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By Jody Warner, Richard Rudnicki. 2010
Tells the story of Viola Desmond, an African Canadian woman who, in 1946, challenged a Nova Scotia movie theatre's segregation…
policy by refusing to move from her seat to an upstairs section designated for use by blacks. Grades K-3. 2010.By Frieda Wishinsky, Song Nan Zhang. 2009
When the great cities of North America were being developed, there was little thought to creating "green spaces." Frederick Law…
Olmsted combined his childhood love for nature with the structured beauty of the great parks of London and Paris to turn a neglected, swampy area into one of the most acclaimed parks in North America: Central Park in New York City. Grades K-3 and older readers. 2009.By Shazia Razzak, Prodeepta Das. 2007
Each letter of the alphabet is associated with a word in Urdu or English that has something to do with…
Pakistan's history, culture, or geography. Grades K-3 and older readers. 2007.By Renné Benoit, Matt Napier. 2012
A board book highlighting well-known Canadian symbols and traditions, including famous buildings and wildlife. Rhyming riddles frame the question, while…
brightly painted clues help the youngest book lover figure out the answer. Grades P-2 and older readers. 2012.By Elizabeth MacLeod. 2020
Terry Fox’s remarkable story, just in time to mark the 40th anniversary of the Marathon of Hope!The award-winning Scholastic Canada…
Biography series highlights the lives of remarkable Canadians, whose achievements and legacies have inspired and changed the lives of those that followed them.In Meet Terry Fox, the legendary story of how Terry Fox came to run the Marathon of Hope is chronicled: —his love of sports as a child and teenager; his devastating bone cancer diagnosis; the hospital stay that inspired him to do something to raise awareness about this disease; the poignant moment he dipped his artificial leg in the waters of St. John’s, Newfoundland; and the heartbreaking moment he ended his run. This was also the moment his truly inspiring legacy began.Written by award-winning author Elizabeth MacLeod, this portrait of Terry Fox couples simple yet compelling writing with full-colour, comic-flavoured illustrations by Mike Deas that help bring this unforgettable story to life!