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Earth to Audrey

Hughes, Susan, 1960-


She flies a kite from her window, and trains grasshoppers wearing antennae on her head. Ray is never sure where he will see Audrey next or what she'll be doing. Is she a space alien? Ray gradually gets to know Audrey and starts to see the world through new eyes in this extraordinary story about the growth of a friendship and how the insights of others can broaden our world.
Date Published:2005

Super agent Jon Le Bon : night of end of days

A., Alex,


First published in French in 2019 by Presses Aventure under the title La nuit de la fin du temps. While visiting her father, President Tiberius, Maple learns that he is planning an attack on none other than...Santa Claus! Determined to protect her friend at the North Pole, Martha gathers her top agents and shares a big secret. Together, they will meet N.ZERO-L, a super-advanced computer entity, and will affront the most dangerous criminals (of course, they don't get a gift this year...or maybe just a small one).
Date Published:2021

First published in French in 2019 by Presses Aventure under the title La nuit de la fin du temps. While visiting her father, President Tiberius, Maple learns that he is planning an attack on none other than...Santa Claus! Determined to protect her friend at the North Pole, Martha gathers her top agents and shares a big secret. Together, they will meet N.ZERO-L, a super-advanced computer entity, and will affront the most dangerous criminals (of course, they don't get a gift this year...or maybe just a small one).

Date Published:2021

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

I survived the California wildfires, 2018

Tarshis, Lauren,


Traces the story of a boy who moves across the country to rural northern California, where his efforts to adjust are challenged by a fast-moving firestorm that places family homes and lives at risk.
Date Published:2020

Oculum

Dowding, Philippa, 1963-,


A thirteen year old girl has lived her entire life in a domed city, unaware there is a world outside the walls--a world in which there are adult humans, and where a "mother" is a living being, and not a robot.
Date Published:2018

Edward the "Crazy man"

Day, Marie.



Date Published:2002

Mushroom in the rain

Ginsburg, Mirra.


"Adapted from the Russian of V. Suteyev." How can an ant, butterfly, mouse, sparrow, and rabbit all take shelter from the rain under the same mushroom when originally there was room only for the ant?
Date Published:1974

Acids and bases

Brent, Lynnette, 1974-


Includes index. "Bringing chemistry to life"--Cover. Acid-base chemistry -- What is pH? -- pH indicators -- Properties of acids -- Properties of bases -- What is a buffer? -- Common acids -- Acids in our bodies -- Environmental acids -- How we use bases -- Chemical reactions. An introduction to acids and bases.
Date Published:2009

Tacheté et Mouchetée : une nuit d'épouvante à l'Halloween

Friedman, Laurie B., 1964-


Traduction de : Spots and Stripes and the spooky Halloween. C'est l'Halloween et Mme Green s'occupe dans son magasin de fleurs. Elle laisse Tacheté et Mouchetée chez elle pour préparer pour la nuit en avant. Ils vont à une maison hantée! Tacheté a hâte d'aller, mais Mouchetée a peur. Ce duo de chien et chat trouveront-ils une façon de célébrer l'Halloween ensemble?
Date Published:2022

Alvin Ho : allergic to babies, burglars, and other bumps in the night

Look, Lenore


When fearful seven-year-old Alvin Ho learns that his mother is expecting a baby, he develops a sympathetic pregnancy--adding to his worry about the burglar who is targeting Concord, Massachusetts.
Date Published:2013

Amelia to Zora : twenty-six women who changed the world

Chin-Lee, Cynthia.



Date Published:2005

Shi-shi-etko

Campbell, Nicola I.


In just four days, young Shi-shi-etko will have to leave her family and all that she knows to attend residential school. She spends her last days at home treasuring the beauty of her world -- the dancing sunlight, the tall grass, each shiny rock, the tadpoles in the creek, her grandfather's paddle song. Her mother, father and grandmother, each in turn, share valuable teachings that they want her to remember. And so Shi-shi-etko carefully gathers her memories for safekeeping.
Date Published:2005

In just four days, young Shi-shi-etko will have to leave her family and all that she knows to attend residential school. She spends her last days at home treasuring the beauty of her world -- the dancing sunlight, the tall grass, each shiny rock, the tadpoles in the creek, her grandfather's paddle song. Her mother, father and grandmother, each in turn, share valuable teachings that they want her to remember. And so Shi-shi-etko carefully gathers her memories for safekeeping.

Date Published:2005

Pokémon. 4, Omega ruby alpha sapphire /

Kusaka, Hidenori.


Translated from the Japanese. Omega and alpha written as symbols in the title. Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald face a crisis of epic proportions, when a giant meteor hurtles toward the planet.
Date Published:2017

Environmental pollutants

Jakab, Cheryl


Includes index.
Date Published:2010

Fatherhood


From the TVO streaming audio-visual collection. TVO's annual Short Doc Contest is open to aspiring documentary filmmakers in Ontario. It showcases original short docs that are no more than 4 minutes and 45 seconds long. A young father reflects on life as a parent, and the impact of his own childhood.
Date Published:2017

The lunch club. 3, The mutant mouse from outer space /

Pelletier, Dominique.


Translation of: Le cadeau mutant. It's the most wonderful time of the year at Pleasantville Elementary -- but that doesn't mean that all is calm. A mysterious gift winds up spreading more than Christmas cheer as student after student turn into mutant zombies. Where did this gift come from? Who is behind it? How can it be stopped? And how does a lava lamp fit into all of this? It's up to the Lunch Club to save Christmas -- if they can save themselves first!
Date Published:2021

Translation of: Le cadeau mutant. It's the most wonderful time of the year at Pleasantville Elementary -- but that doesn't mean that all is calm. A mysterious gift winds up spreading more than Christmas cheer as student after student turn into mutant zombies. Where did this gift come from? Who is behind it? How can it be stopped? And how does a lava lamp fit into all of this? It's up to the Lunch Club to save Christmas -- if they can save themselves first!

Date Published:2021

You're missing it!

Smith, Brady,


A busy Hollywood couple spins a hilarious cautionary tale about what happens when you are glued to your phone. It's a lively day at the neighborhood park. Birds are singing, squirrels are frolicking, dogs are causing a commotion and wide-eyed children are enthralled by it all. Too bad the parents are missing everything!
Date Published:2019

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

Parents prepare to protect kids from pot


From the Curio.ca streaming audio-visual collection. Health Canada is outlining the potential risks and providing advice to parents looking to talk to their children about marijuana use.
Date Published:2018

Halloween .

Jacobs, Evan


Halloween is serious business. But Marlon is still too irresponsible to go out on his own, so his big sister has to supervise the night s fun trick-or-treating adventure. Ashley promises to hang back if Marlon and his friend can walk through the graveyard. It is on! But Ashley suddenly disappears and the boys are left to fend for themselves.
Date Published:2017