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PICASSO:
Soul on Fire -
Rick Jacobson/illus. Laura Fernandez/Rick
Jacobson - 0-88776-599-8 - $22.99 hc - 32 pages - full colour
throughout - Picture Book/Biography/Art/Painting - Ages 10 and up
Modern art has a language. In Picasso: Soul on Fire, Rick Jacobson and
Laura Fernandez provide young readers with the tools with which to
understand this unique art form. Picasso was an expert draftsman - but
he took art much further, using emotions to redefine the way we see.
An example of this is his sense of joy during his Rose Period. This
beautifully illustrated homage is a splendid introduction to modern
art. Illustrators of Anne of Green Gables - 0-88776-515-7 - $35.00 hc
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CHAMPLAIN:
Christopher Moore - 0-88776-657-9 - $24.99 hc - 56 pages -
full colour art and archival photographs -
Nonfiction/History/Biography/Exploration - Ages 8 and up
Samuel de Champlain not only established the village that eventually
became Quebec City, he was also a skilled cartographer who gave us many
of our first accurate maps of North America. In this remarkable book,
illustrated entirely with paintings, archival maps, and original
artifacts, Christopher Moore brings to life this complex man, and,
through him, creates a portrait of Canada in its earliest days.
Co-author of The Story of Canada with Janet Lunn and from Tundra The
Big Book of Canada: Exploring the Provinces and Territories -
0-88776-457-6 - $39.99 hc
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MARIA CHAPDELAINE:
Based on the novel by Louis Hemon - paintings by
Rajka Kupesic - 0-88776-697-8 - $22.99 hc - 40 pages - full colour
throughout - Picture Book/French Canadian classic - Ages 8 and up
Maria lives with her family near Peribonka in Quebec. Her world is
snowy and harsh where work is hard and pleasures are few. She has
three suitors from whom she must choose, but in the end, her destiny is
hers. Louis Hemon's famous novel, Maria Chapdelaine, has been
translated into more than twenty languages and is as closely associated
with Canada as Lucy Maude Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables.
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MAKING ROOM -
Joanne Taylor - illus Peter Rankin - 0-88776-651-X -
$22.99 hc - 32 pages - full colour throughout - Picture
Book/Family/Multigenerational/Lifestyle/Country - Ages 6 - 9
John William Smith, as a very young man, clears the land, builds a
one-room-house, plants three apple trees, then sits down to sip his
tea. After he takes Annie Smith for a wife, the tale about their ever
expanding home begins. Based on the true story of John William and
Annie Smith, who lived in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia in the 1800s, this
is a warm and witty look at what makes a home and who makes up a
family. Author of picture book Full Moon Rising - 0-88776-548-3 -
$19.99 - and novel There You Are - 0-88776-658-7 - $12.99 tp
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RACHEL'S LIBRARY -
Richard Ungar - 0-88776-678-1 - $22.99 hc - 32 pages
- full colour throughout - Picture Book/Jewish Folklore/Humour - Ages 7 - 10
The citizens of Chelm have always had a reputation for foolishness.
How can they convince people otherwise and show outsiders their true
wisdom? Young Rachel has the solution. The clue to wisdom lies in
books. What Chelm needs is a library. Rachel finds a way to build the
most unique library you could ever imagine. Author of picture books
Rachel Captures the Moon - 0-88776-505-X - $18.99 and Rachel's Gift -
0-88776-616-1 - $18.99
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PEACE WALKER:
The Legend of Hiawatha and Tekanawita - C. J. Taylor -
0-88776-547-5 - $22.99 hc - 48 pages - full colour throughout - Picture
Book/Folklore/Legend/Native North American - Ages 8 and up
The Iroquois Confederacy was one of the world's greatest democracies,
serving as a model that inspired the founders of both the United States
and Canada. C.J. Taylor has drawn on her Mohawk heritage and versions
of the story she has gathered from elders to tell the story of the
Confederacy of Five Nations (which became six after European contact)
and of the heroic peace walker, Hiawatha. For additional titles from
C. J. Taylor - please see the website - www.tundrabooks.com
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SEA CHASE -
Curtis Parkinson - 0-88776-682-X - $12.99 Original trade
paperback - 160 pages - Action/Adventure/Sailing/Self-discovery - Ages
10 - 14
Fifteen-year-old Brodie and his father are sailing aboard their small
yacht in the Caribbean, just off Columbia, when his father is lost
overboard in the middle of the night. By the time Brodie wakes up and
comes to take up his watch, he realizes his father may have been in the
water for some time and he is the only one who can find and save him.
