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By Kim Spencer. 2022
By Cathy LeBlanc, David Chapman. 2022
By Eve Patenaude. 2021
Meike est prête à tout pour amasser l'argent promettant un traitement médical à son frère malade. Mais son pays vit…
désormais sous l'égide du programme Khatarsis, une politique qui érige la violence en système. Maintenant que l'héritier est en exil, la cruauté de ce monde n'a d'égal que la tendresse qui lie les personnages les uns aux autresBy Sunshine Quem Tenasco. 2023
A magical mirror helps a young girl understand her true beauty in this new picture book from the creators of…
Nibi’s Water Song.When Challa comes home in tears after being teased about her smile, her mom gives her a special gift. It’s a magic mirror — shiny, beaded and beautiful — passed on from her mom, and from her djo djo before her.Challa’s mom tells her that when anyone looks into the mirror, they will see their true self. There’s just one rule: Everyone has to say what they see in the reflection.At first the mirror seems to work for everyone but her. Challa keeps looking and looking. The more beauty she sees in herself, the happier she feels, and the longer she looks into the mirror, the more beauty she sees, until finally Challa sees so much beauty, she can't contain her smile!This special story, from award-winning activist Sunshine Quem Tenasco and artist Chief Lady Bird, introduces readers to concepts of self-acceptance, self-empowerment, and recognition of the unique beauty that comes from within.By Holling Clancy Holling. 1980
A First Nations boy sets a foot-long canoe afloat on Ontario's Lake Nipigon. As the little dugout drifts through the…
Great Lakes to the ocean, strangers honor the message carved in the wood: "Please put me back in water. I am Paddle-to-the-Sea." For grades 3-6. Caldecott Honor Book. 1941By Gabrielle Charron, Darianne Charron. 2021
By Philippe Lapointe. 2021
Figure connue et respectée du monde des médias, Philippe Lapointe est le seul à avoir dirigé les salles de nouvelles…
des deux principales chaînes de télévision québécoises, TVA et Radio-Canada.Aventures au pays des nouvelles téléviséesnous permet de revivre de l'intérieur des rencontres et des collaborations avec des journalistes plus grands que nature, de même que des événements qui se sont déroulés dans des circonstances hors du commun : la crise d'Oka, le référendum de 1995, le déluge du Saguenay, la création deJ.E., les attentats du 11 septembre 2001, la naissance de RDI, l'arrivée d'une première femme présentatrice d'un bulletin d'information national en Amérique du Nord, etcBy Peter Mansbridge. 2010
Mansbridge collects his favourite interviews from the past ten years, book-ending each with his behind-the-scenes recollections and anecdotes. Mansbridge provides…
the inside story of prominent figures from all walks of life, including world leaders, music legends and sports heroes. 2010.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.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.By Tomson Highway. 1988
Seven women attempt to beat the odds by winning the biggest bingo in the world and escaping their tortured lives.…
Winner of the 1986 Dora Mavor Moore Award for Best New Play and nominated for the Governor General's Award. 1988.