When the going gets rough, the rough . . . start raising their own food. In the first full-color guide of its kind, author and small farm owner Laura Childs reveals exactly what it takes to start raising your own animals, including chickens, geese, goats, sheep, pigs, and cows. Childs discusses what you can expect to harvest from your animals from eggs to milk to meat to wool based on her own real-life experiences. Whether you want to raise a few chickens for eggs alone, try your hand at a few goats with the aim to make your own cheese, or are looking to sustain your family and make some extra money from raising and selling beef, this is the book for you. Childs offers general information for each breed and animal, from how to get started to what to feed and where to house the animals. This invaluable guide is the perfect first book for anyone interested in starting a backyard barnyard or a small farm or simply dreaming about the idea.

Lakes define not only Canada’s landscape but the national imagination. Blending writing on nature, travel, and science, award-winning journalist Allan Casey systematically explores how the country’s history and culture originates at the lakeshore. Lakeland describes a series of interconnected journeys by the author, punctuated by the seasons and the personalities he meets along the way including aboriginal fishery managers, fruit growers, boat captains, cottagers, and scientists. Together they form an evocative portrait of these beloved bodies of water and what they mean, from sapphire tarns above the Rocky Mountain tree line to the ponds of western Newfoundland.

This beautifully illustrated picture book — a fantastic read-aloud — introduces toddlers to animals and the sounds they make.

About Eugenie Fernandes

Eugenie Fernandes is an award-winning picture book author and illustrator. Her many works include Earth Magic, A Difficult Day , Sleepy Little Mouse and Busy Little Mouse. She lives in Southern Ontario.

In honour of the twentieth anniversary of the Literary Journalism Program at the Banff Centre, Cabin Fever celebrates two decades of writing with thirteen of the finest creative non-fiction pieces written by program participants.

Drawn primarily from the program’s second decade, this anthology includes essays on a strikingly original and global range of topics by some of the best non-fiction writers in the country:  Tara Grescoe goes in search of “pure” absinthe; Jeff Warren examines the way whales think; Megan Williams takes driving lessons in Rome;  Bill Reynolds writes about the joys and dangers of riding a bicycle;  Charlotte Gill gives us the dirt on her eighteen years as a tree planter;  John Vigna confronts his relationship with a troubled brother;  Margaret Webb takes a sexy road trip to find oysters;  Jaspreet Singh ruminates on life in Kashmir in the age of plutonium;  Jeremy Klaszus gets to know his grandfather, a Nazi resister who is obsessed with Google Maps;  Deborah Ostrovsky explores bilingualism and the “grammar of relationships” after she marries into a Quebecois family;  Jonathan Garfinkel goes to Israel to find a house occupied by an Arab and a Jew;  Penney Kome writes about a family friend in Chicago who helped invent the atomic bomb; and Andrew Westoll gives up love in order to hunt for a rare blue frog in Surinam.

Unique, engaging, and enriching, Cabin Fever is a testament to the literary talents of each individual contributor and a tribute to the longevity and excellence of Banff Centre’s Literary Journalism program over the past twenty years.

A young girl learns that her footprint is more than the mark she leaves in the sand

Introduces young children to the concept of their eco-footprint and the impact of what they consume on the environment.

Sandy loves visiting her grandpa’s house by the beach every summer. She and her dog Pepper play in the sand and surf, chasing the seagulls. But on this day her walk on the beach is ruined when she comes across the garbage left from someone else’s picnic – pop cans, half-eaten hot dog buns, and even a yellow plastic mustard container. Angry, Sandy can’t understand why anyone would want to dirty her beautiful beach.

Sandy and Pepper are startled by the arrival of the “Garbage Lady,” who helps pick up the mess. The Garbage Lady explains to Sandy that everyone has an ecological footprint – the mark they leave on the world – and that it is their responsibility to shrink it. Sandy is impressed, and runs home to tell her family. A wonderful introduction to environmental responsibility, the book ends with a list of everyday actions we can all do to shrink our footprint. Fittingly illustrated with a unique collage technique using recycled and natural materials.

Printed on FSC Certified Paper

About the Author

Adrianna Steele-Card has used her training in a variety of media to create her unique form of collage art. She uses a combination of natural and recycled materials, highlighted by paints and fibers. Look closely and you will find fish made from leaves, cloths made from flower petals, and a host of other surprises. Adrianna is a professional artist living and working in the woods of Lanark Highlands, Ontario.

Canada and the United States. Two nations, one border, same continent. Anti-American sentiment in Canada is well documented, but what have Americans had to say about their northern neighbour? Allan examines how the American media has portrayed Canada from Confederation to the Obama inauguration. By examining major events that have tested bilateral relations, Bomb Canada tracks the history of anti-Canadianism in the U.S. Informative, thought provoking and at times hilarious, this first-of-its-kind book reveals another layer of the complex relationship between Canada and the United States.

