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Flotsam
By Herbert R Percy. 1978
A tale of seamen and the sea by a writer who served in the Canadian Navy until 1971. A series…
of flashbacks explains the circumstances which have brought chaos to the personal and working life of a commander in the Royal Canadian Navy. 1978.The land of Maquinna
By Ian S Mahood. 1971
One hundred and fifty years after fur traders arrived, the Nootka tribe of Vancouver Island had shrunk to 1000 people.…
Miners and farmers arrived in the area and failed, so the land virtually was ignored until 1950 when loggers moved in. This book includes an historical novel of the life of the Nootka Indians, as well as a study of the region in present times. 1971.Grandma and the pirates
By Phoebe Gilman. 1993
A sea-wishing day
By Kady MacDonald Denton, Robert Heidbreder. 2007
On a hot summer day, a wish transforms an urban backyard into a place of breezy high-seas adventure. As our…
bold Captain and Skipper ride the salty waves, they encounter a beastly sea monster, buried treasure, a scurvy pirate crew, lovely mermaids and more. Grades K-3. 2007.Stanley at sea
By Linda Bailey, Bill Slavin. 2008
It's picnic time in the park, and Stanley wanders down by the river where he runs into other dogs. Soon…
their keen noses lead them to a delicious treat on a small boat with no people in sight. When the boat's mooring comes loose, they float away with the current down the river, under a bridge, and then out to sea! Grades K-3. 2008.Only Drunks and Children Tell the Truth
By Drew Hayden Taylor. 1998
This is the emotional story of a woman's struggle to acknowledge her origins. Grace, a Native girl adopted by a…
White family, is asked by her birth sister to return to the Reserve for their mother's funeral. Afraid of opening old wounds, Grace must find a place where the culture of her past can feed the truth of her present.