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Canadian travel and geography, Sports biography, Hockey
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After breaking or tying more than sixty records in hockey, it's no wonder that Wayne Gretzky is known as "The…
Great One." Born in Brantford, Ontario, on January 26, 1961, in a nation obsessed with the sport, he threw himself into the game practically from the time he first laced up a pair of skates. When he retired from the NHL in 1999, he had led several teams to Stanley Cup victories, competed in the Olympics, and changed the way hockey was played forever. Known for his love for family and as a truly decent human being, Wayne Gretzky is revealed as more than a sports legend in this easy-to-read biography
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Inspirational and family life, Travel and geography, Adventure and exploration, Sports and games, Science and technology, Canadian travel and geography, United States travel and geography
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In 1998, Dan Stephens, canoeing in Ontario’s Quetico Provincial Park, fell as he was portaging and became lost. In 1981,…
Jason Rasmussen, on a solo trip to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, stepped away from campsite and became lost. Griffith writes each of the accounts: two men lost in the wilderness who survived using their own skills. Adult. Unrated
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Adventure and exploration, Canadian non-fiction, Sports and games, Canadian travel and geography, United States travel and geography
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A modern adventure story of the author's journey with three companions down the length of the Yukon River, starting on…
a raft at Lake Bennett on the Yukon Territory's border with British Columbia in July, 1972. After one winter's layoff the trip ends on cross-country skis at Emmonak on the Bering Sea in 1974. For Tryck, the river trip was a recreation of his grandfather's travels through the Yukon and Alaska seventy-five years earlier. Some strong language. 1980.
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Canadian travel and geography, Biography
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Meet Mary Ann Shadd: anti-slavery activist, newspaper publisher, and social justice pioneer!The award-winning Scholastic Canada Biography series highlights the lives…
of remarkable Canadians whose achievements have inspired and changed the lives of those who followed.Mary Ann Shadd was born free in 1823 in Delaware. Her parents were abolitionists, and their home was a station on the Underground Railroad. Her family moved to Canada in 1851 after the Fugitive Slave Act was enacted, and as a young woman, Shadd became a trailblazer in every realm she touched — opening a desegregated school in Chatham, Ontario; becoming the first Black female newspaper publisher in North America with the Provincial Freeman; becoming a suffrage activist; and at the age of 60 earning a law degree to become one of the first Black women to practice law!Mary Ann was truly remarkable, for her time or any other, unafraid to speak up and fight for equal rights — for Black people, for women and for everybody.Written by award-winning author Elizabeth MacLeod, this portrait of Mary Ann Shadd couples simple yet compelling writing with comic-flavoured illustrations by Mike Deas that help bring her fascinating story to life!
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General non-fiction, Canadian travel and geography, Indigenous peoples in Canada
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A is for Arctic, B for Bering Sea, C for Clyde River – and Z for Zangeza Bay – all to be explored above the 60th parallel.
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Science and technology, Canadian travel and geography, General non-fiction, Travel and geography
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The author of Making Tracks: An American Rail Odyssey (RC 32611) recounts his year of train travel across Canada, which…
ended with the Canadian's final run eastward from Vancouver. Pindell shows that the development of the railroad played an integral role in the history of Canada, just as it did in the United States. He includes personal observations about the landscape, people, separatism, and nostalgia
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Biography, United States history, Women biography, Canadian travel and geography
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In 1892, widowed fifty-three-year- old DeGraf is concerned when her son fails to return from a two- week trip to…
the Yukon. Packing her sewing machine to provide income along the way, DeGraf leaves her Seattle home and sets out to find him. She proves hardier than many of the men who turn back. DeGraf describes in her memoirs the highlights of what turned out to be a twenty-five-year stay on the Yukon frontier. Some violence. 1992
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Science and technology, General non-fiction, Canadian travel and geography
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The St. Lawrence Seaway connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Great Lakes that lie on the border between Canada and…
the United States. A joint project of those two nations, the Seaway is a computer-operated system nearly 2,500 miles long. The author traces the history of this inland waterway from the 1500s, when Europeans searched for a direct route to the Orient, to the days of the modern system. For grades 2-4
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Canadian travel and geography
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Mon amour du Québec n'est pas nationaliste si l'on entend par là que je placerais la nation au-dessus de tout,…
que je serais incapable de reconnaître ses tares, au passé comme au présent, ou encore que je serais obsédé par sa différence, sa distinction, sa spécificité. Reconnaître que le Québec est un cas unique dans l'histoire des Amériques, que sa situation linguistique fortement minoritaire au Canada et à plus forte raison sur le continent exige des politiques et motive un souci constant, être conscient des particularités de notre parcours historique – cela ne signifie aucunement que l'on doive se cantonner dans un provincialisme défensif et régressif qui en vient à considérer comme suspecte, voire péjorative, l'idée même d'un Québec ouvert, pluraliste, inclusif. À mes yeux, telle est pourtant l'idée de la nation qui colle le plus à sa réalité présente, et la seule apte à éviter sa stagnation et sa folklorisation
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Canadian travel and geography
