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Series: My Canada An Illustrated Atlas Hardcover Katherine Dearlove 9781771472647 $18.67 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 4 - 8 May 23, 2017

The essential kids' map book of Canada. This picture book atlas of Canada is a whimsical, informative introduction to our country from sea to sea to sea. Each province and territory is featured on its own spread, with icons and labels indicating the capital city, other major cities, key lakes and rivers, iconic landmarks, animals, and plants, significant national and provincial parks, and more. Each map is lively and colorful with plenty of details to discover. Simple labels make key places and landmarks easily searchable for further res... + Read More
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Series: Canadian Concepts Moose, Goose, Animals on the Loose! A Canadian Wildlife ABC Hardcover Geraldo Valério 9781771471749 $16.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 2 - 5 Aug 15, 2016

A bestselling introduction to the alphabet and Canadian wildlife from A to Z, and a great gift for little ones – perfect for ages 2 to 5 Between the beaver building branch by branch, the loon laughing on the lake, and the powerful, playful polar bear, Canada is home to a spectacular array of animals. This concept book celebrates the country’s diverse wildlife by presenting each letter of the alphabet alongside a representative mammal, insect, bird, reptile, amphibian, fish, or invertebrate. The creatures portrayed hail from coast to coast to... + Read More
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Series: An Inuksuk Means Welcome Hardcover Mary Wallace 9781771471374 $18.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 3 - 7 Sep 15, 2015

An inuksuk is a stone landmark that different peoples of the Arctic region build to leave a symbolic message. Inuksuit (the plural of inuksuk) can point the way, express joy, or simply say: welcome. A central image in Inuit culture, the inuksuk frames this picture book as an acrostic: readers will learn seven words from the Inuktitut language whose first letters together spell INUKSUK. Each word is presented in English and in Inuktitut characters, with phonetic pronunciation guides provided. The words and their definitions give a sense of th... + Read More
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Series: Making Canada Home How Immigrants Shaped This Country New edition Hardcover Susan Hughes 9781771472029 $24.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 Nov 15, 2016

People from every single country in the world call Canada home. From the very first arrivals as long as 30,000 years ago—the ancestors of Canada’s Aboriginal peoples—right up until today, people have settled in this country to build a better life. Making Canada Home chronicles the country’s major waves of immigration, from welcoming early European arrivals to becoming a modern-day safe haven for refugees. The book also acknowledges times when Canada has not been especially welcoming. It explores how each period of immigration has shaped the l... + Read More
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Series: Wow Canada! Wow Canada! Exploring this Land from Coast to Coast to Coast 2nd edition Hardcover Vivien Bowers 9781897349823 $24.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 Jan 01, 2010

The multi-award-winning Wow Canada! is an original, witty, and fabulously informative cross-country excursion, done scrapbook style. This 10th anniversary edition is sure to win over new audiences, who will treasure this celebratory look at all things Canadian. Join 12-year-old Guy, his younger sister Rachel, and their parents as they dip their toes in the Pacific Ocean, hop in their car, and set off to see the country from west to east. The family's surprise-filled travels take them from one end of the country to the other, even up to Nunavut.... + Read More
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Series: Where Are You, Bear? A Canadian Alphabet Adventure Hardcover Frieda Wishinsky 9781897349915 $18.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 3 - 5 Oct 01, 2010

Four-year-old Sophie is about to leave her home in Newfoundland on a cross-Canada trip with her dad to visit her grandma in British Columbia. She’s so excited, except for one little problem — she can’t find Bear anywhere! Forced to leave Bear behind, Sophie sets out to travel across the country without her beloved companion. But when Bear emerges from under the bed and finds Sophie gone, he sets off on his own adventure — chasing after Sophie! The cat-and-mouse, or rather bear-and-girl, game that ensues is a madcap ABC adventure that takes the ... + Read More
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Series: Cryptic Canada Unsolved Mysteries from Coast to Coast Paperback Natalie Hyde 9781926973432 $12.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 Oct 15, 2012

