Exploration & Discovery

Canadian Children's Book Centre Our Choice, 2009
Oregon Spirit Book Award Honor Book in the Juvenile category, 2009

Twelve-year-old Jonah and his mother, a well-known photographer, are on a self-healing mission, exploring the natural beauty of the Queen Charlotte Islands. They are each trying in their own way to get over the tragic loss of father an …

Although everyone told Neil Armstrong his dream of travelling to the moon was impossible, he never gave up. Tom Saunders' song tells the story of Neil's life, step-by-step, until he reaches that world-changing "small step" and "giant leap." In this book, the inspiring lyrics are brought to life by the illustrations of award-winning Cynthia Nugent.

Noah and his pa prepare to join the thousands of gold seekers heading for the Klondike. Pa insists the journey will be too long and too hard for a cat, but Noah just can’t leave his pet, Shadow, behind. When Pa discovers the stowaway, Noah promises that Shadow will earn her keep. Will the cat be the burden Pa supposes, or will she prove to be wor …

Only two people have ever survived the trip to the Nameless Isle: Long John Silver and Bonnie Mary Bright, the parents of aspiring pirate girl Little Jane. They thought the volcanic caves would be great places to store their treasure. They thought wrong. Now the pirate hunter Fetzcaro Madsea and his crew are forcing Long John and Bonnie Mary to gui …

Meet Little Jane Silver, the twelve year-old granddaughter of notorious Treasure Island pirate Long John Silver. Growing up on the Pieces of Eight, the pirate ship of her parents, Captains Bonnie Mary Bright and Long John Silver II, Little Jane is increasingly frustrated with being thrust below decks whenever any real pirating action takes place.

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