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As True As I’m Sittin Here
Editor: Ron CaplanPublisher: Breton Books$17.95The wit and good humour—ghost tales-comebacks and outrageous happenings—over 200 Cape Breton stories by 34 storytellers, collected by Archie Neil Chilsholm.
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Chéticamp
Publisher: Breton Books$19.95An esteemed Canadian folklorist, Father Anselme Chiasson’s award-winning books include the songs, tales and history of the Acadians of Cape Breton and the Magdalen Islands.
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The Story So Far
Publisher: Breton Books$12.95These stories take the reader from the sparse, tense writing of the prequel to Glace Bay Miner’s Museum, through the author’s other stories drawn from his Cape Breton home. A critically acclaimed success.
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Highland Heart in Nova Scotia
Publisher: Breton Books$14.95A new edition celebrates 50 years of a remarkable Cape Breton classic. A wonderful, exuberant, rich, overstated and humble piece of writing, which tries to tell us of the peace and invincibility and raw humour of Celtic Cape Breton.
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Glace Bay Miner’s Museum
Publisher: Breton Books$18.95In a colliery town, sirens from the mine can mean cave-ins, explosions, or, as in the Westray disaster, sudden death.Sheldon Currie, author of The Glace Bay Miners’ Museum was born in Reserve Mines, Cape Breton, and judging by the headlong intensity of this novel, he still hears those sirens.The story begins as shy, awkward Margaret MacNeil meets a strapping miner named Neil Currie. She’s already had her father and a brother die in the coalpits, but she hopes that Neil will be more lucky.
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L’étoile dans la pomme
Artist: Gilles CormierPublisher: Bouton d'or Acadie$13.95Somewhere on a fertile land, a love-struck apple plays around with a moonbeam.
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Petit Pico
Artist: Nathasha PilottePublisher: Bouton d'or Acadie$9.95“Crick, crack, crickety-crack! A baby chick is born.”
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Sur la rue de Tout-le-Monde
Artist: Emma FitzGeraldPublisher: Bouton d'or Acadie$16.95“If ever you go walking on Everybody street you will see everyone’s different.”
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Africville
Artist: Eva CampbellPublisher: Bouton d'or Acadie$14.95When a young girl visits the site of Africville, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the stories she?s heard from her family come to mind.
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La nouvelle vie de Madame Bouteille
Artist: Jacinthe ChevalierPublisher: Bouton d'or Acadie$9.95During an incredible trip, Madam Bottle and her friend Mister Paper, are in for a… transformative experience! What will Madam Bottle look like after her beauty treatment?
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Ce n’etait pas nous les sauvages Le choc centre les civilisations europeennes et autochtones
Publisher: Bouton d'or Acadie$29.95As a person of First Nation ancestry I cannot help but wonder if the failure of Caucasian Americans and Canadians to reveal and teach about the horrors their ancestors carried out against North American First Nation Peoples is a deliberate cover-up, or an indication they hold within their minds a notion the life of a First Nation person is valueless—not worthy of human considerations. The latter is probably the more plausible, because it is an unchallengeable fact that the crimes against humanity committed against our peoples over the centuries by people of European descent are not viewed with the same abhorrence by Caucasians that such crimes against other races of people are viewed. If such were the case there would be unconditional condemnation of it, and the knowledge would be readily available and taught in schools. -FROM THE INTRODUCTION
This updated edition incorporates Daniel Paul’s ongoing research. It clearly and profoundly shows that the horrors of history still rain upon the First Nations people of the present.
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A Boy From Acadie Roméo Leblanc’s Journey to Rideau Hall
Artist: Maurice CormierPublisher: Bouton d'or Acadie$19.95Young Roméo LeBlanc, from Cormier Cove, New Brunswick, did not expect that one day, thanks to his family and sisters, he would have the chance to go to high school and university, become a history teacher, then a journalist, and finally a politician, climbing up the ladder to the highest position! Nevertheless, he stayed modest and kept his great sense of humour all his life.
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Une journee poney! Pemkiskahk’ciw ahahsis!
Artist: Paul LangPublisher: Bouton d'or Acadie$14.95Joséphine looks at her grandfather and wonders whether he’s serious. After all, he loves to joke around! A pony has neither a steering wheel to drive it, nor seat to sit in… how will she ever stay on a pony and guide it to the pond?
