Books published by publisher Sandcastle Books Ltd

In this follow up to Eric Walters's bestselling Tiger by the Tail and Tiger in Trouble, Sarah and Nicholas Fraser are back home and ready to take on more challenges. Mr. McCurdy and Vladimir are well on their way to installing the new animals on Mr. McCurdy's farm. Boo Boo the bear, Peanuts the elephant, Kushna the tiger, and Sarah's pet deer are joining the family of exotic creatures, and it's hard work moving them in.

In this sequel to Eric Walters's bestselling Tiger by the tail, Sarah and Nicholas Fraser set off to spend a week at zoo camp, compliments of their absent father. Initially reluctant to leave Mr. McCurdy and his menagerie of exotic animals behind, they resolve to make the best of it when they discover that this is their mother's big chance for a vacation of her own. Once they arrive at the airport, however, they quickly learn that the camp is not what it seemed.

Should the Little Girl confront her fears of sea monsters and go swimming in the ocean? Should she risk it all and dive in with the other kids on the beach? What if she had to swim through the waves in order to rescue her prized pink rowboat? Can she muster enough courage, or she sit sadly with her feet in the sand? The Little Girl and Her Pink Rowboat shows children how choosing to be brave may not always be the easy choice, but it is sometimes the only solution.

An amazing children's adventure story, that follows two unlikely animal heroes on the adventure of a lifetime. Join Cheechako-Fette, a young western kangaroo rat, and Speedo, a red crested roadrunner, as they travel together across the western United States in search of adventure. Each trying to overcome their own trauma, Check-Fette and Speedo become fast friends, and realize that the key to their healing is found in helping each other. Laugh as they meet some really special characters along the way. Read along as they hop trains, run through canyons, cross mountains, and even hitch a ride with a kind and loving family. Keep up with the zany duo as they explore the wild west. Gasp as they run out of town during the Sturgis motorcycle rally in South Dakota, and eventually end up living on top of Devil's Tower in Wyoming. You've never read a story like this, and you'll laugh, chatter, and even cry as the emotional journey leads Cheechako-Fette and Speedo to a hair raising, fire branding climax. For children who are trying to overcome physical or emotional trauma, this story will open the floodgates of healing. No-one should feel alone in this world, and this great adventure story makes that case clear. With wonderful illustrations by David Riley, author Kelsey McDaniel makes this story come to life. The Amazing Adventures of Cheechako-Fette is read and loved by children of all ages. Parents can read it aloud to their toddlers, and elementary and middle schoolers will have trouble putting it down. Don't miss out on this one, it's a true and wild adventure of a lifetime!

When a curious boy sneaks into the barn where the tigers are kept at the Tiger Town animal preserve, it sets off an uproar with the local authorities, and Sarah and Nicholas Fraser must find a way to settle things down before the exotic animal farm get closed down.When a curious boy sneaks into the Tiger Town animal preserve, it sets off an uproar with the local authorities, and Sarah and Nicholas Fraser must find a way to settle things down before the exotic animal farm get closed down.

An amazing children's adventure story, that follows two unlikely animal heroes on the adventure of a lifetime. Join Cheechako-Fette, a young western kangaroo rat, and Speedo, a red crested roadrunner, as they travel together across the western United States in search of adventure. Each trying to overcome their own trauma, Check-Fette and Speedo become fast friends, and realize that the key to their healing is found in helping each other. Laugh as they meet some really special characters along the way. Read along as they hop trains, run through canyons, cross mountains, and even hitch a ride with a kind and loving family. Keep up with the zany duo as they explore the wild west. Gasp as they run out of town during the Sturgis motorcycle rally in South Dakota, and eventually end up living on top of Devil's Tower in Wyoming. You've never read a story like this, and you'll laugh, chatter, and even cry as the emotional journey leads Cheechako-Fette and Speedo to a hair raising, fire branding climax. For children who are trying to overcome physical or emotional trauma, this story will open the floodgates of healing. No-one should feel alone in this world, and this great adventure story makes that case clear. With wonderful illustrations by David Riley, author Kelsey McDaniel makes this story come to life. The Amazing Adventures of Cheechako-Fette is read and loved by children of all ages. Parents can read it aloud to their toddlers, and elementary and middle schoolers will have trouble putting it down. Don't miss out on this one, it's a true and wild adventure of a lifetime!

Fourteen-year-old Al is spending the summer on the shores of Ontario's James Bay with his eccentric archaeologist father. On their last day there, Al paddles his canoe awawy from the rocky, tree-lined shore and is strangely overtaken by a thickfog that disorients him. As the mist rolls over him, Al is startled to see a ship in the distance that he recognizes as the Discover, whose captain was the ill-fated Henry Hudson. Is it a ghostly apparition?

Short-listed for the Sheila A. Egoff Award for Children’s Literature, 1996, the Violet Downey IODE Book Award, 1996 and the Silver Birch Award, 1997 While walking through a neighbourhood field in Alberta, Danny finds an 8,000-year-old arrowhead. His friend Joshua, who lives on the Peigan reserve at Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump, joins him on buffalo hunts, powwows, archaeological digs, and a break-in at the local museum. In the process Danny learns about history and gains the self-confidence to overcome dyslexia.

Moving with her mother from Vancouver to Wells, British Columbia, Elizabeth Connell longs for the excitement of the city and her father, brother, and friends left behind. While she is in the peaceful graveyard of nearby Barkerville she finds a small gold ring that has very special powers. By twisting the ring on her finger, Elizabeth is transported to the nineteenth century during the heyday of the gold rush. Caught between her present life with family and friends and a love in the past, Elizabeth learns more than history.