worldview of the SiksikaitsitapiPaperback
Betty Bastien9781552381090
$34.95SOCIAL SCIENCE
Jun 20, 2004
This is a journey into the heart and soul of Blackfoot culture. In sharing her personal story of "coming home" to reclaim her identity within that culture, Betty Bastien offers us a gateway into traditional Blackfoot ways of understanding and experiencing the world. As a scholar and researcher, Bastien is also able to place Blackfoot tradition within the context of knowledge building among indigenous peoples generally, and within a historical context of precarious survival amid colonial displacement and cultural genocide. In mapping her own pro... + Read More
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Series: Bugs vs HumansPaperback
Peter Heule9781897278376
$14.95JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 6 - 8
Aug 24, 2009
Yikes! Spiders! Mites on my eyelashes? Some bugs are harmless, some are just gross and some are downright scary! Human follicle mites live on the skin of our eyelashes, eyebrows and nose. The insect population of Earth is estimated to be 10,000,000,000,000,000,000; insects outnumber humans 1,492,000,000 to one. Fleas are to blame for spreading many diseases, including the famous Black Plague. The lowly mosquito is responsible for no less than 1.5 million human deaths per year. In order to match the jump of a froghopper, a human would need to ju... + Read More
This book is straightforward, practical guide for taking care of yourself (and others) in a survival situation with crucial, basic survival skills required for an emergency situation during all four seasons in all wilderness areas of Canada. Objectives: • Understanding the importance of being prepared • Learning basic short-term bushcraft skills • Types and use of tools, equipment, strategies and techniques required for successful survival (and rescue) in the wilderness. Readers will learn essential wilderness survival skills for each region o... + Read More
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Series: Canadian Rockies ABCHardcover
Max Elliott9780981149141
$14.95JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 3 - 8
Apr 01, 2010
A is for alpine adventure! Shortlisted for multiple book awards, CANADIAN ROCKIES ABC is a sturdy hardcover alphabet book is the best-selling children’s book in the Canadian Rockies. Local artist Max Elliott illustrates mountain landscapes, wildlife, and activities using colourful painting and collage. Her original artwork combined with simple phrases creates a unique opportunity for endless fun while learning the alphabet. In between being captivated by the illustrations, children will learn that B stands for Bear and H is for Hiking. At the b... + Read More
The Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) was created to safeguard Canada's national security, but hot on the heels of its successes have come controversies and scandals. This book reflects an edgy sensitivity to the shadowy world of Canada's secret service: * Grant Bristow, a CSIS mole, operated within a white supremacy organization from 1988 to 1994; in that time he rose to the highest ranks of the group and was instrumental in the arrest and deportation of several high-profile racists * Operation Bricole was the illegal RCMP operatio... + Read More
The Battle of the Atlantic was the longest sustained conflict of the Second World War, a critical fight for the Allies to stop Nazi U-boats and other warships from sinking supply ships to Europe. Canadians played a vital role in that war. Author and Canadian Forces veteran Larry Gray revisits the battle from the Canadian perspective.
