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Series: The Flora and Fauna of Coastal British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest Expanded Edition 2nd edition Paperback Collin Varner 9781772033564 $39.95 NATURE Jun 29, 2021

A newly updated, expanded edition of the spectacular bestselling field guide to the plants and animals of the North America's Northwest Coast.“A must have for any naturalist in the region.”—Douglas Justice, Associate Director, Horticulture & Collections, UBC Botanical GardenWith its temperate climate and rich biodiversity, the coastal Pacific Northwest is an ideal environment for nature lovers of all sorts. Stretching from Juneau, Alaska, south to coastal British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, and all the way down to California's San Francisco B... + Read More
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Series: A Journey Back to Nature A History of Strathcona Provincial Park Paperback Catherine Marie Gilbert 9781772033588 $26.95 HISTORY May 18, 2021

Finalist, 2021 Lieutenant Governor’s Medal for Historical WritingA fascinating account of the century-long effort to define, access, preserve, develop, and exploit the uniquely beautiful area of rugged wilderness now known as Strathcona Provincial Park on Central Vancouver Island.Strathcona Provincial Park is situated in the middle of Vancouver Island, bordering Clayoquot Sound on the west, Port Alberni on the south, and a large property once known as the Esquimalt and Nanaimo (E&N) land grant on the east. Measuring 250,000 hectares, this brea... + Read More
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Series: Wagon Road North The Saga of the Cariboo Gold Rush, Revised and Expanded Edition 5th edition Paperback Art Downs 9781772033601 $26.95 HISTORY Jun 18, 2021

A newly revised and updated edition of the classic pictorial account of the Cariboo Gold Rush trail.First published in 1960, Wagon Road North is the quintessential popular history book chronicling gold-rush-era BC. Focusing on the Cariboo Wagon Road—the crucial transportation route stretching from Fort Yale to Barkerville that made it possible for tens of thousands of prospectors to make their way to the Cariboo goldfields in the 1860s—this newly updated, expanded, and re-designed edition brings to life the adventures, hardships, and blind ambi... + Read More
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Series: Joseph William McKay A Métis Business Leader in Colonial British Columbia Paperback Greg N. Fraser 9781772033403 $22.95 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Jul 06, 2021

Finalist, 2021 Lieutenant Governor’s Medal for Historical WritingAn intriguing look at the accomplishments and contradictions of Joseph William McKay, best known as the founder of Nanaimo, BC, and one of the most successful Métis men to rise through the ranks of the Hudson’s Bay Company in the late nineteenth century. When examining the history of British Columbia, one would be hard-pressed to find an Indigenous person who so successfully navigated the echelons of colonial power as did Joseph William McKay (1829–1900). McKay was Métis, born in... + Read More
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Series: Always Pack a Candle A Nurse in the Cariboo-Chilcotin Paperback Marion McKinnon Crook 9781772033625 $22.95 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY May 25, 2021

Winner, BC Historical Federation's Community History Book Award 2021The true story of an adventurous young nurse who provided much-needed health care to the rural communities of the Cariboo-Chilcotin in the 1960s.In 1963, newly minted public health nurse Marion McKinnon arrived in the small community of Williams Lake in BC's Cariboo region. Armed with more confidence than experience, she got into her government-issued Chevy—packed with immunization supplies, baby scales, and emergency drugs—and headed out into her 9,300-square-kilometre territ... + Read More
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Series: Home on the Strange Chronicles of Motherhood, Mayhem, and Matters of the Heart Paperback Susan Lundy 9781772033649 $22.95 HUMOR Apr 13, 2021

A funny, heart-warming ode to motherhood written by an award-winning journalist and humour columnist.For Susan Lundy, motherhood began when she moved into her boyfriend's Salt Spring Island home at the age of twenty-one. Her new living arrangement came with furniture, a pair of kids, and a biting gerbil named Quasimodo. Susan was a career-oriented budding journalist, eager to write her way to fame and fortune. Becoming a mom was not part of her plan—at least not yet. But after surveying her new domicile with quiet horror at first, she grew into... + Read More
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Series: Flourishing and Free More Stories of Trailblazing Women of Vancouver Island Paperback Haley Healey 9781772033533 $9.95 HISTORY Apr 27, 2021

An inspiring and eye-opening collection of true stories about sixteen women who blazed their own trails in life and contributed in a fundamental way to the history of Vancouver Island and the surrounding islands.In this fascinating follow-up to On Their Own Terms, author Haley Healey chronicles the lives of a whole new crop of resilient, hard-working, rule-breaking, diverse women who lived on and around Vancouver Island. Flourishing and Free introduces readers to Sylvia Stark, who was born into slavery in Missouri and went on to become a homest... + Read More
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Series: Lost on the Prairie Paperback MaryLou Driedger 9781772033687 $14.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 May 28, 2021

Set between Kansas and Saskatchewan in 1907, this middle-grade novel follows a young boy who gets separated from his family en route to Canada and must find his way alone across the immense prairie landscape.Following the sudden death of his eldest brother, twelve-year-old Peter is chosen by his father to travel by train from Kansas to Saskatchewan to help set up the new family homestead. But when Peter's boxcar becomes uncoupled from the rest of the train somewhere in South Dakota, he finds himself lost and alone on the vast prairie.For a shel... + Read More
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Series: Little Wolf Series Little Wolf Hardcover Teoni Spathelfer 9781772033472 $19.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4 - 8 May 19, 2021

A young Indigenous girl moves to the big city and learns to find connections to her culture and the land wherever she goes, despite encountering bullies and feelings of isolation along the way.When Little Wolf moves to the big city with her mom and sister, she has difficulty adjusting to their new life. She misses living close to nature and seeing animals wherever she goes, and she misses fishing with her grandfather and seeing dolphins leaping beside their boat. Most of all, she misses feeling connected to her culture.At school, Little Wolf ha... + Read More
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Series: Explore with Sam and Crystal Explore the Eelgrass Meadow with Sam and Crystal Hardcover Gloria Snively 9781772033199 $22.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 8 - 11 Mar 16, 2021

With beautiful, scientifically accurate illustrations, this fascinating story teaches children about the many fish, crustaceans, marine mammals, and micro-organisms that live in and feed off the eelgrass meadows of the north Pacific coastal region. “Recommended for school and public libraries regardless of their proximity to the west coast. Although works of fiction, the books contain a wealth of accessible facts.”—Resource Links “A major theme that emerges is the need to respect and care for the ocean environment and to understand the harmony ... + Read More