• Animal Signatures (2nd edition)

    Animal Signatures (2nd edition)

    Publisher: Nimbus Publishing

    Animal Signatures is a handy field guide that teaches one how to recognize and interpret animal signs — the tracks, droppings and nibbled twigs that animals leave behind.

    $9.95
  • In the Company of Animals Stories of Extraordinary Encounters

    In the Company of Animals Stories of Extraordinary Encounters

    Editor: Pam Chamberlain
    Publisher: Nimbus Publishing

    Animals fascinate us humans, and we relate to them in a variety of ways. Whether we view them as companions, as workmates, as symbols, as totems, or as food, animals matter to us, and we want to tell their stories. In this collection, 38 writers from across Canada tell thought-provoking stories of extraordinary encounters with animals. From tributes to a favourite cat or dog to tales of a chance encounter with a moose or a cougar, the writers cover a wide range of encounters with a wide variety of animals—from rats and salamanders to wolves and bears. These writers are people who pay attention to animals, their natures and personalities and what they can teach us, and they ask us to pay attention too. In the Company of Animals features contributions from well-known Canadian authors including David Weale, Linda Olson, David Adams Richards, Richard Wagamese, and Farley Mowat, as well as many new and promising voices.

    $22.95
  • Wildflowers of the Maritimes A Guide to Identifying 150 of the Region's Wild Plants

    Wildflowers of the Maritimes A Guide to Identifying 150 of the Region’s Wild Plants

    Created by: Edmund Redfield
    Publisher: Nimbus Publishing

    Identification is the first major step towards a greater appreciation and understanding of our natural environment. Wildflowers of the Maritimes was written to meet the needs of hikers, students, amateur naturalists, resource professionals, or anyone looking for an affordable, compact, easy-to-follow guide to take with them into the field.

    Discover the wide array of wildflowers in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island with detailed photographs, drawings, and profile descriptions that include information on a plant’s origins, leaves, flowers, fruits, frequency, habitat, and range. Naturalist Edmund Redfield profiles 150 species of wildflowers from 53 plant families in an organized and easily accessible way. Includes over 350 colour photographs and black and white illustrations.

    $24.95
  • Seashore Life of Eastern Canada A Guide to Identifying Intertidal Marine Species

    Seashore Life of Eastern Canada A Guide to Identifying Intertidal Marine Species

    Publisher: Nimbus Publishing

    A field guide to over 80 of the most common species—including shells, crabs, seaweed, anemones, sea stars, and urchins—found in the Eastern Canadian intertidal zone. Seashore Life of Eastern Canada provides plenty of information for beachcombers to use as they explore the ocean shore. Each writeup includes an introduction that defines the intertidal zone where the species can be found and provides information about its habitat and appearance. Easy-to-use symbols and detailed colour photographs make identification a breeze.

    $19.95
  • Weeds of the Woods (new edition)

    Weeds of the Woods (new edition)

    Created by: Glen Blouin
    Publisher: Nimbus Publishing

    This handy guide to wild trees and shrubs of eastern North America will assist readers in identifying individual species by leaf, bark, flower, and fruit. It includes insightful information on each plant’s habitat, its importance in the larger ecosystem, and its ornamental and medicinal uses. The book uses colour photographs of the individual plants to help identify the various wild trees and shrubs. Blouin gives both the scientific names for the individual plants and their popular variations in English, French, Mi’kmaq, and Maliseet.

    $29.95
  • Lis-moi un livre ! Un guide mensuel de lecture avec votre bebe pendant sa premiere annee

    Lis-moi un livre ! Un guide mensuel de lecture avec votre bebe pendant sa premiere annee

    Publisher: Nimbus Publishing

    Lis-moi un livre! Un guide mensuel de lecture avec votre bébé pendant sa première année.

    $9.95
  • Animal Talk Remarkable Connections between Animals and the People Who Love Them

    Animal Talk Remarkable Connections between Animals and the People Who Love Them

    Created by: Joyce Grant-Smith
    Publisher: Nimbus Publishing

    A police dog helps take down criminals and searches for lost children. A cat defies odds and distance to be reunited with its family. A lion cub blissfully shares a kitchen with a family and a few pugs. These true stories and more are collected in this inspiring book by Joyce Grant-Smith. These tales show us the breadth and width of an animal’s ability to communicate with each other, and us with them. Primarily rooted in the Maritimes, each story shows a very different example of how a pet can influence events around them, including an eye-opening account of the growing field of Annimal Communications–people who learn to interpret and respect what these critters are trying to tell us, and who help other people communicate as well.

