Balloons and bears, moccasins and mosquitoes.... Pat Hancock has clipped, recorded and collected to her heart's content to produce another volume full of outlandish bits of Canadian trivia. Embellished by photographs and light-hearted cartoons, the book presents an amusing look at Canada, past and present, that kids will really enjoy. Here's a light-hearted look at more than one hundred interesting facts, wacky world records and odd customs from across Canada. With over 50 upbeat and humorous illustrations and photographs, this book is sure to appeal to fact fanatics everywhere!
Though women put up with a lot of stress and go through a lot of aggravation in a lifetime, Pat Hancock has shown with Bras, Pantyhose, and Hugs that they are not doing it alone. Her humor and down-home wisdom from life's experiences enlighten, encourage, and lift the spirits of all who deal with and love women. Ranging from admitting her age, to giving advice to men, to touting the woes of bra-wearing and leg-shaving, Hancock hits upon many of the stress-inducing events and chapters in almost every woman's life. "In the '60s, some women burned their bras. This gesture was somehow a way of thumbing their noses at men and the establishment. I never really understood how being free and floppy in public made life better for women everywhere." Bras, Pantyhose, and Hugs will make you smile or drop a tear, but you will walk away from reading it with a new sense of self and possibilities.
Once again, Pat Hancock, trivia collector extraordinaire, has compiled a new selection of amusing, outrageous and completely true facts about Canada. Only this book gives the details on where in Canada you can find a wildlife overpass forbears, or a radio station for whales! How about where you'll find people who roll cheese down a hill -- better yet why they roll cheese downhill? Embellished with photographs and funny cartoons, these snippets of information are ideal for browsing and reading aloud. A fun way for kids and the whole family to learn!
Turn the lights down low, lock the door, and prepare to be spooked! This collection of ghostly tales is sure to send chills up your spine. Grim and Ghostly Stories and Strange and Spooky Stories are now available in one frighteningly good package. A perfect introduction to the bestselling Haunted Canada series, these eighteen stories are guaranteed to give kids the creeps! Huddled under the covers or in the glow of the campfire, young fright fans will fall under the spell of these spooky stories about kids like themselves, caught in the grip of terror.
It's wild, it's wacky, it's the sequel to the best-selling Crazy Canadian Trivia! Did you know that Saskatchewan is home to the world's largest coprolite (piece of dinosaur poop) in the world? Or that a Newfoundland dog saved the French emperor Napoleon from drowning in 1814? Here's a light-hearted look at more than one hundred interesting facts,wacky world records and odd customs from across Canada.With over 50 upbeat and humorous illustrations and photographs, this book is sure to appeal to fact fanatics everywhere! Who knew we lived in such a facts-inating part of the world!
Spine-chilling tales from across the country! Strange disappearances, unexplained accidents and grisly ghosts! Following the success of Haunted Canada, this second volume collects more frightening Canadian tales. Whether you're looking for a spooky Halloween story, something scary to read by the campfire, or a peek at the darker side of Canada, Haunted Canada 2 is sure to send shivers down your spine! Young readers will learn some of Canada's history and geography as they devour hair-raising reports of mysterious creatures, ghosts, UFOs and more!
Nine scary stories that are sure to give kids the creeps! Loosened floorboards under a stained carpet, a throaty whisper, a blast of icy air, ghostly laughter in the orchard Huddled under the covers or in the glow of the campfire, young fright fans will fall under the spell of nine stories about kids like themselves, caught in the grip of terror, from best-selling authors Allan Gould and Pat Hancock.
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