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Smile So Big
By Sunshine Quem Tenasco. 2023
Printbraille
Multi-cultural fiction, General fiction, Indigenous peoples in Canada fiction, Canadian fictionTravel and geography, Social issues, Self help
Human-transcribed braille
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.Available copies:
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Child soldier: when boys and girls are used in war (CitizenKid)
By Jessica Dee Humphreys, Michel Chikwanine. 2015
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Canadian fictionAward winning non-fiction, Biography, War and military biography, Canadian biography, Canadian authors (Non-fiction)
Human-narrated audio
It's 1993, and the Democratic Republic of Congo is going through major political changes. Five-year-old Michel is playing with friends…
one day when, without warning, a group of rebel soldiers pulls up to the school grounds. Forced onto trucks, the frightened boys are taken to a camp in the hills. There they are thrust into a terrifying and violent world. Grades 5-8. Winner of the 2017 Red Maple Non-Fiction Award. 2015.Peacekeeper: the road to Sarajevo
By Lewis MacKenzie. 1993
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Canadian fictionBiography, War and military biography, Canadian biography, Canadian authors (Non-fiction)
Human-narrated audio
Major-General Lewis MacKenzie is the best-known Canadian soldier since the Second World War. In this memoir, he relates how he…
created Sector Sarajevo, and with a 30-nation UN force set out to liberate the airport to receive desperately needed food and medical supplies. MacKenzie became an international celebrity as he used the media -- "the only weapon I had" -- to maximum advantage. He also recounts the highlights of eight previous peacekeeping tours in the Middle East, Cyprus, and Vietnam. 1993.