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AGGIE’S DREAM
Donna Mann follows Grey County’s
legendary Agnes Macphail to high
school as she shows her
determination not to let town ways
intimidate her as she moves closer
to her goal of teacher training. A
sequel to Aggie’s Storms. $20.00
BLYTH: A VILLAGE PORTRAIT
In 1977 a group of Blyth young
people produced a large volume of
stories on the history of Blyth, many
excerpted from early newspapers in
Blyth and the surrounding towns. A
few copies of this book are still
available. $30.00
BUILDING SMALL BARNS,
SHEDS AND SHELTERS
If you’re looking to build a small
barn, or shed, this book offers 230
pages of information and
illustrations from laying a
foundation to finishing the roof,
including wiring and plumbing.
Plans included. $22.95
THE CANADIAN HOUSEWIFE:
An Affectionate History
This illustrated book tells the
history of housewives from the
earliest settlements in Acadia,
through settlement of the country
and two World Wars to the 1950s
to show their essential
contribution. $29.95
CANOECRAFT
Ever dream about building your own
woodstrip canoe? Ted Moores gives
comprehensive plans and tips on how
to make it work. $22.95
COUNTRYSIDE VIEWS IN
CROSS STITCH: 12 Beautiful
Landscape Projects to Stitch
Everything you need to make
beautiful wall hangings, fire
screens, etc. Scenes of Dutch
windmills, classic English
thatched cottage, Exotic
Chinese pagoda, etc.
Originally $38.95 $24.99
DEERPROOFING YOUR
YARD AND GARDEN
Deer are beautiful creatures
but they can be destructive in
your yard and garden. This
book provides nearly 200
pages of information including
plants that deer truly hate,
innovative fencing and
homemade deterrents. $16.95
COLD-CLIMATE
GARDENING:
More than 300 pages of tips on
“how to extend your growing
season by at least 30 days”.
Information for food plants,
landscaping techniques to
protect vulnerable plantings
and how to warm the soil
earlier. $22.95
DISCIPLINE WITHOUT
DISTRESS
135 tools for raising caring
responsible children without
time-outs, spankings,
punishment or bribery from
Judy Arnall, a parent
educator for several health
organizations and mother of
five children. $26.99
ETHICS IN FORESTRY
An examination of the ethical
issues involved in forestry, such as
sustainable yields, ethics and
business, and land use. Written by
Lloyd C. Ireland, a forestry
consultant in Maine who has
clients from New Brunswick to
Alaska.
Reg. $39.95 now just $14.95
EXPLORING THE WORLD OF
FOXES
Learn about the natural skills and
strengths that have helped the red
fox become the most successful wild
carnivore on earth. Discover how it
lives, how it raises its young and its
hunting strategies. $6.95
EXPLORING THE WORLD OF
BEES
Roughly 4,000 of the planet’s 20,000
bee species can be found in North
America. We take these insects for
granted at our peril. Learn about the
role played by the industrious
honeybee and native bees in
pollination. $6.95
EXPLORING THE WORLD OF
RACCOONS
The common raccoon is among the
most recognized animals in North
America. Learn how native
intelligence, anatomy and natural
skills combine to make the raccoon
one of our most successful
inhabitants. $6.95
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. $22.95
THE GARDENER’S
ATLAS
This fascinating book for
gardeners explains the
origins, discovery and
cultivation of the world’s
most popular garden plants
from daisies to daffodils.
224 pages with Plenty of
colour photos. $22.95
FROM LOG CABIN TO MANSION:
The Story of Joshua Tennant
Blyth historian Janis (Morritt) Vodden
tells of Blyth’s first teacher and the
fascinating detective work, done in
conjuction with interested
researchers all across the continent,
to discover more about him. $10.00
DRONE ON!
A High History of Celtic
Music
The bagpipes of Celtic
Scotland and Ireland
continue to hold a
fascination. Winnie
Czulinski examines the
roots and creators of Celtic
music and the instruments
they used. $19.95
DR. DAVE’S STALLSIDE MANNER
The second book of Dr. Dave Perrin’s hilarious
series about his adventures as a vet dealing with
animals from neurotic telephone-talking dogs to
a hilarious tryst between a star-crossed mare and
a wayward stallion. $23.95
MIGHTY MACHINES –
Tractors and Farm
Vehicles
Tractors hold a fascination
for farm kids. Large coloured
photographs and text show
modern tractors doing
various tasks on farms. For
young children. $5.95
WHAT DOGS WANT: A Visual
Guide to Understanding Your
Dog’s Every Move
100 specific behaviours divided
into six types – postures,
expressions, sounds, actions, dog-
to-dog actions and dog-to-people
actions – to help you understand
your dog. $19.95
FIFTY MACHINES THAT CHANGED THE
COURSE OF HISTORY
Learn how the invention of machines from the
sewing machine to the combine harvester to
refrigerators, radios and televisions helped
change the world we live in. Includes
fascinating period photos. $29.95
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