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You are the earth: from dinosaur breath to pizza from dirt (David Suzuki Children's Titles Ser.)
By David T Suzuki, Kathy Vanderlinden. 1999
An exploration of our natural connection to the earth and its four elements: air, water, soil, and fire, underlining the…
importance of biodiversity and respect for the environment. Grades 3-6. 1999.The sacred balance: rediscovering our place in nature
By David T Suzuki, Amanda McConnell. 1997
With a focus on the oceans and the water which maintains life, Suzuki discusses the need for environmental conservation. He…
argues that too much water, from global warming, or water too foul from pollution, results in the destruction of all life. Winner of the 1999 CNIB Talking Book of the Year Award. 1997.Virtual clearcut: or the way things are in my hometown
By Brian Fawcett. 2003
Prince George, a once-thriving city of 80,000 in British Columbia, has experienced an accelerating virtual clearcut that has undermined its…
economic and social culture over the past 40 years. In four carefully drawn portraits of the city sketched over a decade, the author, who grew up there and has tracked its steady decline, shows that in the face of globalization Prince George has lost its ability to control its own destiny, and is losing its will to care. 2003.Water: Why You Should Worry
By Marq De Villiers. 1999
Everybody needs it to survive, but very few people give it any thought. Water, one of the most plentiful natural…
resources in the world, has the power to give life and to take it away. De Villiers examines the numerous uses of water, the changes that have occurred in the Earth's water supply, the folklore and myths surrounding water, and the future of water as a natural resource. Winner of the 1999 Governor General's Award for Non-fiction. 1999.The Montreal Canadiens: 100 years of glory
By D'Arcy Jenish. 2008
The Habs were the NHL gold standard for years, with 24 Stanley Cups and an almost unbroken line of stars,…
from Georges Vézina and Newsy Lalonde to Ken Dryden, Guy Lafleur, and Patrick Roy. Jenish traces not just the century-old équipe des habitants, but the events of the day that affected hockey and the world away from it, including two world wars, the flu outbreak of 1918, and the Quiet Revolution of Quebec nationalism. Some descriptions of violence and some strong language. 2008.The weather makers: how we are changing the climate and what it means for life on earth
By Tim F Flannery. 2006
Conservationist and author of "Eternal Frontier" explores the history and possible impact of global warming. Notes phenomena such as melting…
glaciers, rising sea levels, and increasing instances of extreme weather, and predicts their future effects on global climate. Urges a transition to carbon-free fuels to reduce air pollution. 2006.Yardwork: a biography of an urban place
By Daniel Coleman. 2017
Coleman decided he wanted to truly know and belong to a small piece of land, his patch of garden on…
the edge of the Niagara Escarpment, to deeply understand its ecology, landscape and history. Starting with the creation myths and geology, moving through the settler era and up to the present, Coleman pours his considerable talents into learning, and sharing, as much of the story of the land as possible. Most books on ecology focus either on protecting the wilderness or analyzing a toxic dump. Most books on gardens focus on plant health or landscape design. Most books on Indigenous-settler relations focus on politics or social inequities. 'Yardwork' meditates on the sedimentary layers of ecological, cultural and political stories that make up Hamilton, the escarpment city at the Head of the Lake. 2017.The years 1942-1967 are considered by many to be the Golden Era of the National Hockey League. The six-team years…
produced some of hockey's legendary rivalries and some of the sport's most beloved players. Here all the great goals, great players, and great moments of that era are described. 1994.Years of dust: the story of the Dust Bowl
By Albert Marrin. 2009
Discusses causes and effects of the environmental and social disaster that swept across the Great Plains in the 1930s during…
the Great Depression. Explains that farmers and ranchers unwittingly caused conditions that led to the dust storms and the loss of the land they had settled. Grades 5-8. c2009.Woodswoman
By Anne LaBastille. 1976
