In 1916, scientist William Dawe leads a palaeontological expedition into the badlands of Alberta, obsessed with achieving world renown by discovering dinosaur fossils. Fifty years later, his daughter, Anna, enters these same badlands. In her visit to the expedition site, she exposes not only the absurdity of her father's work, but also the folly of his male ambition.

Badlands

Literature & Fiction

Kroetsch, Robert

Humor & Satire

Red Deer Pr

A much-praised anthology of plays for ages six and up. Includes staging and production notes, sketches and commentaries prepared by professional theater designers.

Playhouse (Drama)

Dramas & Plays

For her birthday, Jenny hopes to receive the beautiful kite she has seen at the local store. She opens a kite-shaped package at breakfast, hiding her disappointment when she sees that the gift is her father's lovingly homemade creation.  Eager to see how it works, he encourages a trip outside and begins to show his daughter how to maneuver the toy. First, second, and third tries fail to keep it elevated even as he teaches her about adding bows to the tail for balance. Jenny gathers wool and paper scraps from neighbors, adding several bows at a time and feeling more hopeful as the kite lifts with better ease on each attempt.  Finally, on the fourth try, the kite lifts, climbs, and soars in the sky to the delight of all, with Jenny declaring that this one is "the most beautiful kite in the world."  Spalding has taken a theme of expectation and disappointment and written a scenario plausibly demonstrating patience and perseverance.

Most Beautiful Kite in the World

Children's Books

Spalding, Andrea

Growing Up & Facts of Life

Stephan G. Stephansson: Selected Prose and Poetry (Writing West) (English and Icelandic Edition)

Gunnars, Kristjana

Verkum, Urval Ur

Stephanssonar, Stephans G.

History & Criticism

Errata

BOWERING, George

A powerful postmodern novel combining the elements of a psychological thriller with the history of a people trapped by landscape and politics. A poetically charged text prowls the isolation and heartbreak of a girl growing up in Iceland in the post-war years, and her later experiences as an immigrant in North America. What emerges is a widening mystery of origins in which every word becomes a clue to the unspoken.

The Prowler

United States

Last Great Dinosaur

Reid, Monty

Science & Math

The Best of Seasons Menu Cookbook

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

SCHULTZ, Judy

Regional & International

Re-Discover the most influential voice of our lifetime. 
 Bob Dylan is still singing the songs which for decades have made him the most preeminent voice of our time. In this revised and much expanded edition of Stephen Scobie's landmark study of Dylan's work, the author covers all the stages of a remarkable career: from his incandescent impact on the mid-1960s, when Dylan revolutionized folk and popular music, to his later reinvention of himself as a traveling performer. Dylan's work is intensely relevant and rewarding. 
 Rediscover Dylan with Stephen Scobie's outstanding portrait of this Noble Laureate. 
 The 1991 edition of Alias Bob Dylan was hailed as a definitive study. The present volume is greatly revised, expanded and updated.

Alias Bob Dylan

Scobie, S.

Biographies & Memoirs

On the Merry-Go-Round (Northern Lights Books for Children)

Nichol, B. P.

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