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A renowned author investigates the dark and shocking history of her
prairie house. When researching the first occupant of her Saskatoon
home, Candace Savage discovers a family more fascinating and
heartbreaking than she expected Napoléon Sureau dit Blondin built
the house in the 1920s, an era when French-speakers like him were
deemed “undesirable” by the political and social elite, who
sought to populate the Canadian prairies with WASPs only. In an
atmosphere poisoned first by the Orange Order and then by the Ku
Klux Klan, Napoléon and his young family adopted anglicized names
and did their best to disguise their “foreignness.” In
Strangers in the House, Savage scours public records and historical
accounts and interviews several of Napoléon’s descendants,
including his youngest son, to reveal a family story marked by
challenge and resilience. In the process, she examines a troubling
episode in Canadian history, one with surprising relevance today.
Published in Partnership with the David Suzuki Institute
Internationally celebrated nature writer Candace Savage presents
the Corvid family- surprisingly bright, brassy, and colorful
birds-in a remarkable collection of full-color, close-up
photographs by some of the world's best wildlife photographers.
Birds have long been viewed as the archetypal
featherbrains-beautiful but dumb. But according to naturalist
Candace Savage, "bird brain," as a pejorative expression, should be
rendered obsolete by new research on the family of corvids: crows
and their close relations. The ancients who regarded these
remarkable birds as oracles, bringers of wisdom, or agents of
vengeance were on the right track, for corvids appear to have
powers of abstraction, memory, and creativity that put them on a
par with many mammals, even higher primates. Bird Brains presents
these bright, brassy, and surprisingly colorful birds in a
remarkable collection of full-color, close-up photographs by some
two dozen of the world's best wildlife photographers. Savage's
lively, authoritative text describes the life and behavior of
sixteen representative corvid species that inhabit North America
and Europe. Drawing on recent research, she describes birds that
recognize each other as individuals, call one another by "name,"
remember and relocate thousands of hidden food caches, engage in
true teamwork and purposeful play, and generally exhibit an
extraordinary degree of sophistication.
This revised and expanded edition of Candace Savage's best-selling
book about ravens and crows is enhanced by additional paintings,
drawings, and photos, as well as a fascinating selection of
first-person stories and poems about remarkable encounters with
crows. In one story, a pack of crows brilliantly thwarts an attack
by a Golden Eagle; in another, a mischievous crow rescues the
author from grief. And in a third piece, after nursing a battered
baby crow back to health until it flies off with other crows,
Louise Erdrich hauntingly describes her altered awareness as she
listens for the "dark laugh" of crows while she works. Based on two
decades of audacious research by scientists around the world, the
book also provides an unprecedented, evidence-based glimpse into
corvids' intellectual, social, and emotional lives. But whether
viewed through the lens of science, myth, or everyday experience,
the result is always the same. These birds are so smart and so
mysterious they take your breath away.
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Hello, Crow (Hardcover)
Candace Savage; Illustrated by Chelsea O'Byrne
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Discovery Miles 3 660
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"A wonderful way to introduce young readers to the natural world
that lurks just outside their windows." -Globe Books Will Franny
ever prove to her dad that crows and kids can be friends? Franny
has a new friend-a crow who brings her presents in its beak. Like a
red button! And a silver heart! Franny's dad doesn't believe her.
He says crows and kids can't be friends. But Franny knows better.
How will Franny prove her new playmate is real? And what will the
crafty crow bring next? Award-winning author Candace Savage, whose
crow expertise is lauded in popular books such as Bird Brains,
motivates families to be present when exploring parks, backyards,
balconies, city streets, beaches, and skies. Published in
Partnership with the David Suzuki Institute
A renowned author investigates the dark and shocking history of her
prairie house. When researching the first occupant of her Saskatoon
home, Candace Savage discovers a family more fascinating and
heartbreaking than she expected Napoleon Sureau dit Blondin built
the house in the 1920s, an era when French-speakers like him were
deemed "undesirable" by the political and social elite, who sought
to populate the Canadian prairies with WASPs only. In an atmosphere
poisoned first by the Orange Order and then by the Ku Klux Klan,
Napoleon and his young family adopted anglicized names and did
their best to disguise their "foreignness." In Strangers in the
House, Savage scours public records and historical accounts and
interviews several of Napoleon's descendants, including his
youngest son, to reveal a family story marked by challenge and
resilience. In the process, she examines a troubling episode in
Canadian history, one with surprising relevance today. Published in
Partnership with the David Suzuki Institute
In this large-format book, noted photographer James R. Page
explores one of nature's most beautiful and varied environments.
Page traveled from his home in Saskatchewan through the Prairie
provinces and south through the United States Prairie to Texas to
photograph the splendor of the grasslands through the seasons. Here
are summer's sunlit world of grass stalks and sky; autumn's early
snow swirls; winter's coyotes sleeping in frosty grass; and
spring's rattling winds and new green growth. The images in "Wild
Prairie find the essential in these timeless landscapes.
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