Most Searched Titles

Righting Canada's wrongs resource guide

Gibson, Lindsay, 1975-


Includes blackline masters. Includes: Japanese Canadian internment in the Second World War; Italian Canadian internment in the Second World War; The Komagata Maru and Canada's anti-Indian immigration policies in the twentieth century; The Chinese head tax and anti-Chinese immigration policies in the twentieth century; Residential schools, the devastating impact on Canada's Indigenous peoples and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's findings and call for action.; Africville; MS St. Louis; The LGBT purge; Inuit relocations; The Sixties Scoop. The RIGHTING CANADA'S WRONGS series is devoted to the exploration of the mostly unknown, and often shocking, stories of Canadian government's racist actions against various ethnic groups through our history, the fight for acknowledgement and justice, and the eventual apologies and restitution of subsequent governments. In this Resource Guide you will find seven lessons that will engage your students while they learn about some of the important events in Canada's history that helped shape our current multicultural society. You will find support for teaching about Canada's past treatment of ethnic minorities and how to approach the topic of racism. As well, your students will learn about the important roles that these minorities have played in Canadian society.
Date Published:2024

Includes blackline masters. Includes: Japanese Canadian internment in the Second World War; Italian Canadian internment in the Second World War; The Komagata Maru and Canada's anti-Indian immigration policies in the twentieth century; The Chinese head tax and anti-Chinese immigration policies in the twentieth century; Residential schools, the devastating impact on Canada's Indigenous peoples and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's findings and call for action.; Africville; MS St. Louis; The LGBT purge; Inuit relocations; The Sixties Scoop. The RIGHTING CANADA'S WRONGS series is devoted to the exploration of the mostly unknown, and often shocking, stories of Canadian government's racist actions against various ethnic groups through our history, the fight for acknowledgement and justice, and the eventual apologies and restitution of subsequent governments. In this Resource Guide you will find seven lessons that will engage your students while they learn about some of the important events in Canada's history that helped shape our current multicultural society. You will find support for teaching about Canada's past treatment of ethnic minorities and how to approach the topic of racism. As well, your students will learn about the important roles that these minorities have played in Canadian society.

Date Published:2024

On top of the world

Manushkin, Fran.


A Capstone Interactive eBook. Family Fun Park -- Where's Paco? -- Be brave, Pedro!. Pedro's family and his friends are spending the day at the amusement park, enjoying the rides and the snacks, so when they get separated from Pedro's brother, Paco, and their mother, a ride on the Ferris wheel seems like it offers an excellent way to spot Paco in the crowded park.
Date Published:2019

Introduction to climate and biomes

Howell, Izzi.


Takes readers on a journey across Earth's physical features, exploring oceans, atmosphere, biomes, and more!
Date Published:2025

The long haul

Kinney, Jeff


The Heffley family road trip starts off full of promise, then quickly takes several wrong turns-- with everything from a fender bender to crazed seagulls-- but even the worst road trip can turn into an adventure, and this is one the Heffleys will not soon forget.
Date Published:2014

Gamerville

Christmas, Johnnie,


A video gamer's championship aspirations are dashed when his parents send him to Camp Refresh, a summer camp where electronics are forbidden and you're forced to socialize, eat healthy, and spend time outside.
Date Published:2024

I survived the Nazi Invasion, 1944

Tarshis, Lauren,


In a German ghetto in Poland, Max Rosen and his sister, Zena, struggle to live after their father is taken away by Nazis. With barely enough food to survive, the siblings make a daring escape from Nazi soldiers into the nearby forest. Max and Zena are broutght to a safe camp by Jewish resistance fighters. But soon, bombs are falling all around them. Can Max and Zena survive the fallout of the Nazi invasion?
Date Published:2014

In a German ghetto in Poland, Max Rosen and his sister, Zena, struggle to live after their father is taken away by Nazis. With barely enough food to survive, the siblings make a daring escape from Nazi soldiers into the nearby forest. Max and Zena are broutght to a safe camp by Jewish resistance fighters. But soon, bombs are falling all around them. Can Max and Zena survive the fallout of the Nazi invasion?

Date Published:2014

Weird rules to follow

Spencer, Kim,


In this novel for middle readers told in vignettes, Mia and her best friend Lara have very different experiences growing up in a northern fishing community in the 1980s.
Date Published:2022

Percy Jackson & the Olympians. 1, The lightning thief /

Venditti, Robert,


After learning that he is the son of a mortal woman and Poseidon, god of the sea, twelve-year-old Percy is sent to a summer camp for demigods like himself, and joins his new friends on a quest to prevent a war between the gods.
Date Published:2023

Camp Wild

Withers, Pam


Wilf figure's he is too old for summer camp but has just what it takes to plot his escape from one.
Date Published:2020

Marijuana and fashion rolled together in budding industry


From the Curio.ca streaming audio-visual collection. The National takes a look at how brands are beginning to develop and promote their cannabis as lifestyle products, often with female consumers in mind.
Date Published:2018

Tristan Strong destroys the world

Mbalia, Kwame


Rick Riordan Presents. Map on lining papers. When Tristan's Nana is abducted from the Strong family farm, our hero has to return to Alke to rescue her from a folktale villain with an ax to grind--er, make that a hammer. Tristan Strong, just back from a victorious but exhausting adventure in Alke, the land of African American folk heroes and African gods, is suffering from PTSD. But there's no rest for the weary when his grandmother is abducted by a mysterious villain out for revenge. Tristan must return to Alke--and reunite with his loud-mouthed sidekick, Gum Baby--in order to rescue Nana and stop the culprit from creating further devastation. Anansi, now a "web developer" in Tristan's phone, is close at hand to offer advice, and several new folk heroes will aid Tristan in his quest, but he will only succeed if he can figure out a way to sew broken souls back together.
Date Published:2021

