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Explore the Northwest Territories!

Sjonger, Rebecca.


Get ready to explore Canada like never before-from coast to coast to coast. This highly visual series takes readers on a road trip across the Canadian provinces and territories. Visit major cities, and head off the beaten path to explore the people, environment, foods, cultures, and history of each region. Detours add fun trivia and jokes to the road trip, while maps show the route travelled.
Date Published:2019

The man with the violin

Stinson, Kathy


When Dylan hears someone playing their violin in the subway he wants to stop and listen, but his mother and other commuters ignore the violinist completely.
Date Published:2013

The Baby-sitters club. 5, Dawn and the impossible three /

Galligan, Gale


Dawn Schafer is the newest member of The Baby-sitters Club. While she's still adjusting to life in Stoneybrook after moving from sunny California, she's eager to accept her first big job. But taking care of the three Barrett kids would be too much for any baby-sitter. The house is always a mess, the kids are out of control, and Mrs. Barrett never does any of the things she promises. On top of all that, Dawn wants to fit in with the other members of the BSC, but she can't figure out how to get along with Kristy.
Date Published:2017

Dawn Schafer is the newest member of The Baby-sitters Club. While she's still adjusting to life in Stoneybrook after moving from sunny California, she's eager to accept her first big job. But taking care of the three Barrett kids would be too much for any baby-sitter. The house is always a mess, the kids are out of control, and Mrs. Barrett never does any of the things she promises. On top of all that, Dawn wants to fit in with the other members of the BSC, but she can't figure out how to get along with Kristy.

Date Published:2017

Black Canadians in Canada's World Wars

D'Souza, Brian, 1981-


Learn about the lives and accomplishments of Black Canadians who served in Canada's military, despite facing discrimination, during the World Wars.
Date Published:2023

Grumpy Bird

Tankard, Jeremy


Feeling too grumpy to fly, Bird begins to walk and finds that his mood changes as other animals join him.
Date Published:2007

Froggy plays in the band

London, Jonathan, 1947-


Froggy's marching band practices for their debut at the Apple Blossom Parade, hoping to win the big prize.
Date Published:2002

The black book of colors

Cottin, Menena


In a story where the text appears in white letters on a black background, as well as in braille, and the illustrations are also raised on a black surface, Thomas describes how he recognizes different colors using various senses.
Date Published:2011

Element of Surprise : Zinc (Zn)


From the Curio.ca streaming audio-visual collection. Zinc is the most abundant metal in our bodies after iron. It helps our bodies maintain a neutral pH. The fourth most widely consumed metal, zinc is used in sunscreens, solar cells, nuclear reactors, car tires and galvanizing metals like iron and steel to prevent rusting. This Element of Surprise segment features the following experts: Josh Roberts, Biochemist, Mass Spectrometry Centre, Carleton University, and Anna Ampaw, PhD candidate, Chemistry, University of Ottawa.
Date Published:2019

From the Curio.ca streaming audio-visual collection. Zinc is the most abundant metal in our bodies after iron. It helps our bodies maintain a neutral pH. The fourth most widely consumed metal, zinc is used in sunscreens, solar cells, nuclear reactors, car tires and galvanizing metals like iron and steel to prevent rusting. This Element of Surprise segment features the following experts: Josh Roberts, Biochemist, Mass Spectrometry Centre, Carleton University, and Anna Ampaw, PhD candidate, Chemistry, University of Ottawa.

Date Published:2019

Les expériences décoiffantes des Débrouillards

Bergeron, Yannick, 1977-,


Apprends à fabriquer une tempête de neige, à cuisiner de délicieuses guimauves maison ou à faire décoller une fusée à réaction chimique. 28 expériences décoiffantes pour jouer avec la science!
Date Published:2025

Autumn Peltier, water warrior

Lindstrom, Carole, 1964-,


Indigenous women have always worked tirelessly to protect our water -- keeping it pure and clean for the generations to come. Yet there was a time when their voices and teachings were nearly drowned out, leaving entire communities and environments in danger and without clean water. But then came Grandma Josephine and her great-niece, Autumn. Speak for the water. Sing for the water. Dance for the water.
Date Published:2023

Indigenous women have always worked tirelessly to protect our water -- keeping it pure and clean for the generations to come. Yet there was a time when their voices and teachings were nearly drowned out, leaving entire communities and environments in danger and without clean water. But then came Grandma Josephine and her great-niece, Autumn. Speak for the water. Sing for the water. Dance for the water.

