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"When Ian's parents separate, he has to move to the city - far from the prairie farm he calls home. Then he discovers he and his new neighbour have a lot in common" Cf. Our choice, 2000.
Presenting a special 2-book bundle of Andrea Spalding’s award-winning books for kids! “Highly Recommended!” — CM Magazine, for An Island of My Own “I would rate Finders Keepers a five — that’s a wow.” — Shuswap Market News, for Finder’ Keepers Includes: An Island of My Own Forest of Reading Silver Birch Award — Shortlisted Manitoba Young Readers’ Award — Shortlisted Fifteen-year-old Rowan, whose parents are foreign correspondents working in Africa, finds herself beached for a summer with her cousins near Tofino, B.C. Desperate for a summer project, she camps out on a nearby island to watch an endangered group of sea otters, and stumbles across a real-estate agent wh...
While walking through a neighbourhood field in Alberta, Danny finds an 8,000-year-old arrowhead. His friend Joshua, who lives on the Peigan reserve at Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump, joins him on buffalo hunts, powwows, archaeological digs, and a break-in at the local museum. In the process Danny learns about history and gains the self-confidence to overcome dyslexia.
Young Solomon is devastated when his favorite maple tree falls in a storm but the experience of helping his uncle make a mask teaches him to deal with his grief.
When Misha visits his Aunt Dora in her cottage in Belfountain, Ontario, he discovers that the local crows have an unusual interest in his aunt and in an ancient box in her possession.
Sammy learns to make blackberry jam during his last visit with his fun-loving grandmother, and the vivid memnories of their time together sustain him after she passes away.
Up in the clouds, the Old Man who takes care of the weather is confined to bed with a cold. Little girl decides to get up into those clouds to help Old Man get out of bed and stop the raining. Grades K-2. 2001.
Fifteen captivating stories about episodes in Canadian history by well-known authors from across the country, including Andrea Spalding, John Wilson, Lynne Bowen, and Kathryn Hatashita-Lee.