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Sous mon arbre
Publisher: Bouton d'or Acadie$8.95Robins, swallows, sparrows, and chickadees… Birds are frolicking on the grass, but in the tree, a cat is watching. Will their songs sing its vigilance to sleep? Writer and seasoned teacher Chantal Duguay Mallet and young local illustrator in high demand Danica Brine are back with a third charming book in the Sous mon… series…, made of rhymes, short sentences and a rich vocabulary combined with colourful and amusing illustrations!
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Appi et le parfum puant
Artist: Pauline DugasPublisher: Bouton d'or Acadie$10.95When you’re a skunk, stinking is a musk-t. Priscille has no smell, and at the Great Muskyrade Ball, she will fade next to her gloriously stinky sisters. Her friend Appi wants to help the sad little skunk. In this second quest, she will go looking for the smelliest smell possible! On the way, there will be brambles bushes, a cooking witch and a carnivorous plant with a bad temper.
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Coquelicot sur un rocher
Publisher: Bouton d'or Acadie$14.95Carla, journalist covering the war in Afghanistan, is on a quest. She’s searching for something significant to bring back for her son Théo.
For his part, Tom, a nineteen-year-old American, try to make sense of this war for which he embarked without knowing why. His mother deeply worried at the thought of her son.
Laïla and Amir, living in a dusty Kabul, are separated by the conflicts.
These mothers and their child are bound by the same fight, the one for love.
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La bonne idée!
Artist: Natasha PilottePublisher: Bouton d'or Acadie$12.95Océanne would love to have a swimming pool or take a trip in an airplane like her new friend does. But Océanne’s parents are farmers. They sell at the local market. It doesn’t earn them a great deal and it takes a lot of work. Nevertheless, the family takes a weekend off to go visit Oceanne’s great grandmother at Baie Sainte-Marie in Nova Scotia. It’s a trip that will give her a chance to appreciate how fortunate she is, and put her little aggravations into perspective. What’s more, she has an idea that will take shape while she’s there–one which will make her parents proud and make Océanne herself a partner in their market venture.
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Les Sept Amis
Artist: Daniela ZekinaPublisher: Bouton d'or Acadie$8.95Monday throws on warm clothing, Tuesday takes the train to meet Wednesday while Thursday crawls out of bed to meet up with Friday… for a whole week’s worth of rhyme and sparkling illustrations.
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Ah! pour Atlantique
Photographer: Réjean RoyPublisher: Bouton d'or Acadie$15.95Everyone knows that the oceans are full of treasures and hidden dangers–with Sylvain Rivière we discover twenty-six of them. With the sail set to cruising, Ah! pour Atlantique explores the myths of Ulysses and Neptune, kayak and yacht voyages, the threat presently posed by green crabs and multiple other aspects of the marine trades. All sails set, Rivière’s verses resonate like a foghorn, illustrated by the talented Réjean Roy. These marine terms offer a special passage into francophone America–its dreamscapes and majestic views, a wellspring of treasures and adventures firmly anchored in our Maritime vocabulary.
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Histoire de Galet
Artist: François DimbertonPublisher: Bouton d'or Acadie$12.95Martin is a teenager living in Dieppe. War rages on, and his country, France, is under Nazi occupation. Cohabitation is tough, and living conditions are poor. While living with Mrs. Agnes, a resourceful old lady, Martin is unwillingly dragged into the horrible conflict of the Second World War and makes a life-changing discovery…
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Mémère Soleil, Nannie Lune
Artist: Jean-Luc TrudelPublisher: Bouton d'or Acadie$12.95Acadian Mémère and Scottish Nannie seem to have nothing in common but their grandchildren, but in this beautiful picture book from bestselling author Diane Carmel Léger and illustrator Jean-Luc Trudel, difference is celebrated. A co-publication with Nimbus Publishing, published simultaneously in English.
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Le pêcheur et le renard
Publisher: Bouton d'or Acadie$10.95Barabas is a lonely fisherman. Every morning, alone, he goes out to sea on his small fishing boat, throws his net in the water, and hopes to bring some fish home (where no one is waiting for him). Then, one day Barabas discovers footprints near his home. To whom could they belong?
