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By E Bielawski. 2003
Diamonds were first discovered on the Barren Grounds near Yellowknife in 1991. in 1996 Indian Affairs Minister Ron Irwin gave…
Canada's first diamond mine conditional approval, subject to "significant progress in sixty days" on agreements between various companies. Ellen Bielawski was there. 2003.By Judith Schachter Modell. 1983
The author, herself an anthropologist, depicts Benedict's life as a pattern of personal searching. A student of Franz Boaz and…
the teacher of Margaret Mead, anthropologist Benedict is known especially for two classics, "Patterns of Culture" and "The Chrysanthemum and the Sword." 1983.By Bruce Armstrong. 1981
Sable Island, known as "the graveyard of the Atlantic" because of the 500 ships wrecked off its shores, has become…
better known in recent years as the home of wild horses. 1981.By Tom Allen. 2001
Tom Allen travels with his family and alone, from Halifax to the interior of British Columbia, riding everything from a…
two-car dayliner held together with duct tape to a luxury rail cruiser through the Rockies that is packed with wealthy tourists. Along the way, he meets honeymooners and abandoned spouses, ordinary folk and deranged passengers, and veteran railwaymen who sustain pride in their work despite the massive cuts to their industry. Allen weaves his own memories of railroad travel with a family narrative past and present, all the while conjuring the drama, the disappointments, and the magic of Canada's railway history. 2001.By Ed Yes Mag. 2008
The word 'robot' may sound like of science fiction, but robots are a science fact, and their role in our…
lives is growing all the time. Presents a detailed look at robots yesterday, today and in the future, working (and playing) in homes, factories, wrestling rings, sewers, hospitals, oceans and outer space. Learn about their many different shapes, sizes, and uses and meet robots who do dangerous and dirty jobs, help perform surgery, look like us, and even show emotion. Grades 3-6. 2008. Uniform title: Yes mag.From the age of eight, Roberta Bondar knew she wanted to be an astronaut. In January 1992 she made Canadian…
history when she became the first Canadian woman, and first neurologist, to go into space on board Discovery. The story of her journey to become a leading astronaut is a fascinating tale of dedication, commitment, and courage. Grades 4-7. 2004.By Craig Nelson. 2009
This text follows the story of the lunar project, beginning at its inception at the start of the Cold War…
and tracing it through to its finest hour with the first moon landing and the astronauts' safe return. Through extensive interviews with astronauts, NASA staff and their families and never-before published documents, Craig Nelson presents an awe-inspiring human account of the voyage that changed the course of history. 2009.By Roma Gans. 1984
By Isaac Asimov, Karen A Frenkel. 1985
By Cynthia Owen Philip. 1985
Robert Fulton emigrated from America to Europe in 1785 to embark upon a career of invention and controversy. His first…
inventions dealt with canals and lock designs. He returned to America 20 years later and founded a steamboat empire. 1985.By Trevor Herriot. 2000
The author recounts summer days as a youth on a 70-acre piece of land on Saskatchewan's Qu'Appelle River, and introduces…
his immediate and extended family, most of whom are farmers. He describes the effect of mining on the river and the valley, retells Cree and Metis legends, and also describes the more recent experiences of the Russians, Finns, Jews, Scots, and English who have settled in the area. A mixture of family history, ecology, and social commentary which laments the loss of rural culture. 2000.By Richard Dawkins. 1995
Aimed at the non-specialist reader, this book explains how evolution works. The author gives a contemporary account of how the…
infinite variety of forms of life are explained by Darwinian natural selection. 1995.By Jean-Philippe de Tonnac, Théodore Monod. 1999
By Britt Wray, George M Church. 2017
What happens when you try to recreate a woolly mammoth--fascinating science, or conservation catastrophe? Wray takes us deep into the…
minds and labs of some of the world's most progressive thinkers to find out the truth about de-extinction. She introduces us to renowned futurists like Stewart Brand and scientists like George Church, who are harnessing the powers of CRISPR gene editing in the hopes of "reviving" extinct passenger pigeons, woolly mammoths, and heath hens. But we also hear from more cautionary voices, like those of researcher and award-winning author Beth Shapiro and environmental philosopher Thomas van Dooren. Through conversations with these and other thought leaders, Wray reminds us that de-extinction could bring just as many dangers as it does possibilities. What happens, for example, when we bring an "unextinct" creature back into the wild? How can we care for these strange animals and ensure their comfort and safety--not to mention our own and that of other creatures? 2017.By Barbara Bradbury Kingscote. 2006
In May 1949, at the age of twenty, Barbara Kingscote left her farm in Mascouche, Quebec, and set out for…
the Pacific Ocean on horseback. Barbara and her equine companion Zazy reached the West Coast just over a year later. After travelling 4,000 miles, she discovered both herself and her country on the journey of a lifetime. 2006.By Theodore Sider, Earl Brink Conee. 2005
The questions of metaphysics are among the deepest and most puzzling: What is time? Am I free in my actions?…
Why is there something rather than nothing? The authors make metaphysics accessible, bringing the riddles to life and showing how stimulating they can be to think about. 2005.By Kildare Dobbs. 1992
By Allan Anderson. 1977
By Myrna Kostash, Duane Burton. 2006
A compendium of writings including poetry, fiction and non-fiction, from those who have spent time reading the river. Beginning at…
the rivers source, Kostash takes the reader through 21 communities along the North Saskatchewan. Includes the work of Hugh McLennan, Eli Mandel, Aritha van Herk, John V. Hicks and Thompson Highway. c2006.By Michael Poole. 1991
This is one man's odyssey on the sea off the coast of B.C. during the summer of 1987. For three…
months, filmmaker Poole guided his canoe along a confusing labyrinth of waterways, exploring the environment, and meeting some colourful and unique characters along the way. This is both a travelogue and a commentary of a way of life in flux. 1991.