A number of things [DAISY talking book] : stories of Canada told through fifty objects

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Title:

Author:

Urquhart, Jane, author.

Added Author:

Blake, Annice, narrator.

Publication Date:

2017

Publication Information:

Toronto : CNIB, 2017.

Physical Description:

1 computer laser optical disc (4 hrs., 9 min.) : sd. ; 4 3/4 in.

ISBN:

9780616899953

Abstract:

For Canada's 150th birthday, Urquhart chooses 50 Canadian objects and weaves a rich and surprising narrative that speaks to our collective experience as a nation. The fifty artifacts range from a Nobel Peace Prize medal, a literary cherry tree, a royal cowcatcher, a Beothuk legging, a famous skull and an iconic artist's shoe, as well as an Innu tea doll, a Sikh RCMP turban, a Cree basket, a Massey-Harris tractor and a hanging rope. Bestseller. 2016.

General Note:

Digital audiobook in DAISY format.

Performers:

Annice Blake.

Technical Details:

Search and access by headings and pages.

DAISY 2.02 standard; MP3 compression at 32 kbps.

Geographic Term:

Canada -- Civilization -- Miscellanea.

Canada -- Miscellanea.

Genre:

Talking books.