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Series: Cut It Out10 Simple Steps for Tight Writing and Better SentencesPaperback
Laura Swart9781550597585
$14.95LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES
Mar 31, 2018
If your writing needs a pick-me-up, here’s a triple espresso. You don’t have to be a grammar whiz to improve your writing. This quick guide delivers maximum results with minimum pain. If you’re a student, Cut It Out will help you write better essays and earn higher grades. If you’re a professional, Cut It Out will make you a stronger communicator in every facet of your written work. Using uniquely Canadian vignettes, professional writing coach Laura Swart teaches you how to avoid the 10 most common writing errors, trim excess words from your se... + Read More
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Series: Dazzle PatternsPaperback
Alison Watt9781988298184
$21.95FICTION
Oct 03, 2017
Beginning the day of the devastating Halifax Explosion of 1917, Dazzle Patterns is an unforgettable story about loss, the resilience of the human spirit, and the transformative power of art. A finalist for the Amazon Canada First Novel Award. While Clare Holmes waits for her fiancé, Leo, to return from the war in France, she works as a flaw checker at the Halifax glassworks. It is there that she meets Fred Baker, a mysterious master glassmaker who was trained in his home country of Germany. After the disastrous explosion on December 6, 1917 ? w... + Read More
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Series: CLC Kreisel Lecture SeriesDreaming of ElsewhereObservations on HomePaperback
Esi Edugyan9780888648211
$12.99LITERARY COLLECTIONS
Mar 24, 2014
"Home, for me, was not a birthright, but an invention." It seems to me when we speak of home we are speaking of several things, often at once, muddled together into an uneasy stew. We say home and mean origins, we say home and mean belonging. These are two different things: where we come from, and where we are. Writing about belonging is not a simple task. Esi Edugyan chooses to intertwine fact and fiction, objective and subjective in an effort to find out if one can belong to more than one place, if home is just a place or if it can be an idea... + Read More
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Series: Duty, Honour & IzzatFrom Golden Fields to Crimson - Punjab's Brothers in arms in FlandersHardcover
Steven Purewal9781988903477
$24.99HISTORY
Nov 11, 2018
Backing from the RCMP, community groups, universities.The book is presented as a historical scrapbook with beautifully realised, photo-realistic artwork. Framing the history is a graphic novel story about a teenage boy, in Surrey BC, caught up in drug gangs. He rethinks his choices after his 95 year old great grandfather comes to visit the family in Canada. His stories of their past, and seeing him reunited with a Canadian soldier his great grandfather saved during WW2 opens up a different path to live his life.Why are certain histories covered... + Read More
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Series: Elements of Indigenous StyleA Guide for Writing By and About Indigenous PeoplesPaperback
Gregory Younging PhD9781550597165
$19.95SOCIAL SCIENCE
Feb 15, 2018
Elements of Indigenous Style offers Indigenous writers and editors—and everyone creating works about Indigenous Peoples—the first published guide to common questions and issues of style and process. Everyone working in words or other media needs to read this important new reference, and to keep it nearby while they’re working. This guide features: Twenty-two succinct style principles. Advice on culturally appropriate publishing practices, including how to collaborate with Indigenous Peoples, when and how to seek the advice of Elders, and how t... + Read More
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Series: Encountering RielPaperback
David D. Orr9780995064553
$19.95FICTION
Feb 15, 2017
Willie Lorimer is a young poetry student who forgot to resign his commission in the Canadian militia. When he is called up to join the fight against the Métis rebel leader, Louis Riel, Willie is scared, but bolstered by his own naïveté. The journey to the heart of the rebellion is long and full of anguish. When the militia reach the West, things go tragically wrong, and their once-heroic cause is marred by the cynical realities of politics, and the harsh realities of war.
The Compliance Officer for a First Nations Band has been shot in the head and left for dead. Unable to cross over to the great huntings grounds Billy ghostkeeper muct stay and discover who murdered him and why. Through strange, funny and sometimes harrowing adventures, Billy and his gang of "detectives" discover there could be three reasons why he was killed. It could be that the culprit is a dangerous person or group willing to do anything or sacrifice anyone, in order to keep control of the band's natural resources.
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Series: Good Morning, TakayaPaperback
Cheryl Alexander9781771605052
$10.00JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 3 - 5
Mar 30, 2021
The remarkable story of Vancouver Island's lone wolf, Takaya, is told in this charming, lyrical picture book for infants.Takaya, the lone wolf, wakes up on a quiet bluff and sets out to discover the calm, gentle beauty of his coastal home. Encountering a variety of colours and other wildlife, and witnessing the beauty of the natural world, Takaya spends his day wandering, hunting, eating, howling, resting, and sleeping.This charming book, available as both a board book (ages 0-3) and a picture book (ages 3-5), features poetic text and stunning ... + Read More
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Series: LegendsGreat ChiefsVolume IPaperback
Tony Hollihan9781894864039
$14.95SOCIAL SCIENCE
May 08, 2003
A tribute to the courageous chiefs and warriors who fought to protect their people and preserve the Native way of life in the face of European expansion across North America: · Sequoyah, a Cherokee who invented a system of writing for his people · Sitting Bull, the powerful warrior and spiritual leader of the Lakota Sioux who doggedly fought white incursions on Sioux land · Chief Joseph, who led the Nez Perce on a heroic and doomed flight to freedom · Louis Riel, who was hanged as a traitor after fighting to protect Métis rights · Red Cloud, wh... + Read More
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Series: LegendsGreat ChiefsVolume IIPaperback
Tony Hollihan9781894864077
$14.95SOCIAL SCIENCE
May 08, 2003
More chronicles of renowned Native leaders who grappled with the catastrophic arrival of foreigners on their soil, and the measures they took to protect their people: · Tecumseh, the Shawnee leader who tried to unite all tribes into a single alliance · Geronimo, who fought to keep his people's homeland in New Mexico · Crowfoot, the Blackfoot who made not war but treaty with the Canadian government · Crazy Horse, the Sioux war chief who commanded his warriors against General George Custer and the Seventh Cavalry · Wovoka, the Paiute prophet who ... + Read More
The human body may be a wonder of natural engineering but it also can be pretty gross and bad-smelling. In this fearless little book, find the answers to such profound questions as why are boogers green, why do farts smell, and where does belly button lint come from? Dare to read on!