    There are 18 stories in total, and each is written in a heartwarming style reminiscent of the Chicken Soup for the Soup series, and will be a pleasant and uplfting read for all ages.

    $14.95
  • Sails of Fundy

    Sails of Fundy

    Created by: Stanley Spicer
    Publisher: Nimbus Publishing

    A native of Kentville, Nova Scotia, Stanley T. Spicer is a graduate of the University of New Brunswick, Acadia University and Springfield College. He was New Brunswick’s first provincial Director of Physical Eduacation and Recreation from 1947 to 1966 before joining the federal Fitness and Amateur Sport Branch in Ottawa where he served until 1979. He was the first person from the Atlantic Provinces to receive the Honour Award of the Canadian Association for Health, Physical Education and Recreation. Spicer is the author of numerous articles for Canadian and American publications and five previous books, including The Saga of the Mary Celeste.

    $16.95
  • Shipwrecks and Seafaring Tales of Prince Edward Island

    Shipwrecks and Seafaring Tales of Prince Edward Island

    Created by: Julie Watson
    Publisher: Nimbus Publishing

    In the 450 years since Jacques Cartier’s arrival, Prince Edward Island’s history has been tied to the sea. From the first explorers to immigrants, traders, sailors, and fishermen, thousands of seafaring people and their ships have come and gone–many lost to the relentless ocean. Their stories, though, survive in legends and folklore, in archives and family histories.

    From PEI author Julie V. Watson comes the telling of these legends in this new edition of Shipwrecks and Seafaring Tales of Prince Edward Island.

    Now with a new cover.

    $24.95
  • Birds of Nova Scotia

    Birds of Nova Scotia

    Created by: Robie Tufts
    Publisher: Nimbus Publishing

    Birds of Nova Scotia has been a highly cherished publication since it first came into print in 1961. To preserve the originality of the earlier editions, this posthumous revision by the Nova Scotia Bird Society and the Nova Scotia Museum has been a long and careful labour. New information on sightings of rare birds and changes of status bring the text in line with current data, without modifying the special qualities of Robie Tuft’s personal style.

    Colour illustrations by two distinguished nature artists, Roger Tory Peterson, author of Field Guide to the Birds (Houghton Mifflin) and John Crosby and line drawings by Jjohn Henry Dick will ensure accurate identification of species.

    This book has a place beside the binoculars, near every winter feeding station, in the summer cottage, aboard ship and also in school libraries and classrooms.

    $35.00
  • Keji

    Keji

    Publisher: Nimbus Publishing

    This guide to Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site contains the information needed by visitors planning to camp, hike, swim, paddle a canoe, picnic, fish, ski, snowshoe, do research, watch birds, take photographs, or commune with nature. The guide covers services available in the park, from daily programs offered by interpreters to rentals of canoes, kayaks and bicycles. It provides information on trails and portages, with directions and distances, and describes the front and backcountry sites that can be reserved by campers. It explains how to go about reserving a site and how to get the most out of a camping experience.

    The guide also describes the natural world of Kejimkujik, a wilderness park encompassing some of the finest unspoiled beauty in south western Nova Scotia. Readers will find sections on the plants, birds, and animals that make Kejimkujik special. Included are descriptions of the cultural history of the park, plus information about the Mi’kmaw people, whose ancestors were the area’s early inhabitants. There is a section on the Seaside Adjunct, the coastal portion of Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site, located on the South Shore. As well, the guide contains charts and maps that will help visitors plan their stay.

    $17.95
  • Birding Sites of Nova Scotia

    Birding Sites of Nova Scotia

    Created by: Blake Maybank
    Publisher: Nimbus Publishing

    Nova Scotia is a birder’s paradise- the trick is knowing where to go to catch sight of the dainty piping plover, stately blue heron, or cheeky blue jay. This problem is solved within the pages of this invaluable guidebook, which divides Nova Scotia by county, pinpointing the best birding sites, how to reach them, and on-site orientation. Complete with maps and chockfull of useful information such as special birds to see, species of note, and key details for each site (i.e. amenities, points of interest, and habitats), this guidebook is sure to delight the bird fancier in your life, or be a welcome addition to your own feathered pursuits!

