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Making a splash : how humans consume, control and care for water

Nelson, Colleen,


Explores our relationship with water and how we use, control and take care of it.
Date Published:2025

Whoosh : Lonnie Johnson's super-soaking stream of inventions

Barton, Chris,


Electronic reproduction. You know the Super Soaker. It's one of top twenty toys of all time. And it was invented entirely by accident. Trying to create a new cooling system for refrigerators and air conditioners, inventor Lonnie Johnson instead created the mechanics for the iconic toy. A love for rockets, robots, inventions, and a mind for creativity began early in Lonnie Johnson's life. Growing up in a house full of brothers and sisters, persistence and a passion for problem solving became the cornerstone for a career as an engineer and his work with NASA. But it is his invention of the Super Soaker water gun that has made his most memorable splash with kids and adults.
Date Published:2016

Electronic reproduction. You know the Super Soaker. It's one of top twenty toys of all time. And it was invented entirely by accident. Trying to create a new cooling system for refrigerators and air conditioners, inventor Lonnie Johnson instead created the mechanics for the iconic toy. A love for rockets, robots, inventions, and a mind for creativity began early in Lonnie Johnson's life. Growing up in a house full of brothers and sisters, persistence and a passion for problem solving became the cornerstone for a career as an engineer and his work with NASA. But it is his invention of the Super Soaker water gun that has made his most memorable splash with kids and adults.

Date Published:2016

Birdsong

Flett, Julie.


"When a young girl moves to her new home far away from the sea, she feels lonely and out of place. But soon she meets an elderly woman next door, who shares her love of nature and art. As the seasons change, can the girl navigate the failing health of her new friend?"--Dust jacket flap.
Date Published:2019

Truth and Reconciliation in Canadian schools

Toulouse, Pamela Rose


In this book, author Pamela Toulouse provides current information, personal insights, authentic resources, interactive strategies and lesson plans that support Indigenous and non-Indigenous learners in the classroom. This book is for all teachers that are looking for ways to respectfully infuse residential school history, treaty education, Indigenous contributions, First Nation/Métis/Inuit perspectives and sacred circle teachings into their subjects and courses. The author presents a culturally relevant and holistic approach that facilitates relationship building and promotes ways to engage in reconciliation activities.
Date Published:2018

In this book, author Pamela Toulouse provides current information, personal insights, authentic resources, interactive strategies and lesson plans that support Indigenous and non-Indigenous learners in the classroom. This book is for all teachers that are looking for ways to respectfully infuse residential school history, treaty education, Indigenous contributions, First Nation/Métis/Inuit perspectives and sacred circle teachings into their subjects and courses. The author presents a culturally relevant and holistic approach that facilitates relationship building and promotes ways to engage in reconciliation activities.

Date Published:2018

Black Canadians in sports

D'Souza, Brian, 1981-


Learn about the lives and accomplishments of Black Canadian athletes from Canada's earliest days to the present.
Date Published:2023

Wayi wah! : Indigenous pedagogies : an act for reconciliation and anti-racist education

Chrona, Jo,


1 Where Do We Begin? ; Setting Up Our Space in A Good Way ; Situating Ourselves ; An Invitation ; Some Structural Guidance as You Read ; Discomfort: Moving Through the Fear of Making Mistakes ; Taking Responsibility -- 2 Indigenous Education Is Not Multicultural Education ; Defining Indigenous Education ; Culturally Responsive Education and Beyond -- 3 Yes, You Have a Role: Reconciliation Through Education ; Our Collective Responsibility ; This Is Not "Just History"; This Is Now ; Colonization Past and Present ; Reconciliation Through Education ; A Vision of a System -- 4 So, Let's Talk About the R Word ; Begin With Honesty ; Becoming Anti-Racist in Canada ; Investigating Our Own Biases and Assumptions ; How We Define Racism Matters ; Relational Racism ; Systemic Racism ; Learning and Growing -- 5 An Indigenous-Informed Pedagogy: The First Peoples Principles of Learning ; Moving From "Learning About" to "Learning From" ; How Were the FPPL Identified? ; What Is Important to Know About the FPPL? ; A Closer Look at Each Principle ; Current Contexts -- 6 Authentic Indigenous Resources ; Voice and Representation ; Authentic Resource Evaluation Criteria ; Collaborative Development of Local First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Resources -- 7 A Story of One System: Indigenous Education in British Columbia ; On a Learning Journey ; The Power of Indigenous Advocacy and United Voice ; Government Commitments and Obligations ; Bumpy Paths -- 8 Now What? ; Next Steps ; Final Thoughts: Working in Relation. Explore how racism and bias are embedded in education systems, as well as our own perspectives--and how to create equitable education for all learners. How can Indigenous knowledge systems inform our teaching practices and enhance education? How do we create an education system that embodies an anti-racist approach and equity for all learners? This resource is for non-Indigenous educators who want to learn more, are new to these conversations, or want to deepen their learning.
Date Published:2022

