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{"id":6582770827323,"title":"The Waking Comes Late special hardcover edition","handle":"the-waking-comes-late-special-hardcover-edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2016 Governor General's Literary Award Winner\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2017 Raymond Souster Award Finalist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis specially designed and bound hardcover First Edition of Steven Heighton's poetry collection is limited to 50 copies.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGovernor General’s Literary Award finalist and bestselling author Steven Heighton returns with a collection of laments and celebrations that reflect on our struggle to believe in the future of a world that continues to disappoint us. The poet challenges the boundaries of sleep and even death in these meditations on what lies just beneath the surface of contemporary life. These are poems that trouble over the idea of failure even as they continually recommit to the present moment. This is fierce music performed in a minor key.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2021-05-13T13:17:15-04:00","created_at":"2021-05-13T13:17:15-04:00","vendor":"House of Anansi Press Inc","type":"","tags":["Adult Poetry","Adult Special Edition","By (author) Heighton Steven","House of Anansi Press","pub date: 2016-04-09"],"price":3500,"price_min":3500,"price_max":3500,"available":false,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":39403480449083,"title":"hardcover special edition","option1":"hardcover special edition","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781487000943","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":false,"name":"The Waking Comes Late special hardcover edition - hardcover special edition","public_title":"hardcover special edition","options":["hardcover special edition"],"price":3500,"weight":200,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"9781487000943","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}}],"images":["\/\/houseofanansi.pro\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_c641d346-c2e3-43bd-bd89-fba20e72bdfc.jpg?v=1668307281"],"featured_image":"\/\/houseofanansi.pro\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_c641d346-c2e3-43bd-bd89-fba20e72bdfc.jpg?v=1668307281","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":22925776977979,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.8,"height":3471,"width":2777,"src":"\/\/houseofanansi.pro\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_c641d346-c2e3-43bd-bd89-fba20e72bdfc.jpg?v=1668307281"},"aspect_ratio":0.8,"height":3471,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/houseofanansi.pro\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_c641d346-c2e3-43bd-bd89-fba20e72bdfc.jpg?v=1668307281","width":2777}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2016 Governor General's Literary Award Winner\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2017 Raymond Souster Award Finalist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis specially designed and bound hardcover First Edition of Steven Heighton's poetry collection is limited to 50 copies.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGovernor General’s Literary Award finalist and bestselling author Steven Heighton returns with a collection of laments and celebrations that reflect on our struggle to believe in the future of a world that continues to disappoint us. The poet challenges the boundaries of sleep and even death in these meditations on what lies just beneath the surface of contemporary life. These are poems that trouble over the idea of failure even as they continually recommit to the present moment. This is fierce music performed in a minor key.\u003c\/p\u003e"}
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This specially designed and bound hardcover First Edition of Steven Heighton's poetry collection The Waking Comes Late is limited to 50 copies.
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{"id":6818367995963,"title":"Lessons from Mother Earth","handle":"lessons-from-mother-earth","description":"\u003cp\u003eTess has visited her grandmother many times without really being aware of the garden. But today they step outside the door and Tess learns that all of nature can be a garden. And if you take care of the plants that are growing, if you learn about them -- understanding when they flower, when they give fruit, and when to leave them alone -- you will always find something to nourish you. This gentle story demonstrates the First Nations' tradition of taking care of Mother Earth.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2022-03-29T16:14:51-04:00","created_at":"2022-03-29T14:21:46-04:00","vendor":"Groundwood Books Ltd","type":"","tags":["age range 3 - 6","By (author) McLeod Elaine","Free Study Guides","Groundwood Books","Illustrated by Wood Colleen","Indigenous Voices","Lexile measure AD640L","Picture Books","pub date: 2010-04-01"],"price":1299,"price_min":1299,"price_max":1299,"available":false,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":40232227799099,"title":"trade paperback","option1":"trade paperback","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9780888998323","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":false,"name":"Lessons from Mother Earth - trade paperback","public_title":"trade paperback","options":["trade paperback"],"price":1299,"weight":109,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"9780888998323","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}}],"images":["\/\/houseofanansi.pro\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_dabddc3f-6715-4790-810b-ad07108a72c6.jpg?v=1731041901"],"featured_image":"\/\/houseofanansi.pro\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_dabddc3f-6715-4790-810b-ad07108a72c6.jpg?v=1731041901","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":24903052755003,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.018,"height":618,"width":629,"src":"\/\/houseofanansi.pro\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_dabddc3f-6715-4790-810b-ad07108a72c6.jpg?v=1731041901"},"aspect_ratio":1.018,"height":618,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/houseofanansi.pro\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_dabddc3f-6715-4790-810b-ad07108a72c6.jpg?v=1731041901","width":629}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003eTess has visited her grandmother many times without really being aware of the garden. But today they step outside the door and Tess learns that all of nature can be a garden. And if you take care of the plants that are growing, if you learn about them -- understanding when they flower, when they give fruit, and when to leave them alone -- you will always find something to nourish you. This gentle story demonstrates the First Nations' tradition of taking care of Mother Earth.\u003c\/p\u003e"}
