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- North American Odyssey : 12,000 Miles Across the Continent by Kayak, Canoe, and Dogsled. by Freeman, Amy.;
'North American Odyssey' is an extraordinary account of a 12,000-mile, human-powered journey across the continent, and of how the authors experiences along the way awakened a deep commitment to environmental activism.Library Bound Incorporated- Subjects: NATURE / Ecosystems & Habitats / Wilderness; NATURE / Environmental Conservation & Protection; TRAVEL / Essays & Travelogues;
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- The call of the wild [videorecording] / by Sanders, Chris(Christopher Michael),film director.; Bailey, Preston,2000-actor.; Brown, Wes,actor.; Ford, Harrison,1942-actor.; Gillan, Karen,1987-actor.; Horse, Michael,actor.; Kelly, Jean Louisa,actor.; motion picture adaptation of (work):London, Jack,1876-1916.Call of the wild.; Notary, Terry,actor.; Stevens, Dan,1982-actor.; Sy, Omar,1978-actor.; Whitford, Bradley,actor.; Woodell, Colin,1991-actor.; Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.,film distributor.;
Harrison Ford, Karen Gillan, Dan Stevens, Bradley Whitford, Jean Louisa Kelly, Wes Brown, Omar Sy, Terry Notary, Preston Bailey, Colin Woodell, Michael Horse.Adapted from the beloved literary classic, this film is the story of Buck, a big-hearted dog whose blissful domestic life is turned upside down when he is suddenly uprooted from his California home and transplanted to the exotic wilds of the Alaskan Yukon during the Gold Rush of the 1890s. As the newest rookie on a mail delivery dog sled team, and later its leader, Buck experiences the adventure of a lifetime, ultimately finding his true place in the world and becoming his own master.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, 2.0 DVS.- Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Dogs; Sled dogs; Dogsled mail; Human-animal relationships;
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- Willy's new pup : a story from Labrador / by Blake, Sherry,1979-; Lishchenko, Lenny.;
Willy's friend brings him a puppy as a surprise when he comes to visit.LSC- Subjects: Puppies; Dogsledding; Inuit;
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- Dogs on the trail : a year in the life / by Braverman, Blair,author.; Mountain, Quince,author.;
'Dogs on the Trail' is a delightful photographic journey into a year in the life of a team of sled dogs, based on Blair Bravermans wildly popular Twitter feed. From the author of 'Welcome to the Goddamn Ice Cube'.- Subjects: Photobooks.; Braverman, Blair.; Mountain, Quince.; Dogsledding.; Mushers; Sled dog racing.; Sled dogs.;
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- Mad dogs and an Englishwoman : travels with sled dogs in Canada's frozen North / by Evans, Polly.;
Includes bibliographical references.- Subjects: Evans, Polly; Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race.; Dogsledding; Sled dogs;
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- Dog driven / by Johnson, Terry Lynn;
Fourteen-year-old McKenna will not stop competing in a new sled dog race in the Canadian wilderness even though she is losing her vision to Stargardt's disease.LSC- Subjects: Dogsledding; Sled dogs; Dogs; People with visual disabilities; Wilderness areas; Survival;
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- Ingenious : how Canadian innovators made the world smaller, smarter, kinder, safer, healthier, wealthier and happier / by Johnston, David,1941-author.; Jenkins, Tom,1959-author.;
"Successful innovation is always inspired by at least one of three forces--insight, necessity, and simple luck. Ingenious moves through history to explore what circumstances, incidents, coincidences, and collaborations motivated each great Canadian idea, and what twist of fate then brought that idea into public acceptance. Above all, the book explores what goes on in the mind of an innovator, and maps the incredible spectrum of personalities that have struggled to improve the lot of their neighbours, their fellow citizens, and their species. From the marvels of aboriginal invention such as the canoe, snowshoe, igloo, dogsled, lifejacket, and bunk bed to the latest pioneering advances in medicine, education, philanthropy, science, engineering, community development, business, the arts, and the media, Canadians have improvised and collaborated their way to international admiration. Ingenious tells you why they did it and how they made the world a better place."--- Subjects: Inventions; Inventors; Technological innovations;
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- Woman, watching : Louise de Kiriline Lawrence and the songbirds of Pimisi Bay / by Simonds, Merilyn,1949-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."From award-winning author Merilyn Simonds, a remarkable biography of an extraordinary woman -- a Swedish aristocrat who survived the Russian Revolution to become an internationally renowned naturalist, one of the first to track the mid-century decline of songbirds. Referred to as a Canadian Rachel Carson, Louise de Kiriline Lawrence lived and worked in an isolated log cabin near North Bay. After her husband was murdered by Bolsheviks, she refused her Swedish privilege and joined the Canadian Red Cross, visiting her northern Ontario patients by dogsled. When Elzire Dionne gave birth to five babies, Louise became nurse to the Dionne Quintuplets. Repulsed by the media circus, she retreated to her wilderness cabin, where she devoted herself to studying the birds that nested in her forest. Author of six books and scores of magazine stories, de Kiriline Lawrence and her "loghouse nest" became a Mecca for international ornithologists. Lawrence was an old woman when Merilyn Simonds moved into the woods not far away. Their paths crossed, sparking Simonds's lifelong interest. A dedicated birder, Simonds brings her own songbird experiences from Canadian nesting grounds and Mexican wintering grounds to this deeply researched, engaging portrait of a uniquely fascinating woman."--- Subjects: Biographies.; Lawrence, Louise de Kiriline, 1894-1992.; Naturalists; Ornithologists; Songbirds; Women naturalists;
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- Arctic patrol : Canada's fight for Arctic sovereignty / by Jamieson, Eric,1949-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."In the 1920s, Canada's claim on the Arctic archipelago was tenuous at best. In 1880, the United Kingdom had handed over control of the area to the expanding dominion, though much of the area was still unoccupied and unexplored. The North-West Mounted Police, later to become the RCMP in 1920, were assigned the territory by the Canadian Government. For years, little was done to assert this control; over time, remote detachments were established throughout the archipelago and annual ship patrols were conducted to resupply these posts as well as to demonstrate to the world that Canada was indeed administering to its Arctic. But the need to reinforce sovereignty--and quickly--was driven by increasing threats on the horizon. The Americans, Danish and Norwegians were particularly active in the Arctic, posing sovereign challenges from both individuals and their nations; Dr. Donald MacMillan, American, went north with an American Naval Aviation Unit in 1925 with a stated objective to search for new land. He had somehow, concerningly, avoided applying for permits to enter the Canadian Arctic. The Danish Anthropologist and polar explorer Knud Rasmussen was rumoured to be populating Ellesmere Island with Greenland Inuit (Inughuit) to the obvious threat of both the Muskox population there as well as Canadian Arctic sovereignty. Meanwhile, the Canadian Government was wrestling with the Norwegian Government, as well as Norwegian explorer Otto Sverdrup, over ownership of the Sverdrup group of islands. Something drastic had to be done. Legendary RCMP Inspector, Alfred Herbert Joy, joined by young but robust recruit Reginald Andrew Taggart of Ireland, as well as the renowned Inughuit guide, Nuqaqpainguaq, embark on an 1,800-mile dogsled patrol to the outer fringes of the archipelago. As tensions rise and negotiations with Norway threaten to escalate, the three men face treacherous conditions and unexpected obstacles on a journey that takes on mythic proportions. In Arctic Patrol, Lieutenant Governor's Medal winner Eric Jamieson uncovers the fascinating history of Canada's fight to secure its Arctic territories in this thrilling tale of international politics, polar exploration, and human endurance"--- Subjects: Self-determination, National;
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