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Ambitious and talented with a work ethic to match, Freeland has had an impressive run since she entered politics in 2013: spearheading major trade negotiations, expertly navigating relations with an erratic US president, speaking out about human rights abuses in Saudi Arabia, and standing up to Vladimir Putin’s aggressions in Ukraine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith her impeccable research, seasoned perspective, and accessible style, Tsalikis brings Freeland’s story to life. The defining moments and experiences that shaped Freeland’s particular worldview illuminate the answers to larger social questions: how to live a good, useful life; how to hold fast to guiding principles; how to break through glass ceilings. 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Ambitious and talented with a work ethic to match, Freeland has had an impressive run since she entered politics in 2013: spearheading major trade negotiations, expertly navigating relations with an erratic US president, speaking out about human rights abuses in Saudi Arabia, and standing up to Vladimir Putin’s aggressions in Ukraine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith her impeccable research, seasoned perspective, and accessible style, Tsalikis brings Freeland’s story to life. The defining moments and experiences that shaped Freeland’s particular worldview illuminate the answers to larger social questions: how to live a good, useful life; how to hold fast to guiding principles; how to break through glass ceilings. 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{"id":7055525543995,"title":"Tauhou","handle":"tauhou","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinalist, 2024 Amazon Canada First Novel Award\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDear grandmother, I am writing this song, over and over again, for you. I am a stranger in this place, he tauhou ahau, reintroducing myself to your land. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTauhou\u003c\/em\u003e is an inventive exploration of Indigenous families, womanhood, and alternate post-colonial realities by Kōtuku Titihuia Nuttall, a writer of Māori and Coast Salish descent. This innovative hybrid novel envisions a shared past between two Indigenous cultures, set on reimagined versions of Vancouver Island and Aotearoa New Zealand that sit side by side in the ocean.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach chapter is a fable, an autobiographical memory, a poem. 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Once you emerge from \u003cem \u003eTauhou\u003c\/em\u003e’s narrative depths, you'll miss its imagination, its rhythms, its heart.\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Accolades_0_Auth":"Alicia Elliott, author of A Mind Spread Out on the Ground","OtherText_Accolades_1":"\u003cp\u003eBrilliantly written in the best of Māori and Coast Salish practices of story, \u003cem\u003eTauhou\u003c\/em\u003e is teeming with possibility, love, and dreaming otherwise.\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Accolades_1_Auth":"Leanne Betasamosake Simpson, author of Noopiming: The Cure for White Ladies","OtherText_Accolades_2":"\u003cp\u003eA work of great significance, integrity, craft, and poise.\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Accolades_2_Auth":"Alison Whittaker, author of Blakwork","OtherText_Accolades_3":"\u003cp\u003eKōtuku Titihuia Nuttall takes threads made from all the colours of the Indigenous experience and crosses them over oceans, cultures, and time.\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Accolades_3_Auth":"Tayi Tibble, author of Poukahangatus and Rangikura","OtherText_Accolades_4":"\u003cp\u003eKōtuku Titihuia Nuttall’s \u003cem \u003eTauhou \u003c\/em\u003eis a brilliant example of what language can do when forged with intentional hands and a fantastic mind. 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Best read beside a large body of water.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWoman Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_0_Auth":"Kete Books","OtherText_Review_0_Src":"Woman Magazine","OtherText_Review_1":"\u003cp\u003e“[A nuanced portrait] of complicated maternal legacies and the structures — both natural and built — through which those legacies are lived and remembered.