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Wow, Canada!: exploring this land from coast to coast to coast
By Vivien Bowers. 1999
DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Travel and geography
Human-narrated audio
Written as a humorous journal by Guy (a thirteen-year-old based on the author's son) as he travels with his parents…
and younger sister through each province in Canada. Factual asides provide additional information about animals, food, history, language, terrain, culture, and more. For grades 3-6 and older readers. 1999
Pippi in the South Seas
By Astrid Lindgren. 1977
DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Adventure stories, Humourous fiction
Human-narrated audio
Pippi Longstocking invites two measled friends to Kurrekurredutt, the strange and wonderful South Sea island where they discover one incredible adventure after another. Sequel to "Pippi Longstocking." For grades 3-6

Around the World in 80 Festivals (Around the World in 80)
By Nancy Dickmann. 2022
Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY Audio (CD), DAISY Audio (Direct to Player), DAISY Audio (Zip), DAISY text (Direct to player), DAISY text (Zip), Word (Zip), ePub (Zip)
Customs and cultures, General non-fiction
Synthetic audio, Automated braille
When do you eat 'bread of the dead', or walk barefoot across red-hot coals? When might you dress up as…
a demon in a hairy suit and huge horned headdress? What are you celebrating if you climb an 18-metre-high tower made out of buns? Includes a stunning central gatefold that opens out to reveal a calendar of all the festivals featured in the book. This is a visual celebration of festivals from across the globe, from the more familiar to those you might never have heard of before. Discover more about Junkanoo in the Bahamas, Juneteenth in the United States, Matariki in New Zealand and Poland's Great Dragon Parade. As you journey around the world, explore celebrations of food and drink, nature, culture, religion and history, plus ways to mark the passing of the year.