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Summerwild Productions logo.

Summerwild Productions is a Canadian independent book publisher.

The company was founded in 1987 by Ken Budd, and is based in Gibsons, BC, a small town on British Columbia's Sunshine Coast. The company mainly produces coffee table photography books featuring wildlife and the environment. Summerwild has produced and/or published over 40 titles, with the most recent release in May 2009.

Publications

Notable publications

All productions, publications, consulting projects

  • Touch the Magic, A Photographic Essay of Greater Vancouver (1985) - a hardcover photo essay - Philip Hersee, photographer, & Ken Budd, writer - 37,000 copies[3]
  • Nepal, A Photographic Essay (1987) - a hardcover photo essay - Sandra Gibson, photographer & writer - 3,000 copies [4]
  • Wild Whales, Killer, Gray & Humpback Whales (1987) - a hard & soft cover photo essay - Dr. James Darling, writer, and a number of wildlife photographers - 20,000 copies [5][6][7]
  • Calgary, Cowboys and Kananaskis Country (1987) - a hardcover photo essay - Cameron Young, photographer, & Ken Budd, writer - 15,000 copies [8]
  • Solstice, The Art of Roy Henry Vickers [Trade] (1988) - a hardcover art book - Roy Henry Vickers, writer & artist - 18,000 copies[9]
  • Solstice, The Art of Roy Henry Vickers [Limited Edition] (1988) - a hardcover, limited edition art book - Roy Henry Vickers, writer & artist - 100 copies[10]
  • An Artist's Vision (1989) - a hardcover art book - Sue Coleman, writer & artist - 12,500 copies [5][11]
  • Carmanah, Artistic Visions of an Ancient Rainforest (1989) - a hard & soft cover art/environment book - noted essayists & artists - 21,500 copies [12]
  • The Elders are Watching (1990) - a soft cover art/environment book - Roy Henry Vickers, artist, & Dave Bouchard, writer - 77,000 copies; four languages [13]
  • Broken Wing (1990) - a hard & soft cover novel - Stewart Dickson, author - 7,500 copies [14][15]
  • Clayoquot, On the Wild Side (1990) - a hardcover photo essay/environment book - Adrian Dorst, photographer, & Cameron Young, writer - 10,000 copies[16]
  • The Sacred Earth (1991) - a hardcover photo essay - Courtenay Milne, photographer & writer - consultant to the photographer/writer and publisher - 10,000 copies[17]
  • The Wild Life of Bill Keay (1992) - a hard & soft cover photo essay/nature book - Bill Keay, photographer, and Wanda Keay & Jeff Morgan, writers - 11,000 copies[18]
  • Parade to Paradise (1992) - a hardcover children’s book - Charles van Sandwyk, writer & artist - 5,500 copies [19][20]
  • West Coast, Homeland of Mist (1992) - a hard & soft cover art book; full colour - Carol Evans, artist, and Bryn King & Carol Evans, writers - 11,100 copies[21]
  • Tatshenshini RiverWild (1993) - a hard & soft cover photo essay/environment book - noted essayists, including U.S. Vice President Gore and former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, and numerous famous outdoor photographers - 14,000 copies[22]
  • If You’re not From the Prairie (1993) - a hardcover art/poetry book; full colour - Henry Riplinger, artist, & Dave Bouchard, poet - 135,000 copies [23][24]
  • The Amazing Live Christmas Tree (1993) - a hardcover children’s book; full colour - Marcella Betzler, writer, & Deborah Martin, illustrator - 5,000 copies [25]
  • Salmon of the Pacific (1994) - a soft cover environment book; full colour - Adam Lewis, writer & assorted photographers - 5,000 copies[26]
  • Hiking on the Edge, Canada’s West Coast Trail (1995) - a soft cover adventure book; full colour - Ian Gill, writer, & David Nunuk, photographer - 5,000 copies[27]
  • Spirit Transformed, A Journey From Tree To Totem (1996) - a hardcover adventure & art book - Roy Henry Vickers, artist, Brian Payton, writer, & Bob Herger, photographer - 5,000 copies[28]
  • Brent Heighton, Artist (1997) - a hardcover art book - Brent Heighton, artist, & Ken Budd, writer - 3,000 copies[29]
  • Releasing the Light, The Art of Carol Evans (1997) - a hardcover art book - Carol Evans, artist & writer, and Ken Budd, editor - 5,000 copies[30]
  • Vancouver, Living the Moment: A Photographic Essay of Metro Vancouver (2009) - a hardcover photo essay - Bob Herger, photographer, Ken Budd, writer, and Robert Marthaller, editor - 10,000 copies printed

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References

  1. ^ "BC Book Prizes". Bcbookprizes.ca. 2010-04-24. Retrieved 2010-07-02.
  2. ^ "BC Book Prizes". Bcbookprizes.ca. 2010-04-24. Retrieved 2010-07-02.
  3. ^ "Touch the Magic".
  4. ^ "Nepal - Buy Online Nepal Book By Sandra Gibson, Summer Wild Productions Books For Sale Online". Delhibookstore.com. Retrieved 2010-07-02.
  5. ^ a b https://isbndb.com/d/publisher/summerwild_productions.html
  6. ^ "Bibliography | Cetacean Fact Sheet | American Cetacean Society". Acsonline.org. Retrieved 2010-07-02.
  7. ^ "Whale Trust Books". Whaletrust.org. Retrieved 2010-07-02.
  8. ^ Young, Cameron. "Calgary, cowboys & Kananaskis Country by Cameron Young, Ken Budd (Used, New, Out-of-Print)". Alibris. Retrieved 2010-07-02.
  9. ^ "Amazon review".
  10. ^ "Art Country Canada".
  11. ^ "An artist's vision: Paintings, drawings and text: Amazon.ca: Sue Coleman: Books". Amazon.ca. Retrieved 2010-07-02.
  12. ^ "ABCBookWorld". ABCBookWorld. Retrieved 2010-07-02.
  13. ^ "CM Magazine: The Elders Are Watching". Umanitoba.ca. 1998-03-13. Retrieved 2010-07-02.
  14. ^ "Broken Wing - Dickson, Stewart". Barbarossabooks.com. Retrieved 2010-07-02.
  15. ^ "ABCBookWorld". ABCBookWorld. Retrieved 2010-07-02.
  16. ^ "The Canadian Encyclopedia".
  17. ^ "Harvest of Music".
  18. ^ "Abe Books".
  19. ^ Noel, Charles. "Parade to paradise. by Charles Noel Van Sandwyk | New, Second-hand, Rare | Alibris UK". Alibris.co.uk. Retrieved 2010-07-02.
  20. ^ "Charles van Sandwyk". Booksillustrated.com. Retrieved 2010-07-02.
  21. ^ "Alibris".
  22. ^ "Amazon review".
  23. ^ "If You're Not From the Prairie". Umanitoba.ca. Retrieved 2010-07-02.
  24. ^ http://google.com/search?q=cache:UgEtiKpFplYJ:www.heartofthestory.ca/Canadian%2520Publishing%2520Challenges.pdf+summerwild+productions&cd=31&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=ca
  25. ^ "Horizon Information Portal". 209.52.67.3. Retrieved 2010-07-02.
  26. ^ "Chapters/Indigo".
  27. ^ "Alibris".
  28. ^ "Oyate.org".
  29. ^ "Alibris Books".
  30. ^ "Alibris Books".
  31. ^ "Chapters/Indigo".
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