Children 8-12 – ÁðÁ§ÉçÇø ÁðÁ§ÉçÇø Publishing is the largest English-language publisher east of Toronto Tue, 14 May 2024 12:42:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 153484567 Butter Tart Island /store/butter-tart-island.html Tue, 07 May 2024 08:54:49 +0000 /store/butter-tart-island Twelve-year-old Jane Smith isn't surprised when her parents announce they're relocating, but her life is about to change, big-time. Maybe she isn?t the only one with secrets.

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]]> 94480 Madame Belzile & Ramsey Hither /store/madame-belzile-ramsey-hither.html Wed, 21 Feb 2024 00:11:01 +0000 /store/madame-belzile-ramsey-hither.html/madame-belzile-ramsey-hither Budge Wilson has written numerous children's stories. She lives in Nova Scotia's south shore region.

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]]> 53712 Weekend in the Jurassic /store/weekend-in-the-jurassic.html Wed, 21 Feb 2024 00:10:58 +0000 /store/weekend-in-the-jurassic.html/weekend-in-the-jurassic Nova Scotia writer Susan Atkinson-Keen has long been interested in the Jurassic Age.

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]]> 53710 The Mystery of the Portuguese Waltzes /store/the-mystery-of-the-portuguese-waltzes.html Wed, 21 Feb 2024 00:06:40 +0000 /store/the-mystery-of-the-portuguese-waltzes Tamara struggles to play her accordion in front of an audience. When her father encourages her to play for an elderly accordion player, Tamara becomes inspired by stories of Stoyles and his musical friendship years before with a Portuguese sea captain.

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]]> 83986 Spirited Away /store/spirited-away.html Wed, 21 Feb 2024 00:06:35 +0000 /store/spirited-away Strange and affecting stories from one of Newfoundland's most compelling folk traditions

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]]> 83984 The Queen of Paradise’s Garden /store/the-queen-of-paradise Wed, 21 Feb 2024 00:06:26 +0000 /store/the-queen-of-paradises-garden Jack, the delightful, mischievous, big-hearted hero of so many Newfoundland tales, is worried about his parents. They aren't getting any younger; in fact, they're really quite old. So Jack and his brothers Bill and Tom decide to set out and find a magic fruit that will make the old young. Told with the humour, warmth and sly wit that have made Andy Jones one of the Island's finest and best-loved storytellers, The Queen of Paradise's Garden follows Jack on his way to the land of the Queen of Paradise, where he finds the magic fruit and quite a few other handy things as well.

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]]> 83981 Polly MacCauley’s Finest, Divinest, Woolliest Gift of All /store/polly-maccauley Wed, 21 Feb 2024 00:06:20 +0000 /store/polly-maccauleys-finest-divinest-woolliest-gift-of-all Star, a very special lamb, needs a new home – who will welcome her: an eccentric old woman who loves to knit beautiful, useful things, or a greedy count and countess who hoard wool? Infused with Sheree Fitch's poetic playfulness, this lushly illustrated storybook celebrates creativity and community.

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]]> 83979 Peg Bearskin /store/peg-bearskin.html Wed, 21 Feb 2024 00:06:17 +0000 /store/peg-bearskin Peg's big, ugly and hairy; but she's brave enough and smart enough to trick a witch, help a king, and find husbands for her two beautiful sisters and herself. But will her husband fall for her? Readers certainly do in this rollicking adaptation of a traditional Newfoundland folktale.

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]]> 83978 An Old Man’s Winter Night /store/an-old-man Wed, 21 Feb 2024 00:06:08 +0000 /store/an-old-mans-winter-night A chilling collection of ghost stories collected and adapted by acclaimed poet and children's author Tom Dawe. Perfect for a winter's night!

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]]> 83975 Nutaui’s Cap /store/nutaui Wed, 21 Feb 2024 00:06:05 +0000 /store/nutauis-cap Nanass is eager to join her father and the other members of her Innu community protesting NATO low-level flying. But when her father is arrested, Nanass has little to comfort her, except her father's ball cap and the promise of the land itself that the Innu people will one day triumph.

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