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The Acadians: in search of a homeland
Par James Laxer. 2006
In 1604, a small group of migrants fled political turmoil and famine in France to start a new colony on…
Canada's east coast. Their roughly demarcated territory included what are now Canada's Maritime provinces, land that was fought over by the British and French empires until the Acadians were finally expelled in 1755. In the absence of a state, what defines an Acadian today is elusive, and while their community, centred in New Brunswick, is more confident than ever, it is entering a contentious debate about its future. Some descriptions of violence. 2006.Sable Island: the wandering sandbar
Par Wendy Kitts. 2011
Though it was discovered almost 500 years ago, few people have visited Sable Island. Despite modern navigational tools, excessive fog…
and stormy weather still make travelling to Sable a challenge. But the island is part of Maritime lore--dubbed the "graveyard of the Atlantic" because of the number of ships wrecked on its shores. Sable Island also hosts wild horses, thousands of seals, and enchanting "singing" sands and "wandering" dunes. Sable Island is as dangerous as it is alluring. Grades 2-4. 2011.Ride the rising wind: one woman's journey across Canada
Par Barbara Bradbury Kingscote. 2006
In May 1949, at the age of twenty, Barbara Kingscote left her farm in Mascouche, Quebec, and set out for…
the Pacific Ocean on horseback. Barbara and her equine companion Zazy reached the West Coast just over a year later. After travelling 4,000 miles, she discovered both herself and her country on the journey of a lifetime. 2006.Moments (extra) ordinaires
Par Jean-Pier Gravel. 2017
Ce livre, c'est le récit d'un voyage unique. Celui d'un homme fasciné par le bonheur - qu'il n'a lui-même jamais…
eu facile - et qui s'est donné comme mission d'en voir, d'en entendre et d'en créer. En tendant l'oreille à l'autre, Jean-Pier Gravel nous prouve que chacun a une histoire à raconter et que l'extraordinaire se trouve bien souvent... dans la célébration de l'ordinaire. 2017.Lakeland: journeys into the soul of Canada
Par Allan Casey. 2009
Blending writing on nature, travel, and science, Casey explores how the country's history and culture originates at the lakeshore. Describes…
a series of interconnected journeys by the author, punctuated by the seasons and the personalities he meets along the way including aboriginal fishery managers, fruit growers, boat captains, cottagers, and scientists. Some strong language. Winner of the 2010 Governor General's Award for Non-fiction. 2009.Boundless: tracing land and dream in a new Northwest Passage
Par Kathleen Winter. 2014
In 2010, the author took a journey across the storied Northwest Passage. From Greenland to Baffin Island and all along…
the passage, she bears witness to the new math of the melting North: where polar bears mate with grizzlies, creating a new hybrid species; where the earth is on the cusp of yielding so much buried treasure that five nations stand poised to claim sovereignty of the land; and where the local Inuit population struggles to navigate the tension between taking part in the new global economy and defending their traditional way of life. 2014.Apples to oysters: a food lover's tour of Canadian farms
Par Margaret Webb. 2008
On this cross-Canada odyssey, Webb introduces readers to great farmers in every province or, as she calls them, chefs of…
the soil and the sea, tractor-seat philosophers, or poet biologists. Her stories of the challenges they face growing food are inspiring and touching, and will make you laugh - and hungry. Stories about the passionate, driven people who farm and produce food in our country make for a powerful manifesto for eating Canadian. 2009.Midnight light: a personal journey to the north
Par Dave Bidini. 2018
Bidini signs on as a guest columnist with the Yellowknifer, a local and independent newspaper. The paper gives Bidini a…
ground-level view of a city and its environs, including Great Bear Lake, Tuktoyaktuk, and Nahanni National Park, that are on one hand lost in time, and on another faced with the very stark realities of poverty, racism, addiction, and hopelessness. Along the way, Midnight Light introduces readers to an extraordinary cast of characters, including Dene elders and entrepreneurs adapting to a changing way of life, various artists who are giving the region a powerful voice to the rest of the world, politicians and law enforcement officers who are dealing with the community's difficult history and economic realities, and an assortment of complicated souls from the South who have travelled North as a "last chance" to build lives for themselves. 2018.Canada en couleurs
