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Canada (Countries of the World)
By Brian Williams. 2007
An overview of America's neighbor to the north. Describes Canada's geography, plants and animals, history, government, economy, industry, holidays, and…
culture, including that of the native Inuit people. For grades 3-6. 2007Nowhere Else on Earth: Standing Tall for the Great Bear Rainforest
By Caitlyn Vernon. 2011
You don't have to live in the Great Bear Rainforest to benefit from its existence, but after you read Nowhere…
Else on Earth you might want to visit this magnificent part of the planet. Environmental activist Caitlyn Vernon guides young readers through a forest of information, sharing her personal stories, her knowledge and her concern for this beautiful place. Full of breathtaking photographs and suggestions for ways to preserve this unique ecosystem, Nowhere Else on Earth is a timely and inspiring reminder that we need to stand up for our wild places before they are gone. Visit http://www.greatbearrainforest.ca to find teacher and student resources, view the online photo gallery, or read a sample chapter from the book. To access the free teacher's guide for Nowhere Else on Earth, click here:http://orcabook.com/nowhereelseonearth/guides/teachersguide.pdf.Seuls
By Paul Tom. 2023
Chaque année, plus de 400 jeunes d'âge mineur arrivent seuls au Canada pour demander le statut de réfugié. Sans parents.…
Sans adulte pour les accompagner. Seuls raconte le parcours de trois d'entre eux : Afshin, Alain et Patricia. Leur témoignage ouvre une fenêtre sur les nombreux déchirements, les difficiles sacrifices et les innombrables épreuves qui jalonnent ce chemin rempli d'obstacles. Mais surtout, Seuls parle du courage et de la résilience dont ont fait preuve ces jeunes avant de pouvoir, enfin, accéder à une vie où la menace et le danger ne font plus partie du quotidien. Seuls est une adaptation du documentaire du même nom, réalisé par Paul Tom et produit par Picbois Productions , en salles à l'automne 2021 et ensuite diffusé à Télé-Québec. Trois histoires vraies s'entrecroisent au fil des pages, soutenues par les puissantes illustrations de Mélanie Baillairgé. Un documentaire touchant qui sensibilise à une réalité peu connue et qui donne une voix à trois personnes réfugiées.Alone: The Journeys of Three Young Refugees
By Paul Tom. 2022
Each year, more than 400 minors arrive alone in Canada requesting refugee status. They arrive without their parents, accompanied by…
no adult at all. Alone relates the journey of three of them: Afshin, Alain and Patricia. Their story opens a window onto the many heartbreaks, difficult sacrifices and countless hardships that punctuate their obstacle-filled path. But Alone most especially tells of the courage and resilience that these young people demonstrated before being able to finally obtain a life where threats and danger are no longer a part of their everyday existence. Key Text Features: author's note captions chapters character drawings comic map dialogue flags further information illustrations introduction maps writing inspiration Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.6.3 Analyze in detail how a key individual, event, or idea is introduced, illustrated, and elaborated in a text (e.g., through examples or anecdotes). CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.6.7 Integrate information presented in different media or formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively) as well as in words to develop a coherent understanding of a topic or issue.Her Courage Rises: 50 Trailblazing Women of British Columbia and the Yukon
By Haley Healey. 2022
Finalist, 2023 Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize – BC and Yukon Book PrizesA beautifully illustrated collection of inspiring life…
stories of fifty extraordinary historical women from BC and the Yukon. This fascinating, informative, and charming book introduces young readers to a diverse group of women who changed the face of history in unexpected ways and defied the expectations and gender norms of their times. Through charming illustrations and concise biographies, Her Courage Rises features social activists and politicians, artists and writers, scientists and healers, pioneers and prospectors, athletes and entrepreneurs, teachers and cultural tradition keepers. These women represented all ages, walks of life, and backgrounds. Some, like Cougar Annie and shipwreck heroine Minnie Paterson, became legendary in popular culture, long after their deaths. Others, like politician Rosemary Brown, artist Emily Carr, and Olympic sprinter Barbara Howard, achieved fame during their lives. Still others, including photographer and cultural teacher Elizabeth Quocksister, artist and cultural consultant Florence Edenshaw, land claims activist and translator Jane Constance Cook (Ga’axsta’las), and language champion Barbara Touchie, made great strides in preserving and promoting Indigenous rights and cultures. And many, like environmentalist Ruth Masters, water diviner Evelyn Penrose, and Doukhobor pioneer Anna Markova, are less well-known but still made important contributions to their communities and our wider collective history. Her Courage Rises is full of inspirational female role models and insights into the trailblazing women who made history in BC and the Yukon.Alone: The Journeys of Three Young Refugees
