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The Dancing sun: a celebration of Canadian children
By Jan Andrews. 1981
The best fiction of Rudyard Kipling
By Rudyard Kipling. 1989
Kobzar's children: a century of stories by Ukrainians
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.The Canadian children's treasury
By Sandra Martin, Frances Hanna. 1994
A collection of stories told, or retold, by Canadian authors. Includes everything from old-time children's favourites to science fiction, and…
authors such as L.M. Montgomery, Margaret Atwood, Sheila Burnford, Dennis Lee, and Janet Lunn. Grades 3-6. 1994.Lettres à la jeunesse: dix poètes parlent de l'espoir (Librio. 571)
By Collectif. 2003
Dix poètes de dix pays différents (Liban, France, Italie, Israël, Portugal, etc.) adressent à la jeunesse une lettre et un…
poème sur le thème de l'espoir et sur le rôle de la poésie dans notre monde. Pour les lecteurs d'école secondaire. 2003.The spirit of Canada: Canada's Story In Legends, Fiction, Poems And Songs
By Barbara Hehner. 1999
An anthology that celebrates Canada's life and times, filled with stories, songs, poems, and legends. Beginning with native creation myths,…
a cross-section of Canadian history follows, including the discovery of the New World, early settlement, and Confederation, as well as legends, humour, and multiculturalism. Highlights classic pieces, such as "In Flanders Fields" and "The Hockey Sweater", as well as hidden gems. For Grade 2 and up. 1999.Tesoros de mi isla: una infancia cubana
By Alma Flor Ada, Antonio Martorell, Edel Rodríguez. 2016
La popular autora de libros para niños recuerda su infancia en Cuba. Contiene tres libros: "Allá donde florecen los framboyanes"…
(1994), "Bajo las palmas reales" (1998), y "Días en la Quinta Simoni" (2015). Para grados 5-8 y lectores mayoresDe sacha à macha: Suivi d'un entretien avec les auteurs (Jeunesse)
By Yaël Hassan. 2018
Derrière son ordinateur, Sacha envoie des mails à des destinataires imaginaires, comme autant de bouteilles à la mer. Jusqu'au jour…
où Macha répond. Commence alors une bien étrange correspondance, pleine de tâtonnements mais aussi de confidences... Est-ce le début d'une belle amitié ? « Tu m'as fait une de ces peurs ! J'ai eu l'impression que j'allais tomber dans un gouffre. Tu es la seule personne qui m'ait tendu la main : j'ai besoin que tu me la tiennes encore un peu. Beaucoup. Longtemps. Toujours. » Troquez vos stylos contre vos claviers et embarquez pour un échange épistolaire 2.0 !Miracle on 10th Street & other Christmas writings: And Other Christmas Writings (Austin Family Ser. #No. 8)
By Madeleine L'Engle. 1998
Selections from forty years of the award-winning author's reflections on Christmas themes conveyed in stories, poems, essays, letters, and journal…
entries. Topics follow the Christmas season: Advent, Incarnation, Epiphany, Glorious Mystery, Redemption, and Celebration. The title piece recalls a past Christmas when L'Engle feared her daughter had leukemia. 1998Best shorts: favorite short stories for sharing (Best Shorts)
By Chris Raschka, Carolyn Shute. 2006
Twenty-four short stories by such well-known children's authors as Lloyd Alexander, Natalie Babbitt, and Richard Peck. Includes Washington Irving's classic…
"Rip Van Winkle," Frank Stockton's "The Lady or the Tiger," and a contemporary tale about ghosts who use cell phones. Afterword by Newbery Medal-winner Katherine Paterson. For grades 6-9. 2006Twenty-One Ways to Die in Saskatchewan
By Ronald Stansfield. 2020
In this poignant collection of fiction, creative nonfiction and poetry, Nova Scotian author R.E. Stansfield reflects on growing up on…
the Prairies while exploring, both metaphorically and physically, the many ways we “die.” From the young boy called to the principal’s office, to the immigrant adolescent confronted by schoolyard bullies, to the grandfather haunted by the German soldier he killed, to the Cree truckdriver hauling nuclear material, Stansfield brings to life those soul-crushing events we all experience, sometimes leading to redemption and rebirth.Mad about Madeline: the complete tales (Madeline)
By Ludwig Bemelmans. 1993
A collection of all six rhymed stories about Madeline. The first--published in 1939--introduces Madeline, the smallest of twelve girls who…
live together in Paris with Miss Clavel. She has various adventures involving animals, gypsies, travel, a boy called Pepito, and a magical Christmas. For grades K-3. 1961