Chantal Nikkel Allan has spent several years working for both CBC Radio and National Public Radio and last year won an award for in-depth reporting in radio from the Society of Professional Journalists. She has an M.A. in Journalism (USC) and a Bachelor of Journalism and Law (Carleton, 2001). Chantal lives in Los Angeles, but heads back to Canada several times a year.

(ages 10 and up)  Powerful free verse captures the raw beauty of the landscape and wildlife of northern Ontario.

Food is scarce after a harsh winter and in order to stay alive, a large timber wolf must fight off two young male wolves and insert himself into a pack led by a strong alpha female. Together they lead the pack’s two-hundred-mile journey along the Winisk River to Hudson Bay and the Severn River, pursuing the Woodland Caribou. As their struggle for survival intensifies, the wolves are threatened by human hunters, near-starvation, treacherous waters, and attacks by competing packs. In this bold literary work, Paul Brown explores the Great North and the heart of its wildlife through the eyes of a determined, courageous timber wolf.

About Paul Brown

Paul Brown is a poet, fiction writer, and retired English teacher with thirty years of experience in the high school classroom. He has made several canoe trips into northern Ontario, including one from Webequie to Peawanuck on the Winisk River, the same journey made by the wolves in his debut novel, Wolf Pack of the Winisk River (Lobster Press, 2009). Through his research, Paul fell in love with the courage, tenacity, and intelligence of northern grey wolves. The Great Boreal Forest of northern Canada remains an unending source of fascination for him. Brown lives in Belleville, Ontario.

(ages 2 – 5)  Little Bear closes his eyes and wishes and wishes and wishes for his dreams to come true. But when he opens his eyes, he’s still just Little Bear living in the Arctic tundra. Mother Bear tenderly shows him how many of his wishes do come true, from being able to swim with the playful belugas, to gazing at the dazzling northern lights. Finally, Little Bear is delighted to discover that he was Mother Bear’s wish come true! Readers will be touched by this reassuring tale of love and hope, which is of the “Storybook” series of board books – uplifting stories that shine with glitter, foil, texture, and more. Durable, padded covers, rounded corners, and an easy-to-hold size, along with touching text and colorful illustrations, ensure that these storybooks will be treasured by children and parents alike.

About the Author

Author, illustrator, and graphic designer Per-Henrik Gürth was born in Freiburg, Germany, and now calls Kingston, Ontario, home. His bold and lively illustrations can be found in the bestselling “Canada Concept Books” from Kids Can Press, including Oh! Canada and ABC of Canada, which was a Canadian Children’s Book Centre “Our Choice” selection. In When Wishes Come True, Per creates soft scenes filled with texture and light to complement the heartwarming story inspired by his daughter, Emily, who was Per’s own wish come true.

Canadian and British airmen engaged in fierce and deadly battles in the skies over Europe during the Second World War. Those who survived often had to overcome incredible obstacles to do so — dodging bullets and German troops, escaping from burning planes and enduring forced marches if they became prisoners. The Survivors tells some of these stories — tales that are so amazing they sound like fiction.

In one story, a tail gunner from Montreal survived despite being unconscious when blown out of his bomber. Another story describes how the crew of a navigator from Ottawa used chewing gum to fill holes in their aircraft. And another tells how a pilot from Northern Ontario parachuted out of his plane and became the target of a German machine-gunner, but within hours 120 Germans surrendered to him.

These painstakingly researched stories will enable you to feel what now-aging veterans endured when they were young men in the air war against Nazi Germany.

About the Author

Ian Darling comes from an air force family. His father, as well as his two uncles, served in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. Darling is the author of Go Ask Dad and is the editorial writer at The Record. He lives in Waterloo, Ontario.

Imagining a New Canadian Economy:The New World Economy, and Canada’s Place In It

With the onset of the current economic crisis, one chapter in the economic history of the world is ending and a new one is beginning. What role will Canada play in this vastly altered world?

James Laxer examines the anatomy of the crash: the forces that have controlled the global system and the forces that have the capacity to usher in a new global system as the U.S.-centred age of globalization comes to an end. He explores what needs to be done to combat the crash in Canada, and poses the questions we all want to have answered. What comes next for the global economy, and what does this mean for Canada? Where will we fit in? Is an egalitarian economic future possible? What could an economics for humanity look like?

A reflective and useful treatise on where we go from here, Beyond the Bubble is a must-read by one of Canada’s best-known political commentators.

About James Laxer

JAMES LAXER is a Professor of Political Science at York University in Toronto. An award-winning author and a former Toronto Star columnist, Laxer is the author of twenty-one books, including Perils of Empire and Red Diaper Baby: A Boyhood in the Age of McCarthyism.