By Paul Tom. 2022
Each year, more than 400 minors arrive alone in Canada requesting refugee status. They arrive without their parents, accompanied by…
no adult at all. Alone relates the journey of three of them: Afshin, Alain and Patricia. Their story opens a window onto the many heartbreaks, difficult sacrifices and countless hardships that punctuate their obstacle-filled path. But Alone most especially tells of the courage and resilience that these young people demonstrated before being able to finally obtain a life where threats and danger are no longer a part of their everyday existence. Key Text Features: author's note captions chapters character drawings comic map dialogue flags further information illustrations introduction maps writing inspiration Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.6.3 Analyze in detail how a key individual, event, or idea is introduced, illustrated, and elaborated in a text (e.g., through examples or anecdotes). CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.6.7 Integrate information presented in different media or formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively) as well as in words to develop a coherent understanding of a topic or issue.Who is wayne gretzky? (Who Was?)
By Gail Herman. 2016
After breaking or tying more than sixty records in hockey, it's no wonder that Wayne Gretzky is known as "The…
Great One." Born in Brantford, Ontario, on January 26, 1961, in a nation obsessed with the sport, he threw himself into the game practically from the time he first laced up a pair of skates. When he retired from the NHL in 1999, he had led several teams to Stanley Cup victories, competed in the Olympics, and changed the way hockey was played forever. Known for his love for family and as a truly decent human being, Wayne Gretzky is revealed as more than a sports legend in this easy-to-read biographyPioneering on the Yukon, 1892-1917
By Anna DeGraf, Roger S. Brown. 1992
In 1892, widowed fifty-three-year- old DeGraf is concerned when her son fails to return from a two- week trip to…
the Yukon. Packing her sewing machine to provide income along the way, DeGraf leaves her Seattle home and sets out to find him. She proves hardier than many of the men who turn back. DeGraf describes in her memoirs the highlights of what turned out to be a twenty-five-year stay on the Yukon frontier. Some violence. 1992Smart money: the story of Bill Gates (Notable Americans)
By Aaron Boyd. 1995
The author relates how Gates' reputation for being a difficult person did not hamper his quick rise to the top…
of the computer industry. Gates was introduced to his first computer in high school about the same time he announced that he would be a millionaire by the age of thirty. Using his knowledge of computer software and his business savvy to form Microsoft, Gates instead became a multibillionaire. Grades 5-8. 1995.Lord of the fries and other stories: And Other Stories
By Tim Wynne-Jones, Dorling Kindersley Publishing Staff. 1999
Seven short stories about active imaginations and making choices. In the title piece, two girls find themselves in a dilemma…
after pretending they know a tragic story about the cook at their favorite burger place. For grades 5-8. 1999Haunted Canada 11: Frightening True Tales (Haunted Canada #11)
By Joel A. Sutherland. 2022
The eleventh book in the bestselling series of hauntingly true Canadian stories — more chilling than ever!In this terrifying collection…
of haunted stories, author Joel A. Sutherland has put together even more chilling ghost stories from all across our spooky land, including:A hateful house torments a new bride in Victoria, British Columbia.The chime of an old clock makes a grim prediction for a family in Fredericton, New Brunswick.The sound of mysterious footsteps signals the presence of spirits at a fire hall in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut.Moody black-and-white illustrations and photographs enhance the hauntingly eerie read.With its first volume published in 2002, the Haunted Canada series is now an award winning series with over 500,000 copies in print. Kids can’t get enough of these spooky tales that allow them to learn about the eeriest corners of our country.“Joel A. Sutherland is quickly becoming Canada’s answer to R.L. Stine.” — QUILL & QUIREHaunted Canada 10: More Scary True Stories (Haunted Canada #10)
