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A real treat for history buffs..."--Annie Boulanger, The RecordPartial proceeds from sales will be donatedto the BC Historical Federation.

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A volume of the West Coast's favorite book of history, lore, and backwoods culture, featuring the villages and ghost towns of the coast. There are stories of pioneering at Stillwater, George Draney's fishing and logging at Bella Coola, whaling in the Queen Charlottes and an adventure with a cannon in Lund. Listen to philosophy from Texada Island, and memories of childhood in Clo'oose. Take a 1937 trip on the CPR's Maquinna from Port Alberni up...

This delightfully quirky colouring - in & storybook edition of the well loved classic. "The Wizard of Oz" written by L. Frank Baum, illustrated by Nikki Wright will delight readers colourists of all ages. Click your heels, sharpen your pencils & bring the remarkable story of Dorothy to Life.

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The first and only history of Burrard Inlet. Shortlisted for the City of Vancouver Book Award.

Today, it takes just a few comfortable hours to drive from Vancouver to Squamish, Whistler, or Pemberton. Regular ferry service runs between the Lower Mainland, the Sunshine Coast and Howe Sound islands, such as Bowen, Gambier and Keats. Passengers and supplies move easily throughout the Howe Sound area. But for early pioneers carving homesteads out of this rugged territory, transportation and day-to-day life were much different matters. Aroun...

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Sonoma Meets Miss Mouse is a heartwarming tale of a little girl named Sonoma and her new best friend. Through the warm, vibrant illustrations and rich text, children will learn the value of friendship and the importance of helping all creatures great and small.

An intimate look into the lives of two great poets who found common ground in their writing and in the changing fortunes of their literary careers.

A born naturalist, Ian McTaggart-Cowan grew up exploring the woods around his North Vancouver home and went on to embrace his passion and energize others with his enthusiasm and knowledge. He greatly influenced conservation and scientific documentation of nature within the province and beyond.Ian McTaggart-Cowan contributed significantly to the Royal BC Museum's natural history collection, and as a gifted and caring Professor of Zoology at UBC...

The fourth and final installment of the award-winning and bestselling Northwest Coast Legends series.

Jim Coleman saw Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth slam homers in training camp and was there when Jack Dempsey KO'd Jack Sharkey and interviewed young Jackie Robinson. He won his greatest fame through the horse racing's shedrow with Johnny Needle-Nose, the Blow-Back Kid, Knifey, the Good Kid, and Sir Benjamin Stockley. Coleman earned the honor of Canada's first nationally syndicated sports columnist, membership in five Canadian Sports Halls of Fame, an...

This bestselling classic, now in its third magnificent edition, lives up to its reputation as "the flower-lover's bible." No collection of natural history books is complete without it.

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Friendly and accessible, this handy reference is essential for anyone who wants to learn the fundamentals of this sport, from those just starting out to those comfortable riding the currents.

Raven is clever and tricky - and greedy. In this story, she persuades her friends Gull, Cormorant, and Puffin to pick berries with her, and tricks them into doing more than their share of work, for less than their share of food. In the end, her friends find a clever way to teach Raven an important lesson.

A dogs tail is incredibly versatile. They use them to communicate everything from the furious, full-body wiggling Im so happy to see you I could burst! to the tucked-under-the-bum N-O-O-O! Is that the vets office were pulling up to? They also keep noses warm on cold nights and conveniently sweep food off coffee tables. Tails Dont Lie 2 is Adrian Raesides hilarious follow-up to the bestselling Tails Dont Lie (Harbour Publishing, 2013), collecti...

With over forty years since its original printing, and over 30, 000 copies sold, this bestselling guide still remains a trusted and much-consulted reference for those interested in identifying, foraging and growing wild plants for food and medicine. Now Some Useful Wild Plants is back in print for a new generation of foragers and herbalists. Some Useful Wild Plants contains sections on useful herbs, trees, berries and seaweeds, as well as comm...