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eEVENT Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_1_Auth":"Woman Magazine","OtherText_Review_1_Src":"EVENT Magazine","OtherText_Review_2":"\u003cp\u003e“Calling this a novel makes a profound statement about how story is community … \u003cem\u003eTauhou \u003c\/em\u003efocalizes a complex network of relationships between families, friends, and even the locales, flora, and fauna they live among. This novel is not structured upon the familiar beats of narrative arc, and it certainly isn’t structured around conflict, though the ongoing struggles of colonialism stalk its periphery. 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She is a brave and vulnerable storyteller who brings greater empathy and understanding into the lives of Indigenous people and the cycles of intergenerational trauma and yet manages to get up again and again in hope.\" — \u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Miramichi Reader\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_3_Src":"Miramichi Reader","OtherText_Review_4":"\u003cp\u003e\"Morin’s writing is very satisfying. …\u0026nbsp;Cathartic and evocative,\u0026nbsp;\u003ci\u003eOur Voice of Fire\u003c\/i\u003e\u0026nbsp;is a beautiful memoir … [and] a wake-up call to Canada’s settlers and the politically indifferent.\" — \u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCloud Lake Literary\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_4_Src":"Cloud Lake Literary","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA wildfire of a debut memoir by internationally recognized French\/Cree\/Iroquois journalist Brandi Morin set to transform the narrative around Indigenous Peoples.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","PrizeCodeText_0":"Winner","PrizeCodeText_1":"Winner","PrizeCodeText_2":"Short-listed","PrizeCode_0":"01","PrizeCode_1":"01","PrizeCode_2":"04","PrizeName_0":"Writers' Union of Canada Freedom to Read Award","PrizeName_1":"Wilfrid Eggleston Award for Nonfiction","PrizeName_2":"Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writer Prize","PrizeYear_0":"2024","PrizeYear_1":"2023","PrizeYear_2":"2023","ProductFormDescription":"Lossless Format Audio, WAV","PublicationDate":"2022-08-02","Publisher":"House of Anansi Press Inc","ShortDescription":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA wildfire of a debut memoir by internationally recognized French\/Cree\/Iroquois journalist Brandi Morin set to transform the narrative around Indigenous Peoples.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","Subtitle":"A Memoir of a Warrior Rising","Width":"5","WidthCode":"in"}
Our Voice of Fire
A wildfire of a debut memoir by internationally recognized French/Cree/Iroquois journalist Brandi Morin set to transform the narrative around Indigenous Peoples.
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ages 3
to 7
/ grades P
to 2
Mii maanda ezhi-gkendmaanh / This Is How I Know
An Anishinaabe child and her grandmother explore the natural wonders of each season in this lyrical, bilingual story-poem.
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Letters to Kafka
A sweeping, tragic romance and feminist adventure about translator and resistance fighter Milena Jesenská’s torrid love affair with Franz Kafka.
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He was also the author of the novel \u003cem\u003eAfterlands\u003c\\\/em\u003e, which was published in six countries, was a \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\\\/em\u003e Editor’s Choice, and was a “best of year” selection from ten publications in Canada, the U.S., and the U.K. The novel was optioned for film by Pall Grimsson. His other poetry collections include \u003cem\u003eThe Ecstasy of Skeptics\u003c\\\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Address Book\u003c\\\/em\u003e. His fiction and poetry have been translated into ten languages, have appeared in the \u003cem\u003eLondon Review of Books, Tin House, Poetry, Brick, \u003c\\\/em\u003ethe \u003cem\u003eIndependent, \u003c\\\/em\u003ethe \u003cem\u003eLiterary Review\u003c\\\/em\u003e, and The Walrus Magazine, among others; have been internationally anthologized in \u003cem\u003eBest English Stories, Best American Poetry, The Minerva Book of Stories\u003c\\\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eBest American Mystery Stories\u003c\\\/em\u003e; and have won the Governor General’s Literary Award for Poetry, the Gerald Lampert Award, the K. M. Hunter Award, the P. K. Page Founders’ Award, the Petra Kenney Prize, the Air Canada Award, and four gold National Magazine Awards. In addition, Heighton was a finalist for the Governor General’s Literary Award, the Trillium Book Award, the Pushcart Prize, the Journey Prize, the Moth Prize, and Britain’s W. H. Smith Award. 