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The Grannies

By Sybil Rampen
Photographs by Catherine Chatterton

Ages: All
Paperback, 102 pages
Price: $19.95
ISBN 13: 978-0-921156-63-5

"A Tribute to Old Ladies Who Refuse to Become Fossils or Dinosaurs or Leftovers."  The Grannies is about the human spirit. It's about survival, risk, and courage. In her first book, 72-year-old author Sybil Rampen tells the twinkling tale of eight determined Grannies who venture out of their Home and learn to ride motorcycles — an adventure that leads to another and another … 

Photographer Catherine Chatterton brings these wonderful characters and stories to life through her animated, whimsical photographs.

In Other Words 

By Patricia J. Hughes and Vera Dobson Gould

In Other Words will start students on their way to success. Build vocabulary and improve writing and communication skills with this handy thesaurus. Find more than 7,000 vocabulary entries, over 20,000 synonyms and 15,000 antonyms, and sample sentences that use each entry word and its extended form in a meaningful context. In Other Words uses an effective design that clearly identifies for the user the entry word, its part of speech, synonym(s), and antonyms.

On the Lines 

By Ron Finn with David Boyd 

"I never thought I would be recommending a book by a NHL official, but this is a great book by a great guy. Imagine over 2,000 games and still going strong. Blue and I really enjoyed it."  — Don Cherry of Coach's Corner, Hockey Night in Canada

Northern Lights: Outstanding Canadian Women 

By Joan Green, Lynda Palazzi, and Marguerite Senecal

The women in this book represent different cultures, professions, and backgrounds. Some have long family histories in Canada. Others are newcomers. This book presents the reflections — shared through personal interviews with the three authors — of women whose power is rooted in their courage, bold deeds, and in their presence. Common threads of will and perseverance are woven through their unique stories. These women make a difference. They have learned much about life, and they pass on their legacy, their life lessons. Whether in their twenties or their seventies, these women speak their minds and share their journeys with you.

Northern Lights would be a useful resource in a variety of subject areas in secondary school such as Social Studies, Women's Studies, Career Studies, and English Literature courses, particularly where there is a focus on biography. In university and college programs which deal with women's issues, career planning, and business or entrepreneurial studies, Northern Lights would provide engaging and inspiring stories of women who have excelled and broken new ground in fields as diverse as the Arts, Science, Medicine, Politics, Law, Journalism, Broadcasting, Sports, Education, and Religion.