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I spy Fly Guy!

Arnold, Tedd.


Some copies accompanied by sound disc. While playing hide-and-seek with Buzz, Fly Guy is taken away by a garbage man.
Date Published:2009

Old school

Kinney, Jeff


Life was better in the old days. Or was it? That's the question Greg Heffley is asking as his town voluntarily unplugs and goes electronics-free. But modern life has its conveniences, and Greg isn't cut out for an old-fashioned world. With tension building inside and outside the Heffley home, will Greg find a way to survive?
Date Published:2015

Dog days

Kinney, Jeff


In the latest diary of middle-schooler Greg Heffley, he records his attempts to spend his summer vacation sensibly indoors playing video games and watching television, despite his mother's other ideas.
Date Published:2009

Jim Crow laws and the birth of civil rights


Learn all about Jim Crow laws and the birth of civil rights in the United States. What were Jim Crow laws? What does "separate but equal" mean? What was the Reconstruction Era and what did the Civil Rights Act of 1875 actually accomplish? What was the significance of Plessy v. Ferguson? What were the contributions of Booker T. Washington, WEB Du Bois, Supreme Court Justice Earl Warren and Martin Luther King, Jr.? What were the Civil RIghts Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965? The answers to all of these questions and more are covered in depth with exciting video and dynamic graphics that reinforce important concepts.
Date Published:2023

Learn all about Jim Crow laws and the birth of civil rights in the United States. What were Jim Crow laws? What does "separate but equal" mean? What was the Reconstruction Era and what did the Civil Rights Act of 1875 actually accomplish? What was the significance of Plessy v. Ferguson? What were the contributions of Booker T. Washington, WEB Du Bois, Supreme Court Justice Earl Warren and Martin Luther King, Jr.? What were the Civil RIghts Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965? The answers to all of these questions and more are covered in depth with exciting video and dynamic graphics that reinforce important concepts.

Date Published:2023

Courage

Telgemeier, Raina.


Traduction de: Guts. Un soir, Raina se réveille avec des maux d'estomac. Comme sa mère en souffre aussi, elle se dit que c'est probablement une gastro. Raina retourne à l'école où elle vit les mêmes hauts et bas que d'habitude. Elle se rend compte que ses problèmes d'estomac coïncident avec ses inquiétudes envers la nourriture, l'école et les amitiés changeantes. Que se passe-t-il donc?
Date Published:2019

Traduction de: Guts. Un soir, Raina se réveille avec des maux d'estomac. Comme sa mère en souffre aussi, elle se dit que c'est probablement une gastro. Raina retourne à l'école où elle vit les mêmes hauts et bas que d'habitude. Elle se rend compte que ses problèmes d'estomac coïncident avec ses inquiétudes envers la nourriture, l'école et les amitiés changeantes. Que se passe-t-il donc?

Date Published:2019

Gary Tries Again


From the Curio.ca streaming audio-visual collection. When Gary has trouble writing his name for the first time, he declares he will never, ever try again. Gary's friends help him learn that practicing a new skill can be fun too.
Date Published:2021

Cat champions : caring for our feline friends

Laidlaw, Rob.


Includes bibliographical references and index. Around the world, young people are making a difference in the lives of cats. In this book, readers meet kids who are helping at shelters, fostering kittens, volunteering with sterilization programs, and caring for abandoned cats. Presents a look at the issues facing domesticated and feral cats and includes informational sidebars throughout the book describing issues facing cats.
Date Published:2013

Includes bibliographical references and index. Around the world, young people are making a difference in the lives of cats. In this book, readers meet kids who are helping at shelters, fostering kittens, volunteering with sterilization programs, and caring for abandoned cats. Presents a look at the issues facing domesticated and feral cats and includes informational sidebars throughout the book describing issues facing cats.

Date Published:2013

How do rockets launch into space?


