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The tunnel king: the true story of Wally Floody and the great escape
By Barbara Hehner. 2004
Wally Flood, a Canadian miner turned pilot during World War II, was shot down and put in a prisoner-of-war camp.…
Determined to escape, he eventually joined a group that began organizing the largest breakout ever, now called The Great Escape - over 600 men, tunnelling their way out. They took turns digging, inventing tools, forging documents, and hiding the tons of sand they dug from the tunnels, while facing the constant threat of discovery, with key help from Wally, known as the Tunnel King. Grades 5-8. 2004.The mysterious rays: Marie Curie's world (Science Discovery Book Ser.)
By Victor Juhasz, Nancy Veglahn. 1977
The kids book of great Canadian women (Kids Book Of Ser.)
By Elizabeth MacLeod. 2006
From artists and inventors to astronauts and engineers, Canadian women have played an extraordinary role in the development of Canada.…
Meet more than 130 women and read about their amazing feats in exploration, science, the arts, politics and many other fields. Some made their mark hundreds of years ago, while others are changing Canada today. Grades 4-7. 2006.We are displaced: my journey and stories from refugee girls around the world
By Liz Welch, Malala Yousafzai. 2019
With her powerful new book, Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai starts with her own story of displacement to show…
what it means to lose your home, your community, and the only world you've ever known. She also shares the personal stories of some of the incredible girls she has met on her various journeys to refugee camps and the cities where refugee girls and their families have settled. For junior and senior high readers and older. 2019.Des cornichons au chocolat
By Stephanie, Philippe Labro. 1987
Stephanie a 13 ans. Elle partage sa vie entre le lycee, ses amis qui n'en sont pas vraiment, et ses…
parents qui ne s'entendent plus. Pour les lecteurs d'école secondaire. 1987.Girls think of everything: stories of ingenious inventions by women
By Catherine Thimmesh. 2000
Profiles ten women and two girls who through necessity, ingenuity, and hard work responded successfully to challenges by inventing such…
items as Toll House cookies, glow-in-the-dark paper, the Snugli baby carrier, and windshield wipers. Includes instructions on how to apply for a patent. For grades 4-7. 2000.Her story II: women from Canada's past
By Susan E Merritt. 1995
A second selection of 16 notable Canadian women. Their biographies describe people all born before 1900, who in some way…
helped to change society's attitudes about the abilities and rights of women. Merritt also introduces little-known but fascinating aspects of Canada's past through their stories. Sequel to "Her Story : women from Canada's past" (DC14784). For junior and senior high school readers. 1995.Native peoples (Discovering Canada)
By Robert Livesey. 1993
Who were the original native peoples who lived in what is now Canada? Where and how did they live? What…
were their legends and myths, heroes and gods? The authors move from east to west, providing the history and folklore of seven native nations. Activities and a crossword puzzle are included. Grades 5-8. 1993. (Discovering Canada series)Child of the silent night: by Edith Fisher Hunter
By Edith Fisher Hunter. 1963
Laura Secord: a Canadian heroine (The Canadians)
By A. Roy Petrie, John M Bassett. 1981
During the war of 1812, Laura Secord overheard American soldiers planning a surprise attack. She travelled 32 kilometers across enemy…
lines to warn the British Army. Grades 5-8. c1981. (The Canadians)Sur les traces de Lawrence d'Arabie
By Céline Debayle. 1989
Tout en respectant la chronologie des événements, Céline Debayle a conçu cette biographie grâce à une documentation importante et de…
nombreux voyages sur les lieux de la révolte arabe animée par celui qui est resté dans l'Histoire sous le nom de Lawrence d'Arabie. Quelques descriptions de violence. Pour les lecteurs d'école secondaire. 1989.The young Jane Austen
By Rosemary Anne Sisson. 1963
Rosa Parks: my story
By James Haskins, 1913 Parks Rosa. 1992
In 1955 Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat to a white passenger, an action that sparked the…
year-long Montgomery bus boycott and helped launch the civil rights movement. Born in 1913 in rural Alabama, Rosa McCauley married Raymond Parks in 1932 and joined him in his civil rights activism, becoming secretary of the Montgomery branch of the NAACP. Grades 4-7 and older readers. c1992.Helen Keller: rebellious spirit
By Laurie Lawlor. 2001
Biography of the blind and deaf girl whose spirit knew no limitations. Discusses Keller's achievements in the context of the…
social expectations for women and people with disabilities in the early twentieth century. Describes her disappointments and frustrations as well as her accomplishments. Grades 5-8. 2001.The diary of a young girl: the definitive edition
By Anne Frank, Mirjam Pressler, Susan Massotty, Otto Frank. 1997
This notebook kept by a German-born Jewish girl includes material that was omitted from the first edition in 1947. Begun…
on her thirteenth birthday, the diary is a personal, sometimes humourous, account of years spent with her family in a Dutch attic hiding from the Nazis. After Anne heard a radio appeal about the importance of such papers, she expanded the scope of her entries. High school and older. Uniform title: Achterhuis.Chinese Cinderella: the true story of an unwanted daughter
By Adeline Yen Mah. 1999
The story of a Chinese woman and how she suffered appalling emotional deprivation and rejection by her family as a…
child growing up in China and Hong Kong. She tells of the consequences in her adult life, above which she rose to make a happy marriage and become a successful doctor in the USA. For junior high readers.Firsts: the Livewire book of British women achievers
By Kate Murphy. 1990
A startling exploration of women's successes which details over 500 British women achievers, covering more than 700 vastly varied occupations.…
This is an exhaustive and entertaining collection of British women engineers, pirates, robbers, actresses, doctors, dentists, politicians, meteorologists, war correspondents, and many others. For senior high readers.100 greatest women
By Michael Pollard. 1997
Tubman: Harriet Tubman and the underground railroad : her life in the United States and Canada
By Rosemary Sadlier. 1997
A biography of Harriet Tubman, who helped slaves escape to freedom. It tells her story and describes what life was…
like in St. Catharines during the eight years she lived in Canada. The author also illustrates the importance of family history by tracing Harriet's descendants to the present day. Grades 5-8. 1997.Reaching for the Moon: The Autobiography of NASA Mathematician Katherine Johnson
By Katherine Johnson. 2019
As a young girl, Katherine Johnson showed an exceptional aptitude for math. In school she quickly skipped ahead several grades…
and was soon studying complex equations with the support of a professor who saw great promise in her. But ability and opportunity did not always go hand in hand. As an African American and a girl growing up in an era of brutal racism and sexism, Katherine faced daily challenges. Still, she lived her life with her father’s words in mind: “You are no better than anyone else, and nobody else is better than you.” In the early 1950s, Katherine was thrilled to join the organization that would become NASA. She worked on many of NASA’s biggest projects including the Apollo 11 mission that landed the first men on the moon. Grades 4-7. 2019.