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In 10 Days that Shaped Modern Canada, Hughes attempts to boil Canada’s history down to ten days that irrevocably changed the country. Each chapter focuses on one day, and the context and primary actors of … [Click to Read More]
By Aaron W. Hughes (Author)
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Set in Calgary amid the Great Depression, 1st Legion of Utopia traces the origins of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF), which would lead to today’s New Democratic Party (NDP). The story combines fictional main characters … [Click to Read More]
By James Davidge (Author), Bob Prodor (Illustrator), Nick Johnson (Illustrator)
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A is for Alberta is an Albertan twist on the traditional alphabet book. Each page features a colourful acrylic painting of popular local places and events that will delight early readers, and additional facts are … [Click to Read More]
By Mindy Johnstone (Author), Mindy Johnstone (Illustrator)
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This collection of essays explores the long-standing discussion over introducing a provincial sales tax in Alberta. Approaching the subject from various angles—some purely economic and others more historical and cultural —A Sales Tax for Alberta … [Click to Read More]
By Robert L. Ascah (Editor)
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Using beaver dams as a metaphor for Indigenous blockades, A Short History of the Blockade provides a perspective on Indigenous resistance and resilience. With short chapters but deep meaning, Simpson’s work can be used to … [Click to Read More]
By Leanne Betasamosake Simpson (Author)
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This uplifting graphic novel focuses on the experiences of Marcus—a young man who has memory problems because of a virus impacting his brain—and Emily—a young woman with a tumour on her brain. A Slug Story … [Click to Read More]
By Mandi Kujawa (Author), Hana Kujawa (Author), Claude St. Aubin (Illustrator), Lovern Kindzierski (Illustrator)
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Full of funny and colourful drawings, ABC Monstrosity reinvents the traditional alphabet book format and creates monstrosities by combining previously introduced familiar objects. The results are fun and engaging characters like “Cabannapow” (Apple + Banana … [Click to Read More]
By Shea Proulx (Author), Shea Proulx (Editor)
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Abee to Zama City is a well-researched reference guide to the place names of cities, towns, villages, and hamlets in Alberta. As Sanders notes in the introduction, “The naming of Alberta […] has largely, to … [Click to Read More]
By Harry Sanders (Author)
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Alberta Animal Tracks is a heavily illustrated reference guide that learners can use to identify animal tracks. Each entry includes illustrations of the animal’s tracks with notes about their gait or other facts that could … [Click to Read More]
By Ian Sheldon (Author), Tamara Hartson (Author)
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Alberta Blue is more than just a storytime reader that pays tribute to Alberta’s natural environment—it is a multimedia experience with watercolour paintings by Jesse Horne and the country song version by The Travelling Mabels, … [Click to Read More]
By Pat Hatherly (Author), Jesse Horne (Illustrator)
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Alberta Comics: Home is an anthology of short comic stories that are quintessentially Albertan and reflect the province’s diverse population and society. The stories vary in art style, genre, and tone, so this collection is … [Click to Read More]
By Alexander Finbow (Editor), Shea Proulx (Editor), Emily Pomeroy (Editor)
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Alberta Nature Guide is a single resource covering over 400 different species of mammals, birds, fish, and plants that make up the diverse Alberta environment. This reference book is an excellent way to introduce younger … [Click to Read More]
By Krista Kagume (Author), Gregory Kennedy (Author)
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Alberta Place Names is an alphabetized reference book of geographical place names in Alberta. Each entry contains a brief description of a location and the origins of its name. Supplementary information is occasionally provided (about … [Click to Read More]
By Larry Donovan (Author), Tom Monto (Author)
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All The World’s a Mall offers a unique exploration of a key institution of 20th- and 21st-century capitalist society: the shopping mall. In recounting her experiences visiting five of the world’s megamalls—in Edmonton, Beijing, Kuala … [Click to Read More]
By Rinny Gremaud (Author)
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While much of recorded history focuses on the stories of a few well-known figures, Amma’s Daughters looks at the stories of women involved in the independence movement of India, centring on the life of the … [Click to Read More]
By Meenal Shrivastava (Author)