By Joel A. Sutherland. 2020
The tenth book in the bestselling series of hauntingly true Canadian stories - back, and scarier than ever! Even more…
chilling ghost stories from all across our spooky land. Moody black-and-white illustrations and photographs enhance the hauntingly eerie read. In Victoria, British Columbia, the spirit of a killer haunts Fan Tan Alley. The ghost of a little girl with long dark hair inhabits a hockey arena in Canmore, Alberta. Mysterious knocking at the door of a home in Halifax, Nova Scotia, signals the start of a series of strange happenings. With its first volume published in 2002, the Haunted Canada series is now an award winning ten-book series with over 400,000 copies in print. Kids can't get enough of these spooky tales that allow them to learn about the eeriest corners of our country. "JOEL A. SUTHERLAND IS QUICKLY BECOMING CANADA'S ANSWER TO R.L. STINE." - QUILL & QUIRETeens in Canada (Global Connections)
By Kitty Shea, Miriam Kaufman, Katie Van Sluys. 2008
Discusses the education, sports, and pastimes of teenagers in Canada, the United States' large, northern neighbor. Covers the ethnic and…
religious makeup of citizens, national holidays, winter recreation, and typical family activities. For grades 6-9. 2008Maverick Commissioner
By Boria Majumdar. 2022
The Indian Premier League. Its mere mention forces cricket fans across the world to sit up and take notice. World…
cricket&’s most valued property has only grown stronger with time. Conceived and implemented by Lalit Modi in 2008, the IPL has forever revolutionised the way cricket is marketed and run globally. Modi had built and orchestrated the tournament by his own rules and after the stupendous success of the IPL, the same rules were questioned by the administration. Modi was subsequently banned for life.How and why did it happen? What went on behind the scenes? How did it all start to go wrong between Modi and the others? Are there secrets that will never come out? This book is all about everything you never got to know. Each fact corroborated by multiple sources who were in the thick of things, Maverick Commissioner is a riveting account of the IPL and the functioning of its founder, Lalit Kumar Modi. Did Modi have a long telephone conversation with a BCCI top brass the day he left India for good? What really was discussed? Is Lalit Modi the absent present for the IPL and Indian cricket?Soon to be made into a film by Vibri Motion Pictures, Maverick Commissioner documents things exactly as they happened. No holds barred and no questions left out. It doesn&’t judge Lalit Modi. All it does is narrate his story. Who is the real Lalit Modi? Let the readers decide.Yankee spy: Elizabeth Van Lew
By Jeannette Covert Nolan. 1970
Former Time business researcher Nancy Kriplen offers an incisive warts-and-all account of the business and personal life of John D.…
MacArthur who with his wife Catherine became pioneers in marketing health and long-term care insurance to lower-middle-class and elderly people. Beginning in the mid-1950s the MacArthurs met equal success in real estate developmentHow I Survived: Four Nights on the Ice
By Serapio Ittusardjuat, Matthew K. Hoddy. 2020
The kids book of Canadian history (Kids Book of)
By John Mantha, Carlotta Hacker. 2002
Overview of the people, places, and events that have shaped our neighbor to the north. Uses facts, miniprofiles, and time…
lines to trace the development of the Canadian nation. Discusses the aboriginal people, the arrival of European explorers and settlers, and modern-day multiculturalism. For grades 3-6. 2002The kids book of Canadian geography (Kids Book of)
By Briony Penn. 2008
Explains the formation of Canada's varied ecosystems, from the coastal rain forest and the prairie to the tundra and the…
Carolinian woodlands. Discusses continental growth and shaping, climate change, and animal and human inhabitants. Uses a question-and-answer format to introduce ways to decode the landscape. For grades 3-6. 2008The salmon bears: giants of the Great Bear Rainforest
By Nicholas Read, Ian McAllister. 2010
Follows through the four seasons the grizzly, black, and spirit bears of the Great Bear Rainforest on British Columbia's central…
coast. Examines the "web of life" between bears, salmon, and all the plants and animals in the ecosystem. For grades 4-7. 2010