Books published by publisher Formac

Morgan doesn't like to skate, and he's determined not to learn. What he really wants to do is go to see Monster Truck-A-Rama with Charlie. Aldeen is not impressed since Morgan already agreed to go to Princesses on Ice with her. Can Morgan keep everyone happy, or is he skating on thin ice?Morgan is at his loveable best in this wry, humourous, true-to-life story.

It's Morgan's birthday and all he wants is Charlie's Thunderbolt Dune Racer. Aldeen snags it first from a yard sale, and Morgan gets mad. Really mad. Morgan's birthday brings him a surprise gift, and a lesson in friendship. Morgan and the Dune Racer, with its humorous tone and lively portrayals of Morgan and his buddies, will encourage young readers to learn awareness of their emotions and the value of not acting out every feeling that comes along.

Morgan doesn't like the new kid, Curtis, who can juggle, do karate and play guitar, and loves to brag about it. But some of the kids in his class are impressed, especially when Curtis teases Aldeen, the Queen of Mean―who isn't even mean back! Does Aldeen actually like Curtis? A game of egg toss at a neighborhood party will show how Aldeen really feels. Who do you think ends up with egg on his face?

At first, Ryan Cooper thinks a new pulp and paper mill in East Harbour will be a good thing, providing employment for the residents of his home town. But Ryan's girlfriend Alana is more worried about the mill's environmental impact - clearcutting and pollution. Worse, Alana discovers that the mill is going to be built on sacred Micmac land.When they find the official environmental study, it turns out there are a lot of unanswered questions about the proposal. All of a sudden Ryan and Alana are in the middle of a fight that could tear their community apart.

In the winter of 1782 Halifax is jammed with shabby refugees from the war in the rebellious American Colonies, with red- and blue-coated soldiers parading and carousing, with merchants and camp followers and all the parasites of war. Eleven-year-old Kitty Byles has lived half her life in this town since her family fled Boston in 1776, the first year of the conflict. Now she has decided to run away. With her hair close-cropped and tucked under her cap, she signs on as a cabin boy on a coastal schooner, making her way to Boston and finally to the rebel armies camped outside still-loyal New York. She's bound to find her dear uncle Tommy, an outcast from her family since the day he took up arms against the King. Tommy introduces Kitty to a kindred spirit, Alexander, formerly enslaved and now in search of his family who have escaped to Nova Scotia. Together they devise a great plan to return to the new land they'll both call home. Based on actual diaries from the period, Loyalist Runaway is an action-packed account of one girl's gripping adventures during the American Revolutionary War.

When Morgan starts swimming lessons, he has lots of problems to deal with. There is the towel flicking and the slimy floor in the change room. There's the jiggles in his tummy he needs to cover up with his t-shirt and the scary possibility that his suit will drop to his knees when he jumps in. Worst of all, Aldeen Hummell, the Godzilla of Grade Three, has told him she will turn him into cat food if he doesn't cover for her while she plays hooky.Once again Morgan finds himself dragged into Aldeen's plans. But by playing the clown, and facing his own fears, he thinks he can free himself from her clasp by helping her get her badge.Morgan Makes a Splash is a hilarious story about gathering courage to cope with difficult situations.

Morgan is left out of the loop when everyone at school begins bringing their M8Y Game Wizards to school, linking up online with one another and playing at recess and lunch. Charlie lets Morgan use his M8Y every now and then, but clearly you''re not cool unless you have one. Poor Morgan is reduced to playing with Aldeen for something to do. Finally his parents relent, but Morgan learns that sometimes gaming is more trouble than it'’s worth. When Aldeen joins the gaming crew with her own player he faces tough decisions. Should he pull the plug about Aldeen’'s fake M8Y Game Wizard, or game on and leave her behind? Morgan, the most popular of all the characters featured in the First Novels collection, is at his loveable best in this topical, humorous, true-to-life story.

The history of humankind, its cultures and civilizations, is inextricably linked with the development of trade. Cities grew up around the markets it took place in and empires were built on the wealth it created. Across Asia, the paths of the Silk and Spice Routes brought together the many different peoples of these empires and cites. When meeting to trade, they not only exchanged precious goods but also the ideas and beliefs that shaped each of their cultures--ideas expressed in their lifestyles, their arts and even in the goods they had to sell. By these means, cultures slowly changed, amalgated and developed. Splendidly illustrated with dozens of historic visuals, Cultures and Civilizations explores the interrelations of trade and cultures as they developed along the Silk and Spice Routes.