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Dragon kingdom of Wrenly. 1, The coldfire curse /

Quinn, Jordan,


A scarlet dragon and an ancient curse. An evil has been unleashed in Crestwood that threatens to destroy Wrenly. Will Ruskin risk it all to try to save his kingdom?
Date Published:2021

All birds have anxiety

Hoopmann, Kathy, 1963-


"Life as a bird can be stressful! From worrying about airplanes, windows and getting enough worms to eat, it is clear that birds can be anxious beings. Through a humorous, quizzical depiction of bird behaviour, this book validates everyday experiences of anxiety, provides an understanding of the associated symptoms and offers compassionate coping strategies"--Back cover.
Date Published:2017

The Chinese head tax and anti-Chinese immigration policies in the twentieth century

Chan, Arlene


The first Chinese immigrants arrived in Canada in the mid-1800s searching for gold and a better life. They found jobs in forestry, mining, and other resource industries. But life in Canada was difficult and the immigrants had to face racism and cultural barriers. Thousands were recruited to work building the Canadian Pacific Railway. Once the railway was finished, Canadian governments and many Canadians wanted the Chinese to go away. The government took measures to stop immigration from China to Canada. Starting in 1885, the government imposed a Head Tax with the goal of stopping immigration from China. In 1923 a ban was imposed that lasted to 1947. Despite this hostility and racism, Chinese-Canadian citizens built lives for themselves and persisted in protesting official discrimination. In June 2006, Prime Minister Harper apologized to Chinese Canadians for the former racist policies of the Canadian government. Through historical photographs, documents, and first-person narratives from Chinese Canadians who experienced the Head Tax or who were children of Head Tax payers, this book offers a full account of the injustice of this period in Canadian history. It documents how this official racism was confronted and finally acknowledged.
Date Published:2014

The first Chinese immigrants arrived in Canada in the mid-1800s searching for gold and a better life. They found jobs in forestry, mining, and other resource industries. But life in Canada was difficult and the immigrants had to face racism and cultural barriers. Thousands were recruited to work building the Canadian Pacific Railway. Once the railway was finished, Canadian governments and many Canadians wanted the Chinese to go away. The government took measures to stop immigration from China to Canada. Starting in 1885, the government imposed a Head Tax with the goal of stopping immigration from China. In 1923 a ban was imposed that lasted to 1947. Despite this hostility and racism, Chinese-Canadian citizens built lives for themselves and persisted in protesting official discrimination. In June 2006, Prime Minister Harper apologized to Chinese Canadians for the former racist policies of the Canadian government. Through historical photographs, documents, and first-person narratives from Chinese Canadians who experienced the Head Tax or who were children of Head Tax payers, this book offers a full account of the injustice of this period in Canadian history. It documents how this official racism was confronted and finally acknowledged.

Date Published:2014

A girl called Echo. 1, Pemmican wars /

Vermette, Katherena, 1977-


Echo Desjardins, a 13 year-old Métis girl, is struggling with her feelings of loneliness while attending a new school and living with a new foster family. Then an ordinary day in Mr. Bee's history class turns extraordinary and Echo's life will never be the same. During Mr. Bee's lecture, Echo finds herself transported to another time and place--a bison hunt on the Saskatchewan prairie--and back again to the present. In the following weeks, Echo slips back and forth in time. She visits a Métis camp, travels the old fur trade routes, and experiences the perilous and bygone era of the Pemmican Wars.
Date Published:2017

Echo Desjardins, a 13 year-old Métis girl, is struggling with her feelings of loneliness while attending a new school and living with a new foster family. Then an ordinary day in Mr. Bee's history class turns extraordinary and Echo's life will never be the same. During Mr. Bee's lecture, Echo finds herself transported to another time and place--a bison hunt on the Saskatchewan prairie--and back again to the present. In the following weeks, Echo slips back and forth in time. She visits a Métis camp, travels the old fur trade routes, and experiences the perilous and bygone era of the Pemmican Wars.

Date Published:2017

The outsmarters

Ellis, Deborah, 1960-


Suspended from school, twelve-year-old Kate finds her own way to get on with her life, despite the messed-up adults around her. Kate decides to open a philosophy booth to provide answers to life's big and small questions. She soon learns that adults have plenty of problems and secrets of their own. When she finds that her grandmother has been lying to her about her mother, the two have a huge fight. Kate decides to take matters into her own hands and discovers that to get what she wants, she may have to reach out to some unexpected people, and find a way to lay down her own anger.
Date Published:2024

Suspended from school, twelve-year-old Kate finds her own way to get on with her life, despite the messed-up adults around her. Kate decides to open a philosophy booth to provide answers to life's big and small questions. She soon learns that adults have plenty of problems and secrets of their own. When she finds that her grandmother has been lying to her about her mother, the two have a huge fight. Kate decides to take matters into her own hands and discovers that to get what she wants, she may have to reach out to some unexpected people, and find a way to lay down her own anger.

