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"When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers.

A brother and sister find a man entombed in ice in a Rocky Mountain glacier. Apparently he's been there for at least 50 years. Who is he? How did he get there? Where was he from?

This is the story of a “no military risk” campaign that slowly turned into a nightmare.

Canada's gold rush of the late 1890s attracted dreamers and schemers from all over North America.

It's a war story that is told every time the career of Billy Bishop is discussed: On June 2, 1917, the young pilot single-handedly took out a German airfield in an early morning raid at the he

First published in 1977 this accessible general overview of Canada's contribution to the Second World War and of the war's effect on Canada's evolution.

An exploration of Canadian Remembrance Day history, customs, and traditions. Who are the people who offered their lives in war? Why do we remember them? How do we honour their memory?

The giant conflagration of the First World War created the world we live in today, and its history is replete with stirring battles, mind-boggling strategies, and geopolitical manoeuvring.

DJ has always been the best at everything-sports, school, family-so climbing Kilimanjaro is just another thing he'll accomplish almost effortlessly.

After the orphanage she lives in is destroyed by fire, Betty, an innocent and trusting teen, takes a job as a maid in Kingston, Ontario.

DJ jets across the Atlantic to England to follow a series of obscure clues and symbols he hopes will reveal the truth about his grandfather.

When Ian and his classmates watch a documentary about the health concerns of eating fast food, Ian decides to start a boycott and stop everyone he can from eating at Frankie's, a huge fast-foo

It's September 12th, 2001, and New York City is at a standstill: somber, bleak and shocked in the aftermath of the World Trade Center attacks.

In this novel for teens, Sophie graduates from high school, her boyfriend breaks up with her because she's boring, and her best friend challenges her to try ninety different things.

Learn about African animals in this vibrant ABC book for babies and toddlers.