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  • Nature's Apprentices (hard...

    CA$29.95
    The Magic of the Peatlands

    There’s a melody, if you pay heed,
    calling you to follow Nature’s lead—
    a familiar tune, a chorused creed,
    a song of both grown plant and seed.

    As the fluted magic on the wind floats by,
    you might find yourself only insect-high—
    or even too small to be seen by the eye!
    (But how else could you ride a dragonfly?)

    The Council of Beings has asked me to greet
    young readers who would like to meet
    nature’s apprentices. Their challenging feat
    is to strive to save the moss and peat.
  • Nature's Apprentices (soft...

    CA$19.95
    The Magic of the Peatlands

    There’s a melody, if you pay heed,
    calling you to follow Nature’s lead—
    a familiar tune, a chorused creed,
    a song of both grown plant and seed.

    As the fluted magic on the wind floats by,
    you might find yourself only insect-high—
    or even too small to be seen by the eye!
    (But how else could you ride a dragonfly?)

    The Council of Beings has asked me to greet
    young readers who would like to meet
    nature’s apprentices. Their challenging feat
    is to strive to save the moss and peat.
  • nimosôm anima—nimihšōmihš...

    CA$19.95
    “We need to be careful that we don’t hurt the gifts that are given to us.” Told in paskwâwinîmowin (Plains Cree), anihšināpēmowin, (Saulteaux), and English, this simple tale of traditional teachings and values follows a grandparent and grandchild on a visit to a chokecherry patch, where lessons about respect and gratitude for the earth’s gifts are shared.
  • Pickle in Grandma's Fridge,...

    CA$16.95
    What happens when fridge food turns fuzzy? Find out in this delightful children's picture book about a pickle that's been in the fridge so long it's grown legs!
  • Piebald

    CA$14.95
    An uplifting story of friendship, freedom & hope,Piebald shares the allegorical tale of a herd of wild prairie horses who value their freedom more than life itself.
  • Raymond Raindrop: and...

    CA$12.95
    Raymond Raindrop wants to help the farmers water their crops, but he’s just a drop in the bucket. What can he do?

    BONUS STORY!
    Look around—can you see a pendulum? Swings & Things uses everyday sights to introduce the science of swinging in an imaginative way.
  • Read and Bake with Grandma

    CA$19.99
    Snuggling up for storytime and sharing the traditions of the kitchen are great ways to spend family time together. "Read and Bake with Grandma" is a delightful way to do both, while capturing the flavour of each holiday as the year unfolds!
  • Return of the Fearsome...

    CA$12.95
    If you go out in the woods today...

    Don't.

    You might get a nasty surprise.

    Once upon a time, and not so long ago as that, the vast forests of Canada and the United States were filled with hordes of lumberjacks. The work was hard and dangerous, the living conditions primitive ... but that wasn't the worst of it.

    There were things in the woods.

    Not the usual menace of grizzly bear, timber wolf or mountain lion.

    Something worse. Something much worse.
  • Ride, Gabe, Ride

    CA$14.95
    Ride across the plains with GABRIEL DUMONT!

    Based on historic events, Ride, Gabe, Ride! tells the tale of a dangerous,exhilarating hunt led by the famed Métis buffalo hunter.

    From the award-winning author of Fiddle Dancer, Dancing in My Bones, and Call of the Fiddle.
  • Rockstar

    CA$14.95
    For ROCKSTAR parents who (occasionally!) dream of the day when their kids are all grown up!
  • Seagull...

    CA$22.95
    “waniskā. wāpan,” mosōm says. “Wake up. It’s morning, little one. You, me, and kohkom are going for a boat ride for the day.”

    And that is exactly what they do in this quiet book that celebrates traditional life in modern times. Held warmly in his kohkom’s arms, little Luke watches ducks, pelicans and cormorants on the way to Seagull Island, where the family collects eggs for their shore lunch and to share later with Auntie at home. Seagull Island: kiyāsko-miniscikos is inspired by Elder Myles Hector Charles’s memories of gathering eggs with his grandson Luke in northern Saskatchewan.

    Written in English with Woodland Cree words and phrases, the story and illustrations show the deep connection between families and the land.
  • Silly Willy Christmas, A

    CA$14.95
    When everyone goes to Gramma’s for Christmas, things can get very silly! Families love spending time together during the holidays—but in all that togetherness is there room for one little girl, too?

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