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The boy who harnessed the wind

Kamkwamba, William, 1987-


When 14-year-old William Kamkwamba's Malawi village was hit by a drought in 2001, everyone's crops began to fail. His family didn't have enough money for food, let alone school, so William spent his days in the library. He came across a book on windmills and figured out how to build a windmill that could bring electricity to his village. Everyone thought he was crazy, but William persevered and managed to create a functioning windmill out of junkyard scraps. Several years later, he figured out how to use the windmill for irrigation purposes.
Date Published:2012

When 14-year-old William Kamkwamba's Malawi village was hit by a drought in 2001, everyone's crops began to fail. His family didn't have enough money for food, let alone school, so William spent his days in the library. He came across a book on windmills and figured out how to build a windmill that could bring electricity to his village. Everyone thought he was crazy, but William persevered and managed to create a functioning windmill out of junkyard scraps. Several years later, he figured out how to use the windmill for irrigation purposes.

Date Published:2012

Jobs in suburban Canada

Kortemeier, Todd, 1986-


People go to work every day throughout Canada. Whether you live in a small town or a big city, on a farm or in the suburbs, there are all kinds of jobs you can do. Working in Canadian Communities will tell you more about the people who live and work in different parts of Canada and the types of jobs you can find there. .
Date Published:2016

The pass

Akin, Sara Laux,


When Sam's best friend, Milo, moves away he gives Sam the book he loves; and when Sam leaves it on the bus he is upset until he realizes that he knows it by heart--and the girl it passes to soon becomes a new friend.
Date Published:2024

The remarkable respiratory system : how do my lungs work?

Burstein, John


Includes index.
Date Published:2009

The ribbon skirt : a graphic novel

Mukwa, Cameron,


"Ten-year-old Anang wants to make a ribbon skirt, a piece of clothing typically worn by women in the Anishinaabe tradition, for an upcoming powwow. Anang is two-spirit and nonbinary and doesn't know what others will think of them wearing a ribbon skirt, but they're determined to follow their heart's desire. Anang sets off to gather the materials needed to make the skirt and turns to those around them - their family, their human and turtle friends, the crows, and even the lake itself - for help. And maybe they'll even find a new confidence within themself along the way."--Provided by publisher
Date Published:2024

"Ten-year-old Anang wants to make a ribbon skirt, a piece of clothing typically worn by women in the Anishinaabe tradition, for an upcoming powwow. Anang is two-spirit and nonbinary and doesn't know what others will think of them wearing a ribbon skirt, but they're determined to follow their heart's desire. Anang sets off to gather the materials needed to make the skirt and turns to those around them - their family, their human and turtle friends, the crows, and even the lake itself - for help. And maybe they'll even find a new confidence within themself along the way."--Provided by publisher

Date Published:2024

The little red fort

Maier, Brenda (Brenda J.),


In this adaptation of the Little Red Hen fable, Ruby wants to build a fort, but her three brothers refuse to help, so when the fort is finished Ruby will not let them join her--until the boys come up with a few embellishments for the fort, like a mailbox, a garden, and a fresh coat of paint.
Date Published:2018

Can you escape a haunted castle? : an interactive paranormal adventure

Collins, Ailynn, 1964-


Explore haunted castles around the world in search of paranormal activity in this interactive adventure. Includes additional information about famous castle hauntings.
Date Published:2024

The summer of bitter and sweet

Ferguson, Jenny, 1985-


Title proper from title frame. "Lou has enough confusion in front of her this summer. She'll be working in her family's ice-cream shack with her newly ex-boyfriend--whose kisses never made her feel desire, only discomfort--and her former best friend, King, who is back in their Canadian prairie town after disappearing three years ago without a word. But when she gets a letter from her biological father--a man she hoped would stay behind bars for the rest of his life--Lou immediately knows that she cannot meet him, no matter how much he insists. While King's friendship makes Lou feel safer and warmer than she would have thought possible, when her family's business comes under threat, she soon realizes that she can't ignore her father forever"--Amazon.com.
Date Published:2022

Title proper from title frame. "Lou has enough confusion in front of her this summer. She'll be working in her family's ice-cream shack with her newly ex-boyfriend--whose kisses never made her feel desire, only discomfort--and her former best friend, King, who is back in their Canadian prairie town after disappearing three years ago without a word. But when she gets a letter from her biological father--a man she hoped would stay behind bars for the rest of his life--Lou immediately knows that she cannot meet him, no matter how much he insists. While King's friendship makes Lou feel safer and warmer than she would have thought possible, when her family's business comes under threat, she soon realizes that she can't ignore her father forever"--Amazon.com.

