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Stepping stones: a refugee family's journey
By Margriet Ruurs, Nizar Ali Badr. 2016
A young girl and her family are forced to flee their village to escape the civil war that has engulfed…
Syria, and make their way toward freedom in Europe. Grades K-3 and older readers. 2016.Spooky night
By Natalie Savage Carlson. 1982
In a dark, dark room, and other scary stories (I Can Read! #Level 2)
By Alvin Schwartz. 1984
Seven very short, scary stories to tell at night in front of a fire or in the dark. Based on…
traditional narratives and folktales from various countries. (An I can read book)Highway of Heroes
By Kathy Stinson. 2010
The Highway of Heroes is a stretch of the 401 Highway in Ontario where fallen soldiers, being brought home for…
burial, pass by. In 2002, ordinary citizens started standing on bridges over the road, showing their respect for the Canadians killed in wars and peacekeeping missions, a practice that has continued to this day. This is a fictional account of one family's journey along that highway, and a section describing the true story behind it. Grades K-3 and older readers. 2010.Haunted hike (Elliot's park.)
By Patrick Carman. 2009
Don't go near the water! (Easy-to-read spooky tales.)
By Veronika Martenova Charles. 2007
Having been warned to stay away from the high waters of the local creek, the boys' imaginations run as swiftly…
as the stream. Before they know it, they have scared themselves silly with stories like The Children with Green Teeth, from Britain; The Deadly Beach, from Hawaii; and The Waterman, from Central Europe. Some descriptions of violence. Grades K-3. 2007.The battlefield ghost
By Margery Cuyler. 1999
Eight-year-old John Perkins's family moves into an old farmhouse. From the first day, John is convinced the house is haunted.…
His twelve-year old sister Lisa soon senses a spooky presence as well. When John and Lisa meet the ghost, they learn that he is a Revolutionary War soldier who needs their help in solving a mystery surrounding his horse, who was separated from him during a bloody battle. Grades K-3. 1999.Comment ratatiner les fantômes? ((P'tit Glénat).)
By Catherine Leblanc, Roland Garrigue. 2010
Les fantômes ont lair effrayants et invincibles Mais en réalité, si on connaît les recettes secrètes, on peut très facilement…
les vaincre ! Et pour commencer, saviez-vous que la seule vision dun enfant suffit à les terrifier ? Surprenant, non ? Découvrez aussi des astuces inédites pour déjouer les désagréments de leur présence inquiétante... -- 4e de couv.La trêve de Noël
By Michael Morpurgo, Catherine Gibert. 2005
"Noël 1914. Ce jour-là, dans les tranchées du front ouest, Jim Macpherson, un jeune soldat anglais, écrit à sa fiancée…
pour lui raconter l'incroyable événement qu'il vient de vivre... Michael Morpurgo, l'auteur de Cheval de guerre et Soldat Peaceful, s'est inspiré d'un fait réel pour écrire cette histoire bouleversante de pudeur et d'émotion. Un message de paix et d'espoir". -- 4e couv. Titre uniforme: The best Christmas present in the world.The stone angel
By Jane Yolen. 2015
The Polar Express: and 4 more stories
By Chris Van Allsburg. 1985
One Christmas Eve, a young boy rides on the magical Polar Express to the North Pole, to receive a gift…
from Santa himself. Grades K-3. 1985. Taped with: The sweetest fig by Chris van Allsburg. A nasty dentist doesn't believe that two figs can make his dreams come true. Grades K-3. 1993. Taped with: Two bad ants by Chris Van Allsburg. Two ants, in a group looking for food for their Queen, stay behind and experience a terrible ordeal. Grades K-3. 1988. Taped with: The widow's broom by Chris Van Allsburg. A witch's worn-out broom serves an old widow well, until her neighbours decide that it is wicked and dangerous. Grades K-3. 1992. Taped with: The wreck of the Zephyr by Chris Van Allsburg. An old sailor tells the tale of a boy who wanted to be the greatest sailor in the world so badly, he even learned how to sail on the wind. Grades K-3. 1983.A year of borrowed men
By Michelle Barker, Renné Benoit. 2015
When World War II "borrows" most of the men in Germany, 6-year old Gerda's family is allowed to borrow 3…
French prisoners of war to help run their farm. They are supposed to treat them as enemies, but the family finds ways to show kindness and friendship. Based on the early childhood memories of the author's mother. Grades K-3. 2015.Stepping stones: a refugee family's journey
By Margriet Ruurs, Nizar Ali Badr. 2016
A young girl and her family are forced to flee their village to escape the civil war that has engulfed…
Syria, and make their way toward freedom in Europe. Print content in English and Arabic. Grades K-3 and older readers. 2016.Year of the jungle
By Suzanne Collins, James Proimos. 2013
Suzy spends her year in first grade waiting for her father, who is serving in Vietnam, and when the postcards…
stop coming she worries that he will never make it home. Grades K-3. 2013.The little yellow bottle
By Angèle Delaunois, Christine Delezenne, Barbara Creary. 2011
Marwa and Ahmad live in an unnamed country touched by war. While they know that there is a war going…
on, life in their village goes on largely as normal. Marwa tells of a day when planes flew over their village "like a cloud of angry wasps". They are warned that these planes dropped bombs, but after being frightened for a few days they forget the danger. Until one day when the two are playing and Ahmad finds a small yellow bottle and out of curiosity picks it up – and it explodes. Grades K-3. 2011. Uniform title: Petite bouteille jaune.The hungry ghost of Rue Orleans
By Mary Quattlebaum, Patricia Castelao. 2011
A big, spooky house
By Jacqueline Rogers, Donna L Washington. 2000
On his way to join the army, the big strong man of the village, who is scared of nothing, spends…
the night in a spooky house where a series of ever-larger cats ask him the same unusual question. Grades K-3 and older readers. 2000.The teeny tiny ghost and the monster
By Lynn Munsinger, Kay Winters. 2004
All the ghosts in the teeny tiny class are excited for the Make a Monster contest, except one. The teeny…
tiny ghost isn't excited at all; he's scared. Can he face his fears and make a monster? Grades K-3. 2004.You read to me, I'll read to you: very short scary stories to read together (You read to me, I'll read to you.)
By Mary Ann Hoberman, Michael Emberley. 2007
In a fourth 'You Read to Me' collaboration, the authors have added spooky tales to their award-winning series. You've never…
met witches, zombies, ghosts, or ghouls like these before! Grades K-3. 2007.Winnie's amazing pumpkin
By Korky Paul, Valérie Thomas. 2009
When Winnie decides to grow vegetables in her garden, she gets more than she bargained for - giant beanstalks, colossal…
cabbages, and an enormous pumpkin perched on her roof. But what can Winnie do with her huge pumpkin when only the shell is left? Grades K-3. 2009.