    $29.95
  • Guides of the North Woods

    Guides of the North Woods

    Created by: Mike Parker
    Publisher: Nimbus Publishing

    Hunting, fishing and woodsmanship are inscribed in North American culture. Once the survival skills of the Mi’kmaq people, they became recreational pastimes for British officers arriving in Nova Scotia in the nineteenth century. The native people became wilderness guides for these ‘sports’, passing on their guiding skills to others. In this book, using their own words, Mike Parker resurrects how native and white men shared the call of the wilderness, traveling miles on foot or by canoe, hunting moose and deer or fishing trout and salmon. The hair-raising incidents of danger, the funny anecdotes, the skills necessary to succeed, and the personality of these men are collected here with respect and admiration.

    $29.95
  • Paddling the Tobeatic

    Paddling the Tobeatic

    Created by: Andrew L. Smith
    Publisher: Nimbus Publishing

    The rivers of southwestern Nova Scotia flow in and around what is known locally as the Tobeatic which refers to the Maritimes Provinces’ largest expanse of wilderness, all of which lies in southwestern Nova Scotia. Whether you are interested in involved, week-long wilderness excursions or in fair-weather day-trips, you’ll derive much satisfaction from exploring the rivers of southwestern Nova Scotia.

    Blending wit with rugged pragmatism and interspersing fasc inating tidbits of local and natural history, paddler and back-country explorer Andrew Smith has created the definitive guide to canoe routes of the Tobeatic. Packed with a wealth of information, including route maps and diagrams of rapids and other difficult river sections, this invaluable guide speaks to both the seasoned canoeist and the casual outdoor enthusiast. Like the best guidebooks, Paddling the Tobeatic inspires its readers to get out and experience Nova Scotia’s natural treasures first-hand.

    $32.95
  • Discover Nova Scotia Sportfishing

    Discover Nova Scotia Sportfishing

    Created by: Don MacLean
    Publisher: Nimbus Publishing

    In this inspirational and informative book, Don MacLean guides anglers to where they will find the best of Nova Scotia’s sportfishing opportunities in any season of the year. The book will appeal to both residents and tourists as it outlines the sportfish species that are found in the province, how to fish them and where to find them through the seasons.
    There are tales of Nova Scotia’s glorious fishing past, including celebrated ‘fly tyers’ and guides, tales of the rich and famous who have also fished our waters and tips on tackle and technique for fishing in lake, river, and sea. And as a fisheries biologist, MacLean also provides detailed information on the ecology and life history of the major fish species of the province.

    $17.95
  • Seashores of the Maritimes

    Seashores of the Maritimes

    Created by: Merritt Gibson
    Publisher: Nimbus Publishing

    This book is designed to help the reader identify the many common plants & animals of the Atlantic coastline. Over 400 species are included with tips and notes about finding & identifying the creatures.

    $24.95
  • Heroic Rescues at Sea

    Heroic Rescues at Sea

    Created by: Carolyn Matthews
    Publisher: Nimbus Publishing

    The sea can be a treacherous place. Fortunately for those who face disaster at sea there is a highly trained group of people who make it their life’s work to race to the rescue. These are the marine search and rescue workers of the Canadian Coast Guard. They do what most of us would not even contemplate; brave the elements in their rescue vessels, often acting as paramedics, midwives and firefighters on the water. They go out in unimaginable conditions and search long, harrowing hours for missing ships and sailors. These are their stories.

    $24.95
  • Sable Island Shipwrecks

    Sable Island Shipwrecks

    Created by: Lyall Campbell
    Publisher: Nimbus Publishing

    Over 300 ships have gone down on Sable Island. The first known wreck was in 1583. This best selling book tells the stories of disaster, danger, rescue and survival.

    $24.99
  • Discover Prince Edward Island Adventure and Lighthouse Guide

    Discover Prince Edward Island Adventure and Lighthouse Guide

    Publisher: Nimbus Publishing

    Dave Stephens and Susan Randles are travel writers and educators living in Nova Scotia.

    $12.95
  • Roland's Flora of Nova Scotia

    Roland’s Flora of Nova Scotia

    Publisher: Nimbus Publishing

    Roland’s Flora of Nova Scotia is the most comprehensive book ever published on the province’s plants. It is an indispensable resource for anyone interested in what grows where in Nova Scotia.With easy-to-read descriptions, foolproof keys and complete, illustrated glossary, readers can quickly find the information they need. Each plant description outlines the features most helpful in identifying that plant, and includes interesting facts about it’s folklore, herbal applications, toxicity, and edibility. The many distribution maps and illustrations also support accurate and simple plant identification. Volume one of two.

