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Windsor, Ontario's The Brothers-In-Law folk group performed from 1963-1970. The group originally consisted of police officers. Their first album sold over 240,000 copies. This booklet looks back at their career with interviews with original members Alec Somerville and Larry Reaume.
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Discover the freedom of the open road with Lonely Planet's Canada's Best Road Trips. This trusted travel companion features 32 amazing drives, from 2-day escapes to 2-week adventures. Marvel at the Niagara Falls, spot whales in Newfoundland and sample wine on the Okanagan Valley Wine trail. Get to Canada, rent a car, and hit the road!
Inside Lonely Planet's Canada's Best Road Trips:
Itineraries for classic road trips plus other lesser-known...
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Combining evocative haiku, informative text and luminous illustrations, The West Is Calling is a celebration, for our youngest readers, of one hundred and fifty years of British Columbia's history. Each detail-rich illustration depicts a particular moment in the province's dynamic saga, from pre-contact Haida culture to the natural resources-fueled economic boom in the 1960s and beyond, to Expo 86, to the opening up of the North and the growing appreciation...
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Combining evocative haiku, informative text and luminous illustrations, Great Lakes and Rugged Ground is a celebration, for our youngest readers, of more than four hundred years of Ontario's history. Each detail-rich illustration depicts a particular moment in the province's dynamic saga from first European contact, the War of 1812, the building of the railroad and the Rideau Canal, the early development of the industries that have made the province...
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In the summer of 1883, a famous clipper ship ran aground off the coast of Prince Edward Island near the home of a young girl named Lucy Maud Montgomery. Lucy Maud, who became one of Canada's most beloved writers, wrote about the grand adventure in her journals and reflected on it years later in her notebooks. The town of Cavendish was transformed by the presence of the crew, and the ship's captain stayed with Lucy Maud and her strait-laced grandparents....
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Province of QuebecHungry for Nature and Authenticity?So… Welcome to Canada! Do you want to marvel at breathtaking scenery and enjoy being part ot the whole picture? Do you love nature and animals?Then do not hesitate: the Province of Quebec is for you!Our Guide will definitely prove it to you.Discover at your own pace and browse by photos, places or hobbies We have been traveling all around the world since our studenthood and have visited more than...
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The middle-grade debut of star picture-book author and illustrator Danielle Daniel
Adventurous, trail-blazing Wolf lives in a northern mining town and spends her days exploring the mountains and wilderness with her three best friends Penny, Ann and Brandi. The girls’ secret refuge is their tree-house hideaway, Birchwood, Wolf’s favourite place on earth. When her beloved grandmother tells her that she is the great-granddaughter of a tree talker,...
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Edgar a 13 ans. Les premières années d'une ferme sont difficiles : il faut défricher avant de pouvoir semer et récolter pour se nourrir. Les colons au nord du lac Saint-Jean comme la famille d'Edgar en arrachent dans les années 1930. Heureusement, l'industrie du bois donne du travail aux hommes pendant les saisons o ils ne peuvent cultiver la terre. Mais Edgar est bien jeune pour remplacer son père sur le chantier. Pour cela, il doit quitter...
11) Museum sleepover
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Marshmallow martians volume 3
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Random House Children's Books
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[2024]
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"The Marshmallow Martians spend a night at a museum searching for a unique object to take back to Planet Moop"--Provided by publisher.
12) The Island
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A gentle story about facing change and carrying home in your heart The people on a remote island are happy with their lot, but learn that they must make new lives in less isolated surroundings. A story of social change, and the love that one carries for home.
An island off the coast of another island is home to a small community; life is rich with joy and challenges, and the people who live there love their island home. One day they learn that the...
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Maxine loves her giant tree in the Walbran Valley, but as she gazes at clearcuts from the car window, she worries. What if her tree is gone? Her family and friends trek through the old growth forest, and Maxine runs on ahead to check. Yes, her tree is there. She stands at its foot and listens, but it doesn't make its special sound, "Keer, keer." She will soon learn that "Keer, keer" is the sound a marbled murrelet (a mamu) makes. The mamu is an endangered...
14) No Girls Allowed
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It's 1977, and 10-year-old Tina couldn't be happier about her life. Not because she just moved to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, but because she's finally old enough to make her dream come true: she can play on a real hockey team. But when she tries to join the league, she learns that girls aren't allowed to play on the boys' team-and there's no team for girls.
Despite jeers from classmates and cruelty from some of the town's adults, Tina is determined to...
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A vivid reclamation of a lost life Who was W.H.? The remains of an anonymous 19th-century sailor inspire artist/author Bushra Junaid to reflect on the African experience in the North Atlantic in this powerful examination of a longstanding mystery.
"What truths would you utter from your mouth
If you could tell us your story" - The Possible Lives of W.H., Sailor
In this powerful and deeply moving poetic narrative, author/artist Bushra Junaid gives...
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