Atlantic Books
Atlantic Books
Did you know that you can walk on the ocean floor at the Hopewell Rocks in New Brunswick? Or that there was once a UFO sighting in PEI? Or that someone found a real Maud Lewis painting in a thrift shop? Journalist Sarah… Read More
An easy-to-read, highly-illustrated book about animals that have gone into space that will grab the attention of any curious young… Read More
Age 6-10. Since the first spacecraft launched in 1957, there have been many ground-breaking missions that have expanded our knowledge of the solar system. The 50 featured in this collection… Read More
Watch Beryl Young read from A Boy From Acadie. Born on a farm in the village of Cormier Cove in New- Brunswick, the young Rom?o LeBlanc did not expect that… Read More
Angus MacAskill, known far and wide as the Cape Breton Giant, travelled the world performing for crowds, but never stopped longing to return to the place he loved the best: his Cape Breton… Read More
Everyone knows that the oceans are full of treasures and hidden dangers–with Sylvain Riviรจre we discover twenty-six of them. With the sail set to cruising, Ah! pour Atlantique explores the myths of… Read More
Celebrate the amazing accomplishments of kids from across the East Coast in this book, the first in a new illustrated series about Amazing Atlantic Canadians. Learn about incredible young people excelling as athletes… Read More
The third installment in the celebrated illustrated series about Amazing Atlantic Canadians, featuring incredible women from across the… Read More
Featuring over 50 historical and contemporary profiles, this fascinating book takes a look at the lives of Black Atlantic Canadians that saved lives, set records, and enacted great… Read More
Silver Birch – and Hackmatack-nominated Be A Nature Dectective series explores animal… Read More
Unravel the secrets of weather, from hurricanes to snowflakes, with naturalist Peggy Kochanoff’s newest book in the Be A Nature Detective series. This fascinating and entertaining guide, packed with detailed watercolour… Read More
Why is that tree lumpy? How do insects stay alive in the winter? What are tides, anyway?
In Be a Wilderness Detective, biologist and artist Peggy Kochanoff answers these and many more questions. With… Read More
Ever wonder where clouds come from? Or how meteorologists predict the weather? This brand new book, starring Nova Scotia’s favourite weather reporter, Frankie MacDonald, and written by author Sarah Sawler, shares… Read More
”Although diminished in numbers, Birchtown remains a proud symbol of the struggle by Blacks in the Maritimes and elsewhere for justice and dignity.” So says the plaque at Black Loyalist Heritage Park in… Read More
The third book in the ThinkCities series explores the urgent need for sustainable transportation in and around our… Read More
Ten-year-old Daphne is abuzz with excitement! She’s learning the ins and outs of beekeeping from her grandmother. Together they assemble hive boxes, set up a colony, tend the colony,… Read More
What do you notice when you walk in the forest? Different types of trees, plants, and mushrooms? Maybe you hear a squirrel chattering or birds singing. Can you feel all the different kinds of moss? And look… Read More
Paperback edition of the celebrated poem turned picture book about Mi’kmaw elder Rita Joe’s residential school experience and loss of language I lost my talk The talk you took away… Read More
Former Halifax Poet Laureate and second-generation residential school survivor Rebecca Thomas writes honestly and powerfully in this companion piece to Rita Joe’s I Lost My… Read More
We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts and the Government of Canada through the Canada Book Fund for this project, as well as the Province of New Brunswick’s Department of Tourism, Heritage, and Culture, the Province of Newfoundland’s Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, and Recreation, the Province of Nova Scotia’s Department of Communities, Culture and Heritage, and the Province of Prince Edward Island’s Innovation PEI Arts, Culture, and Heritage Department.