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Series: HomesA Refugee StoryPaperback
Abu Bakr al Rabeeah9781988298283
$19.95BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
May 01, 2018
Finalist for the 2018 Governor General's Award for Non-Fiction and the Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Politcal Writing. Audience choice winner of Canada ReadsIn 2010, the al Rabeeah family left their home in Iraq in hope of a safer life. They moved to Homs, in Syria ? just before the Syrian civil war broke out. Abu Bakr, one of eight children, was ten years old when the violence began on the streets around him: car bombings, attacks on his mosque and school, firebombs late at night. Homes tells of the strange juxtapositions of growing up in a war... + Read More
Across the country and throughout time, Blacks have played pivotal roles in the unfolding of Canadian history. Woven into the fabric of the country itself, they have made serious contributions to this great nation. In the early 1600s, African navigator Mathieu De Costa used his knowledge of Mi'kmaq languages to enable communication between the Europeans and Aboriginals. Arriving in 1605, he was the first Black to come to what would become Canada. Over two centuries later, Sir James Douglas recruited 800 former American slaves and freemen to set... + Read More
How the Chinese Created Canada provides an in-depth look at the triumphs and struggles of one of Canada's most vibrant communities. Chinese culture has permeated the fabric of Canadian society with bold, exciting cuisine, art, music and alternative approaches to medicine and healing. Talented and creative individuals have made these concepts an integral aspect of everyday Canadian culture. Regardless of the hardships they endured--hazardous work conditions on the railway line, the government-sanctioned racism of the head tax, the lack of suffra... + Read More
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Series: We Created CanadaHow the English Created CanadaAn Intriguing History of Explorers, Rogues, Fur Traders, Pioneers, Prime Ministers, Heroes and ScoundrelsPaperback
Jeff Pearce9781896124209
$18.95HISTORY
Apr 15, 2009
Jeff Pearce's irreverent romp through the annals of the history of the English in Canada: * This was the territory that England used as the staging ground for many battles and wars with the French and the Americans * It was an Englishman, John Graves Simcoe, who enacted the first anti-slavery act for the entire British Empire...right here in Canada! * Sir Isaac Brock was a larger-than-life hero of the war of 1812, who dared a duelist to shoot at him from the distance of the width of a handkerchief and who bluffed his way into capturing Detroit ... + Read More
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Series: We Created CanadaHow the French Created CanadaFrom New France to French CanadaPaperback
Julie Perrone9781896124186
$18.95HISTORY
Apr 01, 2009
French explorers first came to the New World seeking uncharted lands and unprecedented wealth. What they brought with them, however, was a unique culture that would eventually emerge as one of Canada''s most dynamic and influential societies. Seven million Canadians from coast to coast identify themselves as having French or French Canadian ancestry. They have contributed to every aspect of life in our country—language, government, business, education, cuisine, media and the arts. Fierce battles were fought and wars waged by early colonists and... + Read More
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Series: Howdy BooksHowdy, I'm Flores LaDuePaperback
Ayesha Clough9781989915042
$17.99JUVENILE NONFICTION Grade (CAN) from 2 - 5
Mar 08, 2022
Life is tough, but so are cowgirls. This is the true story of Flores LaDue (1883-1951), ideal for ages 7-9. A world champion trick roper and First Lady of the Calgary Stampede, Flores helped put Western Canada on the world map. A rider, roper and rodeo queen, her story will inspire kids to work hard, blaze their own trails, and rope the life of their dreams. Part of the award-winning Howdy Books series. Features a special collaboration with First Nations artist Keegan Starlight on pages with Indigenous art. This 44-page full-colour illustrated ... + Read More
