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Civil Elegies
A List edition of Dennis Lee's Civil Elegies, with an introduction by Nick Mount.
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The Temple at the End of the Universe
A journalistic memoir by a lapsed evangelical Christian that examines how the ecological crisis is shifting the ground of religious faith.
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West Coast Wild at Low Tide
In this third book in the West Coast Wild series, explore the intertidal zone — where only the most adaptable creatures thrive in the changing tides.
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ages 3
to 6
/ grades P
to 1
A Place for Pauline
As the eldest child in a large family, Pauline struggles to find her niche, and longs for peace and quiet—a charming story in graphic-novel style.
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ages 2
to 5
/ grades P
to K
Stella, Star of the Sea
Stella and her little brother are spending the day at the sea. Stella has been before and knows all its secrets, but Sam has many questions.
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Give your child the tools and the confidence to master math with John Mighton's revolutionary JUMP at Home Math workbook for Grade 4.
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She was a regular commentator on CBC Radio, in the \u003cem\u003eToronto Star\u003c\/em\u003e, and in the \u003cem\u003eGlobe and Mail\u003c\/em\u003e, and she appeared on programs including \u003cem\u003eCanada AM\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Agenda with Steve Paikin\u003c\/em\u003e, Space TV’s \u003cem\u003eInnerSpace\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Morning Show\u003c\/em\u003e, and in \u003cem\u003eMaclean’s\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eChatelaine\u003c\/em\u003e, and Rabble.ca. She was also the illustrator of \u003cem\u003eThe Joyful Living Colouring Book\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","ContributorRole_0":"By (author)","Contributor_0":"Harrison, Teva","Description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom Teva Harrison, the award-winning author and illustrator of \u003ci\u003eIn-Between Days\u003c\/i\u003e, comes a powerful work of poetry and art in which she continues to explore what it means to live with metastatic breast cancer.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this remarkable, frank, and gut-wrenching mix of words and images, Teva continues on her journey, grappling with what it means to live with metastatic breast cancer. She plunges deep into her inner world, shadowing the progression of the disease. Reality takes on sharp edges: the swell of cancer and its retreat with chemo. Her inner corporeal reality versus her outer manifestation of health, vitality, and femininity. Holding fast to the great love of her life, while preparing to leave him behind. Contemplating who she was before cancer, and who she is now.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStarkly honest and wholly profound, \u003ci\u003eNot One of These Poems Is About You\u003c\/i\u003e distills life to its essence. 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They beam such love and the very whole of life, its essence at the very moment when her own life is receding. She asks us to lean in and listen, and though her voice may be a whisper, it can still shatter glass. Her words hold duality. They are deeply personal, profoundly universal. They are profane and sacred. She is not with us, but she is with us. The poems, each word painstakingly chosen, are polished stones fetched up on the shores of our lives. I am so grateful for this collection: to hear her voice again now, and always.” — \u003cstrong\u003eShelagh Rogers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Accolades_0_Auth":"Shelagh Rogers","OtherText_Accolades_1":"\u003cp\u003e“Not One of These Poems Is About You is an intimate consideration of the oceanic, immense nature of endings and the tidal ever-afters left for the living. Passionate and defiant in the face of metastatic cancer, Harrison’s poems ‘stand\/alone\/with [their] own truths, acute\/supercharged.’ These poems shine as she did: with fierce lucidity and everyday magic.” — \u003cstrong\u003eDani Couture\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Accolades_1_Auth":"Dani Couture","OtherText_Accolades_2":"\u003cp\u003e“Not One of These Poems Is About You is a radical act of witness — a testimony to being alive with terminal cancer. Teva Harrison’s rawness and vulnerability, her lucid eye and tired body become, here, vital sites of reckoning. This is her offering — to say, it was like this, to say, live, to say, remember. Buy this book. Gift it to others. Love while you can.” — \u003cstrong\u003eAislinn Hunter\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Accolades_2_Auth":"Aislinn Hunter","OtherText_Accolades_3":"\u003cp\u003e“This achingly honest and tender collection is a precious gift from an artist who savoured life more fully than anyone else I know. From intimate moments shared with a lover, to the fear and isolation of illness, these poems are Teva’s candid and generous invitation to join her on her journey from life into death. Not One of These Poems Is About You is one of the few books I can think of that makes me a little less afraid of dying, and a little less afraid of losing those I love.” — \u003cstrong\u003eTannahill Jordan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Accolades_3_Auth":"Tannahill Jordan","OtherText_Back_cover_copy_0":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCRITICALLY ACCLAIMED PREVIOUS WORK:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn-Between Days\u003c\/em\u003e, Teva’s graphic memoir, received starred reviews from \u003cem\u003ePublisher’s Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eKirkus\u003c\/em\u003e. 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Not One of These Poems Is About You
From Teva Harrison, the award-winning author and illustrator of In-Between Days, comes a powerful work of poetry and art.
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Congratulations, Rhododendrons
In her debut collection, Congratulations, Rhododendrons, award-winning poet Mary Germaine offers love poems to an insistently unlovely world.
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How to Bee
A story about family, loyalty, kindness and bravery, set against an all-too-possible future where climate change has forever changed the way we live.
