"The work of Walter J. Phillips embodies local landscapes and human activities in those landscapes using a vocabulary forged in Japanese woodcut processes.... Through the skillful superimposition of m
"Highway's text has a graceful simplicity, evoking the deep pleasure of brothers at play in a serene, remote setting." -- Horn Book "At once a celebration of heritage, the wilderness and imagina
Join the authors as they lead the children through important Cree cultural experiences, tell stories, and share their wisdom and truths with compassion. Learn the protocols for building a tipi, trappi
"Authoritative, well-written... brilliant." -- The Globe and Mail "Waiser's history tells the full, often gritty story of how politicians tried to carve a grid of European settlement, almost over
Did you know: Elephants poop enough to fill the trunk of a family car... every day? Fossilized poop is called coprolite and scientists have found coprolites even older than the dinosaurs? Termit
This poetic story has universal appeal and spans time and distance with eloquent simplicity. In fourteen gentle stanzas, sleepy-eyed children throughout history draw comfort from bedtime tales and ten
Cousins Will and Tom have always wanted to become Trackers just like their uncle. While spending time with Uncle he shares the story of the Windigo with the boys. A story that seems to be coming t
Timely, Fun, Challenging and Wise! Tomson Highway's musical cabaret, The Incredible Adventures of Mary Jane Mosquito, couldn't be more vividly presented unless you were sitting in the middle seat of t
Joe and Cody are young Cree brothers who follow the caribou all year long, tucked into their dog sled with Mama and Papa. To entice the wandering herds, Joe plays his accordion and Cody dances, whirli
The Chronicles of Rahtrum: The Dream is the first book in a tension-building trilogy by R.K. McLay. A work of literary fiction, this young adult, fantasy-adventure story is unlike any before it. The C
Sometime during the summer of 1690, in east-central Saskatchewan, Englishmen Henry Kelsey and his Indian escorts walked out of the boreal forest and into a new world--the northern great plains of west
Buffy Saint-Marie is a symbol of the free expression movement of the 1960s and her powerful songs inspired countless people seeking hope and change. Her life has been one of transitions; from songwrit
In 2004, Tommy Douglas easily topped a CBC television poll as "The Greatest Canadian" because of his pre-eminent role in the introduction of Medicare in the 1960s. But Tommy Douglas did not accomplish
Short listed for 3 Saskatchewan Book Awards:Non-Fiction AwardSaskatoon AwardBook of the Year AwardOn the morning of 5 December 1933, a young RCMP constable discovered a grisly scene in the Avalon scho
The first book-length biography of Ernest Manning, the longest-serving premier of Alberta, who directed the transformation of the province from Depression-era poverty to modern, oil-based affluence.Br
Peetoom, an editor and author from Canada, recounts the stories of his travels aboard the cargo ships Ville d'Aquarius and Sydney Star in 1998 and 2000 with his wife, as they voyaged from Hamburg thro
Describes the life of Tom McLeod, a Gwich'in and Inuvialuit Indian living in the Northwest Territories, focusing on how he and his family maintain the cultural heritage of his peoples.
Success in curling demands outstanding skill and strategy, but getting and keeping the champion's edge requires even more. Exceptional psychological skill is imperative. Ask the experts.In Smart Curli
Trader King is the graphic and powerfully moving story of one of the most fearless and colourful traders of the Canadian North - William Cornwallis King - as told to Mary Weeks in the 1930's. Working
"Weinstein has given us a beautiful history of the Metis nation….Quiet Revolution West is a vivid tale of constant struggle and sacrifice. It is a gripping account of political intrigue and b
William Cornelius Van Horne and the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway. For armchair railroaders, historians, students - anyone fascinated by Canadian history - Van Horne's Road is a pictorial h
Alberta Trade Non-Fiction Book Award nominee 2008Just as Canada is often overlooked or undervalued within the international art world, the province of Alberta has struggled against being overlooked wi
"This is a long-needed reference book and it couldn't have come from a more knowledgeable and reliable source. Everyone involved in creating gardens in this climate should have this book in t
Native plants - the plants that originate naturally in a region and have been living there for thousands of years - are a gardener's best friendwhen it comes to creating a gorgeous, low-maintenance, e
Collects four of the Canadian historian's works about the exploration of the Canadian Arctic and the search for the Northwest Passage in the nineteenth century, including the stories of Edward Parry a
First published in 1977 to coincide with the hundredth anniversary of the signing of historical Treaty Seven by the First Nations of southern Alberta and the Canadian government, These Mountains Are O
See this World Before the Next pays homage to the romantic era of cruising to the world's exotic destinations - in the first class style of the Canadian Pacific Railway.Though the Canadian Pacific Rai
The game of curling has been an intrinsic part of life on the Prairies since the 1800s. The smallest towns are home to a rink, a league, and even a local bonspiel.The Stone Age: A Social History of Cu
Between 1870 and 1875, hundreds of Blackfoot Indians died as a result of the whisky trade, either killed in drunken quarrels, shot by whisky traders, frozen to death while drunk, or from the poisonous
The Last Buffalo Hunter is one of the few surviving oral accounts of the old North-West during the late nineteenth century, providing a valuable record of the spirit and romance of a way of life that
Alexander Wolfe is a Saulteaux/Ojibwa storyteller and the keeper of his family's oral history. These stories belong to his family and include accounts of how the descendents of Pinayzitt, a Saulteaux