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{"id":6814263443515,"title":"Heart Residence","handle":"heart-residence","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA landmark collection from one of Canada’s literary icons, and the founder of House of Anansi Press, \u003ci\u003eHeart Residence\u003c\/i\u003e collects for the first time work from all corners of Dennis Lee’s extraordinary career.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is an exhilarating revelation. No other poet in Canada has the depth and range of Dennis Lee — jazzman, jester, and metaphysician, hardball political thinker and passionate lover, he has been publishing poems for fifty years. His first book, \u003ci\u003eKingdom of Absence\u003c\/i\u003e, published in 1967, was the founding publication of House of Anansi Press. Since then Lee has produced work across the poetic spectrum, from nursery rhymes and skipping songs to uncompromising moral introspection to full-tilt love songs, plangent psalms, and ecstatic, solitary prayer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere are poets’ poets and people’s poets. And then there are those few who are neither and both: the few who become, over time, part of the warp and weft of their culture. \u003ci\u003eHeart Residence\u003c\/i\u003e collects, for the first time, work from all corners of this extraordinary career. In its verve and variety, this is a one-of-a-kind collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2022-12-15T08:49:51-05:00","created_at":"2022-03-23T13:27:54-04:00","vendor":"House of Anansi Press Inc","type":"","tags":["Adult Poetry","By (author) Lee Dennis","House of Anansi Press","pub date: 2017-04-08"],"price":2995,"price_min":2995,"price_max":2995,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":40206695530555,"title":"trade paperback","option1":"trade paperback","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781487001490","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Heart Residence - trade paperback","public_title":"trade paperback","options":["trade paperback"],"price":2995,"weight":720,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"9781487001490","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}}],"images":["\/\/houseofanansi.pro\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_b3cc354a-fcc9-4429-8c0f-7de8232b665d.jpg?v=1678601480"],"featured_image":"\/\/houseofanansi.pro\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_b3cc354a-fcc9-4429-8c0f-7de8232b665d.jpg?v=1678601480","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":23324561539131,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.657,"height":2625,"width":1725,"src":"\/\/houseofanansi.pro\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_b3cc354a-fcc9-4429-8c0f-7de8232b665d.jpg?v=1678601480"},"aspect_ratio":0.657,"height":2625,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/houseofanansi.pro\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_b3cc354a-fcc9-4429-8c0f-7de8232b665d.jpg?v=1678601480","width":1725}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA landmark collection from one of Canada’s literary icons, and the founder of House of Anansi Press, \u003ci\u003eHeart Residence\u003c\/i\u003e collects for the first time work from all corners of Dennis Lee’s extraordinary career.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is an exhilarating revelation. No other poet in Canada has the depth and range of Dennis Lee — jazzman, jester, and metaphysician, hardball political thinker and passionate lover, he has been publishing poems for fifty years. His first book, \u003ci\u003eKingdom of Absence\u003c\/i\u003e, published in 1967, was the founding publication of House of Anansi Press. Since then Lee has produced work across the poetic spectrum, from nursery rhymes and skipping songs to uncompromising moral introspection to full-tilt love songs, plangent psalms, and ecstatic, solitary prayer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere are poets’ poets and people’s poets. And then there are those few who are neither and both: the few who become, over time, part of the warp and weft of their culture. \u003ci\u003eHeart Residence\u003c\/i\u003e collects, for the first time, work from all corners of this extraordinary career. In its verve and variety, this is a one-of-a-kind collection.\u003c\/p\u003e"}
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Heart Residence
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ages 10
to 14
/ grades 5
to 9
The Whirlpool
From Boston Globe–Horn Book Award winner Laurel Croza comes a mesmerizing collection of short stories about the whirlpool of adolescence.
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Climbing Shadows
A collection of poems inspired by young children that address common themes such as having a hard day at school, feeling shy or being a newcomer.
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When I Listen to Silence
When a child is asked to “Please, be quiet!” they sit silent … and their imagination sweeps them away on a breathtaking journey.
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The Outlaw
A small town lives in terror of the Outlaw, but one day, he disappears – and a mysterious stranger rides into town …
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Gargantua (Jr!)
Before Gargantua Junior was born, Mom had a reputation for being a little wild. Now Junior wants to help her repair damage and protect the Earth!
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The Diamond Queen of Singapore
Ava Lee investigates a fraudulent investment scheme that sends her on the trail of illegal diamonds, drugs, and offshore banking.
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Nothing Could Be Further from the Truth
In stories both absurd and all-too-real, Christopher Evans paints a portrait of the uncanniness of modern life.
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Mirror Lake
A brilliant and original tragicomic thriller about one man’s search for peace and sanctuary amid invasive neighbours and a mysterious death.
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The White Cat and the Monk
A monk leads a simple life, studying his books and searching for truth. One evening, his cat, Pangur, leads the monk to the truth he has been seeking.
