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Yasmin the zookeeper

Faruqi, Saadia.


A Capstone Interactive eBook. Field trip -- Meet the animals -- Hungry monkeys. Yasmin's class is going on a field trip to the zoo, and Yasmin is thrilled when she is chosen to help feed the monkeys; but when she trips and spills their food both she and the monkeys are upset--until she remembers that she has fruit in her lunch bag to share with her new "friends."
Date Published:2019

Conviction


This film deals with mature subject matter. Viewer discretion is advised. Conviction envisions alternatives to prison through the eyes of women behind bars and those fighting on the front lines of the decarceration movement. Not another 'broken prison' film, this collaboration is a 'broken society' film--an ambitious and inspired re-build of our community, from the inside out. The film compels viewers to examine why we imprison the most vulnerable among us, and at what cost.
Date Published:2019

This film deals with mature subject matter. Viewer discretion is advised. Conviction envisions alternatives to prison through the eyes of women behind bars and those fighting on the front lines of the decarceration movement. Not another 'broken prison' film, this collaboration is a 'broken society' film--an ambitious and inspired re-build of our community, from the inside out. The film compels viewers to examine why we imprison the most vulnerable among us, and at what cost.

Date Published:2019

Picture a tree

Reid, Barbara, 1957-


Previously published: Toronto: North Winds Press, 2011. Picture a tree, from every season, and from every angle. These wondrous beings give shade and shelter. They protect, and bring beauty to, any landscape. Now look again. Look closer. A tree's colours both soothe and excite. Its shape can ignite the imagination and conjure a pirate ship, a bear cave, a clubhouse, a friend; an ocean, a tunnel, and a home sweet home. Its majestic presence evokes family, growth, changes, endings and new beginnings. Picture a tree - what do you see? The possibilities are endless. In this gorgeous picture book, Barbara Reid brings her vision, her craft, and her signature Plasticine artwork to the subject of trees. Each page is a celebration, and you will never look at trees in quite the same way again.
Date Published:2017

Previously published: Toronto: North Winds Press, 2011. Picture a tree, from every season, and from every angle. These wondrous beings give shade and shelter. They protect, and bring beauty to, any landscape. Now look again. Look closer. A tree's colours both soothe and excite. Its shape can ignite the imagination and conjure a pirate ship, a bear cave, a clubhouse, a friend; an ocean, a tunnel, and a home sweet home. Its majestic presence evokes family, growth, changes, endings and new beginnings. Picture a tree - what do you see? The possibilities are endless. In this gorgeous picture book, Barbara Reid brings her vision, her craft, and her signature Plasticine artwork to the subject of trees. Each page is a celebration, and you will never look at trees in quite the same way again.

Date Published:2017

Ions


Everything around us, including ourselves, are made up of atoms. Atoms, in their basic form, consist of a nucleus with one or more positively charged protons - and an equal number of negatively charged electrons spinning around the nucleus. In this form they are electrically uncharged. But when they lose or gain an electron in their outermost shell they become charged, and change important properties. These types of atoms are called ions. In this film you will learn more about ions. You will get to know that atoms always try to achieve noble gas structure, which means a full number of electrons in the outermost electron shell, and that the electrons in the outermost shell are called valence electrons. Finally you will learn that substances on the far left of the periodic table form positive ions because they lose electrons, and substances on the far right of the periodic table form negative ions because they gain electrons.
Date Published:2023

Everything around us, including ourselves, are made up of atoms. Atoms, in their basic form, consist of a nucleus with one or more positively charged protons - and an equal number of negatively charged electrons spinning around the nucleus. In this form they are electrically uncharged. But when they lose or gain an electron in their outermost shell they become charged, and change important properties. These types of atoms are called ions. In this film you will learn more about ions. You will get to know that atoms always try to achieve noble gas structure, which means a full number of electrons in the outermost electron shell, and that the electrons in the outermost shell are called valence electrons. Finally you will learn that substances on the far left of the periodic table form positive ions because they lose electrons, and substances on the far right of the periodic table form negative ions because they gain electrons.

Date Published:2023

Could zombies be real? Here's what you should know


From the Curio.ca streaming audio-visual collection. A real-life zombie apocalypse isn't likely, but microbes in nature can mimic it. CBC Kids News contributor Alexia Sabau talks with Amanda Veri, a microbiologist based in Toronto.
Date Published:2021

Can you see the planet Mercury from Earth?