Date Published:2022

Get building : 10 fun engineering projects


Budding engineers are challenged to take on achievable, engrossing projects involving classic engineering principles. Earthquake technology, energy, mechanics, gravity, and other scientific concepts are also included and thoroughly explained in the background section preceding each project.
Date Published:2023

Castles

Nelson, Louise, 1981-


Includes index. Castles -- Key ideas -- What are castles? -- Timeline: Castles -- Types of castles -- Life in a castle -- Food and drink -- Health and hygiene -- CAse study: Windsor Castle -- Attacking a castle -- Siege! -- Defending a castle -- No more castles -- Castles around the world -- Believe it or not!. This book contains information about life in, weapons defending, and parts of castles.
Date Published:2025

Grandpa's tractor

Garland, Michael, 1952-


When Grandpa Joe takes little Timmy to the old farm where he grew up, they explore the boarded-up house and fallen-down barn still standing in a developed area, as well as the rusty old tractor Grandpa Joe remembers as being brand new when he was a boy.
Date Published:2011

Train your brain with collaboration activities

Hillman, Emilee,


Computer coding thrives off of collaboration to solve problems. This book provides readers with ways to adapt and use collaboration in everyday life. Its key concepts include organizing data, teamwork, project management, appreciation, trial and error, and problem solving. Each activity is unplugged, using materials readers can find at home.
Date Published:2020

When you love a book

Windness, Kaz, 1974-,


An ode to childhood classics that celebrates the companionship books offer throughout all stages of life.
Date Published:2024

Flip! flap! & go for it!

Dale, Katie,


Penguins play and have fun in the water and on the ice. They slide, swim, and can even play hockey.
Date Published:2025

Safety in the Family Studies classroom


Thank you to The Staff and Students of East York Collegiate Institute, Monica MacGillis, Department Head; Media Services Dept., Ron Plese, Tom Jardin and Andrew Zalameda. Also available in streaming and VHS#802215. This instructional video outlines all of the safety procedures necessary for students to know while participating in the practical aspect of the Family Studies program. It is divided into three segments: 1. General Safety in the Family Studies Classroom; 2. Safety in the family Studies Food Lab; and 3. Safety in the Family Studies Clothing Lab.
Date Published:2003

Thank you to The Staff and Students of East York Collegiate Institute, Monica MacGillis, Department Head; Media Services Dept., Ron Plese, Tom Jardin and Andrew Zalameda. Also available in streaming and VHS#802215. This instructional video outlines all of the safety procedures necessary for students to know while participating in the practical aspect of the Family Studies program. It is divided into three segments: 1. General Safety in the Family Studies Classroom; 2. Safety in the family Studies Food Lab; and 3. Safety in the Family Studies Clothing Lab.

Date Published:2003

Huitoto, Pablo Zafirekudo


Pablo Zafirekudo is a 40-year-old member of the Huitoto tribe, one of the many Indigenous tribes that call the Amazon forest home. The Huitotos traditional land is around the Southern Colombian city of Leticia, bordering both Brazil and Peru. Although the Huitoto were traditionally hunter-gatherers, many of the remaining Huitoto people have adapted a westernized lifestyle. Pablo is trying to keep many of his culture's traditions alive, these include singing and dancing, hunting and fishing, basket weaving, cultivating and transforming coca leaves and body painting for special occasions.
Date Published:2020

Pablo Zafirekudo is a 40-year-old member of the Huitoto tribe, one of the many Indigenous tribes that call the Amazon forest home. The Huitotos traditional land is around the Southern Colombian city of Leticia, bordering both Brazil and Peru. Although the Huitoto were traditionally hunter-gatherers, many of the remaining Huitoto people have adapted a westernized lifestyle. Pablo is trying to keep many of his culture's traditions alive, these include singing and dancing, hunting and fishing, basket weaving, cultivating and transforming coca leaves and body painting for special occasions.