This video goes through the different stages of a rocket launch and what happens during each stage.
Date Published:2022

Miracle baby


The ultra competitive world of professional sports is daunting for any athletic hopeful, let alone Tampa Bay Lightning forward Cory Conacher. As we explore the young hockey star's journey to the NHL, we discover that dealing with type 1 diabetes is just one of the many significant challenges he has had to face head-on, and overcome.
Date Published:2019

The poet : Pauline Johnson

Robertson, David, 1977-


Although Kathy loves poetry, she is far too shy to recite it in front of her class. But the story of Pauline Johnson, renowned as the "Mohawk Princess," inspires Kathy to overcome her stage fright. Pauline, from the Grand River Reserve in Ontario, crisscrossed the country, reciting her poems to far-flung communities, making her among the most beloved literary figure of the Edwardian era.
Date Published:2014

Trésor

Messier, Mireille, 1971-


Traduction de: Treasure. Un frère et une sœur partent à la chasse au trésor sans savoir exactement quel type de trésor ils désirent découvrir. Mais ce dont ils sont sûrs, c'est qu'un trésor c'est brillant, mystérieux et précieux—et que les meilleurs trésors sont difficiles à trouver!
Date Published:2019

Explore la Colombie-Britannique!

Hudak, Heather C., 1975-,


Traduction de : Explore British Columbia! Comprend un index. Bienvenue en Colombie-Britannique! -- Sur la carte -- Explore le territoire -- Passage à faune sauvage -- Allons à Victoria! -- Histoire du passé -- Histoire plus récente -- Gagner sa vie -- Rencontre les gens du coin -- Culture et traditions -- Langues et folklore -- Tout en saveur -- Ta prochaine escapade routière! . Prépare-toi à explorer le Canada d'un océan à l'autre! Cette série très visuelle mène les lecteurs sur une escapade routière à travers toutes les provinces et les territoires canadiens. Visite les principales villes et parcours les sentiers battus à la découverte des gens, de l'environnement, de la nourriture, des cultures et de l'histoire de chaque région. Les détours ajoutent des anecdotes et des blagues au parcours, tandis que des cartes indiquent le chemin parcouru.
Date Published:2019

Traduction de : Explore British Columbia! Comprend un index. Bienvenue en Colombie-Britannique! -- Sur la carte -- Explore le territoire -- Passage à faune sauvage -- Allons à Victoria! -- Histoire du passé -- Histoire plus récente -- Gagner sa vie -- Rencontre les gens du coin -- Culture et traditions -- Langues et folklore -- Tout en saveur -- Ta prochaine escapade routière! . Prépare-toi à explorer le Canada d'un océan à l'autre! Cette série très visuelle mène les lecteurs sur une escapade routière à travers toutes les provinces et les territoires canadiens. Visite les principales villes et parcours les sentiers battus à la découverte des gens, de l'environnement, de la nourriture, des cultures et de l'histoire de chaque région. Les détours ajoutent des anecdotes et des blagues au parcours, tandis que des cartes indiquent le chemin parcouru.

Date Published:2019

Standing Rock


From the Curio.ca streaming audio-visual collection. Demonstrators remain to protest Donald Trump's approval of the Dakota Access pipeline, but Standing Rock Sioux Tribe leaders want to move the fight to the courts.
Date Published:2017

Perseverance


Perseverance is the ability to keep going, and not quit, even when it's tough. From pioneering aviator Bessie Coleman to the everyday heroes in our communities, perseverance drives our world forward.
Date Published:2024

