Cactus Hotel
 great book for elementary school students!: I've used this book with first graders when we talk about plant and animal relationships. This book has wonderful pictures to go with the words. The students often stop me to ask me about the pictures. I love [... more]
CDN$26.50
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Bride of The Far Side ®
A remarkably funny book.: Bride of The Far Side, the fourth in the Far Side series, is a must have for any true fan of The Far Side. Packed with 200 cartoons, this book is hilarious. I have read this book dozens of times over the years and it seems to [... more]
CDN$15.50
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Descriptionary: A Thematic Dictionary
From Amazon.com: The subtitle of Descriptionary says it's "the book for when you know what it is, but not what it's called." Pretty useful, eh? But that description is also a bit limiting, as this handy reference guide can be just as easily [... more]
CDN$60.20
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Seven Experiments That Could Change the World: A ...
From Amazon.com: I consider myself an open-minded person, but I tend to become itchy and skeptical when I encounter most books about the "unexplained"--there are just too many secret Soviet laboratories, mysterious disappearances (of the [... more]
CDN$24.95
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National Audubon Society Regional Guide to Florida
From Amazon.com: With its colorful coral reefs, excellent birding, and tropical temperatures, Florida remains a popular vacation spot for the ecologically minded. In this concisely detailed volume you'll become acquainted with the state's geologic [... more]
CDN$29.95
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Logic Will Break Your Heart
From Amazon.com: With pretty synth lines; chiming, chugging guitar riffs; the right influences for a rock band, circa 2003 (the Smiths, Echo and the Bunnymen, the Cure , New Order, Radiohead, U2, Chameleons) and another sexy singer with a melodramatic, [... more]
CDN$15.99
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The Mouse and His Child
From Amazon.com: Like so many exceptional children's books, Russell Hoban's The Mouse and His Child clearly wasn't intended only for kid consumption. It certainly qualifies as a fantastic story for children: the characters are entertaining and memorable, [... more]
CDN$23.99
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Wings on Things
Very poor and undeserving of Bright and Early series: Forget this one. I've loved the other books in the Bright and Early, but this is a genuine stinker. The book's "cadence" is uneven. There are stretches where each page has only a brief [... more]
CDN$13.99
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Janacek: The Cunning Little Vixen (Widescreen)
From Amazon.com: There is no other opera quite like The Cunning Little Vixen, which was inspired by a comic strip and presents episodes in the life of a female fox, Sharp-Ears, from her childhood through captivity, escape, maturity, childbearing, old age, [... more]
CDN$44.99
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National Audubon Society Regional Guide to California
From Amazon.com: California natives and visitors alike will appreciate this compact, photo-filled overview of the Golden State's natural history. Along with a summary of geography, geology, weather, and wildlife, there is a field guide to the [... more]
CDN$29.95
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Listening for Lions
Listening for Lions: Living in the rugged African plains near the city of Nairobi in British East Africa in 1919, thirteen-year-old Rachel Sheridan, the daughter of two missionaries who met each other in an orphanage in London and who run the hospital in [... more]
CDN$20.89
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Truth About Poop
Great Bathroom Reading !: The Truth About Poop is filled with just the right balance of factual information and humor. It is listed as a book for ages 9 and up and, while it no doubt would appeal to even younger readers (thanks to the ageless zaniness of [... more]
CDN$9.50
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