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This return to poetry after five years will get a lot of buzz.\u003c\\\/p\u003e\\r\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eACCLAIMED AUTHOR IN MANY FORMS AND GENRES:\u003c\\\/strong\u003eApart from his award-winning and highly acclaimed poetry collections, Steven Heighton is also the author of several works of fiction, including the novels \u003cem\u003eAfterland\u003c\\\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Nightingale Won’t Let You Sleep\u003c\\\/em\u003e. As well, he is the author of the forthcoming Groundwood picture book \u003cem\u003eThe Stray and the Stranger\u003c\\\/em\u003e based on his experience helping refugees in Greece. Heighton’s wide variety of writing can bring him attention far beyond what a poet normally garners.\u003c\\\/p\u003e\\r\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFIRST SELECTED WORK FROM ONE OF THE MOST ACCLAIMED CONTEMPORARY POETS:\u003c\\\/strong\u003e As an internationally prominent poet with many acclaimed collections, Heighton is well positioned for a work of selected poems. Previous Anansi selected poetry collections like A. F. Moritz’s \u003cem\u003eThe Sparrow\u003c\\\/em\u003e and Michael Crummey’s \u003cem\u003eLittle Dogs\u003c\\\/em\u003e have brought new attention to the poets and sparked reassessments and retrospectives of their careers up to that point, and we expect Heighton’s collection to do the same for him.\u003c\\\/p\u003e\\r\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePREVIOUS MEDIA ATTENTION FOR STEVEN HEIGHTON:\u003c\\\/strong\u003e\u003c\\\/p\u003e\\r\\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https:\\\/\\\/wiki.ezvid.com\\\/m\\\/11-poignant-books-from-exceptional-voices-in-modern-fiction-ZP6laov1KGXa0\\\"\u003e11 POIGNANT BOOKS FROM EXCELLENT WRITERS IN MODERN FICTION:\u003c\\\/a\u003e wiki.ezvid.com chooses \u003cem\u003eThe Nightingale Won’t Let You Sleep\u003c\\\/em\u003e\u003c\\\/li\u003e\\r\\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"https:\\\/\\\/m.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=PvOe6-EaXs0\\\"\u003eA-FRAME\u003c\\\/a\u003e: Katherine Leyton’s A-frame interview with Steven Heighton\u003c\\\/li\u003e\\r\\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"http:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=CRfDceioOLc\\\"\u003eSOME OTHER JUST ONES\u003c\\\/a\u003e: An animated short by Caroline O'Neill\u003c\\\/li\u003e\\r\\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"http:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=GnJ6vkJNyyc\\\"\u003eIF NOBODY CALLS, I'M GLAD\u003c\\\/a\u003e: An excerpt from a talk at Concordia, April 2011\u003c\\\/li\u003e\\r\\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"http:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=VC5GBVYXNLM\\\"\u003eWORDS ALOUD 2011\u003c\\\/a\u003e: Steven Heighton reads “Herself, Revised” and “Dream”\u003c\\\/li\u003e\\r\\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"http:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/_pKIDAgFadU\\\"\u003eCROSSING THE BORDERS BETWEEN US: THE ETHICS OF INTERVENTION \u0026 RESISTANCE\u003c\\\/a\u003e: Steven Heighton reads. First delivered at Queen’s University, May 2011, then at the KCHC AGM, June 2011\u003c\\\/li\u003e\\r\\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"http:\\\/\\\/www.cbc.ca\\\/thenextchapter\\\/2011\\\/04\\\/11\\\/guy-gavriel-kay-and-stephen-heighton\\\/\\\"\u003eTHE NEXT CHAPTER\u003c\\\/a\u003e: On CBC Radio, Guy Gavriel Kay and Steven Heighton discuss the encroachment of social media and its effect on the creative process\u003c\\\/li\u003e\\r\\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"http:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=Eco3985F0M8\\\"\u003eBOOKBITS\u003c\\\/a\u003e: Steven Heighton discusses his novel, \u003cem\u003eEvery Lost Country\u003c\\\/em\u003e\u003c\\\/li\u003e\\r\\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\\\"http:\\\/\\\/www.authorsaloud.com\\\/fiction\\\/heighton.html\\\"\u003eAUTHORS ALOUD\u003c\\\/a\u003e: Steven Heighton reads from his novel, \u003cem\u003eAfterlands\u003c\\\/em\u003e\u003c\\\/li\u003e\\r\\n\u003c\\\/ul\u003e","OtherText_Description_for_R_0":"DREAM FRAGMENT\\r\\n\\r\\nIn those days the weather was jealous\\r\\nand would turn up at her house just to see\\r\\nwhat its cold winds could make of her face.