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Record breaker

Stevenson, Robin, 1968-


With the world mourning over President Kennedy's assassination and his family reeling from the death of his baby sister, Jack decides that setting a world record will help his family heal.
Date Published:2013

Whatever happened to Agent Oz?


Olive tells Otto the story of what happened to Octavia's partner, Agent Oz that involved a large case of jellybeans. Octavia and Oz need to estimate the number of jellybeans in the jar using computational estimation before running out of time.
Date Published:2016

Mohawk Nation

Nixon, Dolores,


Discusses the history, language, and cultural practices of the Mohawk, both in the past and in current times.
Date Published:2017

Iroquois community

Hutchison, Patricia,


Approximately 1.4 million aboriginal people live in Canada today. They come from a large number of communities, each with its own history, language, and cultural practices. Aboriginal Canadian Communities will explore the lives of these aboriginal citizens, both in the past and in current times.
Date Published:2016

Cabin fever

Kinney, Jeff


Middle-schooler Greg Heffley is the prime suspect when it is discovered that school property has been damaged, but when a surprise blizzard hits and school is closed, Greg is stuck indoors with his family, unable to prove his innocence.
Date Published:2011

Dr. Leroy Little Bear: “Twitter Bits from Buffalo Treaty”


Dr. Leroy Little Bear is one of Canada’s most renowned Indigenous academics and is the founding Director of Harvard University’s native American Program. In this program, he discusses the Buffalo Treaty, a historic cooperation treaty signed among 10 First Nations and tribes in Banff in link with the return of the bison in Banff National Park, an important cultural and historic event.
Date Published:2016

Juliet the Valentine fairy

Meadows, Daisy


Card-making mishap -- The red rose romp -- The candy heart compromise. When Jack Frost's goblins steal Juliet the Valentine fairy's magical treats, causing people to fight with their friends and families, Rachel and Kirsty try to put aside their own fight and work together to get the treats back.
Date Published:2025

The last tree

Chabbert, Ingrid,


Translation of: Le dernier arbre. A small boy longed to roll and play in the grass like his father had when he was a child. But the boy lived in a concrete city without any grass or trees... Then one day the boy and his friend discovered a sapling hiding behind a low wall. The boy had never seen a tree before. He was so amazed, he dreamed about the tree. ?I imagined it tall. Huge, even. And majestic,? he says. So when they heard that a condominium was being built right on the spot where their tree was growing, the friends knew they had to dig it up and replant it in a safe place...
Date Published:2017

Translation of: Le dernier arbre. A small boy longed to roll and play in the grass like his father had when he was a child. But the boy lived in a concrete city without any grass or trees... Then one day the boy and his friend discovered a sapling hiding behind a low wall. The boy had never seen a tree before. He was so amazed, he dreamed about the tree. ?I imagined it tall. Huge, even. And majestic,? he says. So when they heard that a condominium was being built right on the spot where their tree was growing, the friends knew they had to dig it up and replant it in a safe place...

Date Published:2017

Jobs


Automation, artificial intelligence, and robotics are changing the way we work in sectors like manufacturing, fast food, and health care. Machines will continue to perform more jobs humans once did, but technologies will create many new, interesting job opportunities for people.
Date Published:2018

Teepee plants a tree


Teepee Plants a Tree -- The Maple Syrup Song -- Teepee's Storytime: Magic Spruce Gum. Join little Teepee to hear the story about the importance of magic spruce gum when you are building a birch bark canoe.
Date Published:2019

Odawa community

Nixon, Dolores,


Discusses the history, language, and cultural practices of the Odawa, both in the past and in current times.
Date Published:2017

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

The Vimy oaks : a journey to peace

Granfield, Linda,


"The images from World War I of death, ravaged landscapes and decimated villages are hauntingly familiar. Imagine a young soldier standing in the midst of that horror and destruction pocketing a handful of acorns from the blasted trees and posting them home. That's exactly what Lieutenant Leslie H. Miller, a teacher, farmer and solder with the Canadian Expeditionary Force, did after the battle at Vimy Ridge in April 1917. Over the following one hundred years, those acorns became majestic oaks, standing at the site of Miller's family farm in Ontario. In April 2017, seedlings from these oaks will be repatriated to their original territory at Vimy Ridge in France as part of the ceremonies to mark Canada's contribution to the War. The Battle at Vimy Ridge took a devastating toll but it is regarded as Canada's greatest World War I victory, both on the battlefield and in terms of Canada's birth as a nation. The story of one ordinary soldier's quiet but extraordinary act, an almost unimaginable gesture of hope and renewal at the time, serves a century later as a living memorial to those who served."--
Date Published:2017

