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Books in the Canadian genre:

Ernest Thompson Seton’s America (1954)

An anthology of the writings of Ernest Thompson Seton, British-Canadian-American naturalist and founder of the Boy Scouts of America.

Silver Chief’s Revenge (1954)

Sergeant Thorne of the Canadian Mounted Police and his dog, Silver Chief, trying to solve a murder mystery, discover a Russian conspiracy to smuggle valuable ore out of North America. With the aid of an FBI man they track the Russian agents to San Fr... View More

Author(s): Jack O’Brien
Illustrator(s): Kurt Wiese

Cartier Sails the St. Lawrence (1956)

The French explorer Jacques Cartier was the first, since the Northmen, to explore the Atlantic coast of Canada and sail up the St. Lawrence River to the area of Quebec.  This edition includes additional illustrations.  Read online at archiv... View More

Author(s): Esther Averill
Illustrator(s): Feodor Rojankovsky

The Best of Leacock (1957)

Selections from 32 books. Something between the amiable nonsense of English humor and the hard-cutting wit and satire of American humor. Edited and introduced by J.B. Priestley.

Author(s): Stephen Leacock
Illustrator(s): Unknown

The Bodley Head Leacock (1957)

An anthology of Stephen Leacock stories filled with humor and wit.

Author(s): Stephen Leacock
Illustrator(s): Unknown

The Warmhearted Polar Bear (1957)

Whitey is a polar bear who is tamed by a ship’s crew and doesn’t want to go back to the rough life of the arctic -- so he heads for Florida.

Author(s): Robert Murphy
Illustrator(s): Louis Slobodkin

The Canadian Story (1958)

A history of Canada from the time of Jacques Cartier to the early twentieth century.

Read online at archive.org

Author(s): May McNeer
Illustrator(s): Lynd Ward

Wild Animal Babies from All Over the World (1958)

Twenty-two wild animal babies from a buffalo to a skunk selected from the Baby Wild Animals stamp book.

Author(s): Kathleen N. Daly
Illustrator(s): Feodor Rojankovsky

Friendly Gables (1960)

The Mitchells now have a home of their own, and newborn twin boys.

Author(s): Hilda van Stockum
Illustrator(s): Hilda van Stockum

The Incredible Journey: A Tale of Three Animals (1961)

A yellow lab, an ancient bull terrier and a Siamese cat make their way home across two hundred and fifty miles of Canadian wilderness.

Author(s): Sheila Burnford
Illustrator(s): Carl Burger

Jean-Claude’s Island (1963)

Will a tractor come to Jean-Claude’s island in the St. Lawrence River?

Author(s): Natalie Savage Carlson
Illustrator(s): Nancy Ekholm Burkert

Trap-Lines North (1965)

Based on the true adventures of Jim Vanderbeck this book tells the story of his winter on the trapline.

Author(s): Stephen W. Meader
Illustrator(s): Enos Comstock

The Trumpet of the Swan (1970)

When Louis, a trumpeter swan is born, he is mute. This is the story of how he finds a voice, with the help of his friends and wins his true love.

Author(s): E. B. White
Illustrator(s): Edward Frascino

Baby Wild Animals from A to Z (1973)

Pictures and stories of baby wild animals.

Author(s): Tibor Gergely
Illustrator(s): Tibor Gergely

Animals: A Picture Book of Facts and Figures (1974)

Short informative articles about many different animals accompanied by colored pictures. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Tibor Gergely
Illustrator(s): Tibor Gergely

Hatchet (1987)

Thirteen year old Brian is the only survivor of a plane crash in the Canadian wilderness.

Author(s): Gary Paulsen
Illustrator(s): Neil Waldman

Newbery Honor Book
Newbery Honor Book - 1988

The Call of the Wild (1999)

Stolen from his home, Buck is shanghaied to the Klondike gold fields. There he bonds with John Thornton. When Thornton is killed by robbers, Buck becomes the leader of the wolf pack.

Author(s): Jack London
Illustrator(s): Wendell Minor

White Fang (2000)

A classic story of a half-dog half-wolf who is brutalized by a bad master during the Klondike gold rush, but finally finds a man he can love.

Author(s): Jack London
Illustrator(s): Ed Young

River of the Wolves (2006)

Dave Foster is captured during the French and Indian Wars and taken captive to Canada. After spending a winter learning the Indian ways, he escapes and makes his way home to Maine.

Author(s): Stephen W. Meader
Illustrator(s): Edward Shenton

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