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Guinness world records 2026


Includes index. Discover the incredible achievements and inspiring stories of record breakers from around the world... and how you can become one of them.
Date Published:2025

Walking together = Menaqaj pemwije'tulti'k

Marshall, Albert (Albert D.),


Elder Albert D. Marshall is a leading environmental voice who has brought forward the concept of Etuaptmumk, honoring and braiding both Indigenous and non-Indigenous knowledges and ways of knowing for the benefit of all. Walking Together is grounded in this, as well as in the concept of Netukulimk, meaning to protect Mother Earth for the ancestors and for present and future generations. The journey in Walking Together nurtures respectful, reciprocal, responsible relationships with the Land and Water, with plant life and animals, and with other-than-human beings.
Date Published:2025

Elder Albert D. Marshall is a leading environmental voice who has brought forward the concept of Etuaptmumk, honoring and braiding both Indigenous and non-Indigenous knowledges and ways of knowing for the benefit of all. Walking Together is grounded in this, as well as in the concept of Netukulimk, meaning to protect Mother Earth for the ancestors and for present and future generations. The journey in Walking Together nurtures respectful, reciprocal, responsible relationships with the Land and Water, with plant life and animals, and with other-than-human beings.

Date Published:2025

Nibi's water song

Tenasco, Sunshine,


Information about clean water follows main text. Published simultaneously in softcover by Scholastic Canada Ltd. Nibi is an Indigenous girl on the search for clean water to drink. Though she is faced with repeated obstacles, Nibi's joyful and determined energy become a catalyst for change and action as her community, and in widening circles, the country and government rally around her to make clean drinking water available for all. There is a strong underlying message that even when a problem seems too large to face, every bit that everyone does helps. And inaction is not an option.
Date Published:2019

Information about clean water follows main text. Published simultaneously in softcover by Scholastic Canada Ltd. Nibi is an Indigenous girl on the search for clean water to drink. Though she is faced with repeated obstacles, Nibi's joyful and determined energy become a catalyst for change and action as her community, and in widening circles, the country and government rally around her to make clean drinking water available for all. There is a strong underlying message that even when a problem seems too large to face, every bit that everyone does helps. And inaction is not an option.

Date Published:2019

Jabari jumps

Cornwall, Gaia,


Jabari is definitely ready to jump off the diving board. He's finished his swimming lessons and passed his swim test, and he's a great jumper, so he's not scared at all. "Looks easy," says Jabari, watching the other kids take their turns. But when his dad squeezes his hand, Jabari squeezes back. He needs to figure out what kind of special jump to do anyway, and he should probably do some stretches before climbing up onto the diving board.
Date Published:2020

Jabari is definitely ready to jump off the diving board. He's finished his swimming lessons and passed his swim test, and he's a great jumper, so he's not scared at all. "Looks easy," says Jabari, watching the other kids take their turns. But when his dad squeezes his hand, Jabari squeezes back. He needs to figure out what kind of special jump to do anyway, and he should probably do some stretches before climbing up onto the diving board.

Date Published:2020

Those shoes

Boelts, Maribeth, 1964-


Jeremy, who longs to have the black high tops that everyone at school seems to have but his grandmother cannot afford, is excited when he sees them for sale in a thrift shop and decides to buy them even though they are the wrong size.
Date Published:2009

Hair love

Cherry, Matthew A., 1981-


A little girl's daddy steps in to help her arrange her curly, coiling, wild hair into styles that allow her to be her natural, beautiful self.
Date Published:2019

Little stone Buddha

Hao, Guangcai, 1961-


A piece of rock comes free from a mountain peak and rolls further down. Over the years, travelers who rest on the oddly-shaped rock notice it seems to have magical properties. One day, a stonemason shapes the rock into a little stone Buddha, who, in turn, watches over the mountain.
Date Published:2005

How to be an astronaut and other space jobs

Kanani, Sheila,


Do you have what it takes to become an astronaut, a spaceship engineer or to work at Mission Control? Find out all about space and all the incredible space jobs you could do, from training to be a space chef or designing spacesuits to searching for new planets we could live on, or even blasting into space and living in the International Space Station.
Date Published:2025

How the new seven wonders were built

Bartůněk, Jiří,


Translated from the Czech. The Colosseum, Chichen Itz, Machu Picchu, The Taj Mahal, and Christ the Redeemer were selected as the new seven wonders of the world by over 600 million people who participated in a vote between 2000 and 2007. But have you ever wondered how these monumental structures were built centuries ago without using the modern technologies and heavy machinery that is available today?
Date Published:2025

Translated from the Czech. The Colosseum, Chichen Itz, Machu Picchu, The Taj Mahal, and Christ the Redeemer were selected as the new seven wonders of the world by over 600 million people who participated in a vote between 2000 and 2007. But have you ever wondered how these monumental structures were built centuries ago without using the modern technologies and heavy machinery that is available today?

Date Published:2025

I see 3-D

Morganelli, Adrianna, 1979-,


Includes index. Join a group of friends as they spot 3-D shapes around them, and learn how the shapes are used in different and exciting ways.
Date Published:2020

Which one doesn't belong? : playing with shapes

Danielson, Christopher,


Answer the same question about each set of four shapes: "Which one doesn't belong?" There's no one right answer--the important thing is to have a reason why. Kids might describe the shapes as squished, smooshed, dented, or even goofy. But when they justify their thinking, they're talking math!
Date Published:2019

How many? : a different kind of counting book

Danielson, Christopher,


Written by a math educator, this innovative book encourages critical thinking and sparks memorable mathematical conversations. You and your child decide what to count on each page. You have many choices, and the longer you look, the more possibilities you'll notice. There are no wrong answers in this book. As long as you're talking about what you see, think, and wonder, you're talking math!
Date Published:2019

Throw your tooth on the roof : tooth traditions from around the world

Beeler, Selby B.


Consists of brief statements relating what children from around the world do with a tooth that has fallen out. Includes facts about teeth.
Date Published:1998

Alma and how she got her name

Martinez-Neal, Juana,


How did Alma Sofia Esperanza José Pura Candela end up with such a long name? As Daddy tells the story of her many names, Alma can almost feel herself grow into them.
Date Published:2018

Plant attack! : the fascinating ways flora defends itself

Silver, Erin, 1980-


This illustrated nonfiction picture book explores the unique and disgusting ways plants protect themselves.
Date Published:2025

The first peoples

Harper, Maika, 1986-


Based on an ancient Inuit traditional story, this picture book tells of the appearance of the first humans on earth, and how from them all the peoples of the earth emerged.
Date Published:2025

Let's go for a walk on Mother Earth = Mtakmi kwe

Armstrong, Juliana,


Today is a good day to go for a walk on Mother Earth. Come on a journey with young Sachiiwin and Waawaasbiikse as they count all the wonderful animals they can see. With each new animal friend, learn their Anishinaabemowin name, and discover what makes them special.
Date Published:2025

The word collector

Reynolds, Peter H. (Peter Hamilton), 1961-,


Jerome enjoys collecting and using words that he hears, reads, or sees, and then decides to share his collection with others.
Date Published:2021

Getting ready for Halloween

Ahiyya, Vera,


A young boy gets ready to celebrate Halloween with his classmates, friends, and family.
Date Published:2025

Kohkum's royal bannock

Burton, Wilfred, 1958-


This beautifully illustrated MÃ©tis picture book is book is fully bilingual in Michif and English. A feast for the eyes and a tickle for the funny bone, Kohkum cooks up a HUGE order of bannock in her own kitchen, for the Queen and 299 guests!
Date Published:2025