True story of an ecologist who headed into the Adirondack Mountains to forge a life in the wilderness, in a…
log cabin she built herself, after her divorce. Details her struggle against the elements, along with her descriptions of the changing seasons and the breathtaking wildlife. 1976.Why I didn't say anything: the Sheldon Kennedy story
By James Grainger, Sheldon Kennedy. 2006
In 1996, Sheldon Kennedy rocked Canadian hockey by announcing that his former minor league coach, Graham James, had sexually abused…
him more than three hundred times. While portrayed as a hero in the media, Kennedy's hockey career, plagued by rumours of drugs and alcohol, a string of injuries, and the demons of his abuse, did not materialize. Ominously, Kennedy tells his story as coach Graham James is now out of prison and coaching hockey in Europe. Some descriptions of sex and violence, strong language. 2006.Whose puck is it, anyway?: a season with a minor novice hockey team
By Ed Arnold. 2002
Ed Arnold decided that little league hockey desperately needed a change from the yelling, fights, and put-downs that occurred at…
practices and games, and reinvented the rules surrounding the team in Peterborough. There would be no more yelling, no fighting, and the kids would get equal opportunities to play - and the changes worked. 2002.White silk & black tar: a journal of the Alaska oil spill
By Page Spencer. 1990
The author, a native Alaskan and an ecologist with the National Park Service, was on her honeymoon when the Exxon…
Valdez oil spill occurred in 1989. Within days she was heading up a team that monitored the effect of the spill on the pristine wilderness. She gives a personal account of the devastating environmental tragedy. 1990.Where on earth are we going?
By Maurice F Strong. 2000
A call to action on behalf of the environment and the world, giving a thoughtful account of the scenario that…
lies ahead for the Earth if human consumption and pollution continue to occur at their current rates. The author explains how he came by his opinions and how he became an authority on the subject. 2000.Wayne Gretzky: the great goodbye
By Ed Morrison Scott. 1999
A compilation of articles from the Toronto and Edmonton Sun newspapers about the career of hockey player Wayne Gretzky. From…
his start as a pre-teen goal-scoring phenomenon through his NHL years in Edmonton, Los Angeles, St. Louis and New York, Gretzky's glittering career is described. Listing his many records and achievements, the book culminates with Gretzky's retirement from hockey in 1999. 1999.Water: the epic struggle for wealth, power, and civilization
By Steven Solomon. 2010
Journalist explains water's role in shaping societies and cultures since the earliest civilizations. Notes global concerns over demand and access…
to clean water and the power struggle between countries that have water resources and those that do not. c2010.Wanderer on my native shore
By George Reiger. 1983
Waking the frog: solutions for our climate change paralysis
By Tom Rand. 2014
Venture capitalist, entrepreneur, engineer, and philosopher Tom Rand explains why climate disruption might just be our very own pot of…
hot water. Rand looks to contemporary psychology, economics, business, and finance to explain our stasis in the face of one of the most fundamental problems of our time. c2014.Walking with legends: the real stories of Hockey Night in Canada
By Mike Brophy, Ralph Mellanby. 2007
A driving force behind Hockey Night in Canada , television executive Ralph Mellanby recalls his association with some of the…
most instrumental men in the hockey industry, as well as his involvement in some of hockey's greatest events ever. Includes five sections on 25 of hockey's biggest names and two of the greatest events in hockey history, the 1972 Summit Series and the 1980 Winter Olympics. Some strong language. 2007.Vers une gouvernance de l'eau au Québec
By Catherine Choquette, Alain Létourneau. 2008
Cet ouvrage collectif présente un bilan sur la gestion de l’eau au Québec, et plus précisément de sa gouvernance, suite…
à la Politique Nationale de l’eau lancée en 2002. Tous les aspects de la gestion de l’eau dans une province canadienne sont abordés, sous l’angle de la géographie dans ses disciplines les plus pointues, du droit et des sciences de l’information et de la communication. Cet ouvrage s’adresse ainsi à tous les acteurs de l’eau, et peut-être encore plus à ceux qui ont besoin d’assurer la coordination entre ses multiples acteurs. 2008.