Books published by publisher Walrus Books

While Rich and Willow are at summer camp in Ontario, they find an old boxcar in the middle of the woods. Inside is a mysterious painting. Rick thinks it's worthless but Willow has a hunch that it might be valuable. This is the first book in the Adventure.net series which follows Willow and Rick as they travel across Canada with their parents.Awards BC Book Awards:2000 - The Lost Sketch Our Choice (Awarded by the Canadian Children's Book Centre)2000 - The Lost Sketch Silver Birch Fiction Awards2001 - The Lost Sketch

There are coyotes in the crosswalk and frogs in the swimming pool...raccoons on the fire escape and garter snakes in the garage. With all its many buildings, streets and parks, the city may be home to people, but it is also home to wildlife. Peregrine falcons raise their young on a Calgary high rise, red squirrels scold skaters from Ottawa snow banks, and in Montreal furry families of skunks move into vacant lots next door! All sorts of unique and wily wildlife have made themselves at home in the cracks and crannies of Canadian cities. Kids don't have to go to the zoo to see animals that used to roam free - they just have to recognize untamed city critters for what they are! Diane Swanson introduces kids to ten furred, feathered, or scaly urban residents, exploring their successful adaptation to the concrete jungle: how they move about, find food, communicate with each other, and make a home for themselves and their young. Douglas Penhale's lively illustrations provide visual detail and delight for budding naturalists in the urban ecosystem.

Did you know there are approximately 340 different kinds of hummingbirds, some as light as a penny? These champion acrobats of the sky can beat their wings more than 40 times a second, fly backward and even hover in midair, like helicopters. Since it's much easier to hear hummingbird wings than see them, just follow the hum to find the birds. Includes a table of contents, index, sidebars, and full of extraordinary photography throughout.

Have you ever wondered why girls seem less interested in science than boys? Or why girls don't think science is cool? This Canadian Association of Girls in Science book is the answer to all of those concerns. The young, hip girls, who make up CAGIS Science Squad turn everyday experiences into learning adventures, using their science knowledge and technical savvy to solve the mysteries. Each chapter features a case that the Squad works to solve, a detailed explanation of what the girls have learned, and an experiment that can be done alone or with a group of friends to further enhance the lessons. Follow the girls on their exciting adventures as they investigate and solve fascinating puzzles and prove that science is really cool!

Sister and brother sleuths Willow and Rick are back! This time they're searching for a lost boulder full of silver, as big as a truck. Everyone they meet in Kaslo, B.C., seems to have a secret. Why is a young woman spying on them? Where is the other half of the treasure map? And is there really a ghost on the SS Moyie? As they hunt deeper and deeper, the discover disturbing things about the past and try to find a way to help new friends regain what they lost.The first book in the Adventure.Net series, The Lost Sketch, featured Rick and Willow finding a mysterious picture in a boxcar in Ontario, meeting an art forger, and racing against time to find out if the art was created by one of the Group of Seven.

Fun to read and filled with facts, Borealis welcomes readers to share a young cub's first adventures. From the moment he pokes through his snowy winter den and discovers the world of the Arctic, Borealis' days are filled with discovery. Travelling with his mother, he sees many sights: animals camouflaged against the northern terrain, the sudden appearance of flowers during the short northern summer, the dance of the northern lights, and the migration of beluga whales in the Arctic waters. Readers follow a journey of discovery and experience life through the eyes of a polar bear. Rebecca L. Grambo is an accomplished natural history and children's non-fiction writer whose previous books include Seasons in the Rockies and Claws and Jaws. Daniel J. Cox is one of the world's best nature photographers.

Whenever a whale comes close to shore, hundreds of people flock to see it frolicking in the water -- rolling over, spouting and slapping its tail at the waves. They hold their breath until it swims safely out to sea again in case the whale beaches itself on the sand and dies. Scientists have theories about why whales do this but no-one really knows why. Whales, dolphins and porpoises are mammals of the sea and have captivated people for centuries. These beautiful creatures come in all shapes and sizes, and each one has its own personality, way of feeding, communicating, and so on. Look inside this book and see the actual size illustration of a blue whale's eye, a fight between a giant squid and a sperm whale, how we can protect whales and how you can keep a whale in your swimming pool!

The girls of the Science Squad are back, and they're in the middle of the biggest mystery yet! When Sue's Aunt Rose invites the three girls to visit her on Vancouver Island for the last week of summer vacation, it seems like the trip will be a nice break. Nicole, Gina, and Sue are eager to explore the old-growth forests near Tofino, go mountain biking, and maybe even try surfing. But Rose has just inherited 50 hectares of forested land from her uncle, a renowned smuggler and notorious practical joker. When Rose's new friend, Tyler, starts acting suspiciously, the girls begin to think there's more at stake than just an old cabin in the middle of the woods. Using their knowledge of science, the girls reveal a series of clues in the mysterious will. But can they solve the puzzle of the smuggler's secret before it's too late?Tanya Lloyd Kyi and the Canadian Association of Girls in Science (CAGIS) team up to deliver the second book in the Science Squad Adventure series. This mystery contains non-fiction sidebars and experiments that can be done at home with everyday objects on such diverse topics as light refraction, and orienteering.

Here is something to chew on. A shark can lose and replace over 30,000 teeth in its lifetime. That's just one of the amazing facts that award-winning children's author Diane Swanson writes about in this popular Welcome to the World title. The text and colorful photographs bring the underwater world of sharks to life. Stories of a shark that traveled from New York to Brazil and sharks that find their way through mazes will enthrall children. Young readers will learn what baby sharks are called, how fast sharks swim, and what kind of seafood they like. Includes a table of contents, index, sidebars, and full of extraordinary photography throughout.