"The images from World War I of death, ravaged landscapes and decimated villages are hauntingly familiar. Imagine a young soldier standing in the midst of that horror and destruction pocketing a handful of acorns from the blasted trees and posting them home. That's exactly what Lieutenant Leslie H. Miller, a teacher, farmer and solder with the Canadian Expeditionary Force, did after the battle at Vimy Ridge in April 1917. Over the following one hundred years, those acorns became majestic oaks, standing at the site of Miller's family farm in Ontario. In April 2017, seedlings from these oaks will be repatriated to their original territory at Vimy Ridge in France as part of the ceremonies to mark Canada's contribution to the War. The Battle at Vimy Ridge took a devastating toll but it is regarded as Canada's greatest World War I victory, both on the battlefield and in terms of Canada's birth as a nation. The story of one ordinary soldier's quiet but extraordinary act, an almost unimaginable gesture of hope and renewal at the time, serves a century later as a living memorial to those who served."--

Date Published:2017

Tragedy on the Prairies : The Humboldt Broncos Bus Crash. September 2018


From the Curio channel: News in Review. In April 2018, 16 people died and 13 others were injured in a bus crash at a rural intersection in Saskatchewan. The bus was carrying the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team when it collided with a semi-trailer. Most of the dead and injured were teenagers. The crash prompted an outpouring of sympathy from people across the country, including hockey leagues, celebrities and the prime minister. We look back on the tragic events of that day and what has happened since.
Date Published:2018

From the Curio channel: News in Review. In April 2018, 16 people died and 13 others were injured in a bus crash at a rural intersection in Saskatchewan. The bus was carrying the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team when it collided with a semi-trailer. Most of the dead and injured were teenagers. The crash prompted an outpouring of sympathy from people across the country, including hockey leagues, celebrities and the prime minister. We look back on the tragic events of that day and what has happened since.

Date Published:2018

Black Canary's birthday ballad

Sutton, Laurie S., 1953-


A Capstone Interactive eBook. Party time! -- Cake chaos -- Ice scream -- Birthday blowout -- Happy Birthday, Dear Harley. Harley Quinn wants to celebrate her birthday with a party, but none of her friends are available, and Black Canary keeps interfering with Harley's plans.
Date Published:2023

Teen Develops App to Prevent Child Hot Car Deaths


From the Curio.ca streaming audio-visual collection. Every year, dozens of small children are forgotten in cars. Sometimes a parent remembers and rushes back to the car, but sometimes they don't get there in time to prevent the child suffering harm. Seventeen-year-old Alissa Chavez has designed a car-seat alarm system and app to alert parents when they've left their child in the car. She's been working on this idea since she was in grade eight. "It started as a science fair project," Alissa tells As It Happens.
Date Published:2014

From the Curio.ca streaming audio-visual collection. Every year, dozens of small children are forgotten in cars. Sometimes a parent remembers and rushes back to the car, but sometimes they don't get there in time to prevent the child suffering harm. Seventeen-year-old Alissa Chavez has designed a car-seat alarm system and app to alert parents when they've left their child in the car. She's been working on this idea since she was in grade eight. "It started as a science fair project," Alissa tells As It Happens.

Date Published:2014

Entertainers

Strudwick, Leslie, 1970-


Includes index.
Date Published:2000

Cree community

Laine, Carolee,


Cree celebrate their language and culture in their communities every day. Explore how Cree people lived in the past and today by continuing their traditions of respecting the land and celebrating Cree life.
Date Published:2016

Salish community

Eboch, M. M,


Salish communities help preserve the traditional way of life through schools and festivals. Learn about the Salish contact with European explorers and the importance of community today.
Date Published:2016

Together we drum, our hearts beat as one

Poll, Willie,


"In this beautifully illustrated book, a young, determined Anishnaabe girl decides to go on a transformative journey into a forest on her traditional territory, in search of adventure. She is joined by a chorus of women and girls in red dresses--ancestors who tell her they remember what it was like to be carefree and wild too. Soon, though, the girl is challenged by a monster named Hate who envelops the girl in a cloud of darkness. With the creature at her heels, she climbs a mountain to try and evade him, and with the help of her matriarchs and the power of Thunder Bird, the monster vanishes. With Hate at bay, the women and girls beat their drums together in song and support to give the girl the confidence needed to become a changemaker in the future, able to fend off any monster in her way. Together We Drum, Our Hearts Beat as One is a moving and powerful book about Indigenous resistance and female empowerment."--
Date Published:2022

"In this beautifully illustrated book, a young, determined Anishnaabe girl decides to go on a transformative journey into a forest on her traditional territory, in search of adventure. She is joined by a chorus of women and girls in red dresses--ancestors who tell her they remember what it was like to be carefree and wild too. Soon, though, the girl is challenged by a monster named Hate who envelops the girl in a cloud of darkness. With the creature at her heels, she climbs a mountain to try and evade him, and with the help of her matriarchs and the power of Thunder Bird, the monster vanishes. With Hate at bay, the women and girls beat their drums together in song and support to give the girl the confidence needed to become a changemaker in the future, able to fend off any monster in her way. Together We Drum, Our Hearts Beat as One is a moving and powerful book about Indigenous resistance and female empowerment."--

Date Published:2022