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Seventeen-year-old Newfoundlander Charlotte Jaddore loves nothing more than learning sacred healing arts from the elders of her Mi'kmaq and Beothuk grandmothers. But the year is 1692 and her father needs her help. Their American cousins in Salem, Massachusetts have been accused of witchcraft. Will Charlotte help her father fight for the lives of Philip and Mary English? When father and daughter arrive in Salem, their cousins have already been imprisoned. How can the couple survive against spectral evidence- harming their victims from afar as invisible projections? The motives of their accusing neighbors are anything but spiritual. They are after the English family's wealth. And the sights of those accusers are now fixed on the heirs. Can Charlotte get young Mary, Philip and William to Newfoundland, without infecting her own beloved island with spectral evidence fever? "well-paced, engaging... with likable characters."- Goodreads Review"Recommended for anyone who is interested in mysteries, or learning more about Native culture."- Long and Short Reviews

"A young wunderpus octopus, staring you right in the eye, is the perfect choice for the opening spread of Eric Hoyt's latest book celebrating the oceans' wonders... Page after page, we see the surprising shapes, colors and intricate details of secretive animals -- many in their juvenile forms -- that dash to the surface on nocturnal forays. Hoyt's curated collection of images from various underwater photographers continues into the deep twilight zone and onto the seabed, showcasing the mesmerizing range of life far beneath the waves." --BBC Wildlife Magazine Marine researchers are discovering new ocean creatures every day, from the warm surface water to the deepest seabed. From the author of Creatures of the Deep and other books about the ocean and the creatures that live there, comes this updated softcover edition about some of the most unusual marine life forms. The book organizes the creatures into three parts based on where they live in the ocean. Informative captions accompany the 90 gorgeous photographs of otherworldly creatures. Part 1. Surface Waters of the Ocean at Night: The Blackwater Vertical Migrators In images taken by dedicated blackwater photographers Linda Ianniello and Susan Mears, these mostly larval creatures haunt the near-surface waters making vertical migrations every night to feed. Part 2. Middle to Deep Dark Waters: Masters of the Language of Light In this perpetual night, survival is a matter of being able to understand and process light signals, some in different colors, some flashing, some faint -- the most sophisticated use of bioluminescence on Earth. The sea creatures here are small with big eyes and even larger mouths with extraordinarily sharp teeth. Part 3. The Continental Shelf to the Abyssal Plain: The Bottom Dwellers This bottom of the sea has fewer fish, and is populated by such alien-like creatures as no-eyed or tripod fish, sea cucumbers, as well as basket stars, crabs, and worms with species varying by depth and location. The photographs were taken in the ocean by expert divers and submariners, most of whom are both scientists and underwater photographers. The images display the creatures vividly against a background as black as the ocean depths.

"Nothing says spring to a birder like seeing the flash of bright plumage as a warbler, recently arrived from its southern wintering grounds, flits from branch to branch, hunting for insects. Eastern North America is home to over 40 species of warblers, and Warblers of Eastern North America is the essential guidebook to identifying and enjoying the huge range of species that live in this area of the continent. With over 240 crisp, full-color photographs and precise identification notes, Warblers of Eastern North America is indispensable to naturalists, students and birders of all levels of experience. Author and naturalist Chris G. Earley's concise and well-organized text gives the reader pointers on identification -- including male and female differences, seasonal plumages, distinctive markings, song descriptions and cheat sheets. The book also features range maps for each described species, charts showing the seasonal status of the warblers, and photographic comparison charts that group similar-looking birds on a single page for quick reference."--

"This is a book about the life and work of the celebrated Canadian tapestry artist, Mariette Rousseau-Vermette (1926-2006). At the time of her death at 79, she had produced over 640 tapestries, many of which were created through such prestigious commissions as the National Arts Centre, Ottawa (1968), the Eisenhower Theatre, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, D.C. (1971) and Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto (1982). Mariette Rousseau-Vermette was critically acclaimed in her lifetime, and her work was sought for scores of corporate office buildings, major banks, court houses, schools, universities and private residences across the country, as well as for pavilions at Expo 67 (Montreal) and Expo 70 (Osaka). She exhibited widely in galleries and art museums throughout her career and is represented in public and private art collections nationally and internationally. The recipient of prizes and honours that included Officer of the Order of Canada (1976), she was also renowned as a teacher/mentor at the Banff Centre School of Fine Arts. Despite her long and prolific career and significant influence on the generation of textile artists who followed her, however, little has been written about this innovative artist. She remains largely unknown to the current generation, even in her own country. The story of Rousseau-Vermette and her contemporaries who worked in a receptive post-World War II environment that embraced the revival of tapestry as high art adds a new chapter to the history of Canadian art and restores these artists' links to it. Featuring more than 125 full-colour images as well as black-and-white photos of the artist and her family and colleagues, the book has been written to appeal to the general public and researchers of Canadian art, craft, and architecture, showcasing the artist's voice through the use of archival interviews and primary, unpublished sources that were available exclusively to the author."--