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Notes from a Children's Librarian
Carefully selected books according to curriculum and themes.
Notes From a Children's Librarian: In Conversation with Nature
Quick Hits
The best books are timeless, and they deserve to find readers whenever and wherever.
Quick Hits: 9 Books Well Worth Your While
The Chat
Great writers sit down with us to talk about their books—and the stories behind them.
The Chat with Michelle Porter
The Latest Interviews, Recommendations, and More
You Can Find a Chinese Restaurant Everywhere You Go
"Madagascar is one of the last places on Earth I would expect to find Chinese settlement. And now I find out that wonton soup and rickshaws have contributed …
Magnificent Short Fiction
A recommended reading list by the author of the celebrated memoir Chasing Zebras.
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- 16 Novels to Pack in Your Bag
- Southern Alberta Prairie Perspectives: Theory and Practice
- The Chat with Lorna Crozier
- Bodies in Trouble
- Secret Lives of Mothers
- Shelf Talkers Spring 2022
- Bright Lights, Big City: Kids Books About Urban Life
- The Philosopher Kings
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The Hidden Kingdom of Fungi
Exploring the Microscopic World in Our Forests, Homes, and Bodies
Canada Jay, The
The National Bird of Canada”
Worth More Standing
Poets and Activists Pay Homage to Trees
Villain, Vermin, Icon, Kin
Wolves and the Making of Canada
Bats of British Columbia
The Zone
Rediscovering Our Natural Self
Invasive Flora of the West Coast
British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest
The Kootenay Wolves
Five Years Following a Wild Wolf Pack
Looking for Jane
A Novel
We, Jane
The Abortion Caravan
When Women Shut Down Government in the Battle for the Right to Choose
My Body My Choice
The Fight for Abortion Rights
The Changing Voice of the Anti-Abortion Movement
The Rise of "Pro-Woman" Rhetoric in Canada and the United States
After Morgentaler
The Politics of Abortion in Canada
Abortion
History, Politics, and Reproductive Justice after Morgentaler
Without Apology
Writings on Abortion in Canada
My Natural History
The Evolution of a Gardener
The Way of the Gardener
Lost in the Weeds Along the Camino de Santiago
There Is A Season
A Memoir
Through the Garden
A Love Story (with Cats)
The Way of a Gardener
A Life's Journey
One Good Thing
A Living Memoir
A Victory Garden for Trying Times
Unearthed
Love, Acceptance, and Other Lessons from an Abandoned Garden