Bøger om Nova Scotia

In his sixth month of 'delving', Tim Brown finds himself drawn back into newspaper work more and more, while surprises emerge close to home that threaten to upend his life.

Lola Monteux, a treasure-hunting vampire, is betrayed by her crew and sentenced to death. Desperate to evade her fate, she embarks on a daring escape to a haunted island cursed for her kind. Her solitary mission: to unearth the fabled Well of Souls treasure, rumoured to bestow invincibility upon demons like her and grant her the freedom she craves.But as Lola succumbs to the enchantment of the island, a powerful magic weaves its spell around her. She is inexplicably drawn to Gael, a local boy, and his group of misfit friends. Undercover as a teenager, Lola discovers the joys and vulnerabilities of her long-lost humanity, and begins to lose sight of her original mission-to secure her survival at any cost.

For generations, Tom Hunter’s Canadian Wildlife Activity Book series has introduced children of all ages to the amazing variety of animals that live from coast to coast to coast—from the Blue Whale to the Pygmy Shrew, the Leopard Frog to the Chickadee. The new Canadian Wildlife Activity Book combines the best of Hunter’s outstanding illustrations and activities in one volume. Providing hours of fun and learning and fostering respect for biodiversity and the natural world, this interactive activity book is perfect for road trips, camping trips, and quiet weekends at home, and is suitable for elementary classrooms.

This fascinating book looks at the largely unknown history of hospital trains, which wound their way across the scarred landscapes war-weary Europe, and the doctors and nurses who sacrificed their lives treating patients from all sides of the conflict.

This illustrated nonfiction book for middle-grade readers tells the story of Viola Desmond's life, based on interviews with her sister Wanda Robson.

Kent, Ryan, and Amy love to hear their eccentric grandparents' stories of travel and adventure. At last, they will join them on a trip--but their grandparents' worthy "ship" the SS Fiona is more than meets the eye, and soon the three children are caught up in the dramatic history of Birchtown and Shelbourne, Nova Scotia.

In this illustrated picture book, a young boy asks his grandmother to knit him a sweater, which he wears as he grows up and travels the world, before returning to his seaside village.

An important and definitive study and critique of 86 general practices in Ontario and Nova Scotia, with particular attention to the quality of medical care and to problems of medical education and of the organization of medical care as these relate to quality.

In this high-interest accessible novel for middle-grade readers, fourteen-year-old Skye worries about her new friend, Digby, after he shares a big secret.

Lucky Strike is a light-hearted laugh-out-loud mystery with a cast of characters who epitomize life Down East. Eric Spratt, a conservative accountant from Toronto, is forced to flee to the remote Eastern Shore of Nova Scotia. Within days he is embroiled in the locals nefarious doings and wild antics.