Rick Riordan Presents. Map on lining papers. When Tristan's Nana is abducted from the Strong family farm, our hero has to return to Alke to rescue her from a folktale villain with an ax to grind--er, make that a hammer. Tristan Strong, just back from a victorious but exhausting adventure in Alke, the land of African American folk heroes and African gods, is suffering from PTSD. But there's no rest for the weary when his grandmother is abducted by a mysterious villain out for revenge. Tristan must return to Alke--and reunite with his loud-mouthed sidekick, Gum Baby--in order to rescue Nana and stop the culprit from creating further devastation. Anansi, now a "web developer" in Tristan's phone, is close at hand to offer advice, and several new folk heroes will aid Tristan in his quest, but he will only succeed if he can figure out a way to sew broken souls back together.

Date Published:2021

The antiracist kitchen : 21 stories (and recipes)


Includes index. This illustrated nonfiction anthology is a collection of stories and recipes about antiracism from 21 North American children's authors.
Date Published:2023

Leslie's journal

Stratton, Allan.


Electronic reproduction. . Leslie's journal records her troubles at school, at home, and with her best friend, not to mention the problems that come with a new relationship.
Date Published:2008

Camp

Miller, Kayla,


Chiefly illustrations. When Willow and Olive go off to summer camp, Olive makes quick friends with the other campers while Willow struggles to form connections and latches on to the only person she knows, leaving Olive stretched thin.
Date Published:2019

Act

Miller, Kayla.


Olive is excited to start sixth grade: new teachers, new experiences, and a field trip to the big city with her best buds! But when Olive finds out that a school policy is keeping some kids from going on the trip, she decides to act. She's prepared to do whatever it takes to be heard--even if it means running against Trent and Sawyer, two of her closest friends, in the student council election! With intense campaign competition and emotions running high, can Olive make a big change and keep her friends?
Date Published:2020

Olive is excited to start sixth grade: new teachers, new experiences, and a field trip to the big city with her best buds! But when Olive finds out that a school policy is keeping some kids from going on the trip, she decides to act. She's prepared to do whatever it takes to be heard--even if it means running against Trent and Sawyer, two of her closest friends, in the student council election! With intense campaign competition and emotions running high, can Olive make a big change and keep her friends?

Date Published:2020

Demon slayer : Kimetsu no yaiba. 20, The path of opening a steadfast heart /

Gotoge, Koyoharu, 1988-


Pages ordered from right to left. Chiefly illustrations. Their initial confrontation with Kokushibo, the most powerful of Muzan's demons, has left Tokito severely wounded and Genya cut in half--but still alive! Can his regenerative power heal even this fatal wound? The Hashira Himejima and Sanemi square off with Kokushibo and unleash all the skill they have against him. Himejima is blind, but if he can see into the Transparent World he might have a chance. Who will survive this whirlwind of flashing blades?
Date Published:2021

Pages ordered from right to left. Chiefly illustrations. Their initial confrontation with Kokushibo, the most powerful of Muzan's demons, has left Tokito severely wounded and Genya cut in half--but still alive! Can his regenerative power heal even this fatal wound? The Hashira Himejima and Sanemi square off with Kokushibo and unleash all the skill they have against him. Himejima is blind, but if he can see into the Transparent World he might have a chance. Who will survive this whirlwind of flashing blades?

Date Published:2021

Demon slayer : Kimetsu no yaiba. 21, Ancient memories /

Gotoge, Koyoharu, 1988-,


Pages ordered from right to left. Translation of: Kimetsu no yaiba. The fight with Kokushibo, the highest-ranking demon among Muzan's servants, is over. Although Himejima and Sanemi defeated Kokushibo and sent him to hell, the price the Demon Slayer Corps has paid is very high. Kiriya Ubuyashiki, the new leader of the Demon Slayers, struggles to recover from the losses. With the battle against Muzan far from over, the remaining fighters will need his help more than ever. Meanwhile, deep within Infinity Castle, Tanjiro and his friends come face-to-face with their nemesis at last.
Date Published:2021

Pages ordered from right to left. Translation of: Kimetsu no yaiba. The fight with Kokushibo, the highest-ranking demon among Muzan's servants, is over. Although Himejima and Sanemi defeated Kokushibo and sent him to hell, the price the Demon Slayer Corps has paid is very high. Kiriya Ubuyashiki, the new leader of the Demon Slayers, struggles to recover from the losses. With the battle against Muzan far from over, the remaining fighters will need his help more than ever. Meanwhile, deep within Infinity Castle, Tanjiro and his friends come face-to-face with their nemesis at last.

Date Published:2021

I am one : a book of action

Verde, Susan,


One child who wants to make a difference joins with another and, through a series of simple actions and others' help, succeeds in making the world a better place. Includes a mindfulness exercise and notes about the importance of taking one first step.
Date Published:2020

Class act

Craft, Jerry


"Companion to the Newberry Medal Winner New Kid"--Cover. [An audio version of the graphic novel 'Class Act,. Drew Ellis deals with racism among his friends and classmates at Riverdale Academy Day School.
Date Published:2020

I am human : a book of empathy

Verde, Susan,


On board pages. A child recognizes his own humanity, his capacity for doing harm and being harmed, his ability to feel joy and sadness, and his belief in hope and promise to keep learning.
Date Published:2020