Books published by publisher Maple Tree Press

A car trip across Canada doesn’t sound like much fun to 11-year-old Guy, especially with his little sister in tow — but even he’s won over as the adventure begins. As his family treks from coast to coast, and even up into the territories, Guy finds that Canada is surprisingly... interesting. His wry observations offer an honest, engaging look at Canada’s culture, history, natural wonders, and most famous sights. The 3-D scrapbook-style design, featuring wacky postcards, Guy’s cartoons, and incredible photographs, complements the fast pace and truly original style of this remarkably entertaining guide.

This story centres on 12 year old Alan Parrish who accidentally found this board game called #Jumanji which took him and his friend Sarah on a wild ride. As they started playing the game they found out that whatever happened in the game, took place in reality too! They got attacked by bats and chased by wild elephants and then suddenly Alan got pulled inside the board. Sarah got scared and ran away never looking back. Twenty six years later, Peter and Judy found the game. What happened next? Did they win the game? Or did they get trapped in the game too? Let us find out!

This revised edition of A Timber Framer s Workshop has over 150 new photos and includes updated engineering specifications for pegged joinery, along with expanded in-depth technical information on the joinery, design and construction of Traditional Timber Frames. The major portion of A Timber Framer's Workshop was first written back in 1983. Over a period of a number of years several revisions and additions took place, as it was used as the handout workshop manual for Fox Maple Timber Framing Workshops. At last, it was published for general distribution in 1998. When this book was first published in 1998, scientific testing results for pegged mortise and tenon joinery simply did not exist. The corollaries that could be made at that time were drawn from testing results for bolted connections. This is common in engineering as the essential physical laws concerning force and motion, primarily Newtonian physics, are symmetrical. However, nothing ever beats a direct test for a specific condition as the results end with an emphatic exclamation point. In the past five or six years testing has at last been carried out for a number of the most common pegged joinery conditions and the results have been published. The impetus for this revision was in large part to update and to include these new testing results so that the readers would be privy to the latest engineering results available for timber frame joinery. Along the way, over 150 new photos and drawings were added and editorial additions were made to clarify specific conditions, or to more fully explain a critical aspect of timber framing. While the essential book is the same, virtually every element is expanded in some way to paint a more vibrant picture of the technical aspects of how to build a traditional timber frame. In addition, there is an expanded element of color and nuance to help the reader more fully understand the magic of timber framing... and that timber framing really is the Jazz of building. Illustrated with over 500 photos and CAD drawings.

One of the greatest Hindu epics, Mahabharata is about human relationships and family dynamics. Each character in the epic tale has something to teach us. While Bhishma teaches us the virtues of commitment, Duryodhana teaches us the pitfalls of unchecked ambition. While Gandhari teaches us the beauty of spousal love and sacrifice, Draupadi teaches us about the powers of a woman. Krishna is the epitome of enlightenment, while Arjuna signifies the constant battle between the head and the heart. These stories are as relevant today as they were when written, and mirror the societal interface through the times.

This book consists of interesting stories about Tenali Raman, the Vikatakavi in the court of King Krishnadeva Raya during his reign in South India. Each tale in this book reveals some or all facets of Tenali’s character-wit, wisdom and fair play. He was the favourite courtier of King Krishnadeva Raya, advising him in matters of the state along with being a poet by profession. These stories will teach valuable morals to children through humourous anecdotes.

Internationally acclaimed author, illustrator and naturalist Jan Thornhill has created a dramatic and unique picture book that brings to life the wondrous tale of one tree's survival through two hundred years of nature's blessings and scourges. On a crisp, fall morning a little maple key spins through the air and settles on the life-giving ruins of an ancient tree. So begins the story of a single maple tree and the creatures it nourishes and shelters. The intricacies of forest ecology and the importance of every link in the chain are highlighted in both the informative narrative and in the exquisitely detailed illustrations. Thornhill's brilliant drawings, each one alive with color and filled with a multitude of forest animals, will delight kids. From the tiniest cricket to the magnificence of a lighting storm, she captures them all.

Yes! Kids can make toys that are fun, great-looking, and easy to make. I Can Make Toys will show you how. These amazing playthings are as much fun to make as to play with. Using common household odds and ends, construction is no fuss, no mess, with no complicated instructions. So open this book, let your imagination and creativity fly, and let's make toys!

This story is of Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism and the first of the ten Gurus of the Sikhs. This is a story about a man called Kauda. Who was Kauda? What did he do? This story tells us all this. This story also tells us how Guru Nanak changed Kauda's life. One afternoon, Guru Nanak and Bhai Mardana were crossing through a forest. They had been walking in the forest for two days. Both Guru Nanak and Bhai Mardana were very hungry, as they had not eaten anything for the past two days. Bhai Mardana said to Guru, “Guru Nanak, please do something. I will die of hunger. Please find me something to eat. I cannot go on walking like this.”Guru Nanak said, “Bhai Mardana, please wait for some time. We are very near to a village. I am sure we will find something to eat in that village.” What happened next?

Why do babies cry? How do you hold a baby? Why do babies suck their toes? You don't have to have a new baby at home to want to know the answers to these intriguing questions. Discover the science behind baby's first exciting year of development. The clear, straight-forward information, candid photos, and nifty hands-on activities in this book will turn any reader into a baby expert!