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Out on the ice in the middle of the bay
By Alice Priestley, Peter Cumming. 1993
As their parents frantically search for them, a little girl and a baby polar bear find each other near an…
iceberg. Grades K-3. Winner of the 1995 CNIB PrintBraille Book of the Year Award.Garbage Creek: and other stories
By W. D Valgardson. 1997
In this collection of eight stories, the characters must use their own wits to solve the problems they face. In…
the title story, two friends clean out litter from a creek, and are rewarded in the autumn by seeing some fish return to the waters. Grades 3-6.Jan's big bang (First novels - the new series ; #5)
By Monica Hughes. 1997
Taking part in the Science Fair is a big deal for Grade Three kids, but Jan and her best friend…
Sarah are ready for the challenge. Still, finding a safe project isn't easy, and the girls discover that getting ready for the fair can cause a whole lot of trouble. Grades 2-4. 1997.A sharp tooth in the fur
By Darryl Whetter. 2003
Thirteen provocative stories offer lots of sex, a bit of violence, and a wickedly clever exploration of human nature. Backed…
into emotional corners, story characters are creatures of feckless energy and intermittent idealism. From the classroom to the laundromat, from Paris to the mosquito-infested Ontario bush, the author dissects a portion of human experience. Some strong language, some descriptions of violence and explicit descriptions of sex. 2003.Odysseys home: mapping African-Canadian literature
By George Elliott Clarke. 2002
Based on extensive excavations of archives and texts, this collection of essays and reviews presents a history of African-Canadian literature…
and examines its debt to, and synthesis with, oral cultures. Clarke argues that the challenges faced in African-Canadian literature are unique to Canada. 2002.The last of the magic: short stories, poems and essays
By Corky Deir Rawson. 1992
Fables, fairies and folklore of Newfoundland
By Alice Lannon, Michael McCarthy. 1991
Eating between the lines
By Kevin Major. 1991
Just when Jackson is faced with arguing parents and a love gone sour, he discovers that he has the bizarre…
ability to project himself physically into the books that he reads. Junior and Senior High. 1991.The land of Maquinna
By Ian S Mahood. 1971
One hundred and fifty years after fur traders arrived, the Nootka tribe of Vancouver Island had shrunk to 1000 people.…
Miners and farmers arrived in the area and failed, so the land virtually was ignored until 1950 when loggers moved in. This book includes an historical novel of the life of the Nootka Indians, as well as a study of the region in present times. 1971.The little mermaid
By Margaret Crawford Maloney. 1983
A beautiful little mermaid longs to become human so a prince may return the love she feels for him. An…
adaptation of the story by Hans Christian Andersen. Grades 2-4. c1983.L'histoire de Louis Braille (Ma petite vache a mal aux pattes ; #33)
By Danielle Vaillancourt. 2001
Une excellente biographie romancée de Louis Braille. Par son entêtement, sa détermination, son ingéniosité, cet homme a atteint son but…
et a permis aux aveugles de s'ouvrir au monde, d'élargir leur horizon. Années 2-4. 2001.La chasse-galerie et autres récits ((Boréal compact. Classique ; 139.).)
By François Ricard, H Beaugrand. 2002
My dad (Talk-about-books. #6.)
By Debbie Bailey, Susan Huszar. 1991
Franklin and the duckling (Kids Can read)
By Sharon Jennings, Paulette Bourgeois, Brenda Clark, Sean Jeffrey, Jelena Sisic, Sasha McIntyre. 2007
Franklin knows he's not allowed another pet but when he finds a lone duckling, he can't resist bringing his new…
friend home. When the duckling turns his bedroom into a regular aquatic habitat, Franklin must ask himself: does he really want another pet after all? Grades K-3. 2007.Caramba
By Marie-Louise Gay. 2005
Caramba is ashamed that he cannot fly like the other cats. Confiding in his flightless friend Portia the pig, he…
practices flying in secret. He lands in some comical predicaments but remains frustrated and grounded. When his cousins try teaching him to get airborne by carrying him over the ocean and letting go, a scary fall to the bottom teaches Caramba that even though he can't perform like they do, he can do something they cannot. Grades K-3. 2005.Grandma and the pirates
By Phoebe Gilman. 1993
How summer came to Canada
By Elizabeth Cleaver, William Toye. 1969
Bird child
By Nan Forler, François Thisdale. 2009
When bullies pick on the new student, Lainey, gradually robbing her of her smile and ability to paint beautiful pictures,…
Eliza wants to help, and she does, by finding a way to show Lainey all that she can be. Then in the schoolyard, Eliza stands up to the bullies. Grades K-3 and older readers. 2009.Farley follows his nose
By Lynn Franks Johnston, Beth Cruikshank. 2009
Good-natured and ever-hungry, Farley goes wherever his nose leads him. But as one delicious smell follows another, soon Farley is…
meeting new friends and exploring parts of town he's never seen before. Just how far has he wandered? Will he find a familiar smell to lead him back home? Grades K-3. 2009.Franklin and the stopwatch (Kids Can read (Toronto, Ont.))
By Sharon Jennings, Paulette Bourgeois, Brenda Clark, Sean Jeffrey, Jelena Sisic, Sasha McIntyre. 2007
Franklin finds a stopwatch in the junk drawer and proceeds to drive family and friends crazy by timing everything they…
do. When Franklin gets a taste of his own medicine, will he realize that sometimes a stopwatch needs to stop watching? Grades K-3. 2007.