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Firefly Books

Firefly Books was established in 1977 with a mandate to provide beautifully produced non-fiction books written by experts and available at reasonable prices.


Devoted to high quality, four colour process books, Firefly is prides itself on the outstanding artwork , photography and reproduction standards of it’s printing. All Firefly books are printed on FSC Certified paper with durable bindings.



Firefly Books is dedicated to publishing superior and useful books about wildlife conservation, practical science, healthy living, and stimulating content for young minds. "Our goal," says Firefly president Lionel Koffler, "is to depict the full-color world in which we live and to give good value at the same time."

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Top 60 Canoe Routes of Ontario
Top 60 Canoe Routes of Ontario
$24.41 US
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SKU: TOP60CANROUP
Newly updated for 2018, Top 60 Canoe Routes of Ontario adds 10 more routes over 48 more pages, and like the first edition of this book, this updated and expanded second edition is destined to become the classic guide to the very best canoeing the province has to offer.
Outdoor Emergency Medical Handbook
Outdoor Emergency Medical Handbook
$16.26 US
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SKU: OUTMEDEMEP
The Outdoor Medical Emergency Handbook is an essential guide to emergency medical procedures away from home, and provides easy-to-follow advice on how to prevent, treat and care for illnesses and injuries while outdoors or traveling.
A Paddler's Guide to Ontario's Cottage Country
A Paddler's Guide to Ontario's Cottage Country
$16.26 US
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SKU: PADGUICOTCANP
Authored by renowned canoeist and outdoorsman Kevin Callan, this updated (with additional routes, new maps and a new format) book features 20 of the best canoe routes in Ontario's Kawarthas, Haliburton, Muskoka, and Georgian Bay regions. Full of photos and original maps showing all access points, important river features, and accurate portage lengths.

A Paddler's Guide To Weekend Wilderness Adventures in Southern Ontario
A Paddler's Guide To Weekend Wilderness Adventures in Southern Ontario
$16.26 US
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SKU: PADGUIWEEP
Authored by renowned canoeist and outdoorsman Kevin Callan, this book covers the Ontario region closest to the American border and just a couple hours drive from Toronto. Here are 20 perfect quick-getaway canoe routes for one-, two- and three-day paddles. All are easy on the portages, big on the rewards of nature and not too far from your own backyard. These routes offer a variety of experiences, from cushy trips for novice paddlers to more challenging excursions for experienced canoeists.

Snow Walker's Companion
Snow Walker's Companion
$26.04 US
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SKU: 0-9760313-3-7
Snow Walker’s Companion is a guide to comfortable winter camping using tried and true traditional equipment and native skills. The Conovers show us how to sleep warm, travel safe and enjoy the white season. Guides in Maine and Labrador for over 25 years, Garrett and Alexandra have learned not only how to survive in the North in winter, but to thrive. They share their little known secrets in an easy-to-read conversational manner.
A Paddler's Guide to Quetico and Beyond
A Paddler's Guide to Quetico and Beyond
$20.33 US
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SKU: PADGUIQUEP
Kevin Callan's "A Paddler's Guide to Quetico and Beyond" is a guide to Northwestern Ontario's "Canoe Country" - Ontario's Quetico Provinical Park which adjoins Wisconsin's Boundary Waters Canoe Area, and includes detailed route descriptions, maps showing all access points, important river features and accurate portage lengths.
Complete Guide to Winter Camping
Complete Guide to Winter Camping
$20.33 US
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SKU: 978-1-77085-988-3
Winter camping is a burgeoning activity in Canada, and Kevin Callan's Complete Guide to Winter Camping provides information and tips on every aspect of snow and ice fun and safety including advice on setting up shelters, choosing sleep systems, warm clothing, how to track animals, check ice thickness, operate a snowmobile and even catch a fish while winter camping - a down to earth, easy to read guide for the novice and seasoned pro alike.
A Paddler's Guide to Algonquin Park - 3rd Edition
A Paddler's Guide to Algonquin Park - 3rd Edition
$25.33 US
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SKU: PADGUIALG3P
Only 320 kms from Toronto, Algonquin Park is one of Canada's foremost canoeing destinations; a paddler's paradise of spectacular lakes and rivers. This 3rd edition book by Kevin Callan features 64 more pages, 10 new canoe routes (for a total of 35), new photographs by Mr.Callan, and detailed redesigned maps showing portages and permitted campsites.
A Paddler's Guide to Killarney and the French River
A Paddler's Guide to Killarney and the French River
$16.26 US
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SKU: PADGUIKILP
The latest addition to Kevin Callan's guidebook series provides the 20 best canoeing, kayaking, and hiking trips in Ontario's picturesque Killarney/French River region, a favorite wilderness getaway spot in central Ontario. At least three of the routes in this book are documented here for the first time.

Dazed But Not Confused - Tales of a Wilderness Wanderer
Dazed But Not Confused - Tales of a Wilderness Wanderer
$20.37 US
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SKU: 978-1-45970-747-4
Kevin Callan presents his best adventures -- and misadventures -- in the wilderness. Entertaining, yet enlightening, the stories are full of enthusiasm and are designed to get people to explore the wilderness on their own, and it's hoped, be inspired to protect what's still left.
A Paddler's Guide to the Rivers of Ontario and Quebec
A Paddler's Guide to the Rivers of Ontario and Quebec
$16.26 US
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SKU: PADGUIRIVCANP
A guide to the twenty top river trips through the wilds of Ontario and Quebec, including detailed route descriptions, maps showing all access points, important river features and accurate portage lengths - including the Rideau Canal, Saugeen River, Oxtongue, Little Bonnechere, Mattawa, Sturgeon, West Montreal River and more!
The Canoe
The Canoe
$24.41 US
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SKU: 55407
The Canoe is the definitive history of the construction and use of the canoe, kayak, dugout and umiak in North America. The book covers the canoe's origins among Native peoples, its quick adoption by European settlers, its development from a working vessel to a recreational craft.
The Happy Camper The Essential Guide to Life Outdoors
The Happy Camper The Essential Guide to Life Outdoors
$20.33 US
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SKU: HAPCAMREVP
The Happy Camper is a comprehensive, heavily illustrated, highly entertaining compendium of basic wilderness instruction and well-tested campsite advice. One of North America's top canoeing and outdoors experts, Kevin Callan explains how to get the most from your camping experience -- no matter where you pitch your tent, what you forgot to pack or what the weather.
The New Trailside Cookbook
The New Trailside Cookbook
$16.26 US
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SKU: NEWTRACOOP
The New Trailside Cookbook is an essential cookbook packed with easy, lightweight, high energy, gourmet recipes and comprehensive outdoor cooking information for hikers, day-trippers, canoeists and wilderness campers written by Kevin Callan and Margaret Howard.
Wilderness Pleasures
Wilderness Pleasures
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Do you love camping except for “that one part” (portaging, bugs, bad weather, second-rate food, sleeping bags, rocks, uphill hikes, downhill tumbles, tippy canoes, or, let’s face it, life without a toilet)? With his trademark mix of comic tales and expertise, veteran guide Kevin Callan reveals the secrets to smooth paddling and pleasure-filled camping. Topics include choosing the right trip, camping companion harmony, best camping gadgets and clothing, sleeping softly on hard ground, traveling light but eating well, bush martinis, close encounters of the wildlife kind, skinny-dipping, and how to make love in a canoe.
 
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