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Out of the DarkA follow-up of the bestselling, Geoffrey Bilson Award -- and Victoria Book Prize -- nominated A Blinding Light, focusing on the aftermath of the Halifax Explosion and the onset of the Great Influenza Pandemic. When Jane Mooney's older brother Connor lies about his age...
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La casa de VickyLa abuela Vicky es amada por toda su familia. Ella es la protagonista de La casa de Vicky y la ha visto crecer al igual que ha visto crecer a su familia. La casa es un lugar de alegría y llena de recuerdos. Nunca...
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Epic True Tales And Crazy StoriesEPIC TRUE TALES AND CRAZY STORIES is packed with a series of fantastic true events that will entertain and astound you all at once. It is a carefully curated compendium of famous flops, curious crusades, criminal catastrophes, and baffling historical events to really spice...
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Cheated: The Laurier Liberals and the Theft of First Nations Reserve Land"Canadians and politicians have a common responsibility: to learn from the mistakes inherited from a colonialist legacy; and to not repeat the wrongs, corruption, and injustices our people suffered in the hands of government officials, politicians, and their oppressive laws. Reading and learning from...
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After the Meteor: Surprising History in YucatánHere is the pageant of Yucat n's history, related through stories of extraordinary people and events that shaped it. Read about things that happened before Columbus; adventurers during discovery and conquest; unforgettable heroes, heroines, and villains. Wars, rebellions, and naval battles, from deadly important...
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When We Walked on Frozen Rivers: My First Winter on our Remote Fly-In Trapline Reliving a Traditional Lifestyle as Old as the RiversFrozen Rivers is another spellbinding memoir in Elisabeth Weigand's YukonWild Series. In our times of pain and suffering, this series brings to the reader something beautifully positive. A life when lived with purpose and virtue can be long enough. Each chapter is steeped in...
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We Are Connected: Tattooed LinesThis illustrated poem about ceremonial Nisga'a traditional tattooing was created to give space to Indigenous youth and Elders to highlight our Indigenous standards of beauty, identity, and pride for future generations.Author: Nakkita TrimblePublisher: Tellwell TalentPublished: 06/28/2023Pages: 30Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.18lbsSize: 8.00h x 8.00w x...
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Tlacaelel Remembered: MasterMind of the Aztec Empire Volume 276The enigmatic and powerful Tlacaelel (1398-1487), wrote annalist Chimalpahin, was "the beginning and origin" of the Mexica monarchy in fifteenth-century Mesoamerica. Brother of the first Moteuczoma, Tlacaelel would become "the most powerful, feared, and esteemed man of all that the world had seen up...
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The Way Lies NorthAuthor: Jean BaxterPublisher: Ronsdale PressPublished: 09/01/2007Pages: 342Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.86lbsSize: 7.67h x 6.35w x 0.87dISBN: 9781553800484Audience: Young AdultAccelerated Reader:Reading Level: 4.6Point Value: 11Interest Level: Middle GradeQuiz #/Name: 127390 / Way Lies NorthAbout the AuthorBaxter, Jean: - Jean Rae Baxter taught secondary school for many...
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The Liri Valley: Canada's World War II Breakthrough to RomeThis print-on-demand title is available by request from most booksellers. -- BOOK TWO in the Canadian Battle Series For the Allied Armies fighting their way up the Italian boot in early 1944. Rome was the prize that could only be won through one of...
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Stored in the Bones: Safeguarding Indigenous Living HeritagesA new tool for preserving Indigenous cultural heritages Intangible cultural heritage (ICH) refers to community-based practices, knowledges, and customs that are inherited and passed down through generations. While ICH has always existed, a legal framework for its protection only emerged in 2003 with the...
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Mexican Cartonería: Paper, Paste, and Fiesta / Papel, Engrudo Y FiestaMexico's love of celebration is well known, and cartoner a, a kind of papier-m ch art, produces the objects that are essential to Mexican holidays and festivals, including Day of the Dead, Holy Week, and Christmas. Just about everyone knows what a pi ata...
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FlightGeorge Waltermyer is left behind to care for the family farm while his mother and six brothers and sisters go to New York to find their father, Hans Waltermyer. He has been leading dangerous missions for the British as the American Revolutionary War heats...
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First and TenWhat do you do when your first season as head coach has been a disaster? If you are Arne Viimets, a brilliant but controversial iconoclast who likes to discuss football strategy with his dog, you ignore the advice of your alumni, your coaching staff,...
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Emily of New MoonA lost classic by the author of Anne of Green Gables, Emily of New Moon is a coming-of-age story about newly orphaned Emily Byrd Starr, who deals with the loss of her beloved father as she tries to adjust to life at old-fashioned New...
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Chasing the Echo: Charles W. Watts and the Call of the Klondike"This is a good country to tell what a man is made of, for it will either kill him or make him tougher than sole leather in a very short time." There's a race of men that don't fit in, A race that can't...
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CanadaFrom the bustling energy of Toronto to the rugged landscape of the Rockies and from the natural beauty of Niagara Falls to the artistic hub of Vancouver, Canada is a nation of contrasts. It stretches from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean, and...
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Blacks in Canada: A History Volume 192Blacks in Canada journeys from the introduction of slavery in 1628 to the first wave of Caribbean immigration in the 1950s and 1960s. Heralded in the Literary Review of Canada as one of the one hundred most important Canadian books, this enduring work by...
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111 Places in Toronto That You Must Not Miss Revised and UpdatedGo off the beaten path to discover the hidden places, stories, and neighbourhoods that reveal Toronto's true character, history, and flavour.Author: Anita Mai Genua, Clare Davenport, Elizabeth Lenell DaviesPublisher: Emons PublishersPublished: 12/01/2019Pages: 240Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.00lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.40w x 0.80dISBN: 9783740802578About the AuthorAnita...
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Your Passport to CanadaWhat is it like to live in or visit Canada? What makes Canada's culture unique? Explore the geography, traditions, and daily lives of Canadians.Author: Pascale DuguayPublisher: Capstone PressPublished: 01/01/2024Pages: 32Binding Type: HardcoverISBN: 9781669058380Audience: Ages 9-12
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