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Sous ma roche
Artist: Danica BrinePublisher: Bouton d'or Acadie$8.95A curious child lifts a garden rock and discovers a lively universe. These bugs might send a small shiver down an adult’s spine, but the colorful, whimsical illustrations are just what any playful child relishing gooey and squigly creatures wants to approach. The short rhythmic sentences are a perfect tool to approach French reading and natural sciences to boot, since all these charming creatures are found in the Atlantic provinces!
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Maya et Mitaine
Artist: Réjean RoyPublisher: Bouton d'or Acadie$11.95At any age, you can miss your home and your old reassuring cat. Maya accompanies her designer mother on a professional trip to Paris but worries: will Mitaine hold up? Will her father working on a cruise ship leave St-John’s port before she’s back? Whether walking down your own German Street in New Brunswick or up Butte Montmartre in Paris for the first time, love is the best travel insurance.
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Lili Tutti-Frutti
Artist: Serge RichardPublisher: Bouton d'or Acadie$9.95Lili Tutti-Frutti’s friends and family tease her and predict she will turn bananas if she keeps chomping on her beloved snacks. This is just what seems to happen, but then, what better cure than Maman’s love and… more fruits! This whimsical and touching book also includes a two-page presentation with specific exotic fruit names, no preaching and all in good fun, but it does encourage a fruit eating habit!
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La patate cadeau ou la « vraie » histoire de la poutine râpée
Artist: Tamara Thiébaux-HeikaloPublisher: Bouton d'or Acadie$12.95Christian Treitz, the youngest son in a German family immigrated to the Monckton Township, learns that the trauma of the Acadian Deportation is still alive. The Treitz family is hungry and cold. Luckily, Christian meets Pierre Belliveau, who could have left Moncton’s newcomers to their unhappy fate. Instead, the Acadian has brought with him the seed of a new beginning. Despite the obstacles between them, their unexpected friendship blossoms on the banks of the Petitcodiac River.Â
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Un coeur, quatre pattes
Artist: Danica BrinePublisher: Bouton d'or Acadie$9.95It’s back to school for Jacoby, a therapy dog. He knows his job but can’t help feel a little anxious. With the help of Madame Ève, he will meet the challenge just fine. And with his big heart, he will prove to be a great support for little Jacob, who has moved from Alberta. A dog at school might be unusual, but it can sure make a world of difference!
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Sous mon lit / Beneath My Bed
Artist: Danica BrinePublisher: Bouton d'or Acadie$8.95Clinging on to his blanky, his gaze sparkling with curiosity, a child examines what hides underneath his bed. He focuses his flashlight on some of the animals of the Maritime Provinces; some well know, and others to discover. Each is absorbed in some rather whacky activity: let’s not reveal the smelt’s or the weasel’s, but the turtle, the lobster and skunk seem to be having a merry party indeed!
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Dis dix dinosaures / Say Ten Dinosaurs
Artist: Denise PaquettePublisher: Bouton d'or Acadie$8.95This is Bouton d’or Acadie’s first foray into the world of dinosaurs. Dis dix dinosaures steps into a burgeoning world where each page is an opportunity for children to have fun counting and associating details of the images to numbers. On the splash page, one finds the scientific names of dinosaurs frequently found in other works, but (in our opinion) never illustrated with such stunning colours. Denise Paquette, one of Acadie’s most seasoned illustrators, had the time of her life with this one. As for the Moncton author Gaëtane Pinet, with such imagination, she makes a striking debut!
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Flo remonte la riviere / Flo Up the River
Artist: Joycelyne DoironPublisher: Bouton d'or Acadie$8.95A winding river seems to beckon Flo away from her beloved Maritime bay. In this fourth adventure for the little traveling buoy, Flo gathers her courage and goes upstream. Her curiosity is put to the test as she discovers a whole new world of colors, animals and sounds. But at the end of the day, a friendly encounter allows the little buoy to quietly fall asleep, cradled by the river.
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AmiSoleil aux iles de la Madeleine
Artist: Mélanie DaiglePublisher: Bouton d'or Acadie$8.95Accompagne AmiSoleil dans cette toute nouvelle aventure. Tu y découvriras comment vivent le pluvier siffleur et la puce de sable. Tu verras que, même s’ils sont très différents, ces deux animaux ont quelque chose en commun..
Une invitation à la découverte d’un habitat côtier et des animaux qui y vivent.