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The great race
By David Bouchard. 1997
A Chinese fable about the origins of the zodiac. The Great Buddha sends eleven animals and one dragon on a…
great race to the gates of the Jade City. The order that they arrive in, not who wins the race, is what becomes important. Grades 2-4. 1997.The bear says north: tales from northern lands
By Bob Barton. 2003
Ten folktales from Scandinavia and other northern hemisphere countries. In "Good Neighbors", a family happily coexists with mountain trolls. In…
"Grandfather Bear", a fox tricks an old bear into dropping his dinner. Grades 4-7. 2003.Silverwing
By Kenneth Oppel. 1997
When a newborn bat named Shade but sometimes called "Runt" becomes separated from his colony during migration, he grows in…
ways that prepare him for even greater journeys. Prequel to "Sunwing" (DC19512). Winner of the 1999 CNIB Talking Book of the Year Award. Winner of the 1998 Silver Birch Award. Grades 4-7. 1997.Raven quest
By Sharon Stewart. 2003
The best flyer of all the young ravens, Tok the Skydancer, is falsely accused of murder. To reclaim his honour,…
Tok vows to reunite all ravenkind with the legendary Grey Lords. But to complete his quest, he must travel far from the Raven Mountains, into the dangerous lands. Some descriptions of violence. Grades 4-7. Winner of the 2005 Silver Birch Award. 2003.Noble madness
By Maye Preston Hill. 1978
Jan on the trail (First novels. The new series. book XIII #13)
By Monica Hughes. 2000
Jan and Sarah see a poster saying that Patch, a puppy from the pet store that they sometimes walk, is…
missing. They decide to become detectives to help his new owner, Carl, find him (even if Carl calls the dog Spot.) Being a detective is hard work and seems to involve a lot of walking, but the search for Spot/Patch is on! Grades 2-4. 2000.Incredible Jumbo: a novel
By Barbara Claassen Smucker. 1990
Tod Tolliver, a poor and lonely boy, works for the London Zoo, caring for its star attraction, Jumbo the Elephant.…
When Jumbo is sold to P.T. Barnum's Circus in New York, Tod stows away on the ship. Grades 5-8. 1990.Adventure at Moon Bay Towers
By Marian Engel. 1974
Wolf island
By Celia Godkin. 1989
When a family of wolves leave the island for the mainland, the deer flourish. As a result, the rabbits have…
less to eat and the foxes, which depend on rabbits for food, also have less. Based on an actual event, this story demonstrates how delicately balanced is the ecosystem. Grades K-3.Why seals blow their noses: Canadian wildlife in fiction & fact
By Diane Swanson. 1992
The ghost horse of the Mounties
By Sean O Huigin. 1983
A mysterious storm sends the Mounties' horses in all directions. All but one horse is found. This is the story…
of that one horse. Winner of the 1983 Canada Council Children's Literature Award. Grades 3-6 and older readers. c1983.La ruelle de Tristouille (Mini toon)
By Jess Vendette. 2019
Dans la ruelle de Tristouille, les humains se sont mis au compostage! Adieu, les belles poubelles remplies de nourriture alléchante…
! Manger du compost? Impossible! Tristouille est de plus en plus affamé! Avec l'aide de ses deux amis écureuils, arrivera-t-il à se remplir la bédaine? C'est ce que tu découvrira dans ce Mini Toon!J'avais tout prévu sauf les bélugas (Collection Zèbre)
By Andrée Poulin. 2019
Peu de temps après avoir établi le record Guinness de la plus grosse poutine du monde, Thomas est obsédé par…
le désir d'entrer en contact avec sa mère qui l'a abandonné, il y a dix ans. Il se sent négligé par ses amis dont il ne partage pas les nouvelles passions : Élie mène une campagne pour dénoncer les effets de la pollution sur la santé des bélugas et Sam rêve de créer une vidéo virale. Quand Thomas découvre que sa mère milite aussi en faveur des bélugas, il conçoit un plan qui la forcera à lui parler. Mais rien ne se déroule comme prévuReturn to Travers Corners: Stories (Lyons Press Ser.)
By Scott Waldie. 2002
Travers Corners is a fly-fishing paradise. It's a town of stories of love interests and fishing dories -- of famous…
fishermen full of hot air and simple ones filled with awe -- written with a wit that puts it all in perspective