While Canada cannot lay claim to wonders like the Great Pyramid of Egypt, Stonehenge of England, or ruins of Machu Picchu in Peru, Canada is by no means lacking for stories of intrigue and adventure. From buried treasure to ice mummies to bootleggers to shipwrecks, curious readers need look no further than Cryptic Canada to discover seven of the country’s most engaging unsolved mysteries. Beginning with the ongoing hunt in Nova Scotia for the legendary treasure of Captain Kidd and his crew, moving to the discovery of the mummified Franklin Exp... + Read More
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Series: Canadian Flyer Adventures Beware, Pirates! Paperback Frieda Wishinsky 9781897066805 $7.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 6 - 9 Feb 01, 2007

In Beware, Pirates!, the debut title in the Canadian Flyer Adventures series, friends Matt and Emily discover the Canadian Flyer, a magical time-traveling sled, in Emily’s attic. The magic sled transports them back to the year 1577 where they find themselves aboard Martin Frobisher’s ship, The Aid. Adventure beckons, and Emily and Matt are happy to follow. Until, that is, they encounter a crew of pirates! Author Frieda Wishinsky weaves well-researched and accurate historical facts into her compelling, kid-friendly storytelling, while Dean Griff... + Read More
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Series: Canadian Flyer Adventures Hurry, Freedom Paperback Frieda Wishinsky 9781897349151 $9.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 6 - 9 Mar 01, 2008

Since discovering the Canadian Flyer, a magical time-traveling sled, in Emily’s attic, Matt and Emily have outrun dinosaurs in the Alberta badlands, seen the Silver Dart fly high in Nova Scotia's skies, and saved pioneer children from a schoolhouse fire. In Hurry, Freedom, Emily and Matt journey to the Canada-U.S. border in 1858 to travel along the Underground Railroad. They befriend famous abolitionist Dr. Alexander Ross and a group of runaway slaves he’s helping escape to Canada. With slave catchers in close pursuit, will Emily and Matt be ab... + Read More
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Series: Canadian Flyer Adventures Stop that Stagecoach! Paperback Frieda Wishinsky 9781897349632 $7.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 6 - 9 Nov 01, 2009

Since discovering the Canadian Flyer, a magical time-traveling sled, in Emily’s attic, Matt and Emily have outrun dinosaurs in the Alberta badlands, evaded slave catchers on the Underground Railroad, and seen the last spike driven into the Canadian Pacific Railway. In Stop that Stagecoach!, Emily and Matt arrive in 1830s Ontario, where meet John, a young boy from Montreal who is responsible for ensuring that his pregnant mother and younger siblings reach their father and their new plot of land near Peterborough, Ontario. Together they travel ro... + Read More
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Series: Canadian Flyer Adventures Danger, Dinosaurs! Paperback Frieda Wishinsky 9781897066829 $7.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 6 - 9 Mar 01, 2007

Since discovering the Canadian Flyer, a magical time-traveling sled, in Emily’s attic, Matt and Emily have met fearsome pirates in Frobisher Bay. In Danger, Dinosaurs!, Emily and Matt are off to the Cretaceous period in the Alberta Badlands to fulfill every child’s fantasy of getting up close with a dinosaur. Maiasaura, Lambeosaurus, and T-rex, oh my! In this, the second book in the popular Canadian Flyer Adventures series, author Frieda Wishinsky weaves well-researched and accurate historical facts into her compelling, kid-friendly storytellin... + Read More
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Series: Canadian Flyer Adventures A Whale Tale Paperback Frieda Wishinsky 9781897349175 $7.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 6 - 9 Apr 01, 2008

Since discovering the Canadian Flyer, a magical time-traveling sled, in Emily's attic, Matt and Emily have outrun dinosaurs in the Alberta badlands, seen the Silver Dart fly high in Nova Scotia's skies, and evaded slave catchers on the Underground Railroad. In A Whale Tale, the sled lands on Canada’s West Coast in 1778. Emily and Matt meet a Nootka chief, and his young nephew, Tuta. It’s a busy time in the Nootka village, where a whale hunt and potlatch ceremony are about to take place. What’s more, explorer Captain James Cook and his fleet of ... + Read More
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Series: Canadian Flyer Adventures SOS! Titanic! Paperback Frieda Wishinsky 9781897349786 $7.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 6 - 9 May 09, 2010

