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Le Carnaval de Québec
  • Language: fr
  • Pages: 150

Le Carnaval de Québec

Depuis le Moyen-Age, tous les ans, le carnaval de Québec fait vibrer la ville au son des tambours, des trompettes et des clairons. Au fil des années 50, il a attiré des touristes du monde entier et aujourd'hui encore, il reste une escale de plaisirs au coeur de l'hiver. Nous fait partager l'ambiance unique de cette fête, à l'aide de nombreuses photographies et de souvenirs de l'auteur.

Malaika’s Winter Carnival
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 19

Malaika’s Winter Carnival

When Malaika moves to Canada, there’s a lot to get used to, especially Carnival in the wintertime! Malaika is happy to be reunited with Mummy, but it means moving to Canada, where everything is different. It’s cold in Québec City, no one understands when she talks and Carnival is nothing like the celebration Malaika knows from home! When Mummy marries Mr. Frédéric, Malaika gets a new sister called Adèle. Her new family is nice, but Malaika misses Grandma. She has to wear a puffy purple coat, learn a new language and get used to calling this new place home. Things come to a head when Mummy and Mr. Frédéric take Malaika and Adèle to a carnival. Malaika is dismayed that there are no ...

Carnaval de Québec
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 33
In a Hungry Country
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 158

In a Hungry Country

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2004
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  • Publisher: Unknown

In a Hungry Country catalogues the extraordinary knowledge of Simon Paneak (1900 - 1975), a Nunamiut hunter who served as a vital source of information on inland Eskimo history and cultural heritage. Paneak had an intimate understanding of the natural world- the plants and animals vital to existence, as well as of the land itself. Provided with paper and pens by Jack Campbell, Paneak drew a series of pictures documenting Nunamiut life from 1969 until 1971. He also recorded his own earliest memories of life in the Brooks Range before the disastrous dispersal of his people to the coast in the early 1900s. Paneak's narratives include legends of flying whales as well as grim stories of warfare a...

Carnival
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 105

Carnival

Throughout the world, there is no holiday celebrated quite like Carnival. This book examines the history and pagan roots of the holiday, and details different customs unique to particular areas, including Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, and North America.

Ultimate Journeys for Two
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 276

Ultimate Journeys for Two

Written by the founders of HoneyTrek.com, this inspiring book reveals hidden-gem destinations and insider tips for unforgettable couples travel. In these informative pages, Mike and Anne Howard--officially the World's Longest Honeymooners and founders of the acclaimed travel blog HoneyTrek--whisk you away to journeys of a lifetime. Drawing on their experience traveling together across seven continents, they curate the globe and offer tested-and-approved recommendations for intrepid couples, bringing culture, adventure, and romance to any couple--no matter their age or budget. Chapters are organized by type of destination (for example, beaches, mountains, and deserts) to help travelers discov...

Rabelais and His World
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 520

Rabelais and His World

This classic work by the Russian philosopher and literary theorist Mikhail Bakhtin (1895-1975) examines popular humor and folk culture in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. One of the essential texts of a theorist who is rapidly becoming a major reference in contemporary thought, Rabelais and His World is essential reading for anyone interested in problems of language and text and in cultural interpretation.

Canadian Carnival Freaks and the Extraordinary Body, 1900-1970s
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 315

Canadian Carnival Freaks and the Extraordinary Body, 1900-1970s

In Canadian Carnival Freaks and the Extraordinary Body, 1900-1970s, Nicholas offers a sophisticated analysis of the place of the freak show in twentieth-century culture

Carnaval de Québec
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 28

Carnaval de Québec

See and hear the activities of a weekend visit to the 1999 Quebec Winter Carnival.

The Game Is Not Over
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 294

The Game Is Not Over

After publishing the Quebec Major Junior hockey League: from Lafleur to Lemieux and Crosby, in 2012, authors, Jean-Pierre D’Auteuil (right) and Jean-Philippe Otis (left), present The Game Is Not Over: The epic story of the most prestigious Pee wee hockey tournament in the world. The Quebec City International Pee Wee Hockey Tournament took off in 1960, when five die-hard hockey fans, led by Gérard Bolduc, decided to bring together young Pee-Wee calibre players in Quebec City. After starting out at the Aréna du Parc Victoria, the adventure continued for many years at the Colisée de Québec and currently takes place at the Centre Vidéotron. This book tells the beautiful and great story of...