The how and why wonder book of birds
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- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Mathewson, Robert F.
- Publication Date
- c1960
- Call Number
- 598.2 MAT
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV004.20.20
- Call Number
- 598.2 MAT
- Author
- Mathewson, Robert F.
- Contributor
- Ferguson, Walter
- Smith, Ned, 1919-1985
- Wolf, Donald D.
- Blackwood, Paul E., 1913-1997
- White, Oakes A.
- Place of Publication
- New York, N.Y.
- Publisher
- Wonder Books
- Grosset & Dunlap
- Publication Date
- c1960
- Physical Description
- [48] p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.
- Inscription
- The How and Why Wonder Book of Birds
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Birds
- Readers--Science
- Subjects
- Animals - Birds
- Animals
- Notes
- Inculdes index.
- White, Oakes A from Brookelyn Children's Museum, Brooklyn, N.Y.
- Price: 59 cents
- "Illustrated by Walter Ferguson and Ned Smith"
- "Editorial producation" : Donald D. Wolf
- "Edited under the supervision of Paul Everett Blackwood"
- "Text and illustrations approved by Oakes A. White
The how and why wonder book of insects
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- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Rood, Ronald N.
- Publication Date
- c1960
- Call Number
- 595.7 ROO
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV004.20.27
- Call Number
- 595.7 ROO
- Author
- Rood, Ronald N.
- Contributor
- Koehler, Cynthia Iliff
- Koehler, Alvin
- Wolf, Donald D.
- Blackwood, Paul E., 1913-1997
- White, Oakes A.
- Place of Publication
- New York, N.Y.
- Publisher
- Wonder Books
- Grosset & Dunlap
- Publication Date
- c1960
- Physical Description
- 48 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.
- Inscription
- The How and Why Wonder Book of Insects
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Insects
- Nature--Pictorial works
- Notes
- Inculdes index.
- White, Oakes A from Brookelyn Children's Museum, Brooklyn, N.Y.
- Price: 59 cents
- "Illustrated by Cynthia Iliff Koehler and Alvin Koehler".
- "Editorial producation" : Donald D. Wolf
- "Edited under the supervision of Paul Everett Blackwood"
- "Text and illustrations approved by Oakes A. White
The how and why wonder book of railroads
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- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Scharff, Robert
- Publication Date
- c1964
- Call Number
- 625.1 SCH
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV004.20.21
- Call Number
- 625.1 SCH
- Author
- Scharff, Robert
- Place of Publication
- New York, N.Y.
- Publisher
- Wonder Books
- Publication Date
- c1964
- Physical Description
- 48 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.
- Inscription
- The How and Why Wonder Book of Railroads
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Railroads
- Railroad trains
- Juvenile literature
- Subjects
- Transportation
- Notes
- Includes index.
- White, Oakes A from Brookelyn Children's Museum, Brooklyn, N.Y.
- Price: 59 cents.
- "Illustrated by George J. Zaffo."
- "Editorial producation" : Donald D. Wolf
- "Edited under the supervision of Paul Everett Blackwood"
- "Text and illustrations approved by Oakes A. White
The how and why wonder book of rocks and minerals
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- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Hyler, Nelson W.
- Publication Date
- c1960
- Call Number
- 552 HYL
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV004.20.22
- Call Number
- 552 HYL
- Author
- Hyler, Nelson W.
- Place of Publication
- New York, N.Y.
- Publisher
- Wonder Books
- Publication Date
- c1960
- Physical Description
- [48] p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.
- Inscription
- The How and Why Wonder Book of Rocks and Minerals Douglas & Susan Huffman
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Mineralogy
- Rocks
- Petrology
- Minerals
- Notes
- Includes index.
- White, Oakes A from Brookelyn Children's Museum, Brooklyn, N.Y.
- Price: 50 cents
- "Illustrated by Kenyon Shannon".
- "Edited under the supervision of Paul Everett Blackwood"
- "Text and illustrations approved by Oakes A. White
The how and why wonder book of trees
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- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Coe, Geoffrey
- Publication Date
- c1964
- Call Number
- 582.16 COE
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV004.20.23
- Call Number
- 582.16 COE
- Author
- Coe, Geoffrey
- Contributor
- Koehler, Cynthia Iliff
- Koehler, Alvin
- Wolf, Donald D.
- Blackwood, Paul E., 1913-1997
- White, Oakes A.
- Place of Publication
- New York, N.Y.
- Publisher
- Wonder Books
- Publication Date
- c1964
- Physical Description
- 48 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.
- Inscription
- The How and Why Wonder Book of Trees
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Trees
- Notes
- Includes index.
- White, Oakes A from Brookelyn Children's Museum, Brooklyn, N.Y.
- Price: 59 cents.
- "Illustrated by Cynthia Iliff Koehler and Alvin Koehler". "Editorial producation" : Donald D. Wolf
- "Edited under the supervision of Paul Everett Blackwood"
- "Text and illustrations approved by Oakes A. White
Tea
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- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV020.11.2
- Description
- A white package with raw ingredients of "Pile-rid Tea" / Sufferers from Piles (hemorrhoids). The cardboard box is covered with a white sleeve. The text is purple and red with a green image on the top and right corner. The box has directions for use and an explanation of what piles are from a medical perspective. The contents of the tea are as follows: pilewort herb, mullein flowers, mullein leaves, red clover tops, calendula flowers, Dal sage, white oak bark, pellitory of the Wall herb, Shepher's purse.
- Object History
- This item likely originates from the Chinese Herbalist Store "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co.", Victoria B.C.
- Classification
- Medical & Psychological T&E - - Medical Accessories
- Colour
- White
- Brown
- Purple
- Red
- Green
- Measurements
- 9 cm l x 14 cm h x 4 cm d
- Maker
- Thuna Herbal Remedies
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Site/City Made
- Montreal
- Title
- Pile-Rid Tea