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The easy hockey book
By Jonah Kalb. 1977
Red star & green dragon: looking at New China
By Lila Perl. 1983
Preaching to the chickens: the story of young John Lewis (Recorded Books new reader)
By Jabari Asim. 2017
John Lewis wants to be a preacher when he grows up - a leader whose words stir hearts to change,…
minds to think, and bodies to take action. But why wait? When John is put in charge of the family farm's flock of chickens, he discovers that they make a wonderful congregation! So he preaches to his flock, and they listen, content under his watchful care, riveted by the rhythm of his voice. Grades K-3. 2017.Les rouges de New Delhi (Dragouilles. #9.)
By Karine Gottot. 2012
Les Dragouilles sont de drôles de petites créatures s'apparentant à des "monsieur Patate" cornus, affublés d'une queue et d'ailes de…
démons. Chaque titre de la série regroupe de courtes bandes dessinées mettant en scène ces êtres fabuleux auxquelles se greffent des charades, des jeux, des recettes, des idées de bricolage, des blagues, des devinettes et des rubriques informatives sur des sujets variés, qui permettent ici de glaner quelques faits intéressants à propos de la capitale de l'Union indienne, de ses attraits, de sa culture et des moeurs de ses habitants. Années 3-6. Suite de "Les jaunes de Barcelone", suivi de "Les orangées de Tunis". 2012.Of ice and men: Steve Yzerman, Chris Chelios, Glen Sather, Dominik Hasek : the craft of hockey
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.Maurice Richard (Célébrités canadiennes)
By Michel Forest. 1991
Matthew Baillie Begbie (The Canadians)
By David R Williams. 1980
Les pirates (Quelle histoire)
By Céline Carez. 2001
La vie de pirates n'est pas une galère! Cela demande de partir à l'aventure sous le drapeau noir et de…
côtoyer corsaires, filibustiers, et boucaniers. Les pirates vivent la rude existence des hors-la-loi, guttent les navires chargés d'or et de trésors au risque de finir leur vie au bout d'une corde. Années 3-6. 2001.Inside hockey: the legends, facts, and feats that made the game
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.Japan, where East meets West (Discovering our heritage)
By Judith Davidson. 1983
An introduction to the history and culture of Japan including a discussion of Japanese in the United States. Discusses Japanese…
legends, festivals, home life, schools, and sports. Grades 5-8. 1983. (Discovering our heritage)Hockey for kids: heroes, tips and facts
By Brian McFarlane. 1994
Hole in my life
By Jack Gantos. 2002
An autobiographical account of the author's youthful struggles to support himself, and the effects of a prison sentence for drug…
smuggling. Describes his constant fear of fellow prisoners and his determination to become a writer and obtain a college degree. Strong language and some descriptions of violence. For senior high readers. 2002.Drôles d'histoires de hockey
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.China, the people (Lands, peoples, and cultures series.)
By Bobbie Kalman. 1989
A description of life in modern China, and of how conditions have changed there. Grades 3-6. Taped with: China, the…
land by Bobbie Kalman. Covers the events and people that have shaped China's history. Grades 3-6. Taped with China, the culture by Bobbie Kalman. Records the achievements of China's 4,000 year old civilization. Includes the history of various festivities, recipes and activities. Grades 3-6. (The lands, peoples and cultures series)China homecoming
By Jean Fritz. 1985
The author lived in China until she was 13 years old. In this book, she tells of her return to…
Hankou, her home town, four decades later. Companion volume to "Homesick : my own story" (DC06014). For junior and senior high readers. c1985.A thousand years of pirates
By William Gilkerson. 2009
Introduces the major characters and incidents that connect the scattered history of seagoing bandits, including England's "Sea Dog" Francis Drake,…
the "pirate queen of Ireland" Granuaile, and Scotland's Captain Kidd. Describes their high-seas adventure and skullduggery, sea chases and bloody battles, dangerous coastal lairs and buried treasure. Grades 5-8. Some descriptions of violence. 2009.Crossing the line: young women and the law (Youth project)
By Carol Drinkwater. 2000
Young women talk about what led them to cross the line, and how they both coped with, and learned from,…
their experiences. The collection also includes young women who have had friends or family in jail, and what it has meant for them. 2000.Ten true tales of outrageous trickery. Includes how a group of Germans perpetrated one of the biggest, most sophisticated banknote…
counterfeiting schemes ever seen; how the world was fooled for nearly a decade when a "lost tribe" was discovered in the Philippines; and how Donald Crowhurst almost won the first round-the-world yacht race without ever leaving the Atlantic Ocean. For junior and senior high school readers. Winner of the 2005 Red Maple Award. 2004.China and the Chinese
By Lyn Harrington. 1966
Mustang, the forbidden kingdom: exploring the lost Himalayan land
By Michel Peissel. 1967
An anthropologist and explorer describes his travels and experiences when he became the first foreigner ever to make an extended…
visit to Mustang, a tiny, independent land on the Nepal border, surrounded on three sides by Tibet. For junior and senior high readers. 1967.