Par Mireille Messier, Per-Henrik Gürth. 2008
"Célébrez les couleurs de l'arc-en-ciel et plus encore au cours d'une visite du Canada haute en couleur. Des paysages typiques…
et des personnages adorables feront de ce parcours multicolore une aventure inoubliable pour les petits voyageurs ainsi que pour les artistes en herbe! Avec ses dessins aux couleurs vives et ses textes simples et rimés, ce livre est particulièrement attrayant pour les enfants d'âge préscolaire. Ils apprendront les couleurs tout en découvrant des paysages canadiens". -- 4e de couv. Titre uniforme: Canada in colours.Promenades à Québec
Par Pierre Caron. 2008
"[...] Au fil de ses errances dans la capitale nationale, Pierre Caron s'attarde, carnet de notes à la main, à…
des lieux marquants ou simplement particuliers. Dans ses récits, il mêle avec brio souvenirs personnels, données historiques, anecdotes peu connues et descriptions physiques de la ville. Ces chroniques, publiées par Le Journal de Québec en 2006 et 2007, ont été chaudement accueillies par les lecteurs. Promenades à Québec regroupe cinquante d'entre elles et constitue un guide très original, tantôt amusant, tantôt émouvant, toujours captivant [...]". -- 4e de couv.Discours sur l'origine de l'univers
Par Étienne Klein. 2010
" D'où vient l'univers ? Et d'ou vient qu'il y a un univers ? Irrépressiblement, ces questions se posent à…
nous. Et dès qu'un discours prétend nous éclairer, nous tendons l'oreille, avides d'entendre l'écho du tout premier signal : les accélérateurs de particules vont bientôt nous révéler l'origine de l'univers en produisant des big bang sous terre ; les données recueillies par le satellite Planck nous dévoiler le visage de Dieu ; certains disent même qu'en vertu de la loi de la gravitation l'univers a pu se créer de lui-même, à partir de rien... Le grand dévoilement ne serait donc devenu qu'une affaire d'ultimes petits pas ? Rien n'est moins sûr... Car de quoi parle la physique quand elle parle d' origine ? Qu'est-ce que les théories actuelles sont réellement en mesure de nous révéler ? À bien les examiner, les perspectives que nous offre la cosmologie contemporaine sont plus vertigineuses encore que tout ce que nous avons imaginé : l'univers a-t-il jamais commencé ? " -- 4e de couv.The iambics of Newfoundland: notes from an unknown shore
Par Robert Finch. 2007
Newfoundlanders have a language all their own, visitors are treated with hospitality though still referred to as 'stranger', and one…
Newfoundland town is still a departement of France, and its residents use the language, food and money of the home country while driving about on John Deere tractors rescued from a 1950s ship wreck. Nature writer Finch presents his impressions of Canada's most remote island, one that is harsh - and quirky. Some descriptions of violence and some strong language. 2007.The quantum ten: a story of passion, tragedy, ambition and science
Par Sheilla Jones. 2008
The seeds of the shift currently taking place in science were sown years ago, in 1925-7. That's when a dramatic…
two-year revolution in physics reached a climax, and scientists are still trying to resolve the problem, started then, of unifying the classical and quantum worlds. Describes the rush to formalize quantum physics, the work of just a handful of men fired by ambition, philosophical conflicts and personal agendas. c2008.Astrophysics for people in a hurry
Par Neil DeGrasse Tyson. 2017
What is the nature of space and time? How do we fit within the universe? How does the universe fit…
within us? Few of us have time to contemplate the cosmos, so Tyson brings the universe down to Earth succinctly and clearly, with sparkling wit, in digestible chapters consumable anytime and anywhere in your busy day. While waiting for your morning coffee to brew, or while waiting for the bus, the train, or the plane to arrive, "Astrophysics for people in a hurry" will reveal just what you need to be fluent and ready for the next cosmic headlines: from the Big Bang to black holes, from quarks to quantum mechanics, and from the search for planets to the search for life in the universe. Bestseller. 2017.The ice passage: a true story of ambition, disaster, and endurance in the arctic wilderness
Par Brian Payton. 2009
Four and a half years after the disappearance of Arctic explorer Sir John Franklin and his two ships, HMS Investigator…
sets sail in search of them. Instead of rescuing lost comrades, the Investigator's officers and crew soon find themselves trapped in their own ordeal, facing starvation, madness, and death. If only they can save themselves, they will bring back news of a great achievement: their discovery of the elusive Northwest Passage. 2009.Sea Trial: Sailing After My Father
