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The Manitoba Library Association: Cm Magazine
CM Magazine is an electronic magazine that is published every two weeks. It offers reviews of children's books and profiles of Canadian children's authors.
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University of Manitoba: Kinship and Social Organization
This site contains links to in-depth information on kinship fundamentals such as marriage customs and residence rules. It also provides definitions and links to differing systems of descent and marriage among several groups - the...
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Cm Magazine Profiles: Joe Mc Lellan
Welcome to the world of 'Nanabosho' and his author! Find out about Joe's life and what led him to create this aboriginal series of books which children and adults alike find so appealing!
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Cm Magazine Profiles: Deborah Ellis
The author of the highly received 'Breadwinner' trilogy is profiled. Deborah was a loner, a reader, and part of the feminist movement. How did she become a highly praised author? Read her biography on this site!
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Cm Magazine Profiles: Celia Lottridge
Celia Lottridge is a Canadian children's writer, perhaps best known for her storybook The Name of the Tree, an African tale of a drought. This is a profile of her from an interview in 1997. The bibliography lists her books up until then,...
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Cm Magazine Profiles: C. J. Taylor
Carrie-Jo Taylor is a widely read Canadian Mohawk writer and artist whose storybooks retell native legends and stories. This is an excellent and thorough interview with her from 1998.
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Cm Magazine Profiles: Jo Ellen Bogart
Jo Ellen Bogart is a well-known Canadian children's writer. This is a profile of her from an interview in 2001. The bibliography lists her books up until then, with some links to reviews.
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Cm Magazine Profiles: John Wilson
John Wilson, a Canadian writer, has written a number of historical fiction books for junior up to high school level. This is a profile of his life, which is quite fascinating, from an interview in 1999. The bibliography lists his books...
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Cm Magazine Profiles: Andrea Beck
Andrea Beck, a Canadian children's writer, is the creator of a book series starring the character Elliot the Moose. This is an interview with her from 2003. The bibliography lists her books up until then, with some links to reviews.
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Cm Magazine Profiles: Frieda Wishinsky
Frieda Wishinsky is a prolific and widely published Canadian children's author. This is an extensive profile of her life and work from an interview in 2002.
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Cm Magazine Profiles: Kenneth Oppel
Are you a fan of the Silverwing novels? Meet the author, Kenneth Oppel, and learn how he moved from being a video game addict to a popular published author of youth fiction.
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Cm Magazine Profiles: Virginia Frances Schwartz
Virginia Frances Schwartz, a Canadian author, writes historical novels for elementary to secondary students on a variety of themes, such as slavery and immigration. This is a lengthy interview with her from 2004.
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Cm Magazine Profiles: Richard Scrimger
Richard Scrimger, a Canadian writer, has written a number of humourous books for children. This is a profile of his life from an interview in 1998. The bibliography lists his books up until then, with some links to reviews.
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Cm Magazine Profiles: Loris Lesynski
Loris Lesynski is the author of delightful children's stories and poetry. This is a profile of her from an interview in 2005. The bibliography lists her books. Several of her books have links to reviews.
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Cm Magazine Profiles: Rachna Gilmore
Rachna Gilmore is a well-known Canadian children's writer. Originally from India, she became fascinated with Anne of Green Gables as a young girl and this sparked her interest in becoming a writer. This is an interview with her from...
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Um: "Living Well. Living Good." by Maya Angelou
This site offers the text of "LIVING WELL:LIVING GOOD" from Maya Angelou's book, WOULDN'T TAKE NOTHING FOR MY JOURNEY NOW, 1993.
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University of Manitoba: Plano Indians 6000 b.c. 4000 b.c.
Discussion of the Caribou Lake Complex in Manitoba as a major archaeological unit. It was a campsite for Paleo-Indian, Archaic, and Woodland cultures. Excellent graphic showing stratification of remains.
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Chordate Dissection: Dissection of Muscular System in the Rat
A guide to the physiology of muscle and the dissection of the rat muscular system.
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History of Cooperatives
This page gives a brief history of cooperatives, and describes several types of agricultural co-ops, such as marketing, supply and surplus.
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University of Manitoba: Sexual Reproduction and Meiosis
Meiosis tutorial with clickable glossary, diagrams, and photos of cells as they move through the phases. A good site from the University of Manitoba.
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University of Manitoba: Paleo Period: Clovis Traditions (10,000 9,000 b.c.)
A page describing aspects of the Clovis culture, such as the famous Clovis point.
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University of Manitoba: Paleo Period: Folsom Traditions 9,000 8,000 Bc
One-Page document on the characteristics of the Folsom Traditions such as the environmental conditions, the Folsom tool kit, subsistence and settlement.
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University of Manitoba: Exploring Occupations
The Career Centre at the University of Manitoba offers information and resources on 200 occupations, plus the admonition that "Information about the world of work is everywhere."
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University of Manitoba: Respiratory System
This site from the University of Manitoba provides an explanation of the purpose and structure of the respiratory and circulatory systems. Follow the link to the images.