Since discovering the Canadian Flyer, a magical time-traveling sled, in Emily’s attic, Matt and Emily have outrun dinosaurs in the Alberta badlands, evaded slave catchers on the Underground Railroad, and seen the last spike driven into the Canadian Pacific Railway. In SOS! Titanic!, Matt and Emily want to know everything about the Titanic and how it sank on April 15, 1912. And when the sled flies them to the famous ship on the afternoon of April 14, they realize they only have a few hours before the ship collides with an iceberg. Can the two fr... + Read More
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Series: Canadian Flyer Adventures Crazy for Gold Paperback Frieda Wishinsky 9781897066935 $7.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 6 - 9 May 01, 2007

Since discovering the Canadian Flyer, a magical time-traveling sled, in Emily’s attic, Matt and Emily have met fearsome pirates in Frobisher Bay and outrun dinosaurs in the Alberta badlands. In Crazy for Gold, Emily and Matt fly to the Yukon. It’s the late 1800s, and gold rush fever has taken hold. But as Emily and Matt soon find out, the quest for gold is difficult and dangerous. First, they must make the long and grueling climb up an icy mountain. Then, they must survive a perilous trip by boat down the rough Yukon River rapids into Dawson Ci... + Read More
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Series: Canadian Flyer Adventures All Aboard! Paperback Frieda Wishinsky 9781897349397 $7.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 6 - 9 Sep 01, 2008

Since discovering the Canadian Flyer, a magical time-traveling sled, in Emily's attic, Matt and Emily have outrun dinosaurs in the Alberta badlands, seen the Silver Dart fly high in Nova Scotia's skies, and evaded slave catchers on the Underground Railroad. In All Aboard!, the sled lands in British Columbia in 1885. The Canadian Pacific Railway is almost complete, which means Canada will finally be linked from coast to coast. William Van Horne, Donald Smith, and Sanford Fleming gather in Craigellachie for the Last Spike Ceremony, but will Emily... + Read More
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Series: Canadian Flyer Adventures Make It Fair! Paperback Frieda Wishinsky 9781897349991 $7.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 6 - 9 Nov 01, 2010

Since discovering the Canadian Flyer, a magical time-traveling sled, in Emily’s attic, Matt and Emily have outrun dinosaurs in the Alberta badlands, evaded slave catchers on the Underground Railroad, and seen the last spike driven into the Canadian Pacific Railway. In Make It Fair!, Emily and Matt travel to Winnipeg in 1914 and meet Nellie McClung, a woman who was most instrumental in the battle for women's right to vote. The magic sled lands just outside the door of Premier Rodmond Roblin’s office; inside Emily and Matt can hear Nellie McClung... + Read More
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Series: Canadian Flyer Adventures Yikes, Vikings! Paperback Frieda Wishinsky 9781897066973 $7.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 6 - 9 Sep 01, 2007

Since discovering the Canadian Flyer, a magical time-traveling sled, in Emily’s attic, Matt and Emily have met fearsome pirates in Frobisher Bay, outrun dinosaurs in the Alberta badlands, and panned for gold in the Yukon. In Yikes! Vikings!, Emily and Matt have the incredible experience of joining Eriksson and his crew on their historic journey to Vinland in the year 1001. Almost 500 years before Columbus, Viking Leif Eriksson was the first European to set foot on North American soil. But will the kids’ ingenuity save the day when a crew member... + Read More
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Series: Canadian Flyer Adventures Lost in the Snow Paperback Frieda Wishinsky 9781897349410 $7.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 6 - 9 Oct 01, 2008

Since discovering the Canadian Flyer, a magical time-traveling sled, in Emily’s attic, Matt and Emily have outrun dinosaurs in the Alberta badlands, evaded slave catchers on the Underground Railroad, and seen the last spike driven into the Canadian Pacific Railway. In Lost in the Snow, Matt and Emily are off to Quebec in the mid-1600s. There they meet Marie, whose father is about to marry one of the filles du roi, the women the King of France is encouraging to go to Quebec to marry settlers. Marie doesn’t want a new mother. Distraught, she stom... + Read More
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Series: Canadian Flyer Adventures Arctic Storm Paperback Frieda Wishinsky 9781926818108 $7.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 6 - 9 May 01, 2011

