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Rainforest
With their towering spruces and cedars, verdant groundcover and cloaks of mist, the temperate rainforests of North America have long been a source of wonder and awe. Extending from northern California to southern Alaska, these immense and mysterious forests are home to a constellation of life that is unique on this planet.
In this magnificent photog …
Nature of Foxes
Foxes are amongst nature's most hunted yet beautiful creatures, and this book is a beautifully photographed and highly informative look at the nature of the animal. From habitats to seasons to habits and more, the educational text accompanies full-colour imagery in this informative read.
Dead Reckoning
North America's West Coast, once known for its plentiful fish population, increasingly loses fish and biodiversity as years go by, with dramatic declines in species populations and the concentration of remaining stocks into fewer populations. In Dead Reckoning, author Terry Glavin offers an honest and detailed assessment of the state of these fishe …
Butter Down the Well
In this immensely popular Canadian classic, Robert Collins describes his boyhood growing up in Saskatchewan during the bleak years of the Depression. Featuring the fine realist paintings of well-known painter Len Gibbs, this special illustrated edition evokes the mood of that era both through Collins's humorous and touching stories and through Gibb …
Nature of Caribou
One of the most spectacular sights in all of nature is the massing together of thousands of caribou on the tundra as they surge from one area to another, feeding on sedge leaves and flowering plants. Lavishly illustrated with some of the best photographs of caribou in the world, The Nature of Caribou explores the dynamics of these gigantic aggregat …
Muddling Through
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When two thousand British bank clerks, butchers, housewives, saleswomen, remittance men and ex-Boer War soldiers followed the charismatic but inept Anglican minister, Isaac Barr, to the Canadian prairies in 1903 their rallying cry was ""Canada for the British.""
Despite the Canadian governmentÌs expectations and BarrÌs assurances, however, very f …
Mountains and Northern Forests
Both the mountains and northern forests of British Columbia are magical kingdoms shaped by cold and snow. They also form the landscape that covers most of the province and that offers countless spectacular destinations for campers, hikers and other outdoor enthusiasts. Adapted and expanded from sections of the best-selling British Columbia: A Natur …
Courting Saskatchewan
In Courting Saskatchewan, Carpenter captures the poetry of the prairies, confronts the brevity of life and the depression brought on by the dead of a Saskatchewan winter, takes hilarious delight in his own and other people's foibles, and reflects on the importance of his friends. By turns humorous, light hearted and profound, this intensely persona …
Boy on the Back of the Turtle
As he cruises the Galapagos Islands in the company of his daughter, aged seven, and his father, aged seventy-three, Paul Quarrington ponders questions great and small. Equal parts memoir, travel book and good old-fashioned yarn, The Boy on the Back of the Turtle is a funny, poignant look at the mysteries of our universe.
Mother Nature
In this delightful yet provocative book, Canadace Savage investigates how mammals care for their young. The heart of the book is a collection of irresistible portraits of baby animals, taken by some of the best wildlife photographers in the world, showing the animals alone or interacting with they parents and siblings. We see them from the moment o …
Bird Brains
In an original and scrupulously researched text, Candace Savage describes the life and behaviours of sixteen representative species of corvids — members of the crow family. Drawing on the most recent research, she suggests that the birds may apply their mental powers to such everyday activities as choosing mates, building nests, teaching their yo …
Plundered Seas, The
Many environmentalists believe that the world's overexploited and ailing oceans will soon replace tropical rainforests as the most pressing global ecology issue. Commercial fishing techniques -- especially large-scale driftnets and bottom trawling -- inadvertently and unnecessarily kill huge numbers of ocean animals and destroy the ocean floor. Yet …
Nature of Wolves
In this intimate look at wolves in the wild, Candace Savage combines an authoritative text with stunning full-colour photographs by the world's best wildlife photographers. The book begins by exploring the intense and ancient bond between people and wolves. Few species have been held in such contempt by humankind or persecuted with more devastating …
Secret Lives of Sgt. John Wilson
John Wilson came to Canada from Scotland in 1912, leaving his wife and family with the promise to return in a year. In 1914 he joined the Mounties, and while stationed in Saskatchewan village, he caught TB and fell hopelessly in love with the young woman who took care of him. He would do anything for her, anything at all.
Winner of the 1995 Arthur …
Nature of Shorebirds
Shorebirds are known for their swift flight, their piercing cries and their extravagantly long legs and bills. They are also known for their spectacular migrations, which may take them from the Canadian High Arctic to the tip of South America, spanning 25 000 kilometres or more on their round trip. Magnificently illustrated with some of the best ph …
Wildflowers
This book remains the constant companion of all observers of plants, from professional botanists to weekend hikers. Featuring stunning colour photography, beautifully rendered line drawings and descriptions of hundreds of plant species, Wildflowers Across The Prairies has won acclaim in both Canada and the United States. This new, expanded edition …
The New Savory Wild Mushroom
This classic field guide answers the amateur mycologist’s two most important questions: "What is it?" and "Is it good to eat?" Color photographs illustrate 199 species of mushrooms ranging from boletes to puffballs, chantrelles to truffles. Full descriptions clearly identify the edible or poisonous qualities of each.
Montreal Canadiens
Who was the goalie to captain the Canadiens?
What season did the Rocket score 500 goals in 50 games?
Who scored the first goal ever in the Montreal forum?
Montreal Canadiens: The Hockey Trivia Handbook is bursting with fill-in-the-blanks, true-or-false and mulitple-choice quizzes and questions to test the mettle of even the most hardened Habs fan. …
Nature of Coyotes
From the Trickster of Native American legends to the devious Wile E. Coyote of cartoon fame, the coyote has long been associated with cunning, greed and gullibility. At the same time, the coyote has been an enduring symbol of wildness. Combining the sleekness of the cat, the quick intelligence of the fox and the brute wildness of the wolf, the coyo …
Wolves
Wolves, perceived for centuries as shadowy, halfdemonic beasts and cunning predators, were hunted mercilessly in an attempt to wipe out the species. Today, significant numbers remain only in a few wilderness areas of Europe, Asia and North America. The big bad wolf of our mythology has been replaced by the equally inaccurate image of the wolf as an …
Peregrine Falcons
Featuring 100 full-colour images by the world's best-known wildlife photographers and researchers, Peregrine Falcons is a stunning tribute to the grace and beauty of this fierce and ecologically threatened bird of prey.
Nature of Sea Otters, The
Long admired by nature lovers and marine scientists, the sea otter is extraordinarily well adapted to the sea, where it can spend its entire life span eating, sleeping, giving birth and rearing its young without ever coming ashore. Richly illustrated, The Nature of Sea Otters is both an authoritative natural history and a visual celebration fo this …
Gardening on the Prairies
Gardening on the Prairies features the most effective methods for successful gardening on the Canadian prairies. This easy-to-follow guide demystifies home gardening for the novice and provides the more experienced gardener with the benefit of the author's years of experience in the field of horticulture
Inside you will find a discussion of soil, al …
In a Strange Land
With over 100 illustrations, including archival photographs, contemporary paintings, and cartoons, this book is the first pictorial history of the Chinese in Canada. It spans east to west, from maritime ports to the goldfields of British Columbia, the railway across the continent, and the Chinese restaurants and laundries of the prairies.
