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By James Skofield. 1984
By Nancy Willard. 1981
By Jack Prelutsky, James Stevenson. 1996
"I'm Miss Misinformation, it's my gratifying task to tell you all you need to know, you only need to ask.…
The seas are thick with elephants the skies are purple straw, you measure with an octopus, you hammer with a saw", and many more humorous verses. Grades 3-6. 1996.By Roy MacGregor. 2002
Trent Evans was an icemaker from Edmonton who went to the Olympic Games in Salt Lake City in 2002. One…
of the people in charge of taking care of the rink, Trent put a loonie in the ice while he and the rest of the crew were flooding the rink. The Canadian men's and women's hockey teams won gold and Trent Evans became a hero. For junior and senior high readers. 2002.By Naomi Shihab Nye. 2002
Over four dozen of her own poems about the Middle East and about being an Arab American living in the…
United States. Nye writes of figs and olives, fathers' blessings and grandmothers' hands. She writes of Palestinians, living and dead, of war, and of peace. 2002.By Marlo Thomas, Christopher Cerf. 2004
By Pat Hancock. 1999
Ever wonder about the people who have Canadian lakes, streets and schools named after them? This collection of biographies describes…
the explorers, native leaders, pioneers, politicians, and pirates of the early days of Canada, from the late 1400's to the end of the 1800's. Includes information on Laura Secord, explorer Henry Hudson, military leader Isaac Brock, and 14-year-old war hero Madeleine Jarret. Grades 4-7. 1999.By Johanne Gagné, Jean Morin. 2008
"La forêt... un univers d'une grande richesse, malheureusement menacé. D'où l'importance de le faire connaître et apprécier des petits comme…
des grands, qui prendront un plaisir toujours renouvelé à trouver les réponses à ces devinettes, à réciter ces poèmes, à sourire à ces clins d'oeil d'humour, à admirer ces images pleines de vie, de joie et du mouvement des feuilles d'automne !" -- 4e de couv.By Edward Lear, Stéphane Jorisch, Lucie Papineau. 2008
Sire Hibou et dame Chat, un grand poème de la littérature anglaise (The Owl and the Pussycat, d'Edward Lear), met…
en scène l'histoire d'amour incongrue entre deux êtres mal assortis. Sur fond de tolérance, cette folle romance est brillamment illustrée par le talentueux Stéphane Jorisch et devient un véritable régal pour les yeux et pour l'âme. -- 4e de couv. Titre uniforme: The owl and the pussycat.By Éric Gautier. 2014
By Susan E Merritt. 1995
A second selection of 16 notable Canadian women. Their biographies describe people all born before 1900, who in some way…
helped to change society's attitudes about the abilities and rights of women. Merritt also introduces little-known but fascinating aspects of Canada's past through their stories. Sequel to "Her Story : women from Canada's past". For junior and senior high school readers.By Valerie Wyatt, Elizabeth MacLeod. 2001
By David Booth. 1990
By Nicole Mortillaro. 2012
Willie O'Ree quietly made NHL history at the Montreal Forum on January 18, 1958, when he became the first black…
player to take to the ice. In the dressing room before the game, his Boston Bruins teammates told him not to worry; if any one of the Montreal players said anything to him, they'd have his back. There was a round of applause when O'Ree stepped onto the ice, and newspapers ran the story. The colour barrier in the NHL had been broken. This book traces the early life of O'Ree in Fredericton, New Brunswick, his journey to the NHL, highlights from his hockey career, and his work encouraging diversity in the NHL. Grades 4-7. 2012.By Barbara Greenwood, Audrey McKim. 1987
As a young girl, Jean Little was teased by the other children because of her visual impairment. Today, Jean is…
the award-winning author of over a dozen books for children. Grades 5-8. Grade I braille. 1987.By Maxine Trottier. 2004
True stories of five Canadians whose inventions changed the world: Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of the telephone; James Naismith, who…
thought up the game of basketball; Joseph-Armand Bombardier, who built the first snowmobile; Rachel Zimmerman, inventor of the Blissymbol printer; and Mike Lazaridis, who came up with the BlackBerry. Grades 2-4. 2004.By Jacqueline Woodson. 2003
When Lonnie Collins Motion - Locomotion - was seven years old, his life changed forever, and now at eleven, his…
life is about to change again. His teacher, Ms. Marcus, is showing him ways to put his jumbled feelings on paper. And suddenly, Lonnie has a whole new way to tell the world about his life, his friends, his little sister Lili, and even his foster mom, Miss Edna, who started out crabby but isn't so bad after all. Grades 4-7. 2003.By Emily Dickinson, Alfred Leete Hampson, May Lamberton Becker. 1996
Emily Dickinson, one of America's foremost poets, wrote many poems for children, the majority of them as messages to her…
nephews and nieces who lived next door. This collection of seventy-eight poems highlight the seasons, the passage of time, and living life itself. Grades 2-4. 1996.By Roald Dahl. 1984
By James Berry. 1997
Set in Britain, Jamaica, countryside and inner city, this collection contains poetry for every mood and occasion, exploring issues of…
interest and relevance to teenagers. With haunting images, marvellous rhymes and exuberant language, James Berry celebrates the indomitable human spirit. For junior high readers.