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By Jonah Kalb. 1977
By Margret Rettich, Elizabeth D Crawford. 1986
In 1551, Prince Max of Austria married Princess Maria of Spain. One of their wedding presents was an Indian elephant.…
As the procession went from Spain to Vienna, the people came to watch the gigantic beast pass by. Grades K-3. c1986. Uniform title: Soliman der Elefant.By Johanne Ménard. 2010
Connais-tu Marco Polo, le plus intrépide voyageur du Moyen Âge? Ce fils de marchand de Venise parti au bout du…
monde à l'âge de 17 ans? Celui dont les aventures extraordinaires ont inspiré de grands explorateurs comme Christophe Colomb? Années 1-3. 2010.By Bruce Dowbiggin. 1998
Dowbiggin studies Yzerman, Chelios, Sather and Hasek as examples of the thinking side of hockey. He examines Yzerman's leadership ability,…
Chelios' determination, Hasek's unorthodox style and Sather's ability to build a successful team by emphasizing team chemistry over individual talent. Dowbiggin argues that it is participants such as these men who over the years have transformed hockey from a game into a craft. c1998.By Michel Forest. 1991
By Richard B Lyttle. 1986
This history of Europe from the 2nd through the 9th centuries brings to life migrating Vandals, Goths, Huns, Vikings, Moslems,…
Mongols, Angles and Saxons, along with figures such as Genghis Khan, Alfred the Great, Mohammed and Attila the Hun. For junior and senior high readers. c1986.By Nathalie Bailleux. 1999
"Au temps des mousquetaires" est un titre faisant partie d'une collection destinée aux jeunes lecteurs. L'enfant est initié à des…
pans de l'histoire. Ici, il se retrouve en compagnie d'un mousquetaire du roi. Il a l'occasion d'en apprendre davantage sur la cour et ses intrigues, les campagnes militaires, la vie d'une compagnie et d'assister à un duel mémorable. Années 3-6. 1999.By Françoise Lebrun. 1999
"Au temps de Charlemagne" est un titre faisant partie d'une collection destinée aux jeunes lecteurs. L'enfant est initié à des…
pans de l'histoire. Ici, il se retrouve avec Charlemagne, empereur d'Occident, alors qu'il combattait les musulmans d'Espagne. Années 3-6. 1999.By Keltie Thomas. 2008
Introduces readers to the wild side of professional hockey, with stories about the superstars (male and female), the rules that…
changed the game, and the dazzling science behind the sport. Read about the player who would rather fight than score or the guy who talked to the goalposts like they were old friends. Includes information on the greatest goal scorers, crazy goalies, practical jokers, superstitions, the most ferocious fights, players overcoming obstacles, and the enduring obsession with that Cup called Stanley. Grades 3-6. 2008.By Brian McFarlane. 1994
In medieval Europe (from the years 1000 to 1500), whatever work you got, you were stuck with. You might be…
a barber, chopping off people's hair (and sickly limbs), a rich lord, or work in a castle, the Church, or in law and order. It might have been fun or exciting to be a knight or an actor, but wait till you find out what a Gong Farmer did! Grades 3-6. Bestseller 2004. 2003.By Helaine Becker, Dominique Chichera-Mangione. 2010
Quelles sont les origines du hockey et de son équipement? Où fut créée la première ligue canadienne? Qui se cache…
derrière la Coupe Stanley? Qu'est-ce que le tour du chapeau? Qui est Tim Horton? Une histoire fouillée du hockey, de ses origines jusqu'à aujourd'hui. Les statistiques y côtoient des anecdotes loufoques ou embarrassantes, mais toujours véridiques en filigrane desquelles renaissent de leurs cendres les moments mémorables et les vedettes ayant marqué l'évolution du sport national canadien. Des questionnaires pour tester ses connaissances et des vignettes humoristiques émaillent le tout. Années 3-6 et plus. 2010. Titre uniforme: The hilarious history of hockey.By Susan Campbell Bartoletti. 2001
Chronicles the disaster that occurred in Ireland when the potato crop failed for five years straight. Describes the heartbreaking plight…
of the peasants, who depended on potatoes for all their meals. A million died of starvation, and many more were forced to emigrate to America. Grades 5-8. Winner of Robert F. Sibert Award. 2001.By Danielle Arnaud, Noël Augendre. 1998
"À l'époque des chevaliers" est un titre faisant partie d'une collection destinée aux jeunes lecteurs. L'enfant est initié à des…
pans de l'histoire. Ici, il se retrouve en France à la fin du XIIIe siècle. Années 3-6. 1998.By Marthe Jocelyn. 2005
Inspired by a desire to learn about her grandfather's childhood in an English orphanage, the author researched the London Foundling…
Hospital. Founded in 1739, the institution took in babies whose desperate mothers might otherwise have abandoned them, and trained them to be useful citizens. With benefactors like the artist William Hogarth and the composer George Frideric Handel, the facility cared for approximately 27,000 children for over 200 years. Grades 5-8. 2005.By Neil Grant. 1970
By John Farman. 1997
By John Farman. 1997
By John Farman. 1997
By Emily Arnold McCully. 1995
Portrays the life of the legendary sixteenth-century Irish swashbuckler Grania O'Malley, who was known as the cunning and intrepid "sea…
queen." Her adventures included saving her father's life in battle, bearing a child at sea, and boldly opposing Ireland's English invaders. Grades 2-4. c1995.