"In the early 20th century, new schoolteacher Beth Thatcher is assigned a post in a remote mining community in Western Canada. There her courage--and her heart--will be tested in unexpected ways"--

Sweeping from ancient Wales to the streets of Ottawa today, "Moonheart" entrances the reader with the tale of two young women who are drawn into an enchanted land after discovering artifacts.

Shy, sensitive, and a bit self-conscious, Anna Trent is the oldest daughter of a family of seven. When a young pastor asks Anna to marry him, she agrees despite her feelings of not meeting all the criteria for a minister's wife and feeling guilty about leaving her mother with all the work. Anna must discover that in the sight of the Lord, she truly is "a woman of worth."

"Piper McKenna would be overjoyed at the sight of her estranged brother, except that he's covered in blood. She knows he's innocent, but can they prove it?"--Provided by publisher.

Anne's children make friends with the unusual Meredith children. Their minister father is looking for a wife and the town bubbles with interest at his efforts.

Returning home after a year spent teaching in the Canadian West, Beth embarks on a steamship tour along the East coast and struggles to choose between rejoining her beloved Jarrick and staying with her family.

"Wynn and Jack have been best friends since freshman orientation, bonded by their shared love of mountains, books, and fishing. Wynn is a gentle giant, a Vermont kid never happier than when his feet are in the water. Jack is more rugged, raised on a ranch in Colorado where sleeping under the stars and cooking on a fire came as naturally to him as breathing. When they decide to canoe the Maskwa River in northern Canada, they anticipate long days of...

After her beloved grandfather's death, Emmaline Moore is shocked to discover that her "deceased" father is actually living in Canada. Having no other family, Emma decides she must find him, and so embarks on a journey across the ocean, accompanied by her best friend, Jonathan. Unfortunately, Randall Moore and his well-to-do family aren't thrilled by her arrival, fearing her sudden appearance will hinder his chance at becoming mayor of Toronto in 1919....

"Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to Canada. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade."--

Describes Canada's history, landscape and climate, population and settlements, government and politics, energy and resources, economy, transportation, communications, education, health, culture, religion, leisure and tourism, and environment and conservation.