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Series: Howdy BooksHowdy, I’m John WarePaperback
Ayesha Clough9781999108786
$17.99JUVENILE NONFICTION Grade (CAN) from 2 - 7
Jun 01, 2020
Howdy, I’m John Ware is a children's picture book about Canada's legendary Black cowboy. The story, ideal for ages 8-12, brings the real-life legend to a new generation of kids. Despite experiencing enslavement, war and discrimination, this gifted horseman blazed a trail of kindness, becoming one of Alberta’s most loved and respected pioneer ranchers. This 48-page full-colour illustrated biography includes a timeline, maps and educators' notes. It fits perfectly with the Grade Four curriculum but is suitable for Grades Two to Seven. Also an exc... + Read More
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Series: AmiskwaciyHumanePaperback
Anna Marie Sewell9781988754246
$19.95FICTION
Nov 02, 2020
"In Humane, Anna Marie Sewell's brings an Indigenous and poetic sensibility to the crime novel, infusing it with imagery and dance as a Métis mother of two works as an unlicensed Private Investigator. Like its Métis characters, Humane straddles two worlds, following the contours of Western-based novel but infusing it with Indigenous storytelling and allegory. It's a wonderful read, a significant addition to the canon of authentic Indigenous crime novel." --Wayne Arthurson, award-winning writer of the Leo Desroches novels. Who steals a dog from ... + Read More
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Series: Imagining Head-Smashed-InAboriginal Buffalo Hunting on the Northern PlainsPaperback
Jack W. Brink9781897425046
$35.99HISTORY Grade (US) from 17
Feb 01, 2008
For millennia, Aboriginal hunters on the North American Plains used their knowledge of the land and of buffalo behaviour to drive their quarry over cliffs. Archaeologist Jack Brink has written a major study of the mass buffalo hunts and the culture they supported before and after European contact. By way of example, he draws on his 25 years excavating at Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump in southwestern Alberta, Canada – a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Series: KalynaPaperback
Pam Clark9780986649417
$19.95FICTION
May 01, 2016
Swept up in a whirlwind courtship, Katja and Wasyl begin life anew in a Ukrainian settlement of Western Canada. The dusty Canadian prairies promise hope and independence, but when war breaks out between the old world and the new, their newfound stability is shattered. Rumours of the internment of Ukrainian-Canadians haunt the new settlers. Would the country they love betray them like this? An incident throws the couple and their young children into turmoil, and Katja faces the prospect of enduring a Canadian winter without Wasyl by her side. Th... + Read More
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Series: La Confédération, 1964-1999nouvelles perspectives1st editionPaperback
Daniel Hedit9781773850634
$39.99HISTORY
Jun 15, 2109
Plusieurs croient que le 1er juillet 1867 représente la date de la Confédération canadienne, le jour de la création du nouveau pays. Mais le processus ne faisait que s'amorcer en 1867. Du petit dominion aux frontières restreintes, le pays est devenu une fédération beaucoup plus grande, avec dix provinces, trois territoires, et des centaines de communautés autochtones. Les politiciens ont longtemps débattu le concept de pays; ils ont bien pesé les avantages et les inconvénients d'une adhésion à la Confédération canadienne. La Confédération, 18... + Read More
Spring, 1847, and Lady Franklin is back in London expecting to greet her hero husband, polar explorer Sir John Franklin, upon his triumphant return from the Northwest Passage. But as weeks turn to months, she reluctantly grows into her public role as Franklin's steadfast wife, the "Penelope of England." In this novel that imagines a rich interior life of one of Victorian England's most intriguing women, the boundaries of friendship, propriety, and love are bound to collide.
