Gabriel Dumont is an iconic figure in Métis and Canadian history. In the popular imagination, he is well known for leading the Métis forces during the 1885 Resistance, and for being a renowned bison hunt leader, a Wild West show...
Illustrated works
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Author:Prefontaine, Darren RSummary: - Author:Littlechild, George, Rice, RyanSummary:
George Littlechild: The Spirit Giggles Within is a stunning retrospective of a career that has spanned nearly four decades. Featuring more than 150 of the Plains Cree artist’s mixed-media works, this sumptuous collection showcases the...
- Author:MacLean, ToddSummary:
Global Chorus is a remarkable, illustrated collection of 365 daily meditations around some very large and increasingly crucial themes: “Do you think that humanity can find a way past the current global environmental and social crises?...
- Author:González, NoeliaSummary:
Get ready to explore the night sky! Observe the phases of the moon, navigate by the North Star, and peer into outer space from your own backyard. You’ll also learn about some of the mythology and folklore associated with the night sky...
- Author:Blisse, VictoriaSummary:
In Glutton to Gourmet by Victoria Blisse, Anabel has never known when to say when. But the dashing Roman shows her that quality is just as delicious as quantity. Illustrated versions illustrated by John LaChatte.
- Author:Bartlett, Michael, Roberts, TonySummary:
Golfers wanting to know the colourful stories behind names like Alcatraz, Biarritz, Cleopatra, Dell, Eden, Postage Stamp, and Redan can now turn to the only book ever devoted exclusively to the par-three hole. In Golf's Finest Par...
- Author:Van Tol, Alex, Alexander, CherylSummary:
The remarkable story of Vancouver Island's lone wolf, Takaya, is told in this charming, lyrical picture book for infants. Takaya, the lone wolf, wakes up on a quiet bluff and sets out to discover the calm, gentle beauty of his coastal...
- Author:Boudreau, JackSummary:
Hot on the heels of his bestseller Crazy Man’s Creek, Boudreau writes a sequel. We go back to the small community of Penny, learn what rural kids did to amuse themselves (mothers wouldn’t approve) and then look over Jack’s shoulder as...
- Author:Delory, BarbaraSummary:
This pocket-sized handbook contains 103 essays and 126 photos of historical structures: personal residences, iconic businesses and selected landmarks in downtown Halifax. The architecture, historical past, contemporary usage and...
- Author:Burns, BillSummary:
A collection of writings exploring the transgressive and transdisciplinary nature of Bill Burns’ practice, richly illustrated with material representing his work across photography, performance, writing and artists’ books.
- Author:May, PeterSummary:
Since the publication of The Blackhouse in 2011, the books of Peter May's groundbreaking Lewis Trilogy have enthralled millions of readers around the world with powerfully evocative descriptions of the Outer Hebrides. From its peat bogs...
- Author:Goddard, LanceSummary:
Although it has been overshadowed by other events of the Second World War, Canada’s role in the Italian Campaign, from 1943 to 1945, was significant. Canadian forces played a major role in this campaign, whose goal was to open a second...
- Author:Stott, Jon C.Summary:
During the 1980s, the geography of minor-league professional hockey changed radically, moving from its roots in the Canadian Maritime provinces, New England and the Midwestern states into the American south. In addition to cities like...
- Author:Scoones, Anny, Amos, RobertSummary:
Join beloved storyteller Anny Scoones as she sets out to discover the quaint and quirky charms of Victoria, BC. Not just a book of facts, Hometown is a gentle stroll through a diverse region with a fascinating and layered history....
- Author:Macfie, JohnSummary:
At the midpoint of the twentieth century, the First Nations people of Ontario's underdeveloped hinterland lived primarily from the land. They congregated in summer in defined communities but in early autumn dispersed to winter...
- Author:Konrad, Marla StewartSummary:
Through pictures and text, the book introduces themes that show how much we share in common, no matter how different we look, what language we speak, or where on Earth we live.
- Author:Wick, WalterSummary:
Rhyming text leads the reader to find objects hidden in the photographs.
- Author:Thomas, RebeccaSummary:
I'm finding my talk And it may take some time, But I'm learning to speak In a language that's mine. A response to Rita Joe's iconic poem "I Lost My Talk," and published simultaneously with the new children's book edition illustrated by...
- Author:Oickle, VernonSummary:
Born in tiny Brooklyn, Nova Scotia, Hank Snow enjoyed a musical career that spanned five decades and sales of more than 80 million albums. In I’m Movin’ On, journalist Vernon Oickle chronicles Snow’s hardscrabble life, from his...
- Author:Jones, Esyllt W.Summary:
In an expanding and socially fractious early twentieth-century Winnipeg, Lewis Benjamin Foote (1873-1957) rose to become the city’s pre-eminent commercial photographer. Documenting everything from royal visits to deep poverty, from the...
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