Books published by publisher Whitecap Books Ltd.

Can you imagine a world in which palm trees grew in Alaska and there were coral reefs in the mountains of Canada? Well, the world of the dinosaurs was much warmer than it is today and the climate suited them perfectly. Many different types of dinosaurs lived together, from the Brachiosaurus (as tall as a four-story building and heavier than ten adult elephants) to dinosaurs no bigger than a chicken. Some of these were ferocious meat-eaters and some were gentle giants that ate only plants. Over millions of years the landscape changed and so did the creatures that roamed the land. And then, the dinosaurs died out! What happened to them? Do you have any theories? But what if there was still one left alive and you were lucky enough to keep a baby dinosaur as a pet?

Why are people afraid of sharks? Most sharks are not interested in harming us, and there are only a few species that have ever attacked humans. This book looks at why sharks have this effect on us, and explains why we should protect and care for all sharks. The beautiful full-color illustrations showcase many fascinating sharks, from the spectacular whale shark (the biggest shark in the world) to the tiny pygmy shark, and the colorful and odd-looking woebegone to the mighty mouthed megamouth and the scary-looking great white shark. You'll find out about shark relatives such as stingrays and chimaeras and see the amazing things found in sharks' stomachs. And, as if this wasn't enough, this book gives you handy hints on how to keep a great white shark as a pet!

"Half for you and half for me Between us two shall goodwill be." Here is a nursery rhyme book to entertain both adult and child as they read together. The classic rhymes are side by side with annotations about their backstories: Who was Wee Willie Winkie? Did live blackbirds really fly out of a pie? Was Humpty Dumpty a person -- or a clumsy cannon? When she was small, Katherine Govier tucked in close to her mother's side to listen to nursery rhymes. Later she read them to her own children, and now she has returned to reading them with her mother, who can no longer see well enough to read the pages of their nearly hundred-year-old Mother Goose book. Still, her mother can recite the words. What is the magic and what is the meaning of these rhymes that stay in our heads for a lifetime? The answers are here. Some rhymes describe historical events and some are just plain nonsense. Some of the oldest rhymes were never intended for the nursery, but for the street -- where they came to life as popular judgments on events of the day. In Half for You and Half for Me, the author breaks the codes of these nursery rhymes in accessible, amusing explanations. She also adds some classic Canadiana, including a poem by star children's poet Dennis Lee. Commissioned illustrations make this book full of color to draw in the eye. Charming vintage drawings also pepper the text, firmly rooting the rhymes in their historical context. Half for You and Half for Me will engage, delight, entertain and inform younger and older readers alike, and aims to be that favourite title that is pulled off the family shelf again and again.

Deep canyons, grassy plains, high mountains, lonely deserts, beautiful beaches and other miracles of nature are all a part of North America. It's a continent of extremes -- rocket launches, twisters that rage across the countryside, earthquakes, ice hockey matches played in Inuit villages, the skyscraper city of New York, grizzly bears, alligators and other colorful wildlife, the Great Lakes, and the huge sculptures of Mount Rushmore are just some of the highlights and they're all in this book! Besides the user-friendly maps that let you know exactly where everything is, you'll find each country's colorful flag displayed. And look out for the page of removable stickers in the center and the interesting activity, useful glossary and index at the end.

There are billion of stars visible in the night sky. Did you know that stars come in different colours? If you look carefully, you may see a blue star or maybe even a red one. You will also see the patterns that stars make in the sky. What else is out there in the universe? As well as the Sun and Moon and other planets in our Solar System, there are also comets, meteors and asteroids, and galaxies. We need telescopes like the Hubble Space Telescope to see all these amazing things up close. Come with us and take a trip to the stars in the family car!

A fascinating and richly illustrated portrait. Explore both the history of the conflict between humankind and the wolf and the elaborate social behavior between these animals within their packs. Wolves is a photographic portfolio combining the work of some of North America's leading wildlife photographers and one of the world's leading nature writers, Daniel Wood. Through photographs and text, this most misunderstood of all animals is revealed in intimate detail. Topics include: Annual mating rituals Tender parenting skills Aggressive territorial imperative Relentless pursuit of game Pack cohesiveness Ability to navigate and communicate over vast distances. Wolves celebrates the wolf's return from the specter of extinction and calls for the protection of more territory where nature -- not humankind -- dominates.