\\r\\n\\r\\nAt her door she would be seen often\\r\\nspeaking to each of the seasons in turn\\r\\nthough with a marked preference\\r\\n(as many observed, and reported)\\r\\nfor winter\\r\\n\\r\\nwhich always stayed longest\\r\\nand left behind fading signs\\r\\nof its tenure aboveground.\\r\\n\\r\\nWho among us up here\\r\\nwouldn’t want his love, her love\\r\\nto carry a trace that clear, that\\r\\ncold, stoic and austere, withdrawing\\r\\nto regain itself, then resurging?\\r\\n\\r\\nWhat I wouldn’t do\\r\\nor undo (winter whispered\\r\\nin a voice akin to mine) to see\\r\\none more time what my touch\\r\\nmight make of your face.","OtherText_Previous_review_q_0":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eREVIEW COPIES:\u003c\\\/strong\u003e\u003c\\\/p\u003e\\r\\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\\\/li\u003e\\r\\n\u003cli\u003eBooklist\u003c\\\/li\u003e\\r\\n\u003cli\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\\\/li\u003e\\r\\n\u003c\\\/ul\u003e","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"A generous collection of new and previously published poems by Steven Heighton, a defining lyricist of his generation.","ProductFormDescription":"mobi","PublicationDate":"2021-04-06","Publisher":"House of Anansi Press Inc","ShortDescription":"A generous collection of new and previously published poems by Steven Heighton, a defining lyricist of his generation.","Width":"6","WidthCode":"in"}
Selected Poems 1983–2020
A generous collection of new and previously published poems by Steven Heighton, a defining lyricist of his generation.
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His work has appeared in comic books, magazines, apps, museum exhibits, and online games, and his clients include Microsoft. He is the co-owner of the acclaimed illustration, animation, and design firm Pulp Studios. He lives in Edmonton, Alberta.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n","ContributorRole_0":"By (author)","ContributorRole_1":"Illustrated by","Contributor_0":"LaBoucane-Benson, Patti (CA)","Contributor_1":"Mellings, Kelly (CA)","Description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner, CODE’s 2016 Burt Award for First Nation, Inuit and Métis Literature \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this important graphic novel, two brothers surrounded by poverty, drug abuse, and gang violence, try to overcome centuries of historic trauma in very different ways to bring about positive change in their lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePete, a young Indigenous man wrapped up in gang violence, lives with his younger brother, Joey, and his mother who is a heroin addict. One night, Pete and his mother’s boyfriend, Dennis, get into a big fight, which sends Dennis to the morgue and Pete to jail. Initially, Pete keeps up ties to his crew, until a jail brawl forces him to realize the negative influence he has become on Joey, which encourages him to begin a process of rehabilitation that includes traditional Indigenous healing circles and ceremonies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Powerful, courageous, and deeply moving, \u003cem\u003eThe Outside Circle\u003c\/em\u003e is drawn from the author’s twenty years of work and research on healing and reconciliation of gang-affiliated or incarcerated Indigenous men.\u003c\/p\u003e","EAN":"9781770899384","excerpt_0":"https:\/\/biblioshare.org\/BNCservices\/BNCServices.asmx\/Samples?token=fcf85c1c1b298e99\u0026amp;ean=9781770899384\u0026amp;SAN=\u0026amp;Perspective=excerpt\u0026amp;FileNumber=0","Imprint":"House of Anansi Press","NumberOfPages":"128","OtherText_Quote_from_review_0":"I’m in awe of what you are holding in your hands. This is more than a graphic novel. It’s a teaching; it’s a reminder; and it’s a textbook of hard-won wisdom. It’s also a wish.","OtherText_Quote_from_review_0_":"David J. Fuller","OtherText_Quote_from_review_1":". . . the story becomes one of hope, not only for Pete, but for all aboriginal people healing from the intergenerational wounds of Canadian colonialism.","OtherText_Quote_from_review_1_":"David J. Fuller","OtherText_Quote_from_review_2":"As brutal as Pete’s family’s