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Valuing world heritage

Watson, Susan, 1949-


Describes ways in which appreciation of and protection of our diverse cultural heritages help make us all citizens of the whole world.
Date Published:2003

Improving the quality of life

Watson, Susan, 1949-


Includes index. Explores how the quality of life varies in different parts of the world and what can be done to help meet people's basic needs, both through government action and the efforts of individual citizens.
Date Published:2003

Le défi des Loups Gris

Brouwer, Sigmund, 1959-


Traduction de: Timberwolf challenge. Johnny Maverick a une idée géniale pour permettre à l'équipe des Loups gris à Gaston de remporter le concours de collecte de fonds auquel elle participe. Tout se passe pour le mieux jusqu'au moment où une visiteuse arrive à Howling et qu'elle se met à remporter tous les défis contre Johnny. Toute la ville trouve cela très drôle, mais le pire, c'est que même ses amis Tom et Stu s'amusent à ses dépens!
Date Published:2011

Traduction de: Timberwolf challenge. Johnny Maverick a une idée géniale pour permettre à l'équipe des Loups gris à Gaston de remporter le concours de collecte de fonds auquel elle participe. Tout se passe pour le mieux jusqu'au moment où une visiteuse arrive à Howling et qu'elle se met à remporter tous les défis contre Johnny. Toute la ville trouve cela très drôle, mais le pire, c'est que même ses amis Tom et Stu s'amusent à ses dépens!

Date Published:2011

Smile

Telgemeier, Raina,


From sixth grade through tenth, Raina copes with a variety of dental problems that affect her appearance and how she feels about herself.
Date Published:2014

Dog Man. 7, For whom the ball rolls /

Pilkey, Dav, 1966-


The Supa Buddies have been working hard to help Dog Man overcome his bad habits. But when his obsessions turn to fears, Dog Man finds himself the target of an all-new supervillain! Meanwhile, Petey the Cat has been released from jail and starts a new life with Li'l Petey. But when Petey's own father arrives, Petey must face his past to understand the difference between being good and doing good.
Date Published:2019

Maximum Ride. The manga /

Lee, NaRae


Based on the novels by James Patterson. At head of title: James Patterson. Fourteen-year-old Maximum Ride knows what it's like to soar above the world. She and all the members of her 'flock'-- Fang, Iggy, Nudge, Gasman, and Angel-- are just like ordinary kids, except they have wings and can fly! It may seem like a dream come true to some, but for the flock it's more like a living nightmare when the mysterious lab known as the 'School' turns up and kidnaps their youngest member. Now it's up to Max to organize a rescue, but will help come in time?
Date Published:2009

Based on the novels by James Patterson. At head of title: James Patterson. Fourteen-year-old Maximum Ride knows what it's like to soar above the world. She and all the members of her 'flock'-- Fang, Iggy, Nudge, Gasman, and Angel-- are just like ordinary kids, except they have wings and can fly! It may seem like a dream come true to some, but for the flock it's more like a living nightmare when the mysterious lab known as the 'School' turns up and kidnaps their youngest member. Now it's up to Max to organize a rescue, but will help come in time?

Date Published:2009

The danger

Korman, Gordon


Four divers. One treasure. One incredible challenge. In 1665, a British vessel named the Griffin sank with a priceless amount of gold on board. Now, centuries later, four kids are trying to raise the Griffin's treasure from the sea. Kaz, Dante, Adriana, and Star must take the biggest risks of their lives... and discover that they won't be able to trust anybody -- even themselves.
Date Published:2025

Un été trop fou!

Gagnon, Hélène.


Jérémy Dubé rêve d'être admis au programme sports-études en soccer. Mais avec son trouble de déficit de l'attention et tous les obstacles qui se mettent en travers de sa route, arrivera-t-il à obtenir la moyenne de 70% nécessaire pour y être admis? Avec ses amis Justin et Nathan, il en verra de toutes les couleurs pendant sa dernière année d'école primaire. Soccer, études, défis et rigolade sont au rendez-vous. Cependant, Dylan et son «suiveux» Eddy sont aussi de la partie pour leur empoisonner la vie... Jérémy essaie de composer avec une foule de situations: ses cours privés, ses entraînements et ses matchs de soccer, l'engagement envers son jumeau Malek et la maladie de sa mère... Et il n'est pas le seul à vivre un été mouvementé: Mathis subit de l'intimidation, Justin tourne une capsule gastronomique qui vire au cauchemar et les joueurs des Tigres doivent redoubler d'effort au tournoi de soccer de Charlesbourg...
Date Published:2018

