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Buffalo by Beverly Brodsky
Buffalo by Beverly Brodsky is a large-format juvenile non-fiction book that recounts the story of this majestic animal’s importance to the First Nations peoples of the Great Plains using their own tribal songs and poems.
In beautiful original watercolour and oil paintings, Brodsky captures the raw, natural power and spirit of the Plains buffalo as she [...]
Ganong: A Sweet History Of Chocolate
I have visited the Ganong Chocolate Factory in St. Stephen, New Brunswick, and can assure you from personal testing that their product is fit to eat. To back that up you might want to have a look at Ganong: A Sweet History Of Chocolate by David Folster (2006. ANF 338.766415 FOL).
Folster has produced a book [...]
Enchanted Isles : The Southern Gulf Islands
Enchanted Isles : The Southern Gulf Islands by David A. E. Spalding with photographs by Kevin Oke (2007. ANF 971.128 SPA) is a gorgeous book full of pictures and stories about the islands we all love to visit.
At the beginning is a very good map showing the islands in the Strait of Georgia with the [...]
True Pleasures : A Memoir Of Women In Paris
Meet the French woman of history and of now in True Pleasures : A Memoir Of Women In Paris ( 2005. ANF 920.720944 HOL) by Australian writer Lucinda Holdforth.
Stories of Colette, George Sand, Nancy Mitford, Pamela Harriman, Queen Josephine, Madame Pompadour, Coco Chanel, Marie Antoinette, and many more French and adopted French women are woven [...]
Where Soldiers Lie
I read a book intended for young people the other day and quite enjoyed it. Where Soldiers Lie by John Wilson (2006 YA WIL) is a fast-paced historical novel about the siege of Cawnpore (now called Kanpur) in India in 1857.
Sixteen year old Jack O’Hara has come from the Western Canadian wilderness to [...]
Portraits and Observations: The Essays of Truman Capote (2007)
I know, I know… you will wonder how good of an author Capote is – especially if you only know him as the “In Cold Blood” crime writer. But Capote’s works are so beautifully written you will wish the smaller vignettes were books in themselves. The book is divided between poetic travelogues, observations on well known [...]
The Secret Life of Bees
The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
Lily was four years old when her mother was killed under suspicious circumstances. Lily, now 14 years old, has been raised by T. Ray, a mean spirited, resentful father, and Rosaleen, a proud and outspoken African-American nanny.
Lily escapes T. Ray and saves Rosaleen, who has been arrested for stealing and is [...]
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