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Series: A is for AlbertaHardcover
Mindy Johnstone9781926983554
$14.95JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 3 - 8
Oct 01, 2022
Discover the special places of Alberta in this colourful hardcover alphabet book by local artist, Mindy Johnstone. The vibrant scenes are acrylic paintings highlighting the diverse landscape and activities of Alberta—a rhyming journey from A to Z that visits city festivals, ancient badlands, the northern lights, and snowcapped peaks. A pure delight for all ages to learn about adventures in Wild Rose country.
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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: Canadian Animals for Kids1st editionHardcover
Max Elliott9781926983615
$17.95JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 3 - 8
May 01, 2023
How does a beaver warn of danger? Why to lynx have big paws? Where do walruses like to live? This rhyming book is the perfect way to entertain young children while they learn about Canadian animals. Children love to learn about wildlife, and in Canadian Animals for Kids the colours and textures of Max Elliott’s mixed media artwork make it fun for children to engage with a variety of Canadian animals, whether it be in a school classroom or for a bedtime story. Parents, teachers, and gift-givers will find that this is the perfect book for childr... + 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
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Series: Super ExplorersExploring OceansPaperback
Nicholle Carrière9781989209202
$10.99JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 6 - 8
Sep 06, 2022
Super Explorers take you to the farthest depths of the ocean to explore the weirds places and the weird creature and plants that live there.
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Series: Super ExplorersExploring Tropical RainforestsPaperback
Krista Kagume9781989209189
$10.99JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 6 - 8
Sep 01, 2023
Sup[er Explorers takes you for a wild ride into the rainforest. You will explore the canopy and the wildlife that live there and also the floor of the jungle, dark and mysterious!
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Series: Farm AnimalsFacts & FunPaperback
Ashley Bilodeau9781988294049
$8.99JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 3 - 5
Sep 06, 2022
Kids love visting farms and being introduced to all the animals large and small. These fun facts will show kids just what farm animals do and why they are important.
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Series: Flip Flop FlapjackWildhorse Jack and the First Stampede BreakfastPaperback
Brenda Joyce Leahy9781989915110
$17.99JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 5 - 8
May 15, 2023
The true story behind the 100-year-old tradition of the Calgary Stampede pancake breakfast — as told by the granddaughter of the legendary founder Wildhorse Jack. Yahoo! When Frankie’s dad loses every race at the Calgary Stampede, she’s sad and frustrated. But when he celebrates by hosting a huge pancake breakfast the next morning, she’s downright confused! From "Wildhorse Jack" Morton’s own granddaughter comes the true story of a Canadian legend and how he started the first Stampede Breakfast back in 1923. Ideal for ages 3-7, this charming tal... + Read More
Bonjour les enfants ! Notre mission est de protéger les espaces naturels. On passe notre vie à cheval, on protège les précieux parcs de nos montagnes canadiennes. On attrape des grizzlis, on sauve la vie de randonneurs, on parcourt les sentiers avec nos mulets – voilà tout ce qui fait la journée d’un garde de parc. Alors, en selle, les amis, tout le monde à cheval ! À partir de 4 ans. Inspiré par les chansons des Wardens. Illustré par Lia Golemba. Traduit par Gilles Mossière. Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Aussi disponible en anglais: Rocky Mountain... + 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: Jokes that Stink!And Other Smelly FactsPaperback
Ms. Ashley Bilodeau9781989209387
$8.99JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 6 - 9
Sep 01, 2023
Phew, what stinks? Not these jokes! Jokes That Stink! is packed with hilarious jokes, riddles and fun facts for kids about the smelly stuff our bodies get upto like farting, burping, pooping, barfing, sneezing and more. These jokes are sure to have you laughing—and farting—up a storm!
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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: Laugh Out Loud Canadian NaturePaperback
Sahara Kagume9781897206331
$9.99JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 5 - 9
Sep 01, 2023
Canada is a vast country with large expanses of forests, towering mountains, spacious prairies and wide-open tundra. Each of these environments has its own unique animals, birds, insects and plants. This is your country, so learn all you can about it.
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Series: Laugh Out Loud Nature Down UnderPaperback
Wendy Pirk9781897206348
$9.99JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 6 - 9
Sep 01, 2023
Sure, you know about the kangaroo and the koala, but how much do you know about the other unique animals Down Under? Australia and New Zealand have so many fascinating creatures, some that you might not have even heard of! Did you know...• Wombats swing their butts at each other when they are fighting!• The male platypus is one of the few venomous mammals in the world.• The brush-tailed bettong is nicknamed “farting rat” because of the noise it makes when it is startled!