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En évoquant le temps qui passe comme celui qui est passé, le temps suspendu de nos espérances comme les temps…
durs qui secouent l'actualité, Jean-François Nadeau s'attache à de menus détails de l'existence – les montres ou les vêtements que l'on porte, le chant d'une communauté d'Inuits dans l'Arctique, un livre qu'il a lu, le souvenir de faits historiques oubliés – afin de mieux sonder les servitudes de notre époque et rappeler que les chemins que l'histoire emprunte ne sont jamais tracés à l'avance
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Social issues, Canadian non-fiction, Canadian travel and geography
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Un quartier connaît plusieurs vies successives. Ainsi, à Montréal, après avoir longtemps hébergé des populations ouvrières, le Plateau Mont-Royal et,…
plus récemment, Saint-Henri, se sont mis à accueillir des ménages de plus en plus aisés. Qu'advient-il des populations originelles ? Elles sont évincées, de manière directe, notamment avec les « rénovictions », ou indirecte, parce qu'elles ne peuvent pas, par exemple, se permettre de fréquenter les nouveaux commerces alors que les anciens ferment les uns après les autres. Le privilège de siroter un latté à l'avoine sur une terrasse à deux pas de son plex ou de sa shoebox n'est pas donné à tout le monde…
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Short stories, Multi-cultural fictionCanadian travel and geography
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Seven short stories about active imaginations and making choices. In the title piece, two girls find themselves in a dilemma…
after pretending they know a tragic story about the cook at their favorite burger place. For grades 5-8. 1999
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History, Canadian travel and geography
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Describes the nation of Canada, which shares its border with the United States. Includes geography and history, government and people,…
arts and leisure, as well as its relations with America. For grades 5-8. 1998
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Travel and geography, Canadian travel and geography
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Brief description of the history and culture of the world's second largest country, America's northern neighbor. Offers travel highlights including…
where to stay, what to see, where to eat, getting around, and trips on and off the beaten path. 2001
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Nature, Travel and geography, Adventure and exploration, Literature biography, Science and technology, Biography, Canadian travel and geography
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Author of Farfarers (DB 51550) chronicles his 1966 journey across northern Canada to examine the impacts of Ottawa government's plan…
to promote development of resources and cities. Emphasizes the exploitation of native Inuit people and devastation of their culture. Includes original interviews and notes on changes that have since occurred. Some strong language. 2002
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Canadian history, Canadian travel and geography, General non-fiction
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The eleventh book in the bestselling series of hauntingly true Canadian stories — more chilling than ever!In this terrifying collection…
of haunted stories, author Joel A. Sutherland has put together even more chilling ghost stories from all across our spooky land, including:A hateful house torments a new bride in Victoria, British Columbia.The chime of an old clock makes a grim prediction for a family in Fredericton, New Brunswick.The sound of mysterious footsteps signals the presence of spirits at a fire hall in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut.Moody black-and-white illustrations and photographs enhance the hauntingly eerie read.With its first volume published in 2002, the Haunted Canada series is now an award winning series with over 500,000 copies in print. Kids can’t get enough of these spooky tales that allow them to learn about the eeriest corners of our country.“Joel A. Sutherland is quickly becoming Canada’s answer to R.L. Stine.” — QUILL & QUIRE
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Travel and geography, United States travel and geography, General non-fiction, Canadian travel and geography
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Well-traveled journalist offers background information on forty North American cities. Highlights architecture, museums, ballparks, performing arts centers, and other cultural points of interest. Briefly mentions hotels and restaurants. 2005
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Health and medicine, Canadian travel and geography, General non-fiction
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The tenth book in the bestselling series of hauntingly true Canadian stories - back, and scarier than ever! Even more…
chilling ghost stories from all across our spooky land. Moody black-and-white illustrations and photographs enhance the hauntingly eerie read. In Victoria, British Columbia, the spirit of a killer haunts Fan Tan Alley. The ghost of a little girl with long dark hair inhabits a hockey arena in Canmore, Alberta. Mysterious knocking at the door of a home in Halifax, Nova Scotia, signals the start of a series of strange happenings. With its first volume published in 2002, the Haunted Canada series is now an award winning ten-book series with over 400,000 copies in print. Kids can't get enough of these spooky tales that allow them to learn about the eeriest corners of our country. "JOEL A. SUTHERLAND IS QUICKLY BECOMING CANADA'S ANSWER TO R.L. STINE." - QUILL & QUIRE
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Travel and geography, Games, Canadian travel and geography
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Canadian kids ask questions about the geography, wildlife, people, and places in their country. Experts provide answers on polar bears,…
beavers, totem poles, icebergs, ice hockey, igloos, original inhabitants, diamonds, Niagara Falls, and more. For grades 4-7. 2006
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Travel and geography, Canadian travel and geography, Social issues
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Discusses the education, sports, and pastimes of teenagers in Canada, the United States' large, northern neighbor. Covers the ethnic and…
religious makeup of citizens, national holidays, winter recreation, and typical family activities. For grades 6-9. 2008