This collection of short stories is based on traditional values important to us all—respect, cooperation and kindness. Robert James Challenger's illustrations and tales reveal a world of magical birds, fish and other wildlife, who teach...
British Columbia Collection
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Auteur:Challenger, Robert JamesSommaire: - Auteur:Klerks, CatSommaire:
This is the story of a rebellious girl from British Columbia who travelled the world in pursuit of her calling only to find her true inspiration in the Canadian landscape she’d left behind. Both a prolific painter and an accomplished...
- Auteur:Gareau, LyneSommaire:
Déjà toute petite, Emily Carr désirait devenir artiste, afin de pouvoir capturer et reproduire le mystère et la beauté des forêts anciennes de la Colombie-Britannique. Ce rêve l'a amenée à voyager, à vivre chez les autochtones...
- Auteur:Pearson, CarolSommaire:
Out of print for more than 40 years, this is an intimate and heartwarming biography that throws a whole new light on one of Canada's most beloved and iconic artists. In 1916, Emily Carr wasn’t famous. She was poor, and she taught art...
- Auteur:Crane, DedeSommaire:
Humorous and heartbreaking, wise and demented, Every Happy Family explores the colourful – and sometimes repurposed – fabric of the Wright family. The stories mark turning points in the lives of the individual family members,...
- Auteur:Silcott, JaneSommaire:
Finalist, Hubert Evans Non-Fiction Prize (BC Book Prizes). Winner, CNFC Readers' Choice Award for "Threshold".
In this debut collection of personal essays, Silcott looks at the tangle of midlife, the long look back, the shorter...
- Auteur:Black, M.Sommaire:
Set in the robot cyberpunk year 2055 in British Columbia, Canada, where humans are part robotic and robots are becoming more humanlike, the line dividing the two is becoming less clear. When the nation is controlled by a popular online...
- Auteur:Bryan, LizSommaire:
Join Liz Bryan on 18 picturesque journeys through the diverse landscapes of the British Columbia Interior. Winding through sagebrush and forest, grassland plateaus and mountain valleys, beside river canyons and multicoloured volcanic...
- Auteur:Dombrowski, TheoSommaire:
Family Walks and Hikes is an exciting new series of books written specifically for outdoor enthusiasts of all ages and abilities. These accurate, attractive guides feature expertly curated routes, informative maps and colour photographs...
- Auteur:Dombrowski, TheoSommaire:
Family Walks and Hikes is an exciting new series of books written specifically for outdoor enthusiasts of all ages and abilities. These accurate, attractive guides feature expertly curated routes, informative maps and colour photographs...
- Auteur:Twigg, AlanSommaire:
The book recalls the drama and confusion arising from the initial contacts between Europeans, Americans and the First Nations on Canada's West Coast. The hub was Friendly Cove in Nootka Sound where Chief Maquinna oversaw the wheeling 'n...
- Auteur:Kent, GarySommaire:
Gubby is a salmon fisherman who lives with his wife Millie and cat Puss in a small seaside village on the west coast of British Columbia. He keeps his boat, the Flounder -- a 36-foot west coast salmon troller--at a local wharf with many...
- Auteur:Heneghan, JamesSommaire:
A brutal serial killer is murdering women in Vancouver's West End. On a seemingly insane rampage, he leaves their headless bodies to be found and writes taunting letters to the police. It soon becomes apparent that all his victims are...
- Auteur:Pearce, JacquelineSommaire:
Tom loves running through cow fields with his best friend, Peggy, and his dog, Amos—especially when he's pretending to be his favorite radio hero, the Lone Ranger. But when Tom learns the nearby Fraser River is about to flood, he may...
- Auteur:Converse, CathySommaire:
M. Wylie Blanchet's book "The Curve of Time", introduced an adventurous woman who cruised the coast in a 25-foot boat with her five children and their dog. Who was this skipper, this mother, this writer? These questions motivated Cathy...
- Auteur:Paul, Cecil, Penn, BrionySommaire:
The life story of Xenaksiala elder Cecil Paul, also known as Wa'xaid.
- Auteur:McAllister, IanSommaire:
This book describes Ian McAllister's experiences over that period following two packs of wolves, one that dominates the extreme outer coastal islands, and another that lives farther inland in the heart of the temperate rainforest....
- Auteur:Cockrall-King, JenniferSommaire:
Winner of the 2017 Taste Canada Food Writing Award in Culinary Narratives. The food lover's guide to finding the best of the best in the vibrant Okanagan.Discover the edible delights of the Okanagan with profiles on more than 125 farm-...
- Auteur:Genova, DonSommaire:
In Food Artisans of Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands, well-known and loved food writer Don Genova compiles a guide of the best food and producers of Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands. Using his first-hand experience as host of...
- Auteur:Mills, P. DawnSommaire:
"...For Future Generations exemplifies Dr. Mills' ongoing commitment to reconciliation and her motivation to provide a model for collaborative land use planning and management between the Crown and Aboriginal people." -Don Ryan,...
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