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Chinook Regional Library |
A HANDFUL OF BEANS
by Jeanne Steig.
Six fairy tales are told anew with wit and humour and spiced with William
Steig illustrations. A treat! Ages: 2+.
BRIDGE 6
by Jim McGugan.
A weekly hockey game is the scene of an escalating power struggle between
a young girl's two older brothers. Afraid her family is coming apart, she
cleverly thinks of a way for everyone to win. Canadian. Ages: 5-8.
HOWLING HILL
by Will Hobbs.
While separated by her family in the wilderness area along the Nahanni
River, a wolf pup discovers that she can express her loneliness in a long,
loud howl. Ages: 5-8.
THE MAZE
by Will Hobbs.
Rick, a fourteen-year-old foster child, escapes from a juvenile detention
facility near Las Vegas and travels to Canyonlands National Park in Utah,
where he meets a bird biologist working on a project to reintroduce condors
to the wild. Ages: 10-15.
HOW I SPENT MY LAST NIGHT ON EARTH
by Todd Strasser.
When a rumour appears on the Internet that a giant asteroid is about
to destroy Earth, Legs Hanover scrambles to meet the boy of her dreams,
elusive Andros Bliss. Ages: 12+.
BOLDLY CANADIAN
by Joann Hamilton-Barry.
Since 1873, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police have been keeping law
and order. Learn the history and responsibilities the force of 15,000 men
and women face today and in the future. Canadian. Ages: 8-12.
LAURA'S ALBUM
by William Anderson.
The author has collected the photographs, letters, documents, and mementos
of Laura Ingalls Wilder's life and presents a touching picture of her pioneer
world. Ages: 8-12.
ON THE TRAIL OF INCREDIBLE DINOSAURS
by William Lindsay.
Through realistic models and numerous photographs, the book documents
the life and reconstruction of a number of species of dinosaur. Ages: 10+.
THE ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE HANDBOOK
by Barrie R. Cassileth.
The author shows the reader how to evaluate over fifty therapies and
discusses the origin of each therapy, the reasons practitioners say it
works, and the scientific evidence for its efficacy.
SEW FAST, FASTER, FASTEST
by Sue Hausmann.
The author presents expert advise that shows readers how to get professional
results in less time.
JOURNEY TO THE SOURCE OF THE NILE
by Christopher Ondaatje.
A master adventurer travels the perilous terrain of history to unlock
the secrets of the Nile. The book is graced with dramatic, full colour
photographs and a narrative that moves seamlessly from present-day Africa
to the past. Canadian author.
THE HILLS OF TUSCANY
by Ferenc Mate.
The true-life adventure of a couple who chucked New York for a new
life in a thirteenth-century monastery, surrounded by their vineyards and
olive groves, in the spectacular hills near Siena.
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