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Series: Laugh Out Loud Nature On SafariPaperback
Wendy Pirk9781897206362
$9.99JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 5 - 9
Sep 01, 2023
Sure, you know about the lion, elephant and giraffe, but how much do you know about the other animals of Africa and Madagascar? Join us on our African safari and learn about many of the fascinating creatures that call Africa and Madagascar home:The aardvark can close its nostrils and fold its ears shut so dirt and bugs can’t get inside when it is diggingA gorilla’s bite is twice as strong as a lion’s!The secretary bird kills its prey by stomping on it with its big feetThe black mamba is the fastest snake in the world and can slither almost twic... + Read More
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Series: My First GardenActivities for Children 3-6 YearsPaperback
Nicholle Carrière9781774510094
$6.99JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 3 - 6
May 15, 2022
Kids love playing in the dirt, so why not focus their play by helping them to create their own special garden. They will love to plant the seeds, watch them sprout and then enjoy the fruits of their labors, be it vegetables, fruit or flowers. Get them started early with this handy little book. It includes fun gardening activities, recommendations of what to plant with your children and lots of colorful photos.
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Series: My Very Own GardenActivities for Children 7 to 10 YearsPaperback
Nicholle Carrière9781774510100
$9.99JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 7 - 10
May 01, 2021
Kids love playing in the dirt, so why not focus their play by helping them to create their own special garden. They will love to plant the seeds, watch them sprout and then enjoy the fruits of their labors, be it vegetables, fruit or flowers. Get them started early with this handy little book. It includes fun gardening activities, recommendations of what to plant with your children and lots of colorful photos.
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Series: Every River Lit SeriesOlya & Olena Escape the InvadersPaperback
Olya Illichov9781990735141
$29.95JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 8 - 16
Aug 01, 2022
A percentage of publisher proceeds go to "Home In Our Hearts" after-arrival support for Ukrainian evacuees. From the publishers of The Little Book: Story Reader for a Free Ukraine comes Olya and Olena Escape the Invaders, a story about two young Ukrainian ballet students who escape the Russian invasion of Mariupol and embark on a difficult journey to safety. Along the way they encounter helpers who aid them on their way, including an angelic grandmother and a dog named Rinnie. Although they know they will miss their homeland, they eventually m... + Read More
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Series: Spirit of NatureThe Rainbow, the Midwife & the Birds4 Dene TalesPaperback
Raymond Yakeleya9781988824574
$29.95JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12
Mar 21, 2023
This book contains four Dene stories, as experienced by Raymond Yakeleya. “Flight Through the Rainbow” is about flying through a rainbow. It also tells the legend of the spider and how it catches drops of colour in its web. “The Midwife” contains stories told to Raymond by his Granny Harriet about bringing the spirit of babies into the world. “The Slingshot and the Songbird” is about a boy’s contrition over killing a friendly songbird. “The Medicine Brothers” told to Raymond by his uncle George Blondin, is about giant birds when the world was n... + 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: Rodeo RoundupPaperback
Wendy Pirk9781896124636
$6.99JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 6 - 8
Jul 15, 2017
Rodeo is one of the most exciting contests in the world. From bull riding to chuckwagon racing, discover what makes a rodeo so thrilling and what it takes to be a rodeo cowboy: • Steer wrestling, or bulldogging, is a very fast event where cowboys try to wrestle a steer to the ground in less than 7 seconds • A saddle bronc rider must stay on the bucking horse for 8 seconds, holding the reins with one hand and keeping the other hand high in the air • In team roping two cowboys, the header and the heeler, work together to rope a steer’s head and b... + 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: To the Rescue!Emergency VehiclesBook
Genevieve Boyer9781989209400
$9.99JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 6 - 9
Sep 01, 2023
Who comes to the rescue when people are in danger? Emergency vehicles! Some of them have sirens and lights, some have wings or propellers, but the one thing they all have in common is they're here to help. Learn about over 20 different kinds of rescue vehicles in this book for early elementary school age children:• Some army trucks can become bridges for other trucks to cross!• Some lightweight cars can be carried by helicopter or plane and dropped into areas where they are needed!• Some trucks have special tires that can sense dangerous chemic... + Read More
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Series: Spirit of NatureThe Tree by the WoodpileAnd Other Dene Spirit of Nature TalesPaperback
Raymond Yakeleya9781988824031
$16.95JUVENILE FICTION Reading age from 7 - 12
Mar 21, 2018
“With the passing of many of our Elders, the telling of these stories becomes more valuable than ever.” — Raymond Yakeleya The Tree by the Woodpile is a story about a ?First Nations boy who is told an enchanting tale by his grandmother about how an old tree by the woodpile provides food and shelter for the birds and animals of the North. Other stories in the book are “The Wolf,” and “The Mountain, the Wind, and the Wildflowers.” The stories are suffused with Newet'sine, the Creator and Spirit of Nature, who brings a message of how we must to c... + Read More
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Series: Spirit of NatureWhy Are You Still Here?A Lillian MysteryPaperback
Lynda Partridge9781988824826
$19.95YOUNG ADULT FICTION Grade (US) from 6 - 9
Sep 01, 2022
This book continues the charming story of Lillian and Kokomis, the award-winning book about a complex and not-always-lovable foster kid who finds a sense of peace and belonging from a surprising spirit that returns her to traditional ways, legends, and Indigenous ways of knowledge. Why Are You Still Here? uncovers the mystery of ghosts and spirits that live behind a window at the family farm.
