Canadian Nature

Hardly a day goes by when nine year old Laurent Lepage doesn't cry wolf. From alien invasions, to walking trees, to winged beasts in the woods, to dinosaurs spotted in the village of Three Pines, his tales are so extraordinary no one can possibly believe him. Including Armand and Reine-Marie...

Over half a century ago, John Rowlands set out by canoe into the wilds of Canada to survey land for a timber company. After paddling alone for several days, he came upon "the lake of my boyhood dreams", which he named Cache Lake because there was stored the best that the north had to offer-timber for a cabin; fish, game, and berries to live on; and the peace and contentment he felt he could not live without.

The BRAND NEW brilliantly funny, relatable read from Kate Galley You’re never too old for a second chance… or for settling an old score. Martha’s life has grown smaller in her seventies – quiet days, a tidy flat, and the occasional call from her granddaughter, Erin. But she wasn't always...

High in the Canadian Rockies is a small limestone quarry formed 530 million years ago called the Burgess Shale. It holds the remains of an ancient sea where dozens of strange creatures lived—a forgotten corner of evolution preserved in awesome detail. In this book, Stephen Jay Gould explores what the Burgess Shale tells us about evolution and the nature of history.

Extinction wasn't the end. It was just hiding. Dr. Audra Pell built her paleontology career on one hard rule: the ice age giants are permanently gone. But when a secretive mining corporation recruits her to examine an impossible tissue sample, she is flown to a remote, glacier-locked basin deep in the Canadian Rockies. What she finds shatters every scientific law. Evolution didn't stop here. It flourished. Towering woolly mammoths dominate the riverbanks. Packs of massive dire wolves stalk the frozen tree line. And an apex predator far larger than a grizzly rules the ultimate top of the ...

"A homage to a vanishing way of life." — Toronto Star "A story that will feed the soul forever." — Roy MacGregor "Gritty yet gentle, nostalgic without becoming maudlin… will appeal to everyone who has an interest in Algonquin Park and to those who dream of the ultimate fishing experience." — Canadian Book Review Annual (Janet Arnett) Frank Kuiack was the last of a dying breed—crusty, opinionated, and perhaps the greatest fishing guide Algonquin Park has ever known. Born poor in the 1930s, Frank survived logging camps, mines, booze, and heartbreak by doing the one thing he loved: ...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER Spellbinding adventure from Canada's most beloved modern-day explorer. Traverspine is not a place you will find on most maps. A century ago, it stood near the foothills of the remote Mealy Mountains in central Labrador. Today it is an abandoned ghost town, almost all trace of...

THE PLACE AT THE END OF ALL ROADS The place at the end of all roads was called Glenora, beside the Stikine River. The dirt road simply ended on the rocky shore of the river. Past that point for hundreds of miles to the south, west and north, there were no roads and no people until the river finally reached Alaska, 150 miles away. It was there and beyond where we lived and raised our family for many years. In late March of 1976 my wife Ann and I, with our four month old baby, Ariana, drove into the village of Telegraph Creek, BC, the most remote community in all of British Columbia, Canada, ...

Jack London’s adventurous nature, intuitive feeling for animal life, and superb storytelling skills give his tales a striking vitality and force. Thrilling action and a sense of justice characterize the classic stories in this collection. White Fang In the desolate, frozen wilds of northwest...

The book is a personal memoir of our family's adventure living in the Canadian wilderness near Alaska, and a snapshot of that time and place in the history of this remote region of the country. The place at the end of all roas was called Glenora, beside the Stikine River. The dirt road simply ended on the rocky shore of the river. Past that point for hundreds of miles to the south, west and north, there were no roads and no people until the river finally reached Alaska, 150 miles away. It was there and beyond where we lived and raised our family for many years. In the late winter we left ...

A woman shaped by nature and guided by spirit, a bridge between cultures. Peaceful Warrior Woman is a lyrical coming-of-age novella that follows Annish, a young Celtic woman raised within an Indigenous community, as she begins to question the life laid out for her. Drawn not to the expected path, but to something deeper within, she sets out alone into the wilderness. As the world around her shifts, Annish is called to uncover her gifts, face what she has avoided, and step into a role she never imagined: a bridge between cultures, past and future. In the stillness, she begins to understand ...

Comment vivre ? Les kilomètres s’accumulaient inexorablement sur la route tracée au cœur du pays de l’épinette noire. Je sortais du tableau Krieghoff troué de notre mémoire collective, avec l’envie de réécrire à ma manière le récit de la vie réelle. La roue avant de mon vélo fendait l’avenir.

Follow the plights and triumphs of the adventurous, spunky, and incredibly caring red-headed Anne now paired with the beautiful thoughts, prayers, and devotions of author, Rachel Dodge. A one-of-a-kind experience, this bundle brings you the charming original text of L.M. Montgomery’s beloved...

Dans la petite ville de Nésensible, les gens ne visitent JAMAIS le zoo...à moins d’y être forcés. S’ils y vont, ils reviennent en criant: "Sauve qui pue!" Dans ce Mini Big, tu feras la connaissance de Chanel la moufette qui aura pour mission de...cesser de puer!

THE LAST GUIDE’S GUIDE To Family, Money, Fishing, and Everything Else That Matters “A homage to a vanishing way of life.” — Toronto Star (on The Last Guide) “A story that will feed the soul forever.” — Roy MacGregor (on The Last Guide) Frank Kuiack is back. After captivating readers with his life story in the Canadian bestseller The Last Guide, Algonquin Park’s legendary fishing guide returns with the no-nonsense wisdom he gathered over seventy years on the water. Written over four rollicking years and filled with Leacock-style tales of politics, heat waves, bass fishing, an...

Waterton Lakes National Park is a place "where the mountains meet the prairie," a unique juxtaposition of prairie flatlands and some of the most ancient mountains in the Canadian Rockies. Protecting 203 square miles in the southwest corner of Alberta, the park is bordered by British Columbia on the west, Montana to the south and to the north and east by forest and private lands.

Dans Instinct de survie, Gabriel Filippi, l'un des plus grands alpinistes du Canada, décrit le parcours stupéfiant qui l'a amené à affronter la beauté sublime de la nature et la cruelle indifférence du destin. Moments forts, exploits remarquables et pertes dévastatrices ponctuent un récit passionnant qui se déroule sur six continents.

Dans "Agence Toutou Risque", plongez dans une aventure où l'étrange et le comique se rencontrent. Une créature gigantesque s'introduit dans un immeuble, mais sa véritable nature se révèle de manière inattendue. Un grand chien gris, débordant d'énergie, émerge d'un costume de monstre, suscitant la surprise et l'amusement de ses amis canins. Astro, le schnauzer géant, observe la scène avec un sourire complice. Découvrez un monde où les animaux prennent les devants, explorant des mystères et des situations cocasses.

Lex, un jeune de dix-sept ans, accompagne sa mère, une auteure-compositrice anishnabée, à Rivière-Ahmic, le village du nord de l’Ontario où elle a vu le jour. Fleur Monague espère y relancer sa carrière en chantant à un spectacle organisé dans le but de protéger des dunes sacrées menacées par l’exploitation forestière. De son côté, Alex s’éprend de Danika Copecog, une Anishnabée qui l’initiera aux secrets de la nature. Les pépins s’enchaînent et forcent Alex et sa mère à prolonger leur séjour dans la communauté.

Câlin le coquin aime bien jouer des tours à sa maman Mira. Mais que se passe-t-il quand l'histoire s'inverse et que maman se met à son tour à jouer des tours?