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Series: League of the StarPaperback
N. R. Cruse9780986649424
$19.95FICTION
May 01, 2016
At the dawn of the French revolution, masses of hungry peasants burn the chateaux of aristocrats throughout France. After the death of his estranged family, an 18 year-old nobleman, the Marquis Marcel de la Croix, is forced to raise the royalist banner, despite his own revolutionary leanings. The wreck of his family fortress becomes a bastion for newly disenfranchised aristocrats, and Marcel and his fiery associate, Pierre Lafont, lead a rebel group called the League of the Star. After a bitter falling out with Lafont, Marcel escapes to Englan... + Read More
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Series: Spirit of NatureLillian and KokomisThe Spirit of DancePaperback
Lynda Partridge9781988824277
$17.95JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 7 - 12
Mar 21, 2019
Lillian is a girl of mixed Indigenous and white ancestry who is in the process of being shuffled to her seventh foster home. At school, she doesn’t fit in with the white kids and she doesn’t fit in with the Indigenous kids either. Lillian is a complex and not-always-lovable hero but she eventually finds a sense of peace and belonging from a surprising spirit that returns her to traditional ways.Lillian & Kokomis: The Spirit of Dance is the second book in th UpRoute Indigenous ‘Spirit of Nature’ series. Written by Sixties Scoop voice Lynda Partr... + Read More
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Series: Mary SchafferPaperback
Michale Lang9781926983073
$19.95JUVENILE NONFICTION Grade (CAN) from 1 - 9
Jan 01, 2012
MARY SCHAFFER: ADVENTURES IN THE CANADIAN ROCKIES is a beautifully illustrated story of the inspiring adventures undertaken by Mary Schäffer, whose travels took her through the rugged country between Banff and Jasper to discover Maligne Lake. Schäffer challenged the wilderness during the golden age of discovery in the Canadian Rockies and is remembered today as one of the region’s preeminent adventurers—male or female.
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Series: CLC Kreisel Lecture SeriesMost of What Follows is TruePlaces Imagined and RealPaperback
Michael Crummey9781772124576
$13.99LITERARY COLLECTIONS
Feb 21, 2019
"In all creative writing, the question of what is true and what is real are two very different considerations. Figuring out how to dance between them is a murky business." In Most of What Follows Is True, Michael Crummey examines the complex relationship between fact and fiction, between the “real world” and the stories we tell to explain it. Drawing on his own experience appropriating historical characters to fictional ends, he brings forward important questions about how writers use history and real-life figures to animate fictional stories.... + Read More
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Series: Mother Earth Plants for Health & BeautyIndigenous Plants, Traditions, and RecipesHardcover
Carrie Armstrong9781926696645
$24.95BODY, MIND & SPIRIT
Dec 01, 2020
The recipes and traditions found in this book reflect the culture and the knowledge of the Medicine Wheel, featuring 26 edible and medicinal plants that you can gather in nature as Carrie and her grandmother did. Create a luxurious and natural beauty regime by crafting your own lotions, soaps and teas from all-natural ingredients. From stress-busting teas and bath bombs to skin-smoothing lotions and creams, get vibrant skin and a healthy glow with Carrie’s creations based on her grandmother’s traditional teachings. "I remember gathering plan... + Read More
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Series: Our Lives: Diary, Memoir, and Letters SeriesMy Decade at Old Sun, My Lifetime of HellPaperback
Arthur Bear Chief9781771991759
$19.99BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Jan 01, 2017
In a series of chronological vignettes, Arthur Bear Chief depicts the punishment, cruelty, abuse, and injustice that he endured at Old Sun Residential School and then later relived in the traumatic process of retelling his story at an examination for discovery in connection with a lawsuit brought against the federal government. Late in life, he returned to Gleichen, Alberta on the Siksika nation—to the home left to him by his mother—and it was there that he began to reconnect with Blackfoot language and culture. Although the terrific adversity ... + Read More
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Series: My Heroes Have Always Been IndiansA Century of Great Indigenous Albertans2nd editionPaperback
Cora J. Voyageur PhD9781550597547
$26.95BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Nov 14, 2018
In a series of inspirational profiles, Cora Voyageur celebrates 100 remarkable Indigenous Albertans whose achievements have enriched their communities, the province, and the world. As a child, Cora rarely saw Indigenous individuals represented in her history textbooks or in pop culture. Willie Nelson sang “My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys,” but Cora wondered, where were the heroes who looked like her? She chose the title of her book in response, to help reflect her reality. In fact, you don’t have to look very hard to find Indigenous Albertan... + Read More
