A vivid and stunningly illustrated memoir about growing up in a small village in Mali.

The true story of explorer Alexander MacKenzie, the first European to cross North America by land.

This is the remarkable story of Ann Harvey, who in 1828 helped save more than 160 passengers from a wreck off the Newfoundland fishing village of Isle aux Morts.

A delightful story-poem about the life of painter Emily Carr filled with Carr's love of animals, her insistence on painting from life and nature, and the sense of fun and freedom that she inspired in her students.

Visiting her grandmother at her rustic cabin in the Gulf Islands, young Becca experiences several small but significant adventures that leave her seeing her family and herself through new eyes.

An introduction to the life of Catharine Parr Traill.

Written and illustrated in comic strips, this book traces Emily Carr's life through four of her famous paintings.

One of the very first children's illustrated information books about Guru Nanak and the beginnings of the Sikh religion.

This beautifully illustrated biography commemorates the bicentennial of Hans Christian Andersen's birth.

When their boat overturns on a whitewater rafting course, Amanda -- along with Philip, the class bully -- become separated from the rest of the class and nearly drown. Thus begins their week-long struggle for survival.