Fentanyl : the deadliest opioid


Teacher's resource book in PDF format available under Additional Info tag. Also available DV3694. Introduction -- What is fentanyl -- Chasing the high -- Overdose -- Carfentanyl --Conclusion. This program arms viewers with the most updated information on Fentanyl, an opioid drug responsible for thousands of accidental overdose deaths. The program describes how Fentanyl is made in dirty, illegal labs and that drug dealers often mix it with heroin and sell it to whoever is looking for a cheap high. Viewers will learn that Fentanyl is 100 times more powerful than heroin and only a miniscule amount, the equivalent of three grains of salt, is needed to kill an adult. Program also alerts to viewers to a sister drug, carfentanyl, which the Toronto Sun called “the drug of mass destruction,” because it is 100 times more powerful than Fentanyl and 10,000 times more powerful than morphine. This program speaks directly to young people in a way they will understand: Hard hitting and memorable, the video delivers strong no use message to anyone thinking of experimenting with Fentanyl or carfentanyl.
Date Published:2018

Teacher's resource book in PDF format available under Additional Info tag. Also available DV3694. Introduction -- What is fentanyl -- Chasing the high -- Overdose -- Carfentanyl --Conclusion. This program arms viewers with the most updated information on Fentanyl, an opioid drug responsible for thousands of accidental overdose deaths. The program describes how Fentanyl is made in dirty, illegal labs and that drug dealers often mix it with heroin and sell it to whoever is looking for a cheap high. Viewers will learn that Fentanyl is 100 times more powerful than heroin and only a miniscule amount, the equivalent of three grains of salt, is needed to kill an adult. Program also alerts to viewers to a sister drug, carfentanyl, which the Toronto Sun called “the drug of mass destruction,” because it is 100 times more powerful than Fentanyl and 10,000 times more powerful than morphine. This program speaks directly to young people in a way they will understand: Hard hitting and memorable, the video delivers strong no use message to anyone thinking of experimenting with Fentanyl or carfentanyl.

Date Published:2018

Reach for the top


Originally aired on the CTV program W5. Getting to know an inspiration: Spencer West has no legs, but that didn't stop him from climbing Mount Kilimanjaro to raise money for charity.
Date Published:2012

Diary of an awesome friendly kid

Kinney, Jeff,


In his first journal, middle schooler Rowley Jefferson, Greg Heffley's sidekick, records his experiences and misguided decision to write a biography of Greg, who, in his own mind, is destined to become rich and famous.
Date Published:2019

Plumo et Phobie. 4, Au feu! /

Burks, James (James R.)


Traduction de: Bird & Squirrel on fire. Après un long voyage autour du monde, Plumo et Phobie sont de retour dans leur forêt bien-aimée. Plumo aimerait organiser une fête, mais Phobie n'a pas envie de célébrer : sa maison est dans un état lamentable!
Date Published:2018

How big is the biggest rocket?


Nasa's Saturn 5 rocket is the largest rocket to date. In this video, we learn about how big it was and how it was used.
Date Published:2022

Canada Reads 2021 : Butter Honey Pig Bread by Francesca Ekwuyasi


From the Curio.ca streaming audio-visual collection. Francesca Ekwuyasi's debut novel, Butter Honey Pig Bread, is a literary feast for the mind, the soul and the senses. Butter Honey Pig Bread is a novel about twin sisters, Kehinde and Taiye, and their mother, Kambirinachi. Kambirinachi believes she was a spirit who was supposed to die as a small child. By staying alive, she is cursing her family — a fear that appears to come true when Kehinde experiences something that tears the family apart, and divides the twins for years. But when the three women connect years later, they must confront their past and find forgiveness. Roger Mooking is championing Butter Honey Pig Bread on Canada Reads 2021.
Date Published:2021

From the Curio.ca streaming audio-visual collection. Francesca Ekwuyasi's debut novel, Butter Honey Pig Bread, is a literary feast for the mind, the soul and the senses. Butter Honey Pig Bread is a novel about twin sisters, Kehinde and Taiye, and their mother, Kambirinachi. Kambirinachi believes she was a spirit who was supposed to die as a small child. By staying alive, she is cursing her family — a fear that appears to come true when Kehinde experiences something that tears the family apart, and divides the twins for years. But when the three women connect years later, they must confront their past and find forgiveness. Roger Mooking is championing Butter Honey Pig Bread on Canada Reads 2021.

Date Published:2021