Brodie's quest takes him into the dark world of Columbian drug
traffickers, guerillas, and paramilitaries. Author of novel
Storm-Blast - 0-88776-630-7 - $11.99 tp
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SUSANNA'S QUILL -
Julie Johnston - 0-88776-706-0 - $24.99 hc - 288
pages - Historical Fiction/Biographical/Canada - Ages 11 and up
Julie Johnston's depiction of Susanna Moodie as a writer, genteel
English woman, wife, mother and pioneer is warm and wonderful. The
frustrations of Susanna's early days as a writer are truly inspiring to
young women to pursue their dream. Her first years in Canada as a
young wife and mother were a real eye-opener for Susanna and her
experiences will not be lost on the young reader of today. The end
result is a found sense of self-reliance and inner strength for Susanna
and her husband Moodie. Author of novels Adam and Eve and Pinch-Me -
0-88776-648-X - $12.99 tp, Hero of Lesser Causes - 0-88776-649-8 -
$12.99 tp, In Spite of Killer Bees - 0-88776-601-3 - $12.99 tp, The
Only Outcast - 0-88776-488-6 - $8.99 tp
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NO ONE MUST KNOW -
Eva Wiseman - 0-88776-680-3 - $12.99 Original trade
paperback - 208 pages - Fiction/Jewish family/parents/racism - ages 10
and up
It is 1957 and Alexandra's immigrant family is living the North
American dream. Her father is a respected doctor, and she has a warm
circle of friends from church, Girl Guides, and school. Alexandra's
world is turned upside down when she discovers a secret that her
parents have kept, they are Jewish. Her view of her parents, her
friends, and the society in which she lives is turned upside down by
her discovery. Author of novel My Canary Yellow Star - 0-88776-533-5 -
$9.99 tp
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WOLF PACK -
Edo van Belkom - 0-88776-669-2 - $12.99 Original trade
paperback - 184 pages - Science Fiction/Horror - Ages 10 - 14
After a devastating forest fire, a ranger discovers a litter of wolf
cubs. He and his wife soon learn that they are no ordinary wolves.
They are both animal and human. Although the young ones try to fit
into the human world, their true nature makes the challenges of now
being teenagers all the more difficult. Author of cautionary tales Be
Afraid: Tales of Horror - 0-88776-496-7 - $8.99 tp, Be Very Afraid!:
More Tales of Horror - 0-88776-595-5 - $9.99 tp
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TALES OF DON QUIXOTE -
Retold by Barbara Nichol - 0-88776-674-9 -
$22.99 hc - 128 pages - Fiction/Classic/Hispanic - Ages 10 and up
Determined to right wrongs and win fame, Don Quixote of La Mancha
embarks on what he sees as the proper exploits of a knight errant. On
his faithful steed, Rocinante, and with his squire, Sancho Panza, he
travels the Spanish countryside in search of adventure. To see more
titles by Barbara Nichol - please see www.tundrabooks.com
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RAIN TONIGHT:
The Story of Hurricane Hazel - Steve Pitt - illus Heather
Collins - 0-88776-641-2 - $16.99 Original trade paperback - 48 pages -
black & white illustrations and archival photographs throughout -
Non-fiction/Nature/Weather/People & Places/Canada - Ages 8 - 12
Penny Doucette was 8 years old on the night the hurricane they called
"Hazel" raged in Toronto. She, her parents, and their elderly
neighbour found themselves clinging to the roof of their house as they
watched the house next door float away on the swollen Humber River.
