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By Danielle Metcalfe-Chenail, Fred Carmichael. 2023
A gorgeous picture book that pays homage to aviator Freddie Carmichael — the first Indigenous commercial pilot in the Arctic…
—with each month of the year highlighting moments from his life, the beauty of the North and the power of dreams.When Freddie was young, he saw a plane up close for the first time when it dropped off supplies at his family’s remote bush camp. He was instantly hooked.Freddie has flown for nearly seventy years, doing everything from supply runs to search and rescue to transporting dog teams to far-flung areas.This book celebrates Freddie’s early dreams of flying and his later achievements. Readers move with Freddie through the year, hearing about his journey as a pilot and leader, while learning the names of the months in Gwich’in and Inuvialuktun at the same time. Art from Inuvialuit painter Audrea Loreen-Wulf perfectly captures the incredible Western Arctic as well as Freddie’s love for aviation.By Marty Wilson-Trudeau. 2022
By Lori Weber. 2016
When a team in an all-girls’ hockey league comes to recruit players, twelve-year-old Lou’s dreams seem to be coming true.…
But the dreams hinge on one thing: never letting on that Lou is a boy. But the road to stardom is not easy, as Lou discovers that the competition is fierce, and that he’s got a lot of work to do to match the skills of the league’s star player and his chief rival, Albertine Lapensée. All the while, he has to keep his secret, and wrestle with the moral dilemma of taking a place on the team away from a deserving girl. Loosely based on a true story, Lightning Lou is a riveting and thought-provoking story for middle-grade readers.By Susan Aglukark. 2021
" A meaningful portrait of a young child living and loving in a unique period of North American history. "…
— ? Kirkus Ukpik loves living in her camp in the North with her family and she especially loves thinking up names for her brand new puppy. When a captain from the south arrives to trade with Ukpik's father, she's excited to learn how to use forks, knives, and spoons. At first, Ukpik enjoys teaching the other children how to use these new tools. But soon, she starts to wonder if they'll need to use the new tools all the time, and if that means that everything in camp will change. After a conversation with her grandmother, Ukpik realizes that even though she will learn many new things, her love for her family and camp will never change - and it even inspires her to find a name for her puppy!By Beatrice Deer. 2021
One cloudless night, a fox falls to earth and comes across a family of humans. As the seasons change and…
they move their camp, she follows them, growing ever more intrigued by human ways—and especially by the oldest son, Irniq. When Irniq grows older and sets out hunting on his own, he is surprised to enter his tent one day and find the lamp lit, the tea made... and a strange woman who says she is his wife. Tired of being alone, Irniq welcomes the woman. But soon he grows curious and cannot stop himself from asking too many questions. Where did the fox pelt hanging in their tent come from? And why did the fox that had been following him suddenly disappear? Based on award-winning musician Beatrice Deer's powerful song "Fox," this graphic novel reinterprets a traditional Inuit story for a new generationBy Rebecca Hainnu. 2021
During the short Arctic summers, the tundra, covered most of the year under snow and ice, becomes filled with colourful…
flowers, mosses, shrubs, and lichens. These hardy little plants transform the northern landscape, as they take advantage of the warmer weather and long hours of sunlight. Caribou, lemmings, snow buntings, and many other wildlife species depend on tundra plants for food and nutrition, but they are not the only ones... A Walk on the Tundra follows Inuujaq, a little girl who travels with her grandmother onto the tundra. There, Inuujaq learns that these tough little plants are much more important to Inuit than she originally believed. In addition to an informative storyline that teaches the importance of Arctic plants, this book includes a field guide with photographs and scientific information about a wide array of plants found throughout the ArcticBy Suzie Napayok-Short. 2021
Akuluk is not excited about visiting her grandparents in Nunavut. She would rather head south for summer vacation, somewhere with…
roller coasters and cotton candy. There can't be much to do way up there, Akuluk figures. But as soon as she steps off the plane and sees all the exciting animals that the tundra has to offer, Akuluk forgets all about her dreams of going south. On her first full day in Nunavut, she can't wait to travel out on the land with her grandfather to hunt for wild eggs. As she learns about the different types of eggs, how to collect them properly, and the delicious meals that can be prepared with them, Akuluk knows that this is just the beginning of the exciting things she'll learn about the ArcticBy Gabrielle English. 2023
Emma Petterson, auteure et illustratrice jeunesse à l'imagination débordante, peine pourtant à se mettre à l'écriture de son nouveau projet.…
