Children 8-12 – lisa·èÂíÐã Publishing and Vagrant Press lisa·èÂíÐã Publishing is the largest English-language publisher east of Toronto Thu, 27 Jun 2024 11:19:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 153484567 Children of the Titanic /store/children-of-the-titanic.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=children-of-the-titanic Thu, 27 Jun 2024 10:19:19 +0000 /store/children-of-the-titanic.html/children-of-the-titanic On April 10, 1912, the Titanic departed Southampton, England, on its first voyage across the Atlantic, carrying 2,240 passengers, 109 of them children. Introducing young readers to the ship that couldn’t sink, Children of the Titanic follows three children—Beth Cook, age six, travelling third class; Charlotte Murphy, age eight, second class; and John Crosby, age eleven, first class. We meet them as they board and get settled in their rooms in different parts of the vessel, witness their experience of the gripping sequence of events early in the morning of April 15, and see their eventual arrival in New York on the rescue ship Carpathia.

Bringing to life the sights and sounds of the ship from a child’s perspective, author Christine Welldon tours youngreaders through the plush first- and second-class staterooms, the gymnasium, swimming pool, library, and French café, as well as the humbler accommodations in third class.

The book includes over 40 photographs, highlighted glossary terms, and sidebars on aspects of shipbuilding, early twentieth-century life, and the events of April 15, 1912.

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]]> 54152 L’Nu’k: The People /store/lnuk-the-people.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lnuk-the-people Mon, 24 Jun 2024 11:40:32 +0000 /store/lnuk-the-people-3 The Mi'kmaq lived in Canada long before the country even got its name. Before Europeans arrived, they lived in homes called wigwams and hunted and fished throughout the Maritime provinces, living off and giving back to the land. They enjoyed storytelling, drumming, and dancing within their tight­knit communities.

In L'nuk: the Mi'kmaq of Atlantic Canada, First Nations educator Theresa Meuse traces the incredible lineage of today's Mi'kmaq people, sharing the fascinating details behind their customs, traditions, and history. Discover the proper way to make Luski (Mi'kmaw bread), the technique required for intricate quillwork and canoe­building, what happens at a powwow, and how North America earned its Indigenous name, Turtle Island.

Includes informative sidebars, highlighted glossary terms, recommended reading, a historic timeline, index, and over 60 full­colour historical and contemporary images.

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]]> 85672 Oak Island and the Search for the Buried Treasure /store/oak-island-and-the-search-for-the-buried-treasure.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=oak-island-and-the-search-for-the-buried-treasure Mon, 24 Jun 2024 11:39:28 +0000 /store/oak-island-and-the-search-for-the-buried-treasure.html/oak-island-and-the-search-for-the-buried-treasure Are Shakespeare's lost manuscripts buried deep in the notorious Money Pit? Do booby traps conceal the Holy Grail of the Knights Templar or Blackbeard's pirate loot? The mystery of Oak Island's rumoured treasure has stumped explorers and researchers for over two hundred years. In this fascinating nonfiction account, librarian Joann Hamilton-Barry introduces young readers to the treasures rumoured to be hidden on Nova Scotia's famous question mark-shaped island and the curious adventurers who sought it out.

With over 50 maps, photographs, and artefacts, highlighted by educational sidebars, this accessible, entertaining book takes readers from the island's first treasure hunters to present-day adventurers, and shares tales of pirate gold, mysterious messages, and the famous Oak Island curse.

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]]> 53254 Madame Belzile & Ramsey Hither /store/madame-belzile-ramsey-hither.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=madame-belzile-ramsey-hither Tue, 04 Jun 2024 12:42:13 +0000 /store/madame-belzile-ramsey-hither.html/madame-belzile-ramsey-hither Budge Wilson has written numerous children's stories. She lives in Nova Scotia's south shore region.

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]]> 53712 Weekend in the Jurassic /store/weekend-in-the-jurassic.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=weekend-in-the-jurassic Tue, 04 Jun 2024 12:42:10 +0000 /store/weekend-in-the-jurassic.html/weekend-in-the-jurassic Nova Scotia writer Susan Atkinson-Keen has long been interested in the Jurassic Age.

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]]> 53710 The Mystery of the Portuguese Waltzes /store/the-mystery-of-the-portuguese-waltzes.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-mystery-of-the-portuguese-waltzes Tue, 04 Jun 2024 12:38:39 +0000 /store/the-mystery-of-the-portuguese-waltzes Tamara struggles to play her accordion in front of an audience. When her father encourages her to play for an elderly accordion player, Tamara becomes inspired by stories of Stoyles and his musical friendship years before with a Portuguese sea captain.

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]]> 83986 Spirited Away /store/spirited-away.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=spirited-away Tue, 04 Jun 2024 12:38:31 +0000 /store/spirited-away Strange and affecting stories from one of Newfoundland's most compelling folk traditions

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]]> 83984 The Queen of Paradise’s Garden /store/the-queen-of-paradise?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-queen-of-paradises-garden Tue, 04 Jun 2024 12:38:20 +0000 /store/the-queen-of-paradises-garden Jack, the delightful, mischievous, big-hearted hero of so many Newfoundland tales, is worried about his parents. They aren't getting any younger; in fact, they're really quite old. So Jack and his brothers Bill and Tom decide to set out and find a magic fruit that will make the old young. Told with the humour, warmth and sly wit that have made Andy Jones one of the Island's finest and best-loved storytellers, The Queen of Paradise's Garden follows Jack on his way to the land of the Queen of Paradise, where he finds the magic fruit and quite a few other handy things as well.

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]]> 83981 Polly MacCauley’s Finest, Divinest, Woolliest Gift of All /store/polly-maccauley?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=polly-maccauleys-finest-divinest-woolliest-gift-of-all Tue, 04 Jun 2024 12:38:12 +0000 /store/polly-maccauleys-finest-divinest-woolliest-gift-of-all Star, a very special lamb, needs a new home – who will welcome her: an eccentric old woman who loves to knit beautiful, useful things, or a greedy count and countess who hoard wool? Infused with Sheree Fitch's poetic playfulness, this lushly illustrated storybook celebrates creativity and community.

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]]> 83979 Peg Bearskin /store/peg-bearskin.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=peg-bearskin Tue, 04 Jun 2024 12:38:09 +0000 /store/peg-bearskin Peg's big, ugly and hairy; but she's brave enough and smart enough to trick a witch, help a king, and find husbands for her two beautiful sisters and herself. But will her husband fall for her? Readers certainly do in this rollicking adaptation of a traditional Newfoundland folktale.

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