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Series: CLC Kreisel Lecture SeriesAn Anthology of MonstersHow Story Saves Us from Our AnxietyPaperback
Cherie Dimaline9781772126822
$14.99BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Feb 15, 2023
An Anthology of Monsters by Cherie Dimaline, award-winning author of The Marrow Thieves, is the tale of an intricate dance with life-long anxiety. It is about how the stories we tell ourselves can help reshape the ways in which we think, cope, and ultimately survive. Using examples from her books, from her mère, and from her own late night worry sessions, Dimaline choreographs a deeply personal narrative about all the ways in which we tell stories. She reveals how to collect and curate our stories, how they elicit difficult and beautiful conver... + Read More
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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
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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: Bucking ConservatismAlternative Stories of Alberta from the 1960s and 1970sPaperback
Leon Crane Bear9781771992572
$34.99HISTORY
Nov 30, 2021
With lively, informative contributions by both scholars and activists, Bucking Conservatism highlights the individuals and groups who challenged Alberta’s conservative status quo in the 60s and 70s. Drawing on archival material, newspaper articles, police reports, and interviews, the contributors examine Alberta’s history through the eyes of Indigenous activists protesting discriminatory legislation and unfulfilled treaty obligations, women and lesbian and gay persons standing up to the heteropatriarchy, student activists arguing for a new demo... + Read More
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Series: Burning the NightPaperback
Glen Huser9781774390115
$19.95FICTION
May 13, 2021
From small-town Alberta, Curtis comes to Edmonton to obtain a teaching degree. There he forms a close friendship with his elderly, blind Aunt Harriet, considered a family pariah due to her eccentric enthusiasm for a lost world of artists and musicians.When Curtis begins reading aloud to Harriet the diary her intended husband Phillip kept before his death during World War One, an obsessed Curtis examines parallels to his own life: his desire to become a skillful artist and to find fulfilling love.Timeless and essential, award-winning author Glen... + Read More
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Series: Cantata & The Extinction TherapistTwo Plays by Clem MartiniPaperback
Clem Martini9781990735240
$29.95PERFORMING ARTS
Apr 11, 2023
Clem Martini's award-winning play, Cantata: Rumours of My Crazy, Useless Life provides a window into the experience of people going through the hidden, high-stakes struggles of elder care and mental illness. In Cantata, Martin Bussinger discovers his elderly mother’s health and mental acuity is deteriorating, facing him with emotional and medical problems that feel almost unsolvable. He realizes that negotiating the delicate network of caregiving, strung together with the further challenge of supporting a brother living with a mental illness, p... + 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
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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.
