Folklore publishing apr 2008 (2 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Canadians don't spend a lot of time bragging, but as this collection shows, our citizens have a lot to be proud of--the many amazing firsts that have come from this country and its people and their impact on our culture and the world: \* Alexander MacKenzie was the first recorded explorer to complete the transcontinental crossing of North America \* In 1885, Banff National Park was the first patch of land ever recognized as a national park \* Canadian-born Gideon Sundback was the first to patent a ''separable fastener,'' a.k.a. the zipper, in 1913 \* The first kidney transplant performed between identical twins took place at Montreal's Royal Victoria Hospital in 1958 \* Montreal's Maurice Richard was the first hockey player to record a 50-goal season in 1944-45 and the first to score more than 500 goals in his career \* The Hudson's Bay Company, established on May 2, 1670, is the oldest, continuously operating company on the continent \* The 12.9-kilometre-long Confederation Bridge between mainland Canada and Prince Edward Island is the world's longest uninterrupted span \* In 1962, at just 15 years old, Petra Burka became the first woman figure skater in the world to complete a triple Salchow \* And so much more.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Our best friends. They can be pets or working dogs; they race for sticks and balls or find survivors of disasters, and they are the subjects of some of the most amazing and touching stories: \* Employees of the Albany post office adopted a stray puppy named Owney, and in his life he traveled hundreds of thousands of miles with the mail to places around the world \* John Dignard, victim of a brain injury, introduced the concept of memory dogs by training a German shepherd help him \* Rescue dogs working 9/11 found a few survivors, but the remains they uncovered provided closure for grieving families \* Times were tough for Jude Stringfellow, but a bipedal puppy named Faith taught her to hope again \* The Sica family's golden retriever, Bullet, saved their three-week-old son from certain death from an undiagnosed heart condition \* Stubby, a mongrel boxer mutt, became a hero on the front lines when his frenetic barking alerted sleeping soldiers to poisonous gas \* Skippy, a hearing-ear dog, has given Kerena Marchant a taste of what freedom really means \* Blue heeler cross Skidboot has made appearances on Jay Leno, Oprah and the Late Show with David Letterman to perform his amazing tricks \* And so many more heartwarming stories.…