Jérémy Dubé rêve d'être admis au programme sports-études en soccer. Mais avec son trouble de déficit de l'attention et tous les obstacles qui se mettent en travers de sa route, arrivera-t-il à obtenir la moyenne de 70% nécessaire pour y être admis? Avec ses amis Justin et Nathan, il en verra de toutes les couleurs pendant sa dernière année d'école primaire. Soccer, études, défis et rigolade sont au rendez-vous. Cependant, Dylan et son «suiveux» Eddy sont aussi de la partie pour leur empoisonner la vie... Jérémy essaie de composer avec une foule de situations: ses cours privés, ses entraînements et ses matchs de soccer, l'engagement envers son jumeau Malek et la maladie de sa mère... Et il n'est pas le seul à vivre un été mouvementé: Mathis subit de l'intimidation, Justin tourne une capsule gastronomique qui vire au cauchemar et les joueurs des Tigres doivent redoubler d'effort au tournoi de soccer de Charlesbourg...

Date Published:2018

Moments de panique!

Gagnon, Hélène.


Jérémy Dubé rêve d'être admis au programme sports-études en soccer. Mais avec son trouble de déficit de l'attention et tous les obstacles qui se mettent en travers de sa route, arrivera-t-il à obtenir la moyenne de 70% nécessaire pour y être admis? Avec ses amis Justin et Nathan, il en verra de toutes les couleurs pendant sa dernière année d'école primaire. Soccer, études, défis et rigolade sont au rendez-vous. Cependant, Dylan et son «suiveux» Eddy sont aussi de la partie pour leur empoisonner la vie... Parfois, la vie nous donne des raisons de paniquer! Avec ce qui arrive à leur gardien Nathan, les Tigres remporteront-ils les éliminatoires? À l'école, le début d'année n'est pas de tout repos pour Jérémy et ses amis, alors que Dylan et Eddy continuent de mener la vie dure au pauvre Mathis...
Date Published:2018

Jérémy Dubé rêve d'être admis au programme sports-études en soccer. Mais avec son trouble de déficit de l'attention et tous les obstacles qui se mettent en travers de sa route, arrivera-t-il à obtenir la moyenne de 70% nécessaire pour y être admis? Avec ses amis Justin et Nathan, il en verra de toutes les couleurs pendant sa dernière année d'école primaire. Soccer, études, défis et rigolade sont au rendez-vous. Cependant, Dylan et son «suiveux» Eddy sont aussi de la partie pour leur empoisonner la vie... Parfois, la vie nous donne des raisons de paniquer! Avec ce qui arrive à leur gardien Nathan, les Tigres remporteront-ils les éliminatoires? À l'école, le début d'année n'est pas de tout repos pour Jérémy et ses amis, alors que Dylan et Eddy continuent de mener la vie dure au pauvre Mathis...

Date Published:2018

Diary of a wimpy kid

Kinney, Jeff


Greg records his sixth grade experiences in a middle school where he and his best friend, Rowley, undersized weaklings amid boys who need to shave twice daily, hope just to survive, but when Rowley grows more popular, Greg must take drastic measures to save their friendship.
Date Published:2007

Hard luck

Kinney, Jeff


After being dumped by his best friend and having a hard time finding new friends in middle school, Greg decides to change his luck and turn all his decisions over to chance.
Date Published:2013

Demon slayer : Kimetsu no yaiba. 1, Cruelty /

Gotoge, Koyoharu, 1988-


Reads from right to left. Translation of: Kimetsu no yaiba. In Taisho-era Japan, Tanjiro Kamado is a kindhearted boy who makes a living selling charcoal until his peaceful life is shattered when a demon slaughters his family and turns his sister into another demon, forcing Tanjiro on a dangerous journey to destroy the demon and save his sister.
Date Published:2018

Death note. 1 /

Ohba, Tsugumi.


Pages numbered from right to left. When high school student Light Yagami finds the Death Note, a notebook dropped by a Shinigami death god, he discovers that any person whose name is written in it dies, so Light decides to use the notebook to rid the world of evil.
Date Published:2005

Dog Man. 1 /

Pilkey, Dav, 1966-


George and Harold create a new comic book hero in Dog Man, a crimefighter with the head of a police dog and the body of a policeman, who faces off against his archnemesis Petey the cat.
Date Published:2016

Blue lock. 2 /

Kaneshiro, Muneyuki,


Reads from right to left. Translation of: Buru rokku. 2. Yoichi Isagi, one of three hundred high school soccer players, is in Team Z--the lowest ranked group in the controversial training facility, Blue Lock, where the aim is to create Japan's best striker. To survive their first round-robin tournament, Isagi's Team Z will need to find a way to use their unique "weapons," while struggling through a clash of egos. But Isagi grapples to understand what his strength is as a striker.
Date Published:2022

Reads from right to left. Translation of: Buru rokku. 2. Yoichi Isagi, one of three hundred high school soccer players, is in Team Z--the lowest ranked group in the controversial training facility, Blue Lock, where the aim is to create Japan's best striker. To survive their first round-robin tournament, Isagi's Team Z will need to find a way to use their unique "weapons," while struggling through a clash of egos. But Isagi grapples to understand what his strength is as a striker.

