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Let's Dance: A Celebration of Ontario's Dance Halls and Summer Dance PavilionsLet's Dance: A Celebration of Ontario's Dance Halls and Summer Dance Pavilions is a nostalgic musical journey, recapturing the unforgettable music of youth and lasting friendships, the days when the live mellow sounds of Big Bands wafted through the air - Louis Armstrong, the...
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Detained in the Desert & Other Plays by Josefina LópezThis is Volume 2 in The Essential Latino Plays Series and comes to us from one of the hardest working playwrights around: Josefina L pez. The book includes five plays: Detained in the Desert is a satirical look at the anti-immigrant laws that brings...
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Travelers' Tales Mexico: True Stories"Melting pot," a phrase inevitably associated with the United States, may be even more applicable to Mexico, where ancient civilizations merge with modern cultures in a cross-current of peoples, languages and dialects, art and music, religions, hidden cosmologies, and fabled ruins. Travelers' Tales Mexico...
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The Trail of the ConestogaAn historically accurate novel about the journey of Mennonites from Pennsylvania to Canada, and their settlement in Kitchener County, Ontario.Author: Bertha Mabel DunhamPublisher: Benediction ClassicsPublished: 03/18/2011Pages: 206Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 1.04lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.63dISBN: 9781849024990This title is not returnable
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Musket & Tomahawk: A Military History of the French & Indian War, 1753-1760Francis Parkman's history Montcalm and Wolfe, originally published in two volumes is, possibly, the finest history book to come out of America and is the definitive account of the Seven Years War in the New World. It sets the conflict in an historical context...
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Musket & Tomahawk: A Military History of the French & Indian War, 1753-1760Francis Parkman's history Montcalm and Wolfe, originally published in two volumes is, possibly, the finest history book to come out of America and is the definitive account of the Seven Years War in the New World. It sets the conflict in an historical context...
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Lonely Planet Jamaica 8Lonely Planet Jamaicais your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Dance to the island's reggae soundtrack, go snorkeling at delicate Lime Cay, or swim in the cool mountain pools of Reach...
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Treasuring the Tradition: The Story of the Military MuseumsThe Military Museums in Calgary, Alberta is Western Canada's only tri-service museum and military education centre. Containing the regimental museums of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (PPCLI), Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians), The King's Own Calgary Regiment, and the Calgary Highlanders along with...
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Trail to the Bruce: The Story of the Building of the Bruce TrailThe Niagara Escarpment is the most significant land form in southern Ontario, designated a UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve in 1990. The Bruce Trail was conceived in 1960 in order to establish a conservation corridor containing a public footpath along the Escarpment. June 2017marked the...
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The Art Room: Drawing and Painting with Emily CarrThe Art Room delights readers with a glimpse into the world of artistic expression, fun and freedom that renowned Northwest Coast artist Emily Carr created for her students. For any child who loves art, it would be the gift of a lifetime to be...
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Exploring Canada With Our SensesThis timely book celebrates the amazing people, landscape and wildlife of Canada, as our great nation celebrates its 150th birthday. This book's carefully chosen words and vibrant artwork will draw children, and adults alike, into the beauty Canada has to offer. Travel from province...
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A Ptarmigan in a Birch Tree: 12 Days of Christmas in Canada's NorthThe Christmas season in the north can be an adventure. From dazzling lights to strange creatures and all kinds of things that go, this snowy landscape delivers. This fun parody of the 12 days of Christmas will warm the hearts of long time locals...
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L.M. Montgomery's Complete Journals: The Ontario Years, 1930-1933L.M. Montgomery's journals speak of simple pleasures and deep joy, dogged worries and profound disappointments. The story of her life from 1930 to 1933 is as gripping as the earlier volumes published by Rock's Mills Press.This volume is different from earlier ones in a...
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The Caterpillar WomanPiujuq is a kind young woman who loves to take long walks on the tundra and dance by her favourite lake surrounded by butterflies. But one day, she encounters a stranger on her walk. When this person asks a favour of Piujuq, she happily...
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Our First Caribou Hunt (Inuktitut)A sweet and simple introduction to Inuit hunting practices and the proper treatment of game. Nutaraq and Simonie are eager to go on their first hunting trip with their father. As they load up their snow machine and sled for the trip, Nutaraq hopes...
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Kulu AdoreRêve un peu, Kulu, ce monde te louange avec la plus magnifique des chansons. Dans cette magnifique histoire poétique à raconter au coucher imaginée par la chanteuse de gorge de renom Celina Kalluk, les animaux de l'Arctique viennent offrir leurs plus beaux présents à...
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On the Shoulder of a GiantThis pan-Arctic Inuit legend, which tells the story of a friendly giant, is lightheartedly retold, featuring sweeping illustrations. Inukpak was big, even for a giant. He loved to walk across the tundra, striding over the widest rivers and wading through the deepest lakes. He...
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An Insider's Guide to Canada's CapitalAn Insider's Guide to Canada's Capital began as a journey led by creator & editor, Zainab Muse, after connecting with the city of Ottawa and calling it home due to its similarities with the city she was born and raised in, Kano, Nigeria. The...
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The Oak Island Mystery, SolvedFor more than two centuries, adventurers, thrill seekers and treasure hunters have tried to unlock the secret of Oak Island, investing millions of dollars, and costing at least six lives. And the obsession continues: a television series in the winter of 2014 and seasonal...
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An Ethnohistorian in Rupert's Land: Unfinished ConversationsAuthor: Jennifer S. H. BrownPublisher: Athabasca University PressPublished: 01/01/2018Pages: 360Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.30lbsSize: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.90dISBN: 9781771991711About the AuthorJennifer S. H. Brown taught history at the University of Winnipeg for twenty-eight years and held a Canada Research Chair in Aboriginal history from...
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