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Book Time For Christmas
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The Verces Guide to
ATTRACTING NATIVE
POLLINATORS
Bees, wasps, butterflies, moths,
flies and some beetles pollinate
more than 70 per cent of flowering
plants. Here's a complete action
plan for protecting these
industrious creatures. $44.95
HERBS: The Complete
Gardener's Guide
Beautiful photos and paintings
accompany tips on selecting and
growing herbs, alliums, seeds
and sprouts, kitchen herbs, and
fragrant herbs. Information on
dozens of herbs and how to
preserve and use them. $24.95
EVEN COWS GO TO HEAVEN
Linda Knox tells the often funny
story of her father Melville Knox
who was born near Stratford,
trained at Ontario Veterinary
College, and practiced
veterinary medicine in Grey
County for many years. $14.95
Natural Alternative
for Treating �-`
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THE FAMILY BUTTERFLY
BOOK
Love butterflies? This book's for
you. How to attract butterflies to
your garden, make butterfly
boxes and cages, identify 40
favourite North American
species, even build your own
butterfly farm. $25.95
GRANDMA YOU'RE THE
BEST
Humorous and inspirational
quotes celebrating brilliant
grandmothers by dozens of
famous people, ranging
from Mark Twain, the Dalai
Lama and Audrey Hepburn
to Homer Simpson. $13.95
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Fifty Animals
that Changed the Course of
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-I"HE GIFT OF COUNTRY LIFE
Victor Carl Friesen
FIFTY ANIMALS THAT
CHANGED HISTORY
We take animals for granted but
some have changed the course of
human history. From horses, cattle,
sheep, goats, chickens and turkeys
to the earth worm, silk worms,
beavers and seals this book tells
their stories. $29.95
A Practical G
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Stephen Plarrod ult
Foreword by James A.Duke. plea
Humorous and Inspirational Quotes
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THE GIFT OF COUNTRY LIFE
Saskatchewan writer Victor Carl
Friesen turns his memories of
growing up on a small farm in the
1940s into poems. Illustrated by
his own photos, he tells of a
simpler time when less was
more. $18.95
IMPROVING YOUR SOIL
A Practical Guide to Soil
Management for the Serious
Home Gardener
Soil scientist Keith Reid provides
steps to achieve the right soil
base in which to grow bigger
vegetables and better flowers and
how to manage the soil for the
long term. $29.95
W000DrfeE BIBNERS
HANDBOOK
A Guide to Safe,
Healthy& Efficient Wootlbunling
HERBAL ANTIBIOTICS
Through indiscriminate use of
antibiotics humans have
created "superbugs", bacteria
with resistance to drugs.
Stephen Buhner offers
evidence that plant medicines
offer alternatives with their mix
of antibiotic compounds.
$17.50
GRANDAD YOU'RE THE
BEST
Here's a collection of
humorous and inspirational
quotes celebrating brilliant
grandfathers from authors
such as Paul McCartney,
Woody Allen, Bill Clinton,
and Abraham Lincoln.
$13.95
Journey to Perfection
THE AGRICULTURAL ART OF ROSS BUTLER
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I WANT TO BE A VET
Do you know a youngster who
wants to be a vet? This colourful
book gives a hint of what the job
entails. (Ages 4-7) $3.99
by Irate Craft ford•Sinno
JOURNEY TO PERFECTION The
Agricultural Art of Ross Butler
Admire the art of Oxford County
artist Ross Butler whose paintings
of cows and horses were once in
every Ontario classroom. Read the
story of his struggle to have his art
accepted. $29.95
THE FRESH EGG
COOKBOOK
Farm -fresh chicken eggs are
nutritious and delicious and
versatile in so many dishes.
This cookbook provides
recipes for breakfast, lunch
and dinner and desserts to
top off the meals. Lots of
information about eggs.
$22.95
THE NEW
WOODBURNER'S
HANDBOOK
In these days of rising
energy costs the savings
from burning wood can be
substantial. This is a guide
to safe and efficient
woodburning, everything
from choosing a stove to
maintaining a chimney.
$19.95
WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH
Dr. Dave Perrin produces his fifth book of
adventures as a veterinarian dealing
with difficult patients from a mare that's
stumbling drunk, to a cockatoo that
crunches his finger like a hazelnut, to a
skunk in a church. $23.95
WATERSHEDS
A Praatiaal Handbook
for Healthy Water
WATERSHEDS: A Practical
Handbook for Healthy Water
Research biologist Gregor Gilpin
Beck explains the intricacies of
watershed ecology and offers
advice on environmental
improvement. $19.95
THE TREE DOCTOR: A Guide to
Tree Care and Maintenance
Get tips and instructions on
everything from selecting trees to
planting them to pruning and dealing
with disease and invasive pests in
this handy guide to getting the most
from your trees. $19.95
THIRTY YEARS ON CALL
chee Dobson
Gregor Gilpin Beck
THE NIGHT BEFORE A
CANADIAN CHRISTMAS
This illustrated storybook has fun
putting a Canadian spin on the Night
Before Christmas story, such as the
fact Santa can't come down the
chimney because there's smoke
coming out of it. $19.95
Pennington
THIRTY YEARS ON CALL
Learn about life as a country
doctor in Bruce County in the
first half of the century in this
story of Dr. Robert Tucker.
$18.95
By Troy Townsin
Illustrated by Jennifer Harrington
THE POINT: A Lake Huron Story
John Weber, author of Letters Home,
has created an action -packed novel of
beach fires and brawls, love and
heartache as young Mike Seagrave tries
to save the family legacy, Seagrave
Point, from developers. $18.00
Michael O'Aeill
TOOLING AROUND:Tales of a
Plumbing Farmer
Michael O'Neill finds ways to find
humour whether tackling thistles on
his Midwestern Ontario farm or
repairing a leak in plumbing in
someone's damp basement. His
book contains 40 short stories.
$18.00
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