Date Published:2022

Winter games


Welcome to the Winter Games! Watch as Miaomiao and her friends compete in different winter sports and teach their friend Tantan that winning isn't everything. Learn to say "sports" in Mandarin Chinese.
Date Published:2018

Searching for Cleopatra


From the Curio.ca streaming audio-visual collection. Cleopatra has fascinated us for 2,000 years. The legendary last queen of Egypt was the wealthiest, most powerful woman in the world. Today, she remains one of the most famous women of history and a pop culture icon. Yet, the real Cleopatra is shrouded in myth and misinformation. Powerful Roman men were the ones to record her story, their tales eventually making their way into the history books. The image of a scheming, sinister and seductive woman has been immortalized by poets, painters and, of course, Hollywood. In this startling new documentary from The Nature of Things, we discover that most of what we know about this iconic politician and scholar is wrong.
Date Published:2020

From the Curio.ca streaming audio-visual collection. Cleopatra has fascinated us for 2,000 years. The legendary last queen of Egypt was the wealthiest, most powerful woman in the world. Today, she remains one of the most famous women of history and a pop culture icon. Yet, the real Cleopatra is shrouded in myth and misinformation. Powerful Roman men were the ones to record her story, their tales eventually making their way into the history books. The image of a scheming, sinister and seductive woman has been immortalized by poets, painters and, of course, Hollywood. In this startling new documentary from The Nature of Things, we discover that most of what we know about this iconic politician and scholar is wrong.

Date Published:2020

Crunch

Miller, Kayla,


Kayla Miller, the New York Times bestselling author-illustrator of Click, Camp, Act, and Clash, returns with a new Olive story! Olive is balancing the too-many things she wants to do with the too-few hours in the day to do them. When everything adds up, suddenly it's crunch time! It's no secret that Olive loves trying new things. Between taking guitar lessons, making a short film, joining Berry Scouts, and leading the charge on her school's dress code reform, Olive has her hands full! But she enjoys being busy, so staying on track with her jam-packed schedule should be no problem ... right? As weeks fly by, it gets harder and harder for Olive to find time for her activities, never mind time for herself. Will she be able to accomplish her goals, or will all her sizzle turn to fizzle? The New York Times bestselling author-illustrator Kayla Miller delivers a vibrant and timely story about the importance of balance, effort, and reaching out for help.
Date Published:2022

Kayla Miller, the New York Times bestselling author-illustrator of Click, Camp, Act, and Clash, returns with a new Olive story! Olive is balancing the too-many things she wants to do with the too-few hours in the day to do them. When everything adds up, suddenly it's crunch time! It's no secret that Olive loves trying new things. Between taking guitar lessons, making a short film, joining Berry Scouts, and leading the charge on her school's dress code reform, Olive has her hands full! But she enjoys being busy, so staying on track with her jam-packed schedule should be no problem ... right? As weeks fly by, it gets harder and harder for Olive to find time for her activities, never mind time for herself. Will she be able to accomplish her goals, or will all her sizzle turn to fizzle? The New York Times bestselling author-illustrator Kayla Miller delivers a vibrant and timely story about the importance of balance, effort, and reaching out for help.

Date Published:2022

Beyond the grave : Ripley's believe it or not!

Casterline, L. C. (Linda C.)


Skull on cover glows in the dark. You will learn some of the ways people deal with grief and what they do with corpses. You'll read about mummies, shrunken heads, and unusual coffins, tombstones, and epitaphs -- as well as ghosts, curses, superstitions, and more.
Date Published:2005

La revanche des Loups Gris

Brouwer, Sigmund, 1959-


Traduction de: Timberwolf revenge. Lors d'un tournoi dans la ville de Québec, Tom Morgan joue un mauvais à son coéquipier Johnny Maverick. Celui-ci trouve alors normal de lui rendre la pareille, et le ton monte. Jusqu'ou les garçons iront-ils donc avant de comprendre que la vengeance est une mauvaise idée?
Date Published:2011