    $75.00
  • Discover Nova Scotia Guide to Wildlife Viewing Sites

    Discover Nova Scotia Guide to Wildlife Viewing Sites

    Publisher: Nimbus Publishing

    A full colour guide to viewing wildlife in Nova Scotia, organized by travel routes with information about habitat and safety for viewers and animals.

    $1.99
  • Walk Historic Halifax

    Walk Historic Halifax

    Created by: Grant McLean
    Publisher: Nimbus Publishing

    Use this convenient guide book to find all the interesting historic buildings and facts about the historic old port city.

    $15.95
  • Adventurer's Guide to the Magdalen Islands

    Adventurer’s Guide to the Magdalen Islands

    Photographer: George Fischer
    Publisher: Nimbus Publishing

    Offering a wide range of hiking, cycling, and climbing routes for every experience level, this is the companion guide to the beautiful Magdalen Islands.

    $17.95
  • Eastern Coyote

    Eastern Coyote

    Created by: Gerry Parker
    Publisher: Nimbus Publishing

    Biologist Gerry Parker has studied this versatile and successful coyote and tracked the animal’s origins and population patterns. A fascinating animal, and a comprehensive book.

    $22.95
  • Nature & Hiking Guide To Cape Breton's Cabot Trail

    Nature & Hiking Guide To Cape Breton’s Cabot Trail

    Created by: David Lawley
    Publisher: Nimbus Publishing

    Complete with easy-to-use maps, plant lists, glossary, and index, and illustrated with line drawings and woodcuts, A Nature and Hiking Guide to Cape Breton’s Cabot Trail is your complete guide to this natural treasure trove.

    $18.95
  • Spring Wildflowers

    Spring Wildflowers

    Publisher: Nimbus Publishing

    Spring Wildflower is a handy field guide that will help you identify most flowers that bloom in the spring. It is well organized, easy to follow and features fine pen and ink drawings of almost 250 flowering plants.

    $12.95
  • Land Mammals of Rockies & Pacific Northwest - Folding Guide

    Land Mammals of Rockies & Pacific Northwest – Folding Guide

    Created by: Fiona Reid
    Publisher: Earth, Sky + Water

    This FoldingGuide covers 56 mammals, both large and small, found the Rocky Mountains and Pacific Northwest. It includes bats, moles, rabbits, as well as the large signature mammals of the regions such as elk, bears, foxes, and mountain lions. Its range includes our Canadian Rockies and British Columbia.

    $13.95
  • Mammals of Prince Edward Island and Adjacent Marine Waters

    Mammals of Prince Edward Island and Adjacent Marine Waters

    This long overdue book provides a comprehensive guide to the Island’s terrestrial and marine mammals. Rooted in historical accounts and local research, this book illuminates the lives of PEI mammals large and small. From the Little Brown Bat to the Long-finned Pilot Whale, this book highlights each species in illustrated detail and outlines the continued need for conservation efforts in this province.

    $49.95
  • Backyard Horseman

    Backyard Horseman

    Created by: Ron Rude

    Completely updated for the modern horse owner, The Backyard Horseman dispels romantic myths and replaces them with something far more valuable: honest, practical advice. It covers topics such as buying, feeding, and training, as well as health, gear, shelter, pasture management, shows and events, and the tough ethical dilemmas owners face when horses grow old.

    $18.00
  • Coastal Wildflowers of the Pacific Northwest Wildflowers & Flowering Shrubs from British Columbia to Northern Calif

    Coastal Wildflowers of the Pacific Northwest Wildflowers & Flowering Shrubs from British Columbia to Northern Calif

    Created by: Elizabeth Horn

    Coastal Wildflowers of the Pacific Northwest introduces seaside visitors and residents to 164 common wildflowers and flowering shrubs of the rugged Pacific shore from southern British Columbia to Mendocino, California.

    $14.00
  • The Old Place

    The Old Place

    Created by: Merritt Gibson
    Publisher: Nimbus Publishing

    The Old Place Describes the plants and animals that live about the author’s property, and encourages readers to become familiar with the large variety of living things that live around their communities.It discusses the wonderful ways in which plants and animals are adapted to life in their particular habitats,and emphasizes the importance of protecting those habitats.

    $19.95
  • Halifax in Your Pocket

    Halifax in Your Pocket

    Created by: Stella McNeil

    A photographic tour of Halifax’s most popular and historic sights, this little book is ideal for pocket or purse. Acts as a first step in exploring Halifax’s colourful past, as well as the vibrant present day city.

    $9.95