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Series: Finding Refuge in CanadaNarratives of DislocationPaperback
George Melnyk9781771993012
$27.99SOCIAL SCIENCE
Feb 28, 2021
Millions of people are displaced each year by war, persecution, and famine and the global refugee population continues to grow. Canada has often been regarded as a benevolent country, welcoming refugees from around the globe. However, refugees have encountered varying kinds of reception in Canada. Finding Refuge in Canada: Narratives of Dislocation is a collection of personal narratives about the refugee experience in Canada. It includes critical perspectives from authors from diverse backgrounds, including refugees, advocates, front-line worke... + Read More
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Series: 1st Legion of UtopiaPaperback
James Davidge9781988903545
$17.99YOUNG ADULT FICTION
Apr 29, 2019
The turmoil of the Great Depression galvanized Canadians to rise up and fight for improved labour conditions, social equality and universal healthcare. In the frontier city of Calgary, Holly Burnside and Brian Mah get involved with the founding of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation, the first national party dedicated to the needs of workers and farmers. Set amidst the riotous times of the Great Depression, 1st Legion of Utopia explores the forces surrounding the founding of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF), the trail blazing... + Read More
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Series: Brave & BrilliantFive Stalks of GrainPaperback
Adrian Lysenko9781773853758
$28.99COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS
Nov 15, 2022
In 1932, as famine rages across Ukraine, the Soviet government calls for the harshest punishment for those who keep for themselves even five stalks of grain. When their mother is accused of hoarding and summarily killed, Nadia and Taras must leave their home on a desperate quest for survival. Attempting to navigate a closed country, to stay together, and to stay alive, Nadia and Taras must face secret police, soldiers, and fellow citizens forced to abandon charity and sometimes even humanity in the face of impossible hunger. Unsure who to trust... + Read More
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Series: FrankPaperback
Ben Rankel9781988903354
$20.00YOUNG ADULT FICTION
Oct 17, 2018
Ben Rankel's first full length graphic novel, Frank is also the first graphic novel set during the Frank Slide disaster, one of Canada's most devastating natural disasters.The protagonist, Eve Lee is the daughter of Chinese and German immigrants and feels she has lived her life not fitting into either world of her parents. She is suffering from depression brought on by her lovers decision to leave her for another woman, and has turned to heavy drinking to blot out the pain. Barely able to keep her business going, Eve decides to pull herself tog... + Read More
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Series: Horse WomanNotes on Living Well & Riding BetterPaperback
Lee McLean9781999108755
$25.95PETS
Jul 23, 2019
Lee McLean was born to ride ... and to write. In these pages, you will enter the world of a master horsewoman and ride with her through the seasons of the year, and the ages and stages of life. The stories come from a riding journal kept for over forty-five years, and the best of her Keystone Equine blogs. Distilled into one year, but made up of many, they reflect a life lived in the saddle. A multiple Amazon Bestseller in the 'Riding' category, Horse Woman features bespoke illustrations, a photo section and built-in notes pages. Electronic ed... + Read More
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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
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.
Aspiring historian Maxine is researching Canadian social policy when she discovers the story of Everett Klippert - the last Canadian man jailed simply for being gay. Maxine becomes fascinated with Everett’s case and with discovering the man beyond the headlines, a beloved Calgary bus driver on the downtown route who took care to brighten the day of his passengers, who played on the family baseball team and was everyone’s favorite uncle, and who, when he was confronted by police about his sexuality, refused to lie. Inspired and captivated, Maxin... + Read More
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Series: Love & RulesLife Lessons Learned with HorsesPaperback
Lee McLean9781989915080
$25.95SPORTS & RECREATION
Nov 18, 2022
From Lee McLean, the much-anticipated follow-up to her multiple best-selling novel, Horse Woman. 'Love & Rules' is a collection of essays by master horsewoman Lee McLean that covers the spectrum of love, fear, winning, loss, leadership, ageing, growth, illness and recovery — all through the medium of horsemanship. A stroke survivor, horse trainer, and best-selling author, Lee McLean has a legion of faithful followers on Facebook, a national equine magazine column, and appears at events from small-town horse shows to sidesaddle racing at the ... + Read More
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Series: One West, Two MythsA Comparative ReaderPaperback
C.L. Higham9781552381359
$44.95HISTORY
Jun 20, 2004
What comes to mind when we think of the Old West? Often, our conceptions are accompanied by as much mythology and mystique as fact or truth. What are the differences in how the Canadian and American Wests are perceived? Did they develop differently or are they just perceived differently? How do our conceptions influence our perceptions? This reader explores the problems, importance, and results of comparing the Canadian and American Wests, critically examining how we conceptualize the history and development of the West and how that influences... + Read More