1 Where Do We Begin? ; Setting Up Our Space in A Good Way ; Situating Ourselves ; An Invitation ; Some Structural Guidance as You Read ; Discomfort: Moving Through the Fear of Making Mistakes ; Taking Responsibility -- 2 Indigenous Education Is Not Multicultural Education ; Defining Indigenous Education ; Culturally Responsive Education and Beyond -- 3 Yes, You Have a Role: Reconciliation Through Education ; Our Collective Responsibility ; This Is Not "Just History"; This Is Now ; Colonization Past and Present ; Reconciliation Through Education ; A Vision of a System -- 4 So, Let's Talk About the R Word ; Begin With Honesty ; Becoming Anti-Racist in Canada ; Investigating Our Own Biases and Assumptions ; How We Define Racism Matters ; Relational Racism ; Systemic Racism ; Learning and Growing -- 5 An Indigenous-Informed Pedagogy: The First Peoples Principles of Learning ; Moving From "Learning About" to "Learning From" ; How Were the FPPL Identified? ; What Is Important to Know About the FPPL? ; A Closer Look at Each Principle ; Current Contexts -- 6 Authentic Indigenous Resources ; Voice and Representation ; Authentic Resource Evaluation Criteria ; Collaborative Development of Local First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Resources -- 7 A Story of One System: Indigenous Education in British Columbia ; On a Learning Journey ; The Power of Indigenous Advocacy and United Voice ; Government Commitments and Obligations ; Bumpy Paths -- 8 Now What? ; Next Steps ; Final Thoughts: Working in Relation. Explore how racism and bias are embedded in education systems, as well as our own perspectives--and how to create equitable education for all learners. How can Indigenous knowledge systems inform our teaching practices and enhance education? How do we create an education system that embodies an anti-racist approach and equity for all learners? This resource is for non-Indigenous educators who want to learn more, are new to these conversations, or want to deepen their learning.

Date Published:2022

Residential schools : with the words and images of survivors

Loyie, Oskiniko Larry, 1933-


A National history--cover. Honours the survivors, the former students, who attended residential schools. Offers a first-person perspective of the residential school system in Canada, as it shares the memories of more than 70 survivors from across Canada as well as 125 archival and contemporary images (65 black & white photographs, 51 colour, some never before published). Expresses the truths about residential school experiences and honours the survivors. Along with the survivors voices, are the evocative, archival photographs provided by the Shingwauk Residential Schools Research Centre with the assistance of curator Krista McCracken. Begins with the moving introduction by Larry Loyie, and moves to seven chapters that explore the purpose of this school system; cultures and traditions; leaving home; life at school the half-day system; the dark side of the schools; friendship and laughter coping with a new life; changing world--the healing begins; and an afterword. A detailed, full colour map showing residential schools, timeline with key dates, glossary, and a helpful index (including names of survivors and schools).
Date Published:2014

A National history--cover. Honours the survivors, the former students, who attended residential schools. Offers a first-person perspective of the residential school system in Canada, as it shares the memories of more than 70 survivors from across Canada as well as 125 archival and contemporary images (65 black & white photographs, 51 colour, some never before published). Expresses the truths about residential school experiences and honours the survivors. Along with the survivors voices, are the evocative, archival photographs provided by the Shingwauk Residential Schools Research Centre with the assistance of curator Krista McCracken. Begins with the moving introduction by Larry Loyie, and moves to seven chapters that explore the purpose of this school system; cultures and traditions; leaving home; life at school the half-day system; the dark side of the schools; friendship and laughter coping with a new life; changing world--the healing begins; and an afterword. A detailed, full colour map showing residential schools, timeline with key dates, glossary, and a helpful index (including names of survivors and schools).

