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By Christopher Moore, Janet Lunn, Bill Slavin. 2002
A coast-to-coast tour of Canada, examining the history and geography of Canada's 10 provinces and three territories, filled with little-known…
facts and fascinating stories. Includes highlights of great historical moments, information about government and industries, and portraits of memorable men and women. There are also recipes for delicacies like Caribou Chilli, lists of the people who have gone over Niagara Falls, and things that people have seen in Lake Okanagan. For grades 4-7. c2002.By E Nesbit, William Shakespeare. 1997
Ten of Shakespeare's plays retold in simple language. Nesbit compiled the collection after a visit to the poet's home with…
her children. She encouraged them to try reading some of the original plays, only to be told the writing was too difficult to understand. This volume includes Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, The Tempest, Macbeth, and Othello. Grades 5-8 and older readers. 1997.By Sam Snake, Emerson S Coatsworth, David Coatsworth, Francis Kagige. 1979
During the 1930s, the stories told by the elders of the Rama Ojibway Band were compiled and translated into English.…
These 16 stories tell of Nanabush, one of the most powerful, and most mischievous, spirits of the Ojibway world. Grades 4-7 and older readers. 1979.By Dave Margoshes. 1992
This introduction to Saskatchewan and its people covers its residents, beginning with its original native residents and later European settlement,…
the government, economy, tourism, and the arts. Also included is a section of "Facts at a glance" which highlists information from the text, such as population statistics, important dates, and important people. Junior high and older. c1992.By William Shakespeare, Simon Potter, Phil Viner, Jools Viner. 2006
The noble Veronese houses of Montague and Capulet are locked in a bitter feud. When Romeo, a Montague, and Juliet,…
a Capulet, fall in love they are swept up in a series of violent events and cruel twists of fortune. For senior high readers. 2006.By Henriette Major. 2000
Ce recueil réunit 124 poèmes de 72 auteurs de chez nous. Les textes sont répartis par thèmes : petites et…
grosses bêtes, arbres à poèmes, enfants et enfances... Années 4-7. 2000.By Jean-Paul Daoust. 2011
De Venise à Istambul, ou sur les rives du lac Rocher à Sainte-Mélanie, voici de petits tableaux inspirés d'anecdotes et…
épinglés en mots d'une douce ironie. Car avec un humour parfois féroce, les animaux peuvent servir d'épithète, de miroir aux humains qui oublient trop souvent leur humanité animale, car si les animaux pourraient facilement se passer de nous, pourrions-nous nous passer d'eux? Pour les lecteurs d’école secondaire et plus. 2011.By Charles Causley. 1985
By Nikki Grimes. 2011
By William Shakespeare, Mike Reeves, Phil Viner, Jools Viner. 2007
Othello, a Moorish general in the service of Venice, has married Desdemona, beautiful daughter of a Venetian Senator. But Iago,…
Othello's malignant ensign, is determined to destroy their happiness. For senior high readers. 2007.By Ted Hughes. 1986
This is a book of powerful and compelling images. Ted Hughes rightly makes no concessions to his young audience but…
leads the reader to an understanding with magnificent descriptions of wild animals, eerie images of the lunar landscape and its inhabitants, and imaginative flights of pure fantasy. Grades 4-7. 1986.By Laurent Theillet. 2015
Les poèmes ne me font pas peur est le récit atypique d'une adolescente mordue de poésie. Accessible et captivant, il…
brise d'un coup les idées préconçues que les adolescents peuvent se faire du genre poétique. Écrit dans une langue belle et imagée, ce récit fulgurant n'a rien de rébarbatif. Pour les lecteurs d’école secondaire. 2015.By William Shakespeare, Simon Potter, Phil Viner, Jools Viner. 2006
Set in Medieval Scotland, in an atmosphere of civil unrest and mutual suspicion, this story of Macbeth and his wife-accomplice…
Lady Macbeth tells of the intellecual and emitional consequences of unbridled ambition and the cold-blooded murder it engenders. Contains the complete play and analysis and commentary. For senior high readers. 2006.By Ted Hughes. 1970
With the publication of "Lupercal", Ted Hughes fully realised the promise of "The hawk in the rain". It was clear…
after two books, that he was a major poet - technically agile and capable of annexing whole areas of subject matter. "Lupercal" contains some of Hughes' most brilliant animal poetry. Senior High. 1970.By Magali Wiéner. 2002
By Jack Thorne, John Tiffany, J. K Rowling, Jean-François Ménard. 2016
Cette pièce met en scène les nouvelles aventures d'Harry Potter dix-neuf ans après la fin de la saga de J.K.…
Rowling. Désormais employé au Ministère de la magie, marié et père de famille, Harry Potter est débordé. De plus, son passé se manifeste par l'entremise de son plus jeune fils, Albus Severus, en butte avec le lourd héritage familial. Père et fils doivent s'unir pour affronter les ténèbres. Années 4-7 et plus. 2016. Titre uniforme: Harry Potter and the cursed child.By Jacques Prévert. 1998
By Colette DeDonato. 2004
An anthology of poetry which celebrates the 10th anniversary of WritersCorps workshops, which bring creative writing instruction to low-income kids.…
More than 150 young people from ages 9 to 23 write about their lives and the state of the world. Includes poems about family, freedom, violence, inner peace, self-identity, and the writing process. Senior High. 2004.By Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch. 2006
An anthology of short historical fiction, memoirs, and poems written about the Ukrainian immigrant experience. The stories span a century…
of history from 1905 to 2004, and they contain the voices of people who lived through internment as "enemy aliens," homesteading, famine, displacement, concentration camps, and this new century's Orange Revolution. Some descriptions of violence. For senior high readers. 2006.By William Shakespeare, Mike Reeves, Phil Viner, Jools Viner. 2007
Lear, the King of Britain, has three daughters. Wishing to ease himself of the burden of rule, he determines to…
divide his kingdom between them, giving the largest share to she who can say she loves him the best. Contains the complete play with analysis, commentary, additional review, and study content. For senior high readers. 2007.