"Barkskins opens in New France in the late 18th century as Rene Sel, an illiterate woodsman makes his way from Northern France to the homeland to seek a living. Bound to a "seigneur" for three years in exchange for land, he suffers extraordinary hardship and violence, always in awe of the forest he is charged with clearing. In the course of this epic novel, Proulx tells the stories of Rene's children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren, as well...

"Welcome to Canada--home of the Montreal Canadiens hockey team, singing sensation Justin Bieber, and the Bata Shoe Museum! Informative, easy-to-read text and oversize scenic photos draw in readers as they learn about Canada's history, government, major cities, land features, natural resources, culture, and more! Maps, a timeline with photos, and a facts page that includes major statistics complement the text."--Adapted from publisher's website.

"A dazzling novel set during the Great War and postwar Prohibition about a young nurse, a soldier, and a family secret that binds them together for generations to come--from USA TODAY and repeat #1 bestselling author Genevieve Graham."--

"The third book in an early-reader series inspired by Anne of Green Gables, starring the spirited Anne Shirley as she navigates her first days of school and the incorrigible Gilbert Blythe."--

December 6, 1917 started like any other day in Halifax, Nova Scotia. But everything stopped shortly before 9 o'clock that morning when two ships collided in Halifax Harbour. One of the ships was loaded with munitions for the troops fighting in Europe; the other was preparing to collect medical supplies for the war's victims. The resulting disaster was the largest man-made explosion until the detonation of the atomic bomb in 1945. The blast flattened...

Examines "the eighteenth-century Battle of the Plains of Abraham, the pivotal battle in the Seven Years' War (1754-1763) to win control of the trans-Appalachian region of North America, a battle consisting of the British and American colonists on one side and the French and the Iroquois Confederacy on the other, and leading directly to the colonial War of Independence and the creation of Canada"--Dust jacket flap.