Date Published:2014

Vision Zero : Making City Roads Safer. October 2018


From the Curio channel: News in Review. City roads are designed for vehicles. But the modern cultural push for pedestrian-friendly cities and increased bike paths means there's a war raging on the streets. Unfortunately, pedestrian and bicycle fatalities are on the rise. In an effort to combat this, many cities have adopted a road safety program called Vision Zero. Launched in Sweden, this program helps marry pedestrians, bikes and automobiles. The program puts emphasis on safety design and system controls. Steven D'Souza takes us to New York where they've been integrating the program with much success for the past four years. And we look at the problems plaguing Canada's most populous city as it tries to ensure the safety of all road users.
Date Published:2018

From the Curio channel: News in Review. City roads are designed for vehicles. But the modern cultural push for pedestrian-friendly cities and increased bike paths means there's a war raging on the streets. Unfortunately, pedestrian and bicycle fatalities are on the rise. In an effort to combat this, many cities have adopted a road safety program called Vision Zero. Launched in Sweden, this program helps marry pedestrians, bikes and automobiles. The program puts emphasis on safety design and system controls. Steven D'Souza takes us to New York where they've been integrating the program with much success for the past four years. And we look at the problems plaguing Canada's most populous city as it tries to ensure the safety of all road users.

Date Published:2018

Camping dans les bois hantés

Friedman, Laurie B., 1964-,


Traduction de : A campout in the haunted woods. Un campement dans les bois hantés est déjà assez effrayant ! Mais les campeurs du Camp Creepy Lake doivent également s'inquiéter du monstre noir cracheur de feu. Il ne faut pas longtemps au monstre noir pour trouver les campeurs. Will a un plan pour se débarrasser de lui. Mais que se passe-t-il si cela ne fonctionne pas?
Date Published:2023

The final gambit

Barnes, Jennifer (Jennifer Lynn).


Avery's fortune, life, and loves are on the line in the game that everyone will be talking about. To inherit billions, all Avery Kylie Grambs has to do is survive a few more weeks living in Hawthorne House. The paparazzi are dogging her every step. Financial pressures are building. Danger is a fact of life. And the only thing getting Avery through it all is the Hawthorne brothers. Her life is intertwined with theirs. She knows their secrets, and they know her. But as the clock ticks down to the moment when Avery will become the richest teenager on the planet, trouble arrives in the form of a visitor who needs her help--and whose presence in Hawthorne House could change everything. It soon becomes clear that there is one last puzzle to solve, and Avery and the Hawthorne brothers are drawn into a dangerous game against an unknown and powerful player. Secrets upon secrets. Riddles upon riddles. In this game, there are hearts and lives at stake--and there is nothing more Hawthorne than winning.
Date Published:2022

Avery's fortune, life, and loves are on the line in the game that everyone will be talking about. To inherit billions, all Avery Kylie Grambs has to do is survive a few more weeks living in Hawthorne House. The paparazzi are dogging her every step. Financial pressures are building. Danger is a fact of life. And the only thing getting Avery through it all is the Hawthorne brothers. Her life is intertwined with theirs. She knows their secrets, and they know her. But as the clock ticks down to the moment when Avery will become the richest teenager on the planet, trouble arrives in the form of a visitor who needs her help--and whose presence in Hawthorne House could change everything. It soon becomes clear that there is one last puzzle to solve, and Avery and the Hawthorne brothers are drawn into a dangerous game against an unknown and powerful player. Secrets upon secrets. Riddles upon riddles. In this game, there are hearts and lives at stake--and there is nothing more Hawthorne than winning.

Date Published:2022

The brothers Hawthorne

Barnes, Jennifer (Jennifer Lynn),


Sequel to: The final