Yukon Activity Books
MacBride Museum has created four unique Yukon-themed activity books: Yukon Transportation Activity Book, Yukon Animals Activity Book, Yukon ABCs Colouring Book and Yukon Gold Rush Activity Book. These books are a fun way for kids to learn about the world around them. Now available in MacBride Museum’s gift shop.
Lost in the Yukon
Local author Kyle Marchuk and local illustrator Juliann Fraser put together this charming tale about a little girl who has big adventures with Yukon animals. This fun-to-read book is appropriate for children of all ages. 'Lost in the Yukon' is full of original hand-painted illustrations and interesting facts about Yukon animals and Yukon history.
Yukon Kids Book Series
Local author Keith Halliday has partnered with the MacBride Museum to produce a series of historical novels for young readers set in the Yukon. There are four ripping yarns in the series.
Click here to order these books from the Museum shop through e-mail.
Game On Yukon!
Released July 2009
Young Yukoners’ favourite gang of youthful adventurers is back, this time fighting to save the Stanley Cup! It’s 1905 and the Dawson City Nuggets have challenged legendary One-Eyed Frank McGee and the Ottawa Silver Seven for hockey’s most famous trophy and, as usual, there’s a mystery for the Yukon kids to solve!
The fourth book in the Yukon Kids Series: Game on Yukon! Mystery of the Dawson City Nuggets and the 1905 Stanley Cup is now available in the Museum's gift shop. Call 667-2709 ext.6 for more information.
Yukon River Ghost
Released June 2008
Rattling chains, eerie noises and stains on the floorboards that won’t wipe away...
Help the dynamic young characters from Yukon bestsellers Aurore of the Yukon and Yukon Secret Agents solve the mystery behind the Yukon River Ghost.
Yukon Sercret Agents
Released 2007
It's the summer of 1903. School is almost out... and Canada, Britain and the United States are on the brink of war over the Alaskan border. This doesn't mean much to Kip and Aurore, until a deadly explosion at the Star Mine throws them into a swirling adventure involving coded telegrams, burgled hotel rooms and President Teddy Roosevelt ... and a mysterious German naval captain named Oskar von Neidling.
Can Kip and Aurore find out the truth-and stop the villains-before it’s too late?
Aurore of the Yukon
Released 2006
"She's just a girl!" shouted Windy Bill.
When Aurore hears these words, she knows notorious Alaskan bandit Soapy Smith is about to find out everything. How will she get her mother's money back now? How will she expose Soapy and his gang? How will she escape?
Aurore, her mother and little brother have set off for Uncle Thibault's lodge in the Yukon after the death of Aurore's father, little knowing they are headed for the Klondike Gold Rush and the adventure of a lifetime.
These books are available at the MacBride Museum gift shop.
The MacBride Museum runs a series of summer camps that are related to this book series. For more information on these camps check out the kids page or click here to e-mail or call 667-2709 (ext.4).