When the sky is clear, we can see mercury with the naked eye. It is visible in the west sky one hour before sunset, and in the east sky one hour before sunrise.
Date Published:2022

Suburb

Pancella, Peggy.


Includes index. Contents -- Let's visit a suburb -- Homes -- Getting around -- Schools -- Working -- Keeping safe -- Shopping -- Food -- Libraries -- Money and mail -- Other places in a suburb -- Having fun -- The suburb comes together -- Glossary -- More books to read.
Date Published:2006

Sarah saw a blue macaw

Bogart, Jo Ellen, 1945-


Spend a day with Sarah, a young spider monkey, as she watches the creatures of the South American rainforest. Frogs and bats, tortoises and cats - from dawn to dusk, there's always plenty to see and do!
Date Published:1991

Have you seen birds?

Oppenheim, Joanne.


May include sound cassette narrated by Barbara Reid. Describes birds and their behavior, through rhyming text and clay illustrations.
Date Published:1986

Read me a book

Reid, Barbara, 1957-


Best-selling author and illustrator Barbara Reid has created a colourful celebration of the pleasures of reading to babies and young children, any time and anywhere. Warm and detailed Plasticine illustrations of adults and children reading together join with bouncy, rhythmic verse to invite children and parents to share the joy of reading indoors and out, at any time of day!
Date Published:2003

Perfect snow

Reid, Barbara, 1957-



Date Published:2009

The party

Reid, Barbara, 1957-



Date Published:1997

I am Canada : a celebration

Patterson, Heather, 1945-,


"Illustrated by artists from across this country, this lyrical text describes everything that Canadian kids love to do, from coast to coast to coast. Heather Patterson's free verse poem I Am Canada, originally published in a photographic version, gets new life in this beautiful, illustrated hardcover timed to celebrate both Canada's 150th year and Scholastic Canada's 60th."--
Date Published:2017

Salat in secret

Thompkins-Bigelow, Jamilah,


Title proper from title frame. When Muhammad gets a special salat rug on his seventh birthday, he is determined to do all five daily prayers on time. But one salat occurs during the school day--and he's worried about being seen praying at school. His fatherr parks his truck to worship in public places, and people stare at him and mock him. Will the same thing happen to Muhammad?
Date Published:2023

Packing my backpack


'Are You Ready?' is all about building skills, empowerment, and independence. Eric can help by showing preschoolers how to get their backpack all packed each morning!
Date Published:2018

The big bang


Space - with all the stars... planets, and everything around you - it hasn't always existed! So how do scientists think the universe formed? Around 14 billion years ago, there was just a small dot. Inside that dot, a massive amount of tightly packed energy gathered. Nothing else existed. What happened next is called the Big Bang.
Date Published:2025

The Great List of Everything - Season 2: The Mirror


Cathon is excited to show Iris her latest flea-market find: a new mirror. But is it true that if you break one, you can expect seven years of bad luck?
Date Published:2022

You hold me up : Ki kîhcêyimin mâna

Gray Smith, Monique, 1968-


Title proper from title frame. "An evocative dual-language picture book, written in English and Plains Cree, intended to foster reconciliation among children and encourage them to show each other love and support"-.
Date Published:2018

Imports and exports


Countries manufacture and produce goods like cars or strawberries and export them to other countries, or they import things from other countries that they do not have. Strawberries are bought or imported by Norway in winter from more southern countries, and maple syrup is sold or exported by Canada to countries that don't produce it like Japan and Germany. Exports help us make money and imports connect us to the world and give us more choices as consumers.
Date Published:2024

Countries manufacture and produce goods like cars or strawberries and export them to other countries, or they import things from other countries that they do not have. Strawberries are bought or imported by Norway in winter from more southern countries, and maple syrup is sold or exported by Canada to countries that don't produce it like Japan and Germany. Exports help us make money and imports connect us to the world and give us more choices as consumers.

Date Published:2024

Trump's $100 billion subsidy myth : Canada-U.S. trade facts debunked. March 2025


From the Curio channel: News in Review. U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed that the United States subsidizes Canada by over $100 billion annually. This assertion is not only misleading but also strains the historically strong trade relationship between the two nations. Andrew Chang dissects the facts and explores the true dynamics of Canada-U.S. trade.
Date Published:2025