Par Brian Harvey. 2019
An adventure story set against the backdrop of a son trying to understand his fatherAfter a 25-year break from boating,…
Brian Harvey circumnavigates Vancouver Island with his wife, his dog, and a box of documents that surfaced after his father’s death. John Harvey was a neurosurgeon, violinist, and photographer who answered his door a decade into retirement to find a sheriff with a summons. It was a malpractice suit, and it did not go well. Dr. Harvey never got over it. The box contained every nurse’s record, doctor’s report, trial transcript, and expert testimony related to the case. Only Brian’s father had read it all — until now.In this beautifully written memoir, Brian Harvey shares how after two months of voyaging with his father’s ghost, he finally finds out what happened in the O.R. that crucial night and why Dr. Harvey felt compelled to fight the excruciating accusations.Nous étions le nouveau monde: 2. Le feuilleton des premières
Par Jean-Claude Germain. 2012
" Jean-Claude Germain continue à revisiter la galerie des personnages essentiels de lépopée québécoise, des lendemains de la Défaite jusquau…
Rapport Durham, en sattardant sur les événements les plus significatifs de cette période. Après ce que lenvahisseur appelle la Conquête , des générations de Canadiens français font le dur apprentissage du joug anglais et, dans la mesure des faibles moyens politiques et juridiques qui sont les leurs, résistent à lassimilation prônée par les Anglais. Dans les premières décennies du XIXe siècle, des hommes politiques francophones saffirment et se posent en défenseurs dun peuple bafoué et sous-représenté au Parlement canadien. Parmi eux, Louis-Joseph Papineau demeure la figure marquante de ce mouvement dopposition et de revendication qui culmine avec la Rébellion des Patriotes, dont lauteur retrace ici la genèse méconnue et les épisodes les plus dramatiques. Mais dans la vie comme dans lœuvre de Jean-Claude Germain, la tragédie est souvent émaillée de savoureuses scènes de la comédie humaine. On découvre les innovations techniques de lépoque et leurs tâtonnements; les mésaventures des gouverneurs britanniques qui viennent au Bas-Canada veiller sur les intérêts de la mère patrie; le grotesque de la guerre canado-américaine de 1812 que sapprête à célébrer en grande pompe le gouvernement Harper. " -- 4e de couvLa théorie de la relativité d'Einstein (Les grandes découvertes scientifiques)
Par Alan Q Morton. 2006
Ce livre [...] examine d'abord la vie et l'époque [d'Einstein], ainsi que les lois de la physique qui précédèrent ses…
théories. Puis il explique la relativité et son rôle dans notre vie quotidienne, pour ensuite analyser les théories de la relativité spéciale et de la relativité générale. Il poursuit en décrivant la façon dont ces idées étonnantes ont ouvert la voie à une toute nouvelle interprétation des forces de l'univers, de la puissance que recèle le noyau d'un atome au comportement des corps célestes qui peuplent l'espace. -- 4e de couvA day in Canada
Par Per-Henrik Gürth. 2015
This picture book takes readers on a sunrise-to-sunset tour across Canada, showcasing all kinds of fun adventures to be had…
from coast to coast. Each colourful spread shows a different time of day and location with a corresponding activity. For example, "7:15 a.m. Help unload fresh vegetables at the Halifax Farmers' Market." Ideas range from waking up with the sunrise in St. John's to falling asleep under the Northern Lights in Nunavut, and cover all manner of places in between, from large cities to national parks, in every province and territory. Grades K-3. 2015.Splish, Splash, Foxes Dash!: Canadian Wildlife in Colour (Canadian Concepts)
Par Geraldo Valério. 2018
Here they come…orange foxes, blue whales, red cardinals, and many more Canadian animals in colour! New from the creator of…
bestsellers Moose, Goose, Animals on the Loose! and Jump, Leap, Count Sheep!, the third book in this Canadian trio introduces young readers to the concept of colour. Each spread features one of 10 different colours along with a Canadian animal brightly rendered in Geraldo Valério’s simple yet sophisticated paper collage. Each spread also features a lively descriptive phrase full of wordplay, alliteration, and rhyme. From the familiar black bears breakfasting in a bed of berries, to the more exotic purple sea stars stretching and pink prawns pirouetting, young readers will love discovering wildlife from a mix of environments including land, sea, and sky. An informational spread at the end includes spot art and facts about the featured wildlife.