story is, LaBoucane-Benson and Mellings’ sensitive, careful, honest presentation reveals a narrative that must be told, acknowledged, remembered, confronted, fixed.","OtherText_Quote_from_review_3":"As brutal as Pete’s family’s story is, LaBoucane-Benson and Mellings’ sensitive, careful, honest presentation reveals a narrative that must be told, acknowledged, remembered, confronted, fixed.","OtherText_Quote_from_review_4":"I’m in awe of what you are holding in your hands. This is more than a graphic novel. It’s a teaching; it’s a reminder; and it’s a textbook of hard-won wisdom. It’s also a wish.","OtherText_Quote_from_review_5":"LaBoucane-Benson’s long career working with young people in Pete’s circumstances gives the story a strong emotional resonance and a solid historical and educational framework.","OtherText_Review_0":"I’m in awe of what you are holding in your hands. This is more than a graphic novel. It’s a teaching; it’s a reminder; and it’s a textbook of hard-won wisdom. It’s also a wish.","OtherText_Review_0_Src":"Richard Van Camp, author of The Lesser Blessed","OtherText_Review_1":"[W]ith the Outside Circle, Patti LaBoucane-Benson and Kelly Mellings have brought Canada’s colonial history and its effects on Aboriginal people today to life in a powerful story.","OtherText_Review_1_Auth":"David J. Fuller","OtherText_Review_1_Src":"Prairie Books Now","OtherText_Review_2":"As brutal as Pete’s family’s story is, LaBoucane-Benson and Mellings’ sensitive, careful, honest presentation reveals a narrative that must be told, acknowledged, remembered, confronted, fixed.","OtherText_Review_2_Src":"Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Centre","OtherText_Review_3":"LaBoucane-Benson’s long career working with young people in Pete’s circumstances gives the story a strong emotional resonance and a solid historical and educational framework.","OtherText_Review_3_Src":"Library Journal","OtherText_Review_4":". . . the story becomes one of hope, not only for Pete, but for all aboriginal people healing from the intergenerational wounds of Canadian colonialism.","OtherText_Review_4_Src":"Publishers Weekly","OtherText_Review_5":"A beautifully and powerfully told story.","OtherText_Review_5_Src":"School Library Journal","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"A graphic novel about two brothers surrounded by poverty and gang violence trying to overcome centuries of historic trauma.","PrizeCodeText_0":"Short-listed","PrizeCodeText_1":"Winner","PrizeCode_0":"04","PrizeCode_1":"01","PrizeName_0":"In the Margins Top Fiction Award","PrizeName_1":"CODE’s 2016 Burt Award for First Nation, Inuit and Métis Literature","PrizeYear_0":"2016","PrizeYear_1":"2016","ProductFormDescription":"EPUB, fixed","PublicationDate":"2015-04-25","Publisher":"House of Anansi Press Inc","ShortDescription":"A graphic novel about two brothers surrounded by poverty and gang violence trying to overcome centuries of historic trauma.","Subtitle":"A Graphic Novel","teachersguide_0":"https:\/\/biblioshare.org\/BNCservices\/BNCServices.asmx\/Samples?token=fcf85c1c1b298e99\u0026amp;ean=9781770899384\u0026amp;SAN=\u0026amp;Perspective=teachersguide\u0026amp;FileNumber=0"}
The Outside Circle
A graphic novel about two brothers surrounded by poverty and gang violence trying to overcome centuries of historic trauma.
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It is heartening to see essential tools (such as the “Will to Intervene”) being offered up in practical and meaningful ways, when so many have turned their back on them, and so, on our responsibilities as global citizens.","OtherText_Accolades_0_Auth":"Roméo A. Dallaire","OtherText_Accolades_1":"Beyond Payam Akhavan's impressive professional and academic distinctions as a former UN prosecutor lies a deep and enduring dedication to the pursuit of justice on the international stage. In Search of a Better World is a revelation of the some of the darkest moments of the world’s recent history and a vital and enduring odyssey of hope for the future. 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In Search of A Better World
An essential analysis of the major human rights struggles of our times by an internationally renowned human rights lawyer and former UN prosecutor.
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Adam Gopnik's 2011 CBC Massey Lectures is at once an enchanting homage to a season and a captivating journey through the modern imagination.
