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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
L'encyclopédie de la fantasy: [dans le monde des créatures imaginaires]
By Judy Allen, Nelly Zeitlin, Florence Bas. 2010
Réédition. En neuf chapitres (Le petit peuple - Esprits et génies de la nature - Animaux étranges - Bêtes fabuleuses…
- Les créatures mythologiques - Magie et sortilèges - Les métamorphoses - Les morts-vivants - Fantômes et apparitions), cette encyclopédie répertorie les créatures fantaisistes nées de l'imagination des hommes de l'Antiquité à nos jours, issues non seulement de la littérature d'"heroïc fantasy", mais du folklore et de la mythologie des cinq continents. Années 4-7. 2010. Titre uniforme: Fantasy encyclopedia.Le Dico de l'info: 300 mots-clés pour comprendre l'actualité
By Matthieu Aron. 1997
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.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.Scholastic book of world records 2020
By Scholastic, Cynthia O'Brien. 2019
Collection of amazing world records in the areas of popular culture, sports, science, nature, and technology, and includes a section…
for the United States. For grades 3-6 and older readers. 2019Toil and trouble: 15 tales of women & witchcraft
By Nova Ren Suma, Brenna Yovanoff, Elizabeth May, Andrea Cremer, Zoraida Córdova, Jessica Spotswood, Brandy Colbert, Robin Talley, Lindsay Smith, Emery Lord, Tess Sharpe, Shveta Thakrar, Anna-Marie McLemore, Tehlor Kay Mejia, Kate Hart. 2018
Compilation of fifteen feminist tales of women embracing their magical powers and witchcraft. In Tehlor Kay Mejia's "Starsong," sixteen-year-old Esperanza,…
a bruja, surprises herself when she connects on social media with a skeptic, a NASA-loving girl. Strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2018They can't kill us until they kill us: essays
By Hanif Abdurraqib. 2017
A poet and critic presents a collection of essays about the impact of music, especially live music, on his life…
and how music can be a lens through which we view the world. Subjects range from Nina Simone to Bruce Springsteen to Chance the Rapper. Strong language. 2017Tesoros 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 mayoresEat your greens, reds, yellows, and purples: Children's Cookbook
By Dk, Dk. 2016
Guide for kids to make tasty, healthy vegetarian dishes, including a red pepper hummus, fruity raisin granola, sunshine rice, and…
more. Separates the recipes by the color of the fruits and vegetables, and discusses how to prepare the ingredients. For grades 3-6. 2016Titanic: young survivors (Ten true tales)
By Allan Zullo. 2016
The stories of ten real-life survivors of the Titanic disaster in 1912. Includes an account from seventeen-year-old Jack Thayer, who…
managed to survive after he leaped into the icy waters. For grades 3-6. 2012The right word: Roget and his thesaurus (Incredible Lives for Young Readers)
By Jen Bryant, Jennifer Bryant, Melissa Sweet. 2014
Biography of Peter Mark Roget (1779-1869), the creator of the thesaurus. Describes how books were young Peter's companions, and how…
from within their pages came the inspiration for his treasure house of words--starting with many, many lists.Sibert Award. For grades 2-4. 2014The best American essays, 2011 (Best American series)
By Edwidge Danticat, Robert Atwan. 2011
Collection of twenty-four essays selected by Edwidge Danticat, author of Claire of the Sea Light (DB 77467). Includes " Magical…
Dinners" by Chang-rae Lee, author of On Such a Full Sea (DB 78213), in which he reflects on meals with his immigrant parents when he was a child. 2011Dead ends
By Erin Jade Lange. 2013
Dane, a bully, gets caught fighting at school again and is assigned to work with Billy D., who has Down…
syndrome. A friendship forms, and Billy D. enlists Dane's help to find Billy's missing father. Violence and strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2013The Nobel Prize: the story of Alfred Nobel and the most famous prize in the world
By Michael Worek. 2010
History of the Nobel Prize, which began in 1901 after Alfred Nobel left instructions in his will to award annual…
monetary prizes to those who made the biggest contribution in the categories of peace, medicine, literature, chemistry, and physics. Profiles famous recipients. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 2010Why Orwell matters
By Christopher Hitchens. 2002
Essayist explores the life and work of George Orwell (1903-1950), best known as the author of 1984 and Animal Farm.…
Discusses Orwell's political beliefs and the ways they were shaped by the times in which he lived. Challenges Orwell's critics and argues that his ideas remain relevant. 200213 planets: the latest view of the solar system
By David A. Aguilar. 2011
Updates Eleven Planets (DB 68324), which was written after the demotion of Pluto to dwarf-planet status. Discusses the idea that…
there are eight classical and five dwarf planets. Also covers the Sun, the moon, the asteroid belt, meteorites, comets, orbits, and other solar systems. For grades 3-6. 2011Cuentos breves para ir y venir (Punto de lectura)
By Ignacio Aldecoa, Nuria Barrios. 2009
Fifteen short stories by Spanish and Latin American authors that evoke travel by car, truck, bus, airplane, boat, motorcycle, or…
bicycle. Includes works by Benedetti, Cortazár, García Márquez, Pérez-Reverte, and others. Some strong language. Spanish language. 2010The smart aleck's guide to American history
By Adam Selzer. 2009
Quirky guide to understanding key events, people, and places in U.S. history. Provides facts, from the horrific fates of the…
earliest settlers to presidential blunders. Includes end-of-chapter quizzes, essay questions, odd vocabulary words, and silly assignments. For senior high readers. 2009