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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
A terminally ill Anglican priest and his assignment in a coastal Indian community in British Columbia. The nonfiction story behind this book is told in Again Calls th Owl (1984). Best Books for Young Teen Readers. A young minister who has two years to live learns about the meaning of life when he is sent to an Indian parish in British Columbia.
Author
Series
Moon apocalyptic novels volume 2
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
"When a community of Anishinabe people, with their natural resources dwindling, needs to find a new home, Evan Whitesky leads a dangerous mission back to their ancestral home in the Great Lakes region, during which they encounter other survivors, some who thrive on violence"--
Author
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
This primer on Canadian history is informative and accessible. A significant event for each year is highlighted, starting with the country's founding in 1867 and ending with its upcoming 150th birthday celebrations in 2017 -- Amazon.
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
They were a mixed multitude from England, the Netherlands, the German and Italian states, France, Africa, Sweden, and Finland. They moved to the western hemisphere for different reasons, from different social backgrounds and cultures, and under different auspices and circumstances. Even the majority that came from England fit no distinct socioeconomic or cultural pattern. They came from all over the realm, from commercialized London and the southeast;...
Author
Publisher
Rand McNally
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"This updated 2020 edition contains maps of every U.S. state and Canadian province, an overview map of Mexico, and detailed inset maps of over 350 cities and 25 national parks. Road construction and conditions contact information for every state conveniently located above the maps. Contains mileage chart showing distances between 90 North American cities and national parks along with a driving times map. Rand McNally also presents six of our favorite...
Author
Publisher
Rand McNally
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"The Rand McNally Road Atlas is the most trusted and best-selling US atlas on the market. This updated North American atlas contains maps of every U.S. state and Canadian province, an overview map of Mexico, and detailed inset maps of over 350 cities and 20 U.S. national parks. Road construction and conditions contact information for every state conveniently located above the maps. Contains mileage chart showing distances between 90 North American...
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
When Columbus stepped ashore in 1492, millions of people were already living in America. It wasn't exactly a 'new world,' but an old one whose inhabitants had built a vast infrastructure of cities, orchards, canals, and causeways. After Columbus, an endless wave of explorers, conquistadors, and settlers arrived, and with each of their ships came a Noah's Ark of plants, animals, and disease. Here is an exploration into the mysterious world of ancient...
Author
Publisher
Rand McNally
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The Rand McNally Road Atlas is the most trusted and best-selling US atlas on the market. This updated North American atlas contains maps of every U.S. state and Canadian province, an overview map of Mexico, and detailed inset maps of over 350 cities and 20 U.S. national parks. Road construction and conditions contact information for every state conveniently located above the maps. Contains mileage chart showing distances between 90 North American...
12) Native peoples
Author
Series
Publisher
Stoddart
Pub. Date
1993
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Discusses the native people of Canada, their homes, food, clothes, weapons, and activities; includes illustrations and projects to help children better understand the history and culture of the native people.
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"In the 1800s in Dunmore, a Canadian town settled by people fleeing enslavement in the American south, young Lensinda Martin works for a crusading Black journalist. One night, a neighboring farmer summons Lensinda after a slave hunter is shot dead on his land by an old woman who recently arrived via the Underground Railroad. When the old woman refuses to flee before the authorities arrive, the farmer urges Lensinda to gather testimony from her before...
14) Jacques Cartier
Author
Series
Publisher
Checkerboard Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In this title, readers will explore North America with Jacques Cartier. Follow Cartier's journey on three voyages seeking the Northwest Passage. Along the way he becomes the first European to sail up the St. Lawrence River.
Publisher
Smithsonian Institution Press in association with the National Museum of Natural History
Language
English
Description
"Celebrates and explores the Viking saga from the combined perspectives of history, archaeology, oral tradition, literature, and natural science. The book's contributors chart the spread of marauders and traders in Europe as well as the movement of farmers and explorers throughout the North Atlantic and into the New World"--Back cover.
Author
Publisher
Second Story Press
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
The magical story of friendship between twenty-something Sylvia Hardy and Lydie Jim, an eighty-two year old Tlingit elder from the Yukon. As students at the University of British Colombia, Syliva and Lydie met a year ago when the younger woman agreed to be Lydie's tutor. Lydie's warmth and irrepressible charm work their way past all of Sylvia's boundaries. Struggling with guilt and loss after a terrible event in her childhood, Sylvia finds in Lydie...
18) Dream wheels
Author
Language
English
Description
Rodeo cowboy Joe Willie Wolfchild, riding an explosive bull called See Four and moments away from becoming World Champion, suffers a devastating accident. His parents and grandparents use all their native wisdom to ease him out of his subsequent bitter depression, but without success. Meanwhile, in a distant city, a troubled young kid named Aiden plans a holdup that goes wrong and lands himself in jail. When he emerges, a sympathetic police officer...
20) Road atlas, 2019
Author
Publisher
Rand McNally
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"The 2019 Rand McNally Road Atlas marks the 95th edition of America's #1 Road Atlas! The most trusted and best-selling US atlas on the market, this updated edition contains maps of every U.S. state and Canadian province, an overview map of Mexico, and detailed inset maps of over 350 cities and 20 U.S. national parks. Road construction and conditions contact information for every state conveniently located above the maps. Contains mileage chart showing...