Date Published:2023

Urban Voices = L'écho de la ville.


Original poetry by students in Elementary and Secondary Schools of the Toronto District School Board. Includes some text in French.
Date Published:2000

Thelma the unicorn

Blabey, Aaron


Thelma is an ordinary pony who dreams of being a unicorn. And through a little bit of chance, and a strange dash of pink glitter-coloured fate, her dream comes true! Suddenly Thelma is transformed into a unicorn and becomes an international sensation. But fame comes with its price. Fans are screaming and crying, and sometimes they chase her home! Is it possible that fame is not all it's cracked up to be?
Date Published:2016

Thelma is an ordinary pony who dreams of being a unicorn. And through a little bit of chance, and a strange dash of pink glitter-coloured fate, her dream comes true! Suddenly Thelma is transformed into a unicorn and becomes an international sensation. But fame comes with its price. Fans are screaming and crying, and sometimes they chase her home! Is it possible that fame is not all it's cracked up to be?

Date Published:2016

Tremendous things : a novel

Nielsen-Fernlund, Susin, 1964-,


Branded by a middle school humiliation, fourteen-year-old Wilbur needs help from friends Alex, Fabrizio, and elderly neighbor Sal to impress Charlie, a French girl whose school band is doing an exchange with his.
Date Published:2021

Rapunzel : the one with all the hair

Mass, Wendy, 1967-


Rapunzel and Prince Benjamin are both trapped, one in a tower by an evil witch, the other by his royal duties, but when their paths cross, aided by friends and a little luck, conditions change for them both.
Date Published:2006

One green apple

Bunting, Eve, 1928-


While on a school field trip to an orchard to make cider, a young immigrant named Farah gains self-confidence when the green apple she picks perfectly complements the other students' red apples. Useful for teaching the Questioning strategy.
Date Published:2006

The light between worlds

Weymouth, Laura E.


Five years ago, Evelyn and Philippa Hapwell cowered from air strikes in a London bomb shelter... and were transported to another realm called the Woodlands. In a forest kingdom populated by creatures out of myth and legend, they found temporary refuge. When they finally returned to London, nothing had changed -- except themselves. Overcome with longing, Ev is desperate to return no matter what it takes. Philippa is determined to find a place in this world, and moves to America to escape the memory of what was. When Evelyn goes missing, Philippa wonders if Ev truly did find a way home, or if the weight of their worlds pulled her under. .
Date Published:2018

Five years ago, Evelyn and Philippa Hapwell cowered from air strikes in a London bomb shelter... and were transported to another realm called the Woodlands. In a forest kingdom populated by creatures out of myth and legend, they found temporary refuge. When they finally returned to London, nothing had changed -- except themselves. Overcome with longing, Ev is desperate to return no matter what it takes. Philippa is determined to find a place in this world, and moves to America to escape the memory of what was. When Evelyn goes missing, Philippa wonders if Ev truly did find a way home, or if the weight of their worlds pulled her under. .

Date Published:2018

Ghost boys

Rhodes, Jewell Parker.


Includes discussion questions. After seventh-grader Jerome is shot by a white police officer, he observes the aftermath of his death and meets the ghosts of other fallen black boys including historical figure Emmett Till.
Date Published:2018

My cold plum lemon pie bluesy mood

Brown, Tameka Fryer.


Jamie describes his mood throughout the day, using colors and rhythmic text, as he changes from an "easy green mood" while drawing a picture for his sister to a "brooding black mood" when he is teased for doing so.
Date Published:2013

Monster

Myers, Walter Dean, 1937-


While on trial as an accomplice to a murder, sixteen-year-old Steve Harmon records his experiences in prison and in the courtroom in the form of a film script as he tries to come to terms with the course his life has taken.
Date Published:1999

Judy Moody, mood Martian

McDonald, Megan


When it is "backwards day," Judy must turn her usual sour mood upside down and be happy and nice for a change.
Date Published:2015