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Series: One West, Two Myths IIEssays on ComparisonPaperback
C.L. Higham9781552382042
$34.95HISTORY
Jan 08, 2007
What comes to mind when we think of the Old West? Often, our conceptions are accompanied by as much mythology and mystique as fact or truth. What are the differences in how the Canadian and American Wests are perceived? Did they develop differently or are they just perceived differently? How do our conceptions influence our perceptions? A companion volume to One West, Two Myths: A Comparative Reader, One West, Two Myths II: Essays on Comparison presents scholarly views on the comparison of the Canadian and American Wests and the various method... + Read More
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Series: Pass Me ByPass Me By: Gone Fishin'Gone Fishin'Paperback
Kyle Simmers9781988903590
$20.00COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS Age (years) from 16 - 18
Nov 06, 2019
2020 BPAA Best Illustrated Book Of The Year Award WinnerPass Me By is an award-winning queer, coming of age, and coming out romance. A five book series starts with Ed, a reserved man recently diagnosed with dementia, living in a small northern Canadian town. As Ed's memory declines he loses touch with the present and spends more time in a past he chose to forget, touring with a glam rock band across Canada in the early 1970s. In Gone Fishin', we are introduced to Ed, a retired man spending his time fishing and ordering the same dishes at the lo... + Read More
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Series: Pass Me ByElectric VicePaperback
Kyle Simmers9781988903859
$24.99YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 15
Oct 19, 2021
2022 ALBERTA BOOK AWARDS GRAPHIC NOVEL OF THE YEAR'1973: a chance encounter between Ed and the captivating androgynous singer of the pulse-pounding glam rock band ELECTRIC VICE, pulls Ed into a world of mascara, weathered leather, platform heels and neon. Book 2 in the award-winning series. A queer love story set in the outrageous world of 1970s glam rock, Pass Me By: Electric Vice is a journey of self-discovery, heartache, glam rock, and love. An inverted coming of age story about understanding queer identity and what happens to the stories yo... + Read More
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Series: Mingling Voices SeriesPoems for a Small ParkPaperback
E. D. Blodgett9781897425336
$19.99POETRY Grade (US) from 17
Dec 01, 2008
Blodgett wrote his poems for a small park in English and some in French, but was able to have some of them translated into Cree, Michif, Chinese, and Ukrainian. This reflects Edmonton’s unique multicultural ambience and the roles of diverse cultures in the making of the city. The powerful images and thoughtful metaphors in these short lyrics show readers the connections between Canadian nature (even within city limits) and the sublime, especially in the overwhelming silence we can sense outdoors – if we pay attention. The poet speaks to change ... + Read More
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Series: Rangeland Derby, The100 Years of Chuckwagon Racing at the Calgary StampedePaperback
Glen Mikkelsen9781773110134
$29.95SPORTS & RECREATION
Mar 01, 2023
Tighten Your Lines and Hang On! You’re in for quite a ride! There is simply no other race like it. The Calgary Stampede’s Rangeland Derby brings together a unique community of men, women and horses for the toughest teamster competition in the world! In 2023, the Rangeland Derby celebrates its 100th anniversary. Every summer for 10 decades, drivers and outriders with their horses and wagons have dashed, yelled and thundered around Calgary’s racetrack. Craving excitement and speed, cowboys and their horses have stoked their version of hell on whe... + 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: Brave & BrilliantThe Red Chesterfield1st editionPaperback
Wayne Arthurson9781773850771
$18.99FICTION
Oct 15, 2019
Gangsters. Yard sales. Politics. A severed foot. Family. How far is one person willing to go to issue a bylaw ticket?M is a bylaw officer. He lives with his brothers, in their parent’s old house. On his way to investigate a suspicious yard sale, he discovers a red chesterfield sitting in a ditch. Looking closer, he finds a running shoe-and a severed foot. Now M is involved in a murder investigation. Meanwhile, older brother K’s work for a new political party begins to seem suspicious, while younger brother J navigates the complicated... + Read More
In this book, environmentally conscious writers, poets, and artists exert their opinions about energy transition. How can we envision the future? What actual options are already there? How should society adapt? Is this an opportunity for change regarding equity and reconciliation? What are problems and challenges? What are the cultural changes? To envision and be inspired, Eveline Kolijn, editor and curator of the project, connected the artists and writers with a network of experts,thinkers, and influencers from the Canadian Energy Futures Lab,... + Read More
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Series: Mordecai CrowSecrets of JarrowPaperback
Bill Slavin9781989754269
$21.99JUVENILE FICTION Reading age from 10
May 17, 2023
