Bøger om British Columbia

Sherlock Holmes: Travels in the Canadian West is the final book in a trilogy of Holmes in Canada by Ronald C. Weyman.

The students of the Vancouver International Ballet Academy are back for their third semester. Will they be able to handle the new ballet "Coppelia" and its lead role, summer school acceptances and rejections, potential scholarships, and the drama within the academy?

Love You, Hate You follows four young dancers in their first semester at the Vancouver International Ballet Academy, showing the highs and lows of working toward careers as professional ballet dancers.

The best views, biking, beaches, and outings for kids--they're all here in an updated edition of the Lower Mainlands favourite guidebook for day-trippers, described in the clear, upbeat, observant prose that is Jack's trademark. From Delta to Whistler, West Vancouver to Harrison Hot Springs, detailed directions (including driving distances and times, as well as special information about wheelchair access) help you find your way and enjoy the sights en route. This fourth edition includes two brand-new chapters: Callaghan Valley in the Whistler mountains, and 1,001 Steps Park on Surreys beaches.

To the Gitxsan people of Northwestern British Columbia, the grizzly is an integral part of the natural landscape. Together, they share the land and forests that the Skeena River runs through, as well as the sockeye salmon within it. Follow mother bear as she teaches her cubs what they need to survive on their own.

Randi wants to be an actress and is excited about practicing her craft in drama class. So she is devastated to learn the program has been cut. When her friends put together a successful proposal to have drama class taught as an extracurricular activity, Randi is thrilled. Until the reality sinks in. Extracurriculars are scheduled after school, and after school Randi is expected to take care of her special-needs brother. Can Randi find a way to make it all work out?

In this partially illustrated early chapter book, a family return to their home in the forest after a wildfire to find their house still standing and an orphaned bear cub in the well.

The second volume in a series of guidebooks designed for kids and families looking for museum adventures throughout British Columbia.

Nestled in British Columbia between theRocky Mountains and the sea, Canada’s Pacific Northwest is home to interiordesigners and architects with their eyes on the outdoors, a varied population,and the future. In West Coast North: Interiors Designed for Living,design writer Julia Dilworth talks to them about their motivations and how theywork, and showcases their projects, in full-colour photographs and their ownwords. The 29 firms profiled here bring variedbackgrounds and approaches to projects from old-home renos to new builds andfrom rooms and apartments to breweries, working closely with their clients andother firms. With a characteristic West Coast concern for the environment, they’rekeeping old builds out of landfills and bringing the beauty of the outsideworld inside, through windows, materials, and colour palettes. They’re meetingthe needs of people with young children, those working from home, and thosewith a flair for entertaining. They’re inspired by local craftspeople andartists and by design from farflung places—the places from which the world hasgathered on Canada’s West Coast.West Coast North is a guide to today’s exciting B.C. designers. But it’s also asource of inspiration—for homeowners, and designers elsewhere.

"Broadcaster and bestselling author Mike McCardell haunts British Columbia's past in order to summon spellbinding tales of Western Canada. Reprising his 2013 bestseller Haunting Vancouver, Mike McCardell summons the ghost of real-life pioneer Jock Linn to provide hair-raising and humorous versions of what really happened during some of the formative events that shaped British Columbia. In Haunting British Columbia, McCardell's ghostly narrator explains how Victoria became BC's capital (spoiler, it's all because Governor James Douglas couldn't stand waiting for a ferry); how Gassy Jack gave birth to Vancouver by running a beloved saloon, and more importantly how gassy he really was; and much, much more. As the thousands who follow McCardell's long-running human-interest features on the evening news know, he has a fascination with the provincial past as well as an uncanny ability to unearth captivating and forgotten stories. Richly illustrated with archival photos and ghostly doodles, Haunting British Columbia is as fun to read as it is a revealing tour of what really happened in those bygone days. And it's all true... well, almost."--

In this high-interest accessible novel for teen readers, queer trans teen Bran tries to uncover what is causing everyone around him to start acting so violently.

In this illustrated early chapter book, a young boy and his grandfather work together to save a beached orca.

In 1910, 12-year-old Addy McLeod waits in a cabin for her brother, Cask, to send for her. She must fight off the advances of her alcoholic stepfather, but then tragedy strikes. She flees and disguises herself as a boy as she journeys to find Cask, and herself, in the B.C. silver town of Kaslo on Kootenay Lake.

Summer on Vancouver Island gets off to a grim start when a homeless man is found dead near sleepy Fossil Bay by a family geocaching in the surrounding area. Investigating RCMP Corporal Holly Martin, a newcomer to this small detachment in a vacation mecca, gets involved when she and Constable Chipper Knox Singh notice drug paraphernalia nearby. The mans wallet has stolen identification, an old photo, and several new hundred-dollar bills. Another drifter suggests that the victim had come to town to hook up with an old girlfriend, who says that the man is Joel Clavir, the long-lost criminal brother of a respected local woman, and that he has come to try to collect on his sisters recent big lottery win. More information leads Holly to believe that Joel had something of value, which he hid at the site of his death.

This beautifully illustrated guide to Calgary Birds highlights over 140 species and includes a map featuring prominent bird-viewing areas. Laminated for durability, this pocket guide is an excellent source of portable information and ideal for field use by visitors and residents alike.

"James Douglas" tells the story of the son of a Scottish plantation owner and a mixed-race woman who would become governor of the Colonies of Vancouver Island and British Columbia. Before Vancouver existed as we know it today, Douglas's vision and drive laid the foundation for Canada's westernmost province.