Date Published:2024

Let's Estimate

Adler, David


This introduction to the mathematical estimating and rounding explains the difference between the two, their uses, and gives directions for estimating and rounding.
Date Published:2017

Pollinator danger


It's time for probably the most dangerous pollinator story yet! Today's tale revolves around the bug eating plant, the Purple Pitcher Plant, and our pollinator pal the Fletcherimyia fly. This amazing pollinator not only helps to pollinate the Purple Pitcher Plant, but actually trusts this bug-eating plant with its babies! It's the most dangerous, unbelievable pollinating story Leo has ever heard! Chloe is hopping into a canoe and heading into the bog-lands of Algonquin Park with researcher Peter Kann to check out this brave pollinator.
Date Published:2021

It's time for probably the most dangerous pollinator story yet! Today's tale revolves around the bug eating plant, the Purple Pitcher Plant, and our pollinator pal the Fletcherimyia fly. This amazing pollinator not only helps to pollinate the Purple Pitcher Plant, but actually trusts this bug-eating plant with its babies! It's the most dangerous, unbelievable pollinating story Leo has ever heard! Chloe is hopping into a canoe and heading into the bog-lands of Algonquin Park with researcher Peter Kann to check out this brave pollinator.

Date Published:2021

The Crown

Rose, Simon, 1961-



Date Published:2014

The grammar of mathematics (numbers)


When men started writing they began to use symbols to represent units or small bundles of units. These symbols were called numerals, or numbers, and represent specific quantities. In 628, Brahmagupta formalized Zero (0), which is a symbol and a number. Roman numerals were found to be limiting and time consuming, so the Indians proposed using fewer symbols and changing their order. They created a type of grammar for mathematics, based on the number 10, that would be adopted by the entire world. Brahmagupta explained that numbers that were less than zero could also be counted, called negative numbers. All these numbers represented whole quantities, so were called whole numbers. Fractions were invented to indicate part of a whole number, with the parts of the whole being called the numerator, and its equally divided pieces the denominator. Based on the Latin word ratio, these were called rational numbers. In 1427, Al Kashi proposed writing these numbers as decimal fractions, which was later simplified by Simon Stevin and then again by John Napier to be known as a decimal.
Date Published:2020

When men started writing they began to use symbols to represent units or small bundles of units. These symbols were called numerals, or numbers, and represent specific quantities. In 628, Brahmagupta formalized Zero (0), which is a symbol and a number. Roman numerals were found to be limiting and time consuming, so the Indians proposed using fewer symbols and changing their order. They created a type of grammar for mathematics, based on the number 10, that would be adopted by the entire world. Brahmagupta explained that numbers that were less than zero could also be counted, called negative numbers. All these numbers represented whole quantities, so were called whole numbers. Fractions were invented to indicate part of a whole number, with the parts of the whole being called the numerator, and its equally divided pieces the denominator. Based on the Latin word ratio, these were called rational numbers. In 1427, Al Kashi proposed writing these numbers as decimal fractions, which was later simplified by Simon Stevin and then again by John Napier to be known as a decimal.

Date Published:2020

On beyond a million : an amazing math journey

Schwartz, David M.


"Dragonfly books." Explores counting by powers of ten all the way up to the largest numbers that exist.
Date Published:1999

Confucius


Confucius was a philosopher in ancient China who taught that the powerful needed to rule with virtue. He put his ideas into practice - changing the way the government was run, and eventually founding a religion called Confucianism.
Date Published:2024

Autumn Peltier

Currie, Susan, 1967-


Discusses the life of Autumn Peltier, a young Indigenous woman who has devoted her life to fighting for the protection of water.
Date Published:2024

Hunted

Stiefvater, Maggie, 1981-


Four children have discovered that they have spirit animals, a rare bond between human and animal that has launched them on a quest to save their world. The team heads to the forests of Eura, where another Great Beast is hidden.
Date Published:2014

Haudenosaunee : the people and nations

Currie, Susan, 1967-


Includes index. Discusses the history, language, beliefs and cultural practices of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy.
Date Published:2024

Linger

Stiefvater, Maggie, 1981-


As Grace hides the vast depth of her love for Sam from her parents and Sam struggles to release his werewolf past and claim a human future, a new wolf named Cole wins Isabel's heart but his own past threatens to destroy the whole pack.
Date Published:2010

Don't mind read!


Think you can KNOW what people are thinking? You can't! This Mood Tool shows us how to check the facts instead of making assumptions.
Date Published:2024

The future of birds


With the loss of global biodiversity and climate change in mind, the world's best ornithologists are understanding how important birds are for ecosystems and economies. In this documentary, you will discover recent research conclusions with scientists and ornithologists from around the planet. You will share the passion and the love of birders and admire the most elegant and mobile creatures of the natural world.
Date Published:2019

With the loss of global biodiversity and climate change in mind, the world's best ornithologists are understanding how important birds are for ecosystems and economies. In this documentary, you will discover recent research conclusions with scientists and ornithologists from around the planet. You will share the passion and the love of birders and admire the most elegant and mobile creatures of the natural world.

Date Published:2019

Sir Cumference and all the King's tens : a math adventure

Neuschwander, Cindy


Sir Cumference and Lady Di are planning a party. So many guests come that the knight and lady have to count tens, hundreds and thousands of hungry people, in this introduction to place value.
Date Published:2009

Mandeep's cloudy days

Brar, Kuljinder Kaur,


A book exploring how to cope with difficult and complex emotions when we're away from the people we love.
Date Published:2024

The Zero effect


Ava gets a visit from Zero the Hero and learns how powerful the number zero can really be! Need to multiply a number by 10? By 100? Zero the Hero is at your service!
Date Published:2021