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Will you, won't you?
By Jessie Haas. 2000
Shy Madeline "Mad" Parker spends the summer before high school at her grandmother Gam's farm. In addition to taking care…
of her horse, she reluctantly enrolls in Scottish dance classes. Gam is also a state senator, and through her Mad learns how to overcome her insecurities and assert herself. For grades 6-9. 2000The 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.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!Métis (Crypto)
By Michel Noël. 2019
Fils d'une Blanche déracinée et d'un Métis tiraillé entre le progrès et les traditions de ses ancêtres, Pien observe, sent,…
vibre. Le jeune garçon côtoie des bûcherons, des Sauvages , un curé déchu, des cultivateurs pauvres... Tous des héros de la survie. Son monde, un coin du Nord du Québec ouvert au déboisement farouche des années 50, est hostile. Mais c'est un univers qui forge des coeurs passionnésJ'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 prévuNoble madness
By Maye Preston Hill. 1978
The land of Maquinna
By Ian S Mahood. 1971
One hundred and fifty years after fur traders arrived, the Nootka tribe of Vancouver Island had shrunk to 1000 people.…
Miners and farmers arrived in the area and failed, so the land virtually was ignored until 1950 when loggers moved in. This book includes an historical novel of the life of the Nootka Indians, as well as a study of the region in present times. 1971.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.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.Tales the elders told: Ojibway legends
By Basil Johnston. 1981
These legends, which include "Why birds go south in winter" and "The first butterflies", are an integral part of the…
spiritual and cultural heritage of the Ojibway people. For all ages.Big bear hug
By Nicholas Oldland. 2009
There once was a bear so filled with love and happiness that whenever he roamed the forest and came across…
another living thing, he would give it a hug. One day, the benevolent bear meets up with a human who raises his axe and begins to cut down a tree. Suddenly the bear doesn't feel like hugging anymore and must make a difficult decision on how to stop this destruction in his forest. Grades K-3. 2009.The Mishomis book: the voice of the Ojibway
By Edward Benton-Banai. 1988
The Ojibway is one of the largest groups of Native Americans, belonging to the Anishinabe people of what is today…
the northern United States and Canada. Documents the history, traditions, and culture of the Ojibway people through stories and myths. Draws from the traditional teachings of tribal elders to instruct young readers about Ojibway creation stories and legends, the origin and importance of the Ojibway family structure and clan system, the Midewiwin religion, the construction and use of the water drum and sweat lodge, and modern Ojibway history. For Junior and Senior High readers. 2010, c1988.Pounce de Leon
By Tim Wynne-Jones, Alfredo Tapia. 2008
Pounce de Leon, a mischievous, loving cat, adopts Mrs. Florida Brown as his constant companion. Pounce's job is to look…
after the aging Mrs. Brown. Most of all, Pounce is fascinated by the view from the jumbled house into the jungle-like garden filled with overgrown plants and trees. When Mrs. Brown speaks of a mysterious, beautiful girl and a lost fountain of youth, Pounce sets out on a quest to find it for his loving owner. Grades K-3. 2008.Farley follows his nose
By Lynn Franks Johnston, Beth Cruikshank. 2009
Good-natured and ever-hungry, Farley goes wherever his nose leads him. But as one delicious smell follows another, soon Farley is…
meeting new friends and exploring parts of town he's never seen before. Just how far has he wandered? Will he find a familiar smell to lead him back home? Grades K-3. 2009.Franklin and the stopwatch (Kids Can read (Toronto, Ont.))
By Sharon Jennings, Paulette Bourgeois, Brenda Clark, Sean Jeffrey, Jelena Sisic, Sasha McIntyre. 2007
Franklin finds a stopwatch in the junk drawer and proceeds to drive family and friends crazy by timing everything they…
do. When Franklin gets a taste of his own medicine, will he realize that sometimes a stopwatch needs to stop watching? Grades K-3. 2007.Gummytoes
By Sean Cassidy. 2004
A gray tree frog is tired of always blending in with his surroundings and longs to be admired. One day,…
when Gummytoes is basking in the sun, he hears children playing nearby and seizes the opportunity to be noticed. The youngsters take him home and place him in a terrarium. And every day, they try to make Gummytoes do new tricks and rarely leave him alone! Grades K-3. 2004.Stanley at sea
By Linda Bailey, Bill Slavin. 2008
It's picnic time in the park, and Stanley wanders down by the river where he runs into other dogs. Soon…
their keen noses lead them to a delicious treat on a small boat with no people in sight. When the boat's mooring comes loose, they float away with the current down the river, under a bridge, and then out to sea! Grades K-3. 2008.Pigs (Munsch for kids.)
By Michael Martchenko, Robert N Munsch. 1989
Megan is told to feed the pigs, but not to open the gate. She does of course, and the results…
are hilarious as the pigs help themselves to coffee and the newspaper at the breakfast table, follow Megan to school, and ride home by way of the school bus. Grades K-3. 1989.That stripy cat
By Norene Smiley, Tara Anderson. 2007
At the Hummingbird Animal Shelter, Mrs. Cosy and her co-workers find homes for stray animals. Unfortunately their latest newcomer, a…
stripy little cat, won't cooperate. Mrs. Cosy might smile at his antics, but who wants to adopt a troublemaker that howls, hides under couches, and climbs the drapes? Grades K-3. 2007.Franklin and the duckling (Kids Can read)
By Sharon Jennings, Paulette Bourgeois, Brenda Clark, Sean Jeffrey, Jelena Sisic, Sasha McIntyre. 2007
Franklin knows he's not allowed another pet but when he finds a lone duckling, he can't resist bringing his new…
friend home. When the duckling turns his bedroom into a regular aquatic habitat, Franklin must ask himself: does he really want another pet after all? Grades K-3. 2007.