Robertson, David
Summary: "David A. Robertson, the son of a Cree father and a white, settler mother, grew up with virtually no knowledge or understanding of his family's Indigenous roots. His father, Dulas, or Don as he became known, had grown up on the trapline in the bush only to be transplanted permanently to a house on reserve in Manitoba, where he was not permitted to speak his language--Swampy Cree--and was forced...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd 2020
Copies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: B ROBERTSON ROBRobertson, David
Summary: "Morgan and Eli, two Indigenous children forced away from their families and communities, are brought together in a foster home in Winnipeg, Manitoba. They each feel disconnected, from their culture and each other, and struggle to fit in at school and at their new home -- until they find a secret place, walled off in an unfinished attic bedroom. A portal opens to another reality, Askí, bringing...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Puffin Canada 2020
Copies Available at Woodmere
2 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC ROBRobertson, David
Summary: "One summer day, Lauren and her little brother, James, go on a trip to the land with their Moshom (grandfather). After they've arrived, the children decide to fish for dinner while Moshom naps. They are in their canoe in the middle of the lake when the water around them begins to swirl and crash. They are thrown overboard and when Lauren surfaces she sees her brother being pulled away by the...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Tundra 2023
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ROBRobertson, David
Summary: "When a young girl helps tend to her grandmother's garden, she begins to notice things that make her curious. Why does her grandmother have long, braided hair and beautifully colored clothing? Why does she speak another language and spend so much time with her family? As she asks her grandmother about these things, she is told about life in a residential school a long time ago, where all of...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: HighWater Press 2016
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ROBReich, Steve
Summary: "Steve Reich is a living legend in the world of contemporary classical music. As a leader of the minimalist movement in the 1960s, his works have become central to the musical landscape worldwide, influencing generations of younger musicians, choreographers and visual artists. He has explored non-Western music and American vernacular music from jazz to rock, as well as groundbreaking music and...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Hanover Square Press 2022
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 780.92 REINorman, Jessye.
Contents: Angels from the realms of glory -- The first nowell -- It came upon the midnight clear -- Away in a manger -- Oh come, little children -- Of the Father's love begotten -- Mary had a baby -- Lo, how a rose e'er blooming -- Puer natus in Bethlehem -- Ave Maria -- Noël nouvelet -- A Christmas garland - Ballade du Jésus-Christ -- Silent night -- Balm in Gilead -- O come, all ye faithful.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Philips 1996
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Sight and Sound Holiday Display, Call number: CD HOL NORRobertson, Robbie
Summary: Born of Mohawk and Cayuga descent, musical icon Robbie Robertson learned the story of Hiawatha and his spiritual guide, the Peacemaker, as part of the Iroquois oral tradition. Now he shares the same gift of storytelling with a new generation. Hiawatha was a strong and articulate Mohawk who was chosen to translate the Peacemaker's message of unity for the five warring Iroquois nations during the...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
Sorry, no copies available
Place a hold to request this item.Summary: A human baby accidentally ends up at the North Pole and grows up among the elf community. Buddy, as he comes to be known, knows that he's "special". When he's 30, Buddy learns from Santa that he's really a human. He decides to go in search of his father, to find out where he belongs. He walks to Manhattan, and is immediately run over by a cab. His father at first rejects him and Buddy ends up...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: New Line Productions 2008
Sorry, no copies available
Place a hold to request this item.Summary: A human baby accidentally ends up at the North Pole and grows up among the elf community. Buddy, as he comes to be known, knows that he's "special". When he's 30, Buddy learns from Santa that he's really a human. He decides to go in search of his father, to find out where he belongs. He walks to Manhattan, and is immediately run over by a cab. His father at first rejects him and Buddy ends up...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: New Line Home Entertainment 2004
Copies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD ELFCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD FAMILY ELFSummary: Presents an introduction to the world of wolves, providing a look at how they play, hunt, travel, howl, and fight to survive.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: SlingShot Entertainment 2001
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC WOLSummary: An inspiring story of independence that follows two unlikely friends determined to face the world on their own terms. Young Michael is a patient who is resigned to his quiet life within an institution's safe, predictable boundaries. Then, the rebellious Rory O'Shea bursts onto the scene. Now, with the help of the beautiful young Siobhan, who sings on as the boys' live-in aide, Rory will show...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Focus Features 2005
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY RORDavies, Robertson
Summary: The story of Dr. Jonathan Hullah, a doctor practicing holistic healing. It chronicles his youth, including an incident in the Canadian bush where his life was saved by an Indian shaman, and describes his World War II years in the course of which he decided to practice holistic medicine. A look at the connection between spirit and body. By the author of The Rebel Angels.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 1995
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC DAVDavies, Robertson
Summary: The death of eccentric art patron and collector Francis Cornish leads to a spectacle of theft, perjury, murder, scholarship, and love at a Canadian university.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Books 1983
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC DAVDavies, Robertson
Contents: Tempest-tost -- Leaven of malice -- A mixture of frailties.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin 1991
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC DAVDavies, Robertson
Summary: Relationship between three men who grew up together.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Books 1977
Sorry, no copies available
Place a hold to request this item.Davies, Robertson
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 1997
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 814.54 DAVSummary: "All-American athlete, scholar, renowned baritone, stage actor, and social activist, Paul Robeson ... the son of an escaped slave, managed to become a top-billed movie star during the time of Jim Crow America ... his film legacy lives on and continues to speak eloquently of the long and difficult journey of a courageous and outspoken African-American."--Container.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2007
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA PAUDavies, Robertson
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 1990
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 814.54 DAVDavies, Robertson
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin 1986