Similar to the genre of Red Pines and Foxes, Aspens on the Ridge describes natural history of the North American plains and prairies from the ice age to the present.
Pavlicks' Passages presents a biography of Leon and Ann Pavlick in unique poetic format. Significant events in their lives are interwoven throughout the poetry to produce an absorbing narrative about these gifted people.
On a a ridge in southeastern Manitoba, a litter of pups marks the beginning of a new life cycle for the species. The story that follows is told by one of the pups as if it were a human. From "the world outside the den being scary but wonderful" to "summer breezes - with their nose messages," the story will please the senses and stir the emotions. Throughout the book, illustrations by the renowned nature artist Lissa Calvert complement the story most effectively. The overall result is a delightful, educational experience. It ends appropriately with renewal; the beginning of the next life cycle. Available in Paperback and eBook format from: www.friesenpress.com
Red Pines on the Ridge is the first in the On the Ridge series. Foxes on the Ridge and Aspens on the Ridge will follow in the near future. The book is the story of a red pine tree that lives on a low ridge in southeastern Manitoba. The tree tells the story of the almost three hundred years it has been growing on the ridge. It speaks of the days when first nations people were the only inhabitants of the ridge, of the coming of the explorers, fur traders, and pioneers, and finally of the timbermen with their cross saws and broadaxes. In lovely, lyrical passages it describes the plants, animals and birds that befriend the ridge and of the welcome winds that carry its pollen and seeds, the 'hope for the future of my kind.
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