Augmenting the dramatic story are illustrations, archival photographs,
and fascinating information about hurricanes, their causes, their
history, and lore.
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SNOW AMAZING -
Cool Facts and Warm Tales - Jane Drake/Ann Love - art by
Mark Thurman - 0-88776-670-6 - $26.99 hc - 80 pages - full colour
illustrations and photographs throughout -
Non-fiction/Nature/Weather/Science - Ages 9 and up
Explore the fascinating, beautiful, and sometimes dangerous world of
snow. Jane Drake and Ann Love write about snow as a habitat, the
significance of snow on the environment, snow's impact on the people
and animals who live in it, and snow stories and lore from around the
world. Authors of Cool Woods: A Trip Around the World's Boreal Forest
- illus Andrew Kiss - 0-88776-608-0 - $26.99 hc
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THE A - Z OF EVERYDAY THINGS
- Janice Weaver - illus Francis Blake -
0-88776-671-4 - $22.99 Original trade paperback - 96 pages - spot
drawings throughout - Non-fiction/Science and Technology/Reference -
Ages 10 and up
The A to Z of Everyday Things tells the surprising stories behind
twenty-six seemingly ordinary objects and activities. From calendars
and money to tulips and sideburns, this book uses commonplace items to
explore the rich but often overlooked cultural history of our everyday
lives. Author of Building America - illus Bonnie Shemie -
0-88776-606-4 - $24.99 hc, From Head to Toe: Bound Feet, Bathing Suits,
and Other Bizarre and Beautiful Things -illus Francis Blake -
0-88776-654-4 - $22.99 tp
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FOR THOSE ABOUT TO ROCK:
A Road Map to Guide to Being In A Band - Dave
Bidini - 0-88776-653-6 - $12.99 Original trade paperback - 128 pages -
Nonfiction/Music/Rock - Ages 10 and up
Playing in a rock band is the stuff of dreams. What is the reality?
Dave Bidini, rhythm guitarist with the Rheostatics and acclaimed author
of On A Cold Road, knows firsthand. In this wise, witty, and often
irreverent book, he tackles the questions any kid with a penchant to be
on stage has asked, with honesty and authority.
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THE BOY FROM EARTH -
Richard Scrimger - 0-88776-591-2 - $12.99 Original
trade paperback - 160 pages - Fiction/Mystery - Ages 8 and up
Norbert, the tiny wisecracking alien from Jupiter, gets an emergency
phone call from home. His sweetheart, Nerissa, has been kidnapped by
an evil giant and placed in the Lost Tower of Lotubmen. He must find
and rescue her, but he can't do it alone. Norbert has helped Alan
through three earthly adventures and now he needs Alan's help. Alan,
the boy from Earth, comes to Jupiter and finds himself in a strange -
and yet in some ways strangely familiar - environment. For more novels
from Richard please see website - www.tundrabooks.com
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TO EVERYTHING THERE IS A SEASON -
Alistair MacLeod - illus Peter Rankin
- 0-7710-5565-X - $19.99 hc - 16 pages - over 20 black and white
illustrations - Fiction/Family/Christmas - Ages 10 and up
The story is simple, seen through the eyes of an 11-year-old boy. The
time was the 1940's. A family of six children excitedly waits for
Christmas and especially for their oldest brother, Neil, who is working
on the Lake boats, in Ontario to come home to Cape Breton for the
holidays. Matching the text are black & white illustrations that
depict the era and the simplicity of the time. A short and sweet story
with the taste of sorrow told by one of Canada's best loved authors.
Author of short stories, from which To Everything There Is A Season,
originally came from - Island - 0-7710-5571-4 - $19.99 tp, novel - No
Great Mischief - 0-7710-5570-6 - 19.99 tp
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