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Others attempted to find a land route. Many hundreds of men perished in the attempt, until finally, in 1906, Roald Amundsen completed the voyage by ship. Today global warming has brought interest in the passage back to a fever pitch as nations contend with each other over its control and future uses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe historic search inspired Canadian folk musician Stan Rogers to write \"Northwest Passage\", a song that has become a widely known favorite since its 1981 release. It describes Stan's own journey overland as he contemplates the arduous journeys of some of the explorers, including Kelsey, Mackenzie, Thompson and especially Franklin. The song is moving and haunting, a paean to the adventurous spirit of the explorers and to the beauty of the vast land and icy seas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe lyrics are accompanied by the striking paintings of multiple award-winning artist Matt James. Matt brings a unique vision to the song and the history behind it, providing commentary on the Franklin expedition and its failure to heed the wisdom of Inuit living in the North. The book also contains the music for the song (as well as a final verse that was never recorded), maps, a timeline of Arctic exploration, mini-biographies and portraits of the principal explorers, and suggestions for further reading.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFollowing on the success of \u003cem\u003eCanadian Railroad Trilogy\u003c\/em\u003e, this is another beautiful book in which a memorable song illuminates a fascinating history that has taken on new resonance today.\u003c\/p\u003e","EAN":"9781554984039","Height":"12.25","HeightCode":"in","Imprint":"Groundwood Books","MetaKeywords":"Music; Popular; People \u0026amp; Places; Polar Regions; History; Exploration \u0026amp; Discovery; Arctic Ocean; Canada; 19th century; Early 20th centuryStan Rogers; Roald Amundsen; John Franklin; Exploration; History; Canadiana; First Nations; Navigation; Song; Lyrics; Music; Folk Music; Geography; Social Studies; Ships; Boats; Global Warming; Governor General's Literary Award for Children's Illustration; award winner","NumberOfPages":"56","OtherText_Review_0":"\u003cp\u003e“This stunning portrayal of early efforts to explore Canada’s Northwest Passage presents Rogers’ 1981 song in combination with glorious illustrations...Both realistic and allusive, these images are as haunting as the song. For U.S. readers, an illumination of a little-known history; for all Americans, a treasure.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eKirkus\u003c\/em\u003e, STARRED REVIEW\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_0_Src":"Kirkus, STARRED REVIEW","OtherText_Review_1":"\u003cp\u003e“[T]he sweep of James’s paintings is spectacular; the invitation to 'make a Northwest Passage to the sea,' irresistible.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eHorn Book\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_1_Src":"Horn Book","OtherText_Review_2":"\u003cp\u003e“For a unique and exquisite view of the story of explorers’ search for a safe passage through the Arctic Ocean to the Pacific, look no further than this beautifully crafted title inspired by a well-known Canadian folk song.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, STARRED REVIEW\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_2_Src":"School Library Journal, STARRED REVIEW","OtherText_Review_3":"\u003cp\u003e“This is a dynamic and original introduction to the age of exploration.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLibrary Media Connections\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_3_Src":"Library Media Connections","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"A stunning pictorial representation of the search for the Northwest Passage as seen by painter Matt James, inspired by Stan Rogers’ iconic song.","PrizeCodeText_0":"Winner","PrizeCodeText_1":"Commended","PrizeCodeText_2":"Commended","PrizeCodeText_3":"Short-listed","PrizeCode_0":"01","PrizeCode_1":"03","PrizeCode_2":"03","PrizeCode_3":"04","PrizeName_0":"Governor General's Literary Awards for Children's Illustration","PrizeName_1":"An Amazon.ca Best Book","PrizeName_2":"A Kirkus Best Book","PrizeName_3":"Amelia Frances Howard‐Gibbon Award","PrizeYear_0":"2013","PrizeYear_1":"2013","PrizeYear_2":"2013","PrizeYear_3":"2014","ProductFormDescription":"Web PDF","PublicationDate":"2013-08-26","Publisher":"Groundwood Books Ltd","ShortDescription":"A stunning pictorial representation of the search for the Northwest Passage as seen by painter Matt James, inspired by Stan Rogers’ iconic song.","Width":"9.25","WidthCode":"in"}
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Northwest Passage
A stunning pictorial representation of the search for the Northwest Passage as seen by painter Matt James, inspired by Stan Rogers’ iconic song.
