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The Spirit of Canada, a stunning anthology that celebrates our country's life and times, is filled to the brim with stories, songs, poems, legends, and more. This remarkable collection is a must-have for every library. With one hundred and fifty illustrations by some of Canada's most prestigious children's book artists, The Spirit of Canada will prove to be a useful reference guide, as well as a keepsake for generations to come. Beginning with native creation myths, readers are introduced to a cross-section of Canadian history. Chapters include the discovery of the New World, early settlement, and Confederation, as well as legends, humour, and multiculturalism.
By: Barbara Hehner
$29.95
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The other peacocks want Prewitt to move away, then they discover the benefits of his ferocious-looking tail.
By: Bill Peet
$12.50
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The Squirrel Behind the Tree guidebook, for both instructors and the students themselves, explores the philosophical bases behind the concepts introduced in the novel and includes excerpts of works by Huxley, Adler, James, Peirce, Dewey, and others who were central to the movement known as Pragmatism and who influenced Dewey’s views of religion, democracy, and education. It also provides in-depth discussion questions about both the readings and the novel.
By: Sharon Kaye, Ph.D.,
Jennifer Ault
$26.50
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This novel traces a fictionalized version of American philosopher John Dewey’s intellectual development. In it, Dewey meets several great philosophers at a philosophers’ camp, where he explores the concepts of Pragmatism, democracy, and issues of social justice, including the rights of children.
Dewey revolutionized the American educational system, and this story examines the forces that led him to that achievement, while engaging readers in a compelling tale of curiosity and discovery.
By: Sharon Kaye, Ph.D.
$26.50
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From the Publisher:
Have you ever tried to count the stars? There are so many it's impossible! God made all those stars. But one day the star maker became small enough to lie under the stars... as a little baby.
This beautifully illustrated little book will help children grasp the wonder and excitement that Jesus, the Son of God, became a small baby for us at Christmas, so that He might grow up to become a man, providing a way for us to be friends with Him again.
By: Helen Buckley
$8.50
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From the Publisher:
Due to careful research, Spier’s artwork depicts “the dawn’s early light” and “the rocket’s red glare” with remarkable authenticity and detail in this celebratory book.
By: Peter Spier
$13.99
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The Stargazers Guide to the Night Sky offers everything you need to explore the remarkable beauty of the stars, moon, and planets. Dr. Jason Lisle, a research scientist with a masters and Ph.D. in astrophysics provides a very thorough, practical and easy to read resource to fuel the curiosity of amateur astronomers ages 10 to 100.
By: Dr. Jason Lisle
$54.50
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From CiRCE Institute:
Long considered an essential title in classical literature, Plutarch’s Lives have, unfortunately, fallen out of favor among many contemporary readers and educators. Most translations have rendered Plutarch’s original language, which is so energetic in the Greek, quite dryly in English, thus relegating these classic tales to the dusty bookshelves of specialists.
By: David Hicks,
C. Scot Hicks
$29.50
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This beautifully crafted story is perfect to pull out and enjoy on rainy days and for discussions on weather patterns.
By: Charlotte Zolotow
$12.50
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Since 1933, The Story About Ping has captivated generations of readers, but never before has it been available in a mass-market paperback format. No one can deny the appeal of the book's hero, Ping, the spirited little duck who lives on a boat on the Yangtze River.
By: Marjorie Flack
$7.99
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The Story Bible is a collection of stories from God’s Word that will be a treasured resource. The realistic art brings each story to life and will engage your child with the narrative of God’s redemptive plan.
By: Gail Pawlitz (Editor)
$39.99
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Listen along as Uncle Paul converses with his three children, teaching them all about the world around us. Share the story of the ants’ underground city, the spider’s suspension bridge, the caterpillars’ metamorphosis. Unlock the mystery behind thunder, lightning, clouds, rain, the year and seasons, volcanoes and earthquakes, and much more.
By: Jean Henri Fabre
$19.50 – $33.95
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Sara Stanley is only fourteen, but she can weave tales that are impossible to resist.
In the charming town of Carlisle, children and grown-ups alike flock from miles around to hear her spellbinding tales...
By: L.M. Montgomery
$12.99
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The Story of a Bad Boy (1870) is an entertaining novel in the “bad boy” genre, a precursor to Mark Twain’s Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn.
Boys and girls (typically ages 8–15) will enjoy Thomas Bailey Aldrich’s semi-autobiographical account of his experiences as a boy growing up in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
By: Thomas Bailey Aldrich,
Narrated by Christopher Perrin MDiv, PhD
$16.50
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This, along with The Tale of Miss Moppet, was intended for very young children. It is a simple tale of what befalls a rude little rabbit that doesn't say 'please' before he takes something that belongs to someone else.
By: Beatrix Potter
$10.99