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Series: Nuptse and Lhotse AdventuresNuptse and Lhotse Go to the PrairiesPaperback
Jocey Asnong9781771605298
$12.00JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 8
Sep 27, 2021
Bright colours, rich textures, and whimsical text bring these curious cats to life as they explore the great Canadian prairie landscape!Nuptse and Lhotse are floating home in their hot-air balloon after their latest adventure when they get caught in a terrible storm. As they tumble and twist past flying cows this storm is about to spin them right into another fabulous adventure, this time in the Prairies!From the top of a wheat king’s tower to deep underground labyrinths and caverns filled with prairie dogs and dinosaur bones, Nuptse and Lhotse... + Read More
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Series: Plants of the Western ForestAlberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba Boreal and Aspen Parkland3rd editionPaperback
Derek Johnson9781772130577
$29.95NATURE
Jun 10, 2020
This beautifully illustrated, easy-to-use field guide provides detailed information about more than 620 species of trees, shrubs, wildflowers, grasses, ferns, mosses and lichens found in the boreal and aspen parkland regions of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Whether you are a naturalist, a day hiker or an armchair adventurer, you can explore our great forests with this handy reference in your backpack or library. Plants of the Western Forest: Alberta, Saskatchewan & Manitoba includes: * More than 800 colour photographs * Almost 900 line dr... + Read More
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Series: Pourin' Down RainA Black Woman Claims Her Place in the Canadian West2nd editionPaperback
Cheryl Foggo9781550598339
$19.95BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Jan 24, 2020
The 30th anniversary edition of Cheryl Foggo’s landmark work about growing up Black on the Canadian prairies Cheryl Foggo came of age during the 1960s in Calgary, a time when a Black family walking down the street still drew stares from everyone they passed. She grew up in the warm embrace of a community of extended family and friends, with roots in the Black migration of 1910 across the western provinces. But as an adolescent, Cheryl struggled against the negative attitudes towards Blackness she and her family encountered. She struggled agains... + Read More
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Series: Reconsidering ConfederationCanada’s Founding Debates, 1864-19991st editionPaperback
Daniel Heidt9781773850153
$34.99HISTORY
Oct 31, 2018
July 1st 1867 is celebrated as Canada's Confederation - the date that Canada became a country. But 1867 was only the beginning. As the country grew from a small dominion to a vast federation encompassing ten provinces, three territories, and hundreds of First Nations, its leaders repeatedly debated Canada's purpose, and the benefits and drawbacks of the choice to be Canadian.Reconsidering Confederation brings together Canada's leading historians to explore how the provinces, territories, and Treaty areas became the political frameworks we ... + Read More
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Series: Rescue at Fort EdmontonNeWest Press editionPaperback
Rita Feutl9781774390412
$12.95YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 12 - 16
Sep 01, 2021
Janey doesn't want to spend the summer away from her friends in Toronto--and certainly not in Edmonton with the grandmother she hardly knows. But her parents will be away--her mother in Turkey designing housing for earthquake victims, her dad on business trips. Her first surprise is her feisty grandma, who meets her at the airport in her vintage Cadillac, Marilyn. The second comes when she visits the Fort Edmonton historic park and time travels to 1907. The third is learning the real reason she's in Edmonton. Her grandma is going through cancer... + Read More
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Series: Rescue in the RockiesNeWest Press editionPaperback
Rita Feutl9781774390399
$12.95YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 12 - 16
Sep 01, 2021
Can 14-year-old Janey disentangle her time-hopping dilemma and save not just her own life, but the past lives of others, before it's too late?Rescue in the Rockies follows Janey as she is forced to spend the holidays with her grandma - and her grandma's new beau, Charlie, who has invited along his German grandson, Max - in Banff, Alberta. Janey can't believe her parents might potentially miss one of the most important holidays of the year and resigns herself to spending her time away from home wandering around the hotel with, of all people, Max... + Read More