Mordecai Crow must solve a mysterious murder to clear his name in a world ravaged by its past.What is the true price of knowledge? Mordecai Crow embarks on a perilous quest for answers on a world ravaged by its past.The secrets of the past have been lost. Knowledge is forbidden, the climate has run wild, and civilization has devolved into post-technological anarchy. In the midst of this wasteland, Mordecai Crow, a drifter in search of his long-lost parents, becomes embroiled in a murderous conspiracy when he seeks refuge in a fortress committed... + Read More
Revisiting ten notable days from recent history, Aaron W. Hughes invites readers to think about the tensions, events, and personalities that make Canada distinct. These indelible dates interweave to offer an account of the political, social, cultural, and demographic forces that have shaped the modern nation. The diverse episodes include the enactment of the War Measures Act, hockey’s Summit Series, the patriation of the Constitution, the Multiculturalism Act, the École Polytechnique Massacre, victories for gay rights, Quebec’s second referendu... + Read More
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Series: Treaty Elders of SaskatchewanOur Dream Is That Our Peoples Will One Day Be Clearly Recognized as NationsPaperback
Harold Cardinal9781552387153
$24.95SOCIAL SCIENCE
Mar 29, 2013
NOW AVAILABLE IN SOFTCOVER "It is my hope, and the hope of the Office of the Treaty Commissioner, that Treaty Elders of Saskatchewan: Our Dream Is That Our Peoples Will One Day Be Clearly Recognized as Nations can help provide the historical context needed to intelligently and respectfully forge new relations between First Nations people and non-Aboriginal people in the province of Saskatchewan. It has already done so, in part, by facilitating the work of our office in bringing together the parties of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nati... + Read More
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Series: Our Lives: Diary, Memoir, and Letters SeriesUnder the Nakba TreePaperback
Mowafa Said Househ9781771992039
$22.99BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Feb 28, 2022
Mowafa’s family fled Palestine in 1948 and arrived in Canada in the 1970s. His childhood was spent in Edmonton, Alberta, where he grew up as a visible minority and a muslim whose family had a deeply fractured history. In the year 2000, Mowafa visited his family’s homeland of Palestine. It was the beginning of the Second Intifada and Mowafa witnessed first-hand the effects of prolonged conflict and occupation. It was those observations and that experience that inspired him not only to tell his story but to realize many of the intergenerational a... + Read More
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Series: WayfarerWeaving a Malawi SunriseA Woman, A School, A PeoplePaperback
Roberta Laurie9781772120868
$43.99BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Oct 20, 2015
“When you educate a girl, you educate a nation.” —Malawian saying The women of Malawi, like many other women in developing countries, struggle to find their way out of poverty and build a better life for themselves and their families. Weaving a Malawi Sunrise tells the story of Memory Chazeza’s quest to get an education and to build a school for young women. Roberta Laurie was one of many who helped Memory realize her vision of seeing young girls become strong and independent women who could care for themselves and their future families. Durin... + Read More
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Series: WayfarerWhat You Take with YouWildfire, Family and the Road HomePaperback
Therese Greenwood9781772124491
$27.99BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Apr 02, 2019
Four years after Therese Greenwood and her husband moved to Fort McMurray, Alberta, their new community was shattered by one of the worst wildfires in Canadian history. As the flames approached, they had only minutes to pack, narrowly escaping a fire that would rage for weeks, burn more than 85,000 hectares and force 80,000 people to flee.
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Series: Who Has Seen the Wind75th Anniversary Illustrated EditionHardcover
W.O. Mitchell9781990601125
$44.95FICTION
Nov 08, 2022
A luxurious illustrated edition to commemorate the 75th anniversary of this seminal Canadian classic.W.O. Mitchell's Who Has Seen the Wind, read and loved by millions, is the classic Canadian prairie novel and is considered one of the finest novels about boyhood ever written. This special edition celebrates the 75th anniversary of the book's first publication in 1947, bringing together the complete version of the text with full-colour paintings and illustrations by renowned artist William Kurelek. This edition also features a foreword by acclai... + Read More
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Flip Flop Flapjack Wildhorse Jack and the First Stampede Breakfast Paperback 9781989915110 $17.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 5 - 8 May 15, 2023
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: Every River Lit Series Olya & Olena Escape the Invaders Paperback 9781990735141 $29.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 8 - 16 Aug 01, 2022
Series: Spirit of Nature The Rainbow, the Midwife & the Birds 4 Dene Tales Paperback 9781988824574 $29.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 Mar 21, 2023
Cantata & The Extinction Therapist Two Plays by Clem Martini Paperback 9781990735240 $29.95 PERFORMING ARTS Apr 11, 2023
Finding Refuge in Canada Narratives of Dislocation Paperback 9781771993012 $27.99 SOCIAL SCIENCE Feb 28, 2021
Series: Our Lives: Diary, Memoir, and Letters Series Under the Nakba Tree Paperback 9781771992039 $22.99 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Feb 28, 2022