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Nuptse and Lhotse in the Land of the Midnight Sun
With imaginative text and colourful artwork, Nuptse and Lhotse's latest adventure showcases the history, culture, and environment of the Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut.
Welcome to the Land of the Midnight Sun!
While waiting for the first snowfall of winter to arrive, Nuptse and Lhotse are excited when they find an unusual snow globe in the …
Discovering People: English * French * Cree
The fourth book in this colourful and unique series introduces twenty-two basic words in English, French, and Cree relating to familiar people at home and in the community.
Neepin Auger's books for children contain original, brightly coloured images and early education level concepts familiar to everyone. Playful and bold, this dynamic series will e …
Yoga Baby Read-Along
Can you roar like a lion? Flutter like a butterfly? Stand strong and tall like a mountain? Then you can do yoga!
This exuberant rhyming board book celebrates the simple joy of yoga and the natural shapes that even the littlest yogis and yoginis can make with their bodies. Poses such as happy baby, child's pose and downward dog are ones you will see …
Bad Law
From the bestselling author of Bad Medicine and its sequel Bad Judgment comes a wide-ranging, magisterial summation of the years-long intellectual and personal journey of an Alberta jurist who went against the grain and actually learned about Canada’s indigenous people in order to become a public servant.
”Probably my greatest claim to fame is t …
The Anthropocene Disruption
An important and timely book that addresses the new reality of the Anthropocene and what we should be doing about it.
In what is now being heralded as the Second Copernican Revolution, Earth scientists have discovered that our self-regulating planetary life support system is a single, dynamic integrated system, and not a collection of ecosystems as …
Rain Comin' Down
From one of the world's foremost authorities on the connections between water, landscape, and our changing climate comes an intimate and literary look at what drives one man's obsession with the world's most precious resource.
Robert Sandford has spent a lot time watching and thinking about water. This was not because he was predisposed to do so, b …
Yoga Baby
Can you roar like a lion? Flutter like a butterfly? Stand strong and tall like a mountain? Then you can do yoga!
This exuberant rhyming board book celebrates the simple joy of yoga and the natural shapes that even the littlest yogis and yoginis can make with their bodies. Poses such as happy baby, child's pose and downward dog are ones you will see …
Light a Candle / Tumaini pasipo na Tumaini
Co-written by Eric Walters and Godfrey Nkongolo, Light a Candle weaves non-fiction with fiction to tell the story of a boy coming of age in the shadow of Mount Kilimanjaro.
The son of the village's chief climbs the mountain against his father’s wishes to fulfill a request of the country’s first leader, Julius Nyerere, to light a candle on the t …
Surveying the 120th Meridian and the Great Divide
Surveying the 120th Meridian and the Great Divide is the second book of a two-part series describing the initial Alberta/BC boundary survey undertaken between 1913-1924. Surveying the 120th Meridian focuses on the years 1918-1924, when the Alberta crew continued the survey of the 120th meridian while the BC crew split off to continue mapping the Gr …
Bad Medicine - Revised & Updated
John Reilly’s first book, Bad Medicine, was an immediate sensation and Canadian bestseller that sparked controversy and elicited praise nationwide for its honest portrayal of First Nations tribal corruption. This revised and updated edition details the latest legal developments surrounding tribal leadership and the state of governance on Canadian …
Bad Judgment – Revised & Updated
John Reilly’s second book, Bad Judgment, details the author’s battle with the Canadian justice system and the difficulties he faced trying to adapt Eurocentric Canadian law for the benefit of First Nations people across the country. This revised and updated edition looks at the future of the Canadian legal and political systems as they relate t …
The World on Either Side
After the death of her boyfriend, sixteen-year old Valentine stops going to school, quits seeing her friends and, finally, won’t leave her bed. Desperate for her daughter to recover, Valentine’s mother takes her on a trek in Thailand. In the mountains north of Chiang Mai, Valentine finds a world she didn’t know existed, where houses are on st …
With You By Bike
After many years together Katrina and Mike's marriage has unravelled. In a quest to mend their relationship they embark on a year long, 13,000 kilometre cycling tour with the hope of strengthening their commitment to one another.
Katrina is an adventure athlete who craves the wild; her husband, Mike, watches sports with his buddies. Like many couple …
Ghost's Journey
When Indonesia becomes a dangerous place for the LGBTQ+ community, Ghost and her family are forced to leave their home and escape to freedom in Canada.Ghost's Journey: A Reugee Story is inspired by the true story of two gay refugees, Rainer and Eka, and written from the perspective of their cat Ghost, with illustrations created from Rainer's photog …
Kick Start
When Mitch Harding makes an impulse buy, he really goes big.
Mitch spends his entire savings on a wrecked dirt bike after witnessing a rider crash it at an Endurocross race. He is now the proud owner of a used bike, one that needs a lot of work. With the help of his uncle, an ex-pro rider, and new friend Kelsey, a championship rider herself, they ge …
Paul Preuss: Lord of the Abyss
Shortlisted for the 2019 Banff Mountain Book Award for Mountain Literature
Shortlisted for the 2019 Boardman Tasker Award
An intriguing biography of the renowned Austrian alpinist Paul Preuss, who achieved international recognition both for his remarkable solo ascents and for his advocacy of an ethically "pure" alpinism (meaning without any artificia …
West Coast 123s
Hooray! Time for a new and colourful 123 adventure with bestselling children's author and illustrator Jocey Asnong, along the remarkable west coast of Canada.