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Series: Crow Said PoetryResponse of Weeds, TheA Misplacement of Black Poetry on the PrairiesPaperback
Bertrand Bickersteth9781988732794
$18.95POETRY
Apr 01, 2020
Winner of the 2021 Gerald Lampert Memorial Award!Winner of the Stephan G. Stephansson Award for PoetryWinner of a 2021 High Plains Book Award for First Book!Finalist for the 2020 City of Calgary W.O. Mitchell Book Prize!A 2020 CBC Poetry Book of the Year!Finalist for a 2021 High Plains Book Award for PoetryBertrand Bickersteth's debut poetry collection explores what it means to be black and Albertan through a variety of prisms: historical, biographical, and essentially, geographical. The Response of Weeds offers a much-needed window on often ov... + Read More
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Series: Rivers Run Through UsA Natural and Human History of Great Rivers of North AmericaHardcover
Eric B. Taylor9781771605113
$38.00NATURE
Oct 01, 2021
An engaging, informative, and personal exploration of some of the great rivers of North America.The physical nature of rivers has influenced the course of human history and development, whether it be in the prosecution of major conflicts (US Civil War), patterns of development and social change (dams on the Columbia River), the economy (gold rushes, agricultural development), or international relations (US and Mexico and the Colorado River). The centrality of human–river interactions has had great impacts on the biodiversity of rivers (salmon a... + Read More
A rhyming book for children ages 4 and up, Rocky Mountain Rangers: Guardians of the Wild is based on a song by Alberta band, The Wardens. It invites children to saddle up, and go on patrol with the Rocky Mountain Rangers! It’s their job to protect Canada’s precious mountain parks. Together, we'll wrangle grizzly bears, rescue stranded hikers, and ride up and down the trails with our horses – it’s all in a day’s work for a national park warden. This uniquely Canadian book aims to bring the majesty of the Rockies to kids across the country, ins... + Read More
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Series: Seldom Seen RoadPaperback
Jenna Butler9781927063316
$14.95POETRY
Apr 01, 2013
Seldom Seen Road is a collection of sharply observed and understated poems about the land and its people, specifically those who have made it grow. Bare bones, full of wit, insight, and fine imagery, they make up a book carefully constructed around a striking vision of the Prairies and its slowly disappearing history. Butler illuminates an oft-hidden world of strong women spanning two centuries, focusing the most powerful sequence of the book, "Lepidopterists", on them. These poems find their place in a tradition of prairie poetry that owes muc... + Read More
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Series: SiksikaitsitapiStories of the Blackfoot PeoplePaperback
Payne Many Guns9781988824833
$29.95YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION Grade (US) from 6 - 12
Apr 26, 2022
In Siksikaitsitapi: Stories of the Blackfoot People, seven authors share their stories that come from both from legend and from their personal experiences, with many of the stories in both Blackfoot and English languages. The book is illustrated with beautiful full-colour pictures and photos which help convey these stories from Blackfoot traditional and contemporary traditions and cultures.The Blackfoot Confederacy is made up of the Siksika, Kainai, Piikani, and Amskapi Piikuni Nations of Southern Alberta and Montana. Payne Many Guns' story cap... + Read More
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Series: Spirit AnimalsThe Wisdom of NaturePaperback
Wayne Arthurson9781926696218
$18.95SOCIAL SCIENCE
Nov 29, 2012
First Nations peoples and Native Americans in North America have long believed in the power of spirit animals or totems. They believed that these animals had lessons to teach and healing or inspirational powers: - One of the strongest spirit animals, the bear is known as the grandfather for many peoples; they are seen as strong, powerful creatures that can never die. Bears also mean leadership, confidence and courage. - The buffalo/bison is a symbol of strength and power but also of life because for many peoples it was the major source of fo... + Read More
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The Kids’ Short Story Advent Calendar A box set of 25 individually bound short stories for ages 9+ Paperback 9781777185558 $70.00 JUVENILE FICTION Oct 01, 2021
Good Morning, Takaya Paperback 9781771605052 $10.00 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 3 - 5 Mar 30, 2021
Series: Spirit of Nature Lillian and Kokomis The Spirit of Dance Paperback 9781988824277 $17.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 7 - 12 Mar 21, 2019
Series: Nuptse and Lhotse Adventures Nuptse and Lhotse Go to the Prairies Paperback 9781771605298 $12.00 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 8 Sep 27, 2021