Date Published:2020

Where and how people live


Where people live changes how they live. The weather, land, and things around them help decide what kinds of houses they build, what clothes they wear, what food they eat, and even what jobs they do.
Date Published:2024

Shameless Propaganda


Some have called the documentary Canada’s national art form. If it is, the foundations of that art were laid by the National Film Board in the first six years of its existence, 1939û45, under the inspired vision and watchful eye of John Grierson, its first Commissioner. Released in the year of the NFB’s 75th birthday, Shameless Propaganda is filmmaker Robert Lower’s take on the greatest and most compelling propaganda effort in our history. Lower has watched the films produced by the NFB up until 1945—all 500 of them—and distilled the essence of their message to Canadians. Using only these films and still photos from that era, Lower recreates the picture of Canada they gave us and looks in it for the Canada we know today. What he finds is by turns enlightening, entertaining, and unexpectedly disturbing.
Date Published:2014

Some have called the documentary Canada’s national art form. If it is, the foundations of that art were laid by the National Film Board in the first six years of its existence, 1939û45, under the inspired vision and watchful eye of John Grierson, its first Commissioner. Released in the year of the NFB’s 75th birthday, Shameless Propaganda is filmmaker Robert Lower’s take on the greatest and most compelling propaganda effort in our history. Lower has watched the films produced by the NFB up until 1945—all 500 of them—and distilled the essence of their message to Canadians. Using only these films and still photos from that era, Lower recreates the picture of Canada they gave us and looks in it for the Canada we know today. What he finds is by turns enlightening, entertaining, and unexpectedly disturbing.

Date Published:2014

Shameless Propaganda: Part 2 (Educational Version)


Some have called the documentary Canada’s national art form. If it is, the foundations of that art were laid by the National Film Board of Canada in the first six years of its existence, 1939û45, under the inspired vision and watchful eye of John Grierson, its first Commissioner. Released in the year of the NFB’s 75th birthday, Shameless Propaganda is filmmaker Robert Lower’s take on the greatest and most compelling propaganda effort in our history. Lower has watched the films produced by the NFB up until 1945—all 500 of them—and distilled the essence of their message to Canadians. Using only these films and still photos from that era, Lower recreates the picture of Canada they gave us and looks in it for the Canada we know today. What he finds is by turns enlightening, entertaining, and unexpectedly disturbing. Part 2 of a 2 episode Educational series.
Date Published:2014

Some have called the documentary Canada’s national art form. If it is, the foundations of that art were laid by the National Film Board of Canada in the first six years of its existence, 1939û45, under the inspired vision and watchful eye of John Grierson, its first Commissioner. Released in the year of the NFB’s 75th birthday, Shameless Propaganda is filmmaker Robert Lower’s take on the greatest and most compelling propaganda effort in our history. Lower has watched the films produced by the NFB up until 1945—all 500 of them—and distilled the essence of their message to Canadians. Using only these films and still photos from that era, Lower recreates the picture of Canada they gave us and looks in it for the Canada we know today. What he finds is by turns enlightening, entertaining, and unexpectedly disturbing. Part 2 of a 2 episode Educational series.

Date Published:2014

Shameless Propaganda : Part 1 (Educational Version)


Some have called the documentary Canada's national art form. If it is, the foundations of that art were laid by the National Film Board of Canada in the first six years of its existence, 1939-45, under the inspired vision and watchful eye of John Grierson, its first Commissioner. Released in the year of the NFB's 75th birthday, Shameless Propaganda is filmmaker Robert Lower's take on the greatest and most compelling propaganda effort in our history. Lower has watched the films produced by the NFB up until 1945--all 500 of them--and distilled the essence of their message to Canadians. Using only these films and still photos from that era, Lower recreates the picture of Canada they gave us and looks in it for the Canada we know today. What he finds is by turns enlightening, entertaining, and unexpectedly disturbing. Part 1 of a 2 episode Educational series.
Date Published:2014

Some have called the documentary Canada's national art form. If it is, the foundations of that art were laid by the National Film Board of Canada in the first six years of its existence, 1939-45, under the inspired vision and watchful eye of John Grierson, its first Commissioner. Released in the year of the NFB's 75th birthday, Shameless Propaganda is filmmaker Robert Lower's take on the greatest and most compelling propaganda effort in our history. Lower has watched the films produced by the NFB up until 1945--all 500 of them--and distilled the essence of their message to Canadians. Using only these films and still photos from that era, Lower recreates the picture of Canada they gave us and looks in it for the Canada we know today. What he finds is by turns enlightening, entertaining, and unexpectedly disturbing. Part 1 of a 2 episode Educational series.

Date Published:2014