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When We All Get TogetherFrom a mischief of mice to a loveliness of ladybugs, groups of creatures have beautiful, descriptive names. Join the Canadian wildlife in the maple tree forest. They're all gathering together one by one-until unwanted pests arrive!When We All Get Together presents collective nouns in...
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Insight Guides Explore Vancouver & BC (Travel Guide with Free Ebook)Insight Guides Explore Vancouver & BCTravel made easy. Ask local experts.Focused travel guide featuring the very best routes and itineraries, now with free eBook and pull-out map.Discover the best of Vancouver & BC with this unique travel guide, packed full of insider information and...
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Inconvenient Skin / Nayêhtâwan WasakayInconvenient Skin challenges how reconciliation has become a contested buzzword filled with promises and good intentions but rarely with any meaningful follow-through. While Canada's history is filled with darkness, these poems aim to unpack that history to clean the wounds so the nation can...
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Mexico: Travel for kids: The fun way to discover MexicoGoing on a family vacation to Mexico or just want to learn more about this amazing country? Make sure you get the most out of the trip with Mexico- Travel For Kids Dinobibi and Gabriella will join you in every step of the journey....
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Carson Crosses CanadaFrom the author of If You Happen to Have a Dinosaur comes a funny and sweet cross-country roadtrip adventure with a sassy septuagenarian and her quirky canine. Feisty Annie Magruder and her dog, Carson, live in British Columbia, Canada, and they're setting out to...
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Fodor's Vancouver & Victoria: With Whistler, Vancouver Island & the Okanagan ValleyWhether you want to eat the finest Pacific Rim cuisine, explore Stanley Park from top to bottom, or ski on British Columbia's best slopes, the local Fodor's travel experts in Vancouver and Victoria are here to help! Fodor's Vancouver & Victoria guidebook is packed...
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Wampum: The Story of Shaylyn the ClamAn introduction to wampum, the shells that were used and how they were made. The First Nations people passed down stories, recorded history, installed Chiefs and sent messages by the use of wampum. The oral transfer of information or use of symbols/images was how...
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Fiesta FemeninaEight Mexican folk heroines come to vibrant life in this fascinating anthology illustrated by Pura Belpré Award-winning artist, educator and activist Maya Gonzalez. Drawing on centuries of Mexican traditions, Fiesta Feminina celebrates brave young girls, clever mythological characters and ambitious historic women leaders. With...
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Top 170 Unusual Things to See in OntarioPraise for the 4th Edition: The sights stand out for their splendor or quirkiness. Some are natural wonders, others are man-made. They might be tricky to find or perched so close that you'll wonder how you missed them. -- Toronto Star This revised and...
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Día de Muertos: Números: A Day of the Dead Counting BookCount up to ten in this bilingual picture book celebrating Día de Muertos / Day of the Dead from award-winning author-illustrator Duncan Tonatiuh From award-winning and beloved author-illustrator Duncan Tonatiuh comes this celebratory bilingual picture book centering on a Día de Muertos ofrenda (Day...
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The Madman of Piney Woods (Scholastic Gold)Bestselling Newbery Medalist Christopher Paul Curtis delivers a powerful companion to his multiple award-winning ELIJAH OF BUXTON.Benji and Red couldn't be more different. They aren't friends. They don't even live in the same town. But their fates are entwined. A chance meeting leads the...
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The Clay We Are Made of: Haudenosaunee Land Tenure on the Grand RiverIf one seeks to understand Haudenosaunee (Six Nations) history, one must consider the history of Haudenosaunee land. For countless generations prior to European contact, land and territory informed Haudenosaunee thought and philosophy, and was a primary determinant of Haudenosaunee identity. In The Clay We...
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Conquest: Cortes, Montezuma, and the Fall of Old MexicoDrawing on newly discovered sources and writing with brilliance, drama, and profound historical insight, Hugh Thomas presents an engrossing narrative of one of the most significant events of Western history.Ringing with the fury of two great empires locked in an epic battle, Conquest captures...
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Down the Rabbit HoleA brief and majestic debut. --Mat as N spolo, El MundoTochtli lives in a palace. He loves hats, samurai, guillotines, and dictionaries, and what he wants more than anything right now is a new pet for his private zoo: a pygmy hippopotamus from Liberia....
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No Habrá Final Feliz: La Serie Completa de Héctor Belascoarán ShayneH ctor Belascoar n Shayne es un hijo de la m s vibrante ciudad de este planeta, la Ciudad de M xico, un monstruo urbano que est a caballo entre el primer y tercer mundo, donde la violencia pol tica y social llama a...
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In Defence of CopyrightCopyright is one of the cornerstones of western civilization; it is as relevant today, if not more so, than it was when the first formal copyright laws were enacted in the eighteenth century. This is something that seems to have been forgotten -- at...
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A Wild Stab for It: This Is Game Eight from RussiaOn the 50th anniversary of the 1972 Summit Series, a personal and poetic journey into the heart of hockey in Canada Now in paperback! As summer turned to fall in 1972, Canada was redefining itself and its place in the world. Politically, a spirited...
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Who Has Seen the Wind: 75th Anniversary Illustrated EditionA gorgeous new illustrated edition to commemorate the 75th anniversary of this seminal Canadian classic.Since its publication in 1947, Who Has Seen the Wind -- a classic tale about a boy growing up on the Saskatchewan prairie -- has been read and loved by...
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125 Nature Hot Spots in Ontario: The Best Parks, Conservation Areas and Wild PlacesThe best-selling book of Ontario wildlands now features 15 additional destinations. This reader-friendly guide explores the remarkable splendor and diversity of the province, from its soaring clifftops, subterranean caves and thundering cataracts to the province's tallest white pine, the oldest rocks on Earth and...
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The Stone WorldA Washington Post Best Fiction Book of 2022 From the son of acclaimed author James Agee, a haunting novel depicting an American boy's childhood in Mexico, ensconced in a world comprised of communist European exiles, local union activists, street children, and avant-garde artists like...
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