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This is the story of a curious donkey named Sylvester Duncan who discovers a magic pebble and accidentally turns himself into a rock. A loving set of donkey parents do their best to find Sylvester and, in the end, with the help of the magic pebble,…

This beautiful bedtime poem, written by acclaimed Inuit throat singer Celina Kalluk, describes the gifts given to a newborn baby by all the animals of the Arctic. Lyrically and tenderly told by a mother speaking to her own little “Kulu,” an Inuktitut…

Montreal, Quebec

Part three of a five part co-series with cartoonist Ed McNally about spending time in Swat, a unique state in the western region of Pakistan. Peter argues that there are no missionaries in Swat because no assistance is required.…

Montreal, Quebec

Part three of a five part co-series with cartoonist Ed McNally about spending time in Swat, a unique state in the western region of Pakistan. Peter discussed the strange economic systems, both past and present, with Chief…

Introduction: Above the Blue, sky ships ply the 7 skies, Soaring from cloud-island to cloud-island for adventure: conquest, espionage, trade, and piracy. Kingdoms clash, cultures collide, and secrets abound. Heroes and villains roam, both on and…

Montreal, Quebec

Part two of a six part co-series with cartoonist Ed McNally about his three week stay in Japan. Desbarats draws a contrast between temples in Japan and churches in Canada. They are much more informal than churches. He also…

Early Venetian printing ; hand-written and hand-coloured initials ; hand-written page number

Slip enclosed reads: "PAGEANT BOOK and PRINT SHOP / 109 EAST 9th STREET / NEW YORK, N.Y. 10003 / ORegon 4-5296 / BARTHOLOMASE DE SANCTO CONCORDIO / Summa…

Photograph of two women reading and writing at study table.

Photograph of woman sitting with feet up at study carrel

Photograph of students working in study area of SLIS Library