Jocey Asnong’s vibrant and whimsical illustrations take readers kayaking through Cowichan Bay, surfing with starfish and sea otters at Tofino, and swimming with sea wolves in the Great Bear …
Nootka Sound In Harmony
In Nootka Sound in HarmonyMetis author, Spencer Sheehan-Kalina, uses poetry to highlight the beauty of the Nootka Sound, BC and the animals who live there. Each verse of this beautifully illustrated book has an adjoining page of Indigenous connections to the poem's content.We are grateful for the permissions and support of the Cultural Resource Cen …
Popular Day Hikes: Kananaskis Country - Revised & Updated
Alberta's favourite destination for outdoor enthusiasts, Kananaskis Country is located on the eastern slopes of the Canadian Rockies, just a short drive west of Calgary. The areas of Canmore, Bow Valley, Peter Lougheed Provincial Park, Highwood, Elbow, Kananaskis Valley, Smith-Dorrien, Sheep and Jumpingpound all offer a wide range of choices for th …
Island Home
A collection of humorous essays about Vancouver Island’s unique quirks, from the south end to the north from beloved storyteller, Anny Scoones.
Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands have a reputation for their ineffable charisma, laid-back pace, and distinct grooviness. As Anny Scoones travels the length of our beloved Vancouver Island, and visits …
Canadian Wildlife Activity Book
Tom Hunter's outstanding artwork and clever brainteasers provide entertainment and instruction for children, parents and teachers. Canada is home to hundreds of species of amphibians, reptiles and insects, as well as over 1,200 different kinds of larger animals: birds, fish and mammals. Hunter provides an introduction to many of these species. Cana …
Family Walks and Hikes in the Canadian Rockies - Volume 1
Family Walks and Hikes is an exciting new series of books written specifically for outdoor enthusiasts of all ages and abilities. These accurate, attractive guides feature expertly curated routes, informative maps, and colour photographs.
The first book for the Canadian Rockies in the series brings together an inspiring collection of comfortable wal …
Stories from the Magic Canoe of Wa’xaid
A remarkable and profound collection of reflections by one of North America’s most important Indigenous leaders.
My name is Wa’xaid, given to me by my people. ‘Wa’ is ‘the river’, ‘Xaid’ is ‘good’ – good river. Sometimes the river is not good. I am a Xenaksiala, I am from the Killer Whale Clan. I would like to walk with you in …
When Trains Ruled the Rockies
When Trains Ruled the Rockies is a personal history of the Banff train station from 1948 through 1962.
Drawn from Terry Gainer’s personal memories and experiences from his years living and working at the legendary Banff Railway Station, this entertaining memoir and important historical record beckons the reader into the golden age of railway trave …
Wildlife of Western Canada
This beautifully illustrated, fact-filled book teaches children about the hundreds of wildlife species that live across Western Canada.
Praise for Tom Hunter:
“[Hunter’s] drawings are accurate. The animals look as if they could step off the page.”—Canadian Library Association
Western Canada is home to thousands of distinct species of mammals, …
Popular Day Hikes: Vancouver Island — Revised & Updated
Featuring a fresh design and the most current route updates, Popular Day Hikes is a series of bestselling books written for visitors and locals looking to hike scenic trails from well-established staging areas.
This unique and colourful guidebook sorts through all of the various possibilities and selects for the reader the very best day hikes on Van …
Popular Day Hikes: Canadian Rockies — Revised & Updated
Featuring a fresh design and the most current route updates, Popular Day Hikes is a series of bestselling books written for visitors and locals looking to hike scenic trails from well-established staging areas.
Popular Day Hikes: Canadian Rockies covers 37 popular, accessible trails in one of the world’s most stunningly beautiful natural environme …
Popular Day Hikes: Northern Okanagan — Revised & Updated
Featuring a fresh design and the most current route updates, Popular Day Hikes is a series of bestselling books written for visitors and locals looking to hike scenic trails from well-established staging areas.
Popular Day Hikes: Northern Okanagan details 39 popular day trips amid the stunning, open terrain of the British Columbia interior, from Gri …
Popular Day Hikes: South-Central Okanagan — Revised & Updated
Featuring a fresh design and the most current route updates, Popular Day Hikes is a bestselling series of books written for visitors and locals looking to hike scenic trails from well-established staging areas.
Located in south-central British Columbia and situated between the Cascade and Columbia mountain ranges, the Southern Okanagan Valley extend …
The Grizzlies of Grouse Mountain
Starred Selection, Best Books for Kids and Teens
A beautifully illustrated and educational children's book that tells the true life story of Grouse Mountain's famous resident grizzly bears.
Coola and Grinder are two adult grizzly bears living at the “peak of Vancouver” on Grouse Mountain. For the past eighteen years they have been among the mount …