Lorsqu'on lui offre d'aller travailler à New York comme apprentie dans une équipe de scénaristes, Emma quitte avec optimisme sa ville pour se lancer dans cette nouvelle aventure et chatouiller le destinBy Kim Spencer. 2022
By Monique Gray Smith. 2020
"The sun on your face. The smell of warm bannock baking in the oven. Holding the hand of someone you…
love. What fills your heart with happiness? This beautiful board book, with illustrations from celebrated artist Julie Flett, serves as a reminder for little ones and adults alike to reflect on and cherish the moments in life that bring us joy." -- Provided by NLSBy Denis Côté. 1998
Maxime, Jo et Pouce sont surpris par un violent orage. Ils entrent dans une immense maison abandonnée qui sent la…
moisissure. Soudain, un bruit bizarre, comme un coup de masse sur une barre de fer. Et puis, le sifflement d'une lamentation. Terrifiés, ils se rendent compte qu'ils ne peuvent plus sortir. Prisonniers d'une maison hantée, victimes de monstrueux phénomènes produits par des esprits maléfiques, comment réussiront-ils à échapper à ce cauchemar? Un roman d'épouvante pour affronter ses démons.By Chrystine Brouillet. 2006
" Un enfant est retrouvé mort sur les plaines d'Abraham. Près du cadavre, un homme se réveille, amnésique. Est-il coupable…
du crime? Qu'apprendra Maud Graham si elle réussit à lui parler? Y parviendra-t-elle avant qu'un autre enfant soit violé ou assassiné? Dans la chaleur de l'été et de cette troublante enquête, on retrouve Maud Graham, son univers et les personnes qui l'entourent, Grégoire, le jeune prostitué qu'elle aime tendrement, et Gagnon, le médecin légiste. Et c'est avec elle que l'on partagera l'angoisse de ses découvertes. " -- 4e de couvBy Cathy LeBlanc, David Chapman. 2022
By Welwyn Katz. 1996
After his mother is killed, Ben's family moves to his father's Newfoundland boyhood home. Ben's younger brother makes friends with…
the local boys, but Ben avoids them, escaping into the fantasy world of the nearby Viking settlement, armed with stories his mother had told him. For grades 6-9By Gary Paulsen. 1987
Brian, thirteen and troubled by his parents' divorce, is flying in a single-engine plane to visit his father. As Brian…
is the only passenger, the pilot casually shows him how to fly the plane. When the pilot has a heart attack and dies, Brian must take control. After the plane crashes in the Canadian wilderness, Brian has only the hatchet attached to his belt to help him survive. For grades 6-9 and older readersBy Welwyn Katz. 1995
Twenty-first century Sara discovers she is afraid of nature when her environmentalist grandmother drags her to the North Pole to…
fend off developers. But Sara soon has an even bigger problem when she, her friend, and the developer are transported back in time and Sara is stuck inside her twelve-year-old grandmother. For grades 4-7By Patrick Isabelle, Chloé Varin, Hugo Meunier, Josée Angelis. 2020
Il nous est tous déjà arrivé de nous tromper de fenêtre lors d'une discussion par message texte. À chaque fois,…
le coeur semble manquer un battement et le malaise s'installe. Ces situations comiques, mais plus souvent embarrassantes nous ont inspiré cette idée d'un recueil de nouvelles où toutes les histoires seraient liées par le même thème : "mauvaise fenêtre". Nous avons donc fait appel à de formidables auteur.trice.s qui ont, à leur tour, été charmé.e.s par ce concept. Patrick Senécal, Stéphanie Lapointe et Hugo Meunier, pour ne nommer que ceux-ci, nous ont gâtés d'histoires de leur cru, un amalgame de textes drôles, terrifiants ou malaisants, où les lecteurs pourront reconnaître les différents styles des auteur.trice.s qu'ils suivent et découvrir l'univers de ceux ou celles qu'ils ne connaissent pas !By William Durbin. 1997
Montreal, Canada, 1800. Thirteen-year-old Pierre La Page has to take his injured father's place as a "voyageur" on a fur-trading…
expedition. But can he survive the journey through the wilderness with the rough crew and treacherous waterways? Prequel to Wintering (BR 13347). For grades 5-8. 1997By Barbara A. Steiner. 2002
At the start of the Klondike gold rush in 1897, twelve-year-old Hetty travels to the Canadian mines with her family…
and their friends. But someone along the trail is stealing things from her family, and Hetty becomes determined to find the thief. For grades 4-7. 2002By Samantha Beynon, Lucy Trimble. 2022
Oolichan Moon is a beautifully illustrated children’s book about passing down traditional knowledge from Nisga'a Elders and the sacredness of…
traditional foods, particularly the oolichan fish. Together, author Samantha Beynon and illustrator Lucy Trimble have created a children’s book rich with cultural knowledge and tradition that relates to their Nisga'a ancestry surrounding the oolichan fish. With playful text and vibrant illustrations, young readers can learn alongside the two Nisga'a sisters as they are gifted with sacred knowledge from their Elders, passed down for many generations in the oral tradition. A gorgeous celebration of Nisga'a language, history and culture, Oolichan Moon also includes historical and cultural information about the oolichan fish and related Nisga'a vocabulary.