Since discovering the Canadian Flyer, a magical time-traveling sled, in Emily’s attic, Matt and Emily have outrun dinosaurs in the Alberta badlands, seen the Silver Dart soar high in Nova Scotia’s skies, and evaded slave catchers on the Underground Railroad. In Arctic Storm, Emily and Matt find themselves stranded in the Far North in 1976. After a shaky landing, the two friends meet a team of research scientists studying wolf and caribou migration and habitat. Problem is, the scientists are traveling without their guide, they’ve lost their radi... + Read More
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Series: Canadian Flyer Adventures Flying High! Paperback Frieda Wishinsky 9781897066997 $7.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 6 - 9 Sep 01, 2007

Since discovering the Canadian Flyer, a magical time-traveling sled, in Emily’s attic, Matt and Emily have outrun dinosaurs in the Alberta badlands, panned for gold in the Yukon, and joined Leif Erikkson on a journey to Vinland. In Flying High!, Emily and Matt land on the shores of the frozen Bras d’Or lake in Baddeck, Nova Scotia, in 1909. There, amidst a crowd of astonished onlookers, they watch with wonder as Alexander Graham Bell’s Silver Dart takes to the skies. It’s an exciting eyewitness account of the first powered flight in Canada. In ... + Read More
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Series: Canadian Flyer Adventures Far from Home Paperback Frieda Wishinsky 9781897349434 $7.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 6 - 9 Nov 01, 2008

Since discovering the Canadian Flyer, a magical time-traveling sled, in Emily’s attic, Matt and Emily have outrun dinosaurs in the Alberta badlands, seen the Silver Dart soar high in Nova Scotia’s skies, and evaded slave catchers on the Underground Railroad. In Far from Home, Emily and Matt land on a ship on its way from London to Pier 21 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. They meet Kate and her younger brother John, Guests of War coming to Canada to escape the German bombs in London, who are very sad about being separated from their parents. As they are... + Read More
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Series: Canadian Flyer Adventures Halifax Explodes! Paperback Frieda Wishinsky 9781926818986 $7.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 6 - 9 Nov 01, 2011

Since discovering the Canadian Flyer, a magical time-traveling sled, in Emily’s attic, Matt and Emily have outrun dinosaurs in the Alberta badlands, evaded slave catchers on the Underground Railroad, and seen the last spike driven into the Canadian Pacific Railway. In Halifax Explodes!, Emily and Matt land on Citadel Hill in Halifax, Nova Scotia — just as the Mont Blanc, a ship laden with explosives, explodes in the harbor! In the chaos that follows, the two friends find a small dog wandering around with Tim, a dazed young soldier who has just ... + Read More
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Series: Canadian Flyer Adventures Pioneer Kids Paperback Frieda Wishinsky 9781897349052 $9.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 6 - 9 Nov 01, 2007

Since discovering the Canadian Flyer, a magical time-traveling sled, in Emily’s attic, Matt and Emily have outrun dinosaurs in the Alberta badlands, panned for gold in the Yukon, and seen the Silver Dart soar high in Nova Scotia's skies. In Pioneer Kids, Emily and Matt arrive on the Canadian Prairies in 1910. They visit a one-room schoolhouse where they try to help a new friend deal with a classroom bully. But when a raging fire erupts, it’s Emily and Matt who need rescuing! In this, the sixth book in the popular Canadian Flyer Adventures serie... + Read More
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Series: Canadian Flyer Adventures On the Case Paperback Frieda Wishinsky 9781897349557 $7.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 6 - 9 May 01, 2009

Since discovering the Canadian Flyer, a magical time-traveling sled, in Emily’s attic, Matt and Emily have outrun dinosaurs in the Alberta badlands, evaded slave catchers on the Underground Railroad, and seen the last spike driven into the Canadian Pacific Railway. In On the Case, Matt and Emily arrive in Galbraith's Ferry, British Columbia, in 1888. A gold rush boomtown, Galbraith’s Ferry is simmering with tensions between Aboriginal Peoples and the settlers who encroached on their land trying to strike it rich. Matt and Emily are relieved to ... + Read More