Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction), War, World War I
Human-narrated audio
In 1916, at the height of the First World War, a Canadian teddy bear travelled all the way to France…
in a care package for Lawrence Rogers - a gift from his daughter Aileen. When Teddy returned from the front lines, he did so alone: Lieutenant Rogers, along with many other Canadian soldiers, died at the battle of Passchendaele. Here is Teddy's story - from his life in East Farnham, Quebec, to France, home, and eventually to the Canadian War Museum. Grades 2-4. 2008.
Award winning non-fiction, Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction), Science and technology
Human-narrated audio
Why was the Mad Hatter mad? From working with mercury nitrate. It's a toxic world out there: poisonous snakes, toxic…
herbicides, noxious fumes - poisons in one form or another are all around us. An innocent-looking flower may be lethal, smog can make it impossible to breathe, poisons can be the death of us, but they can also cure disease. Some descriptions of violence. Winner of the 2013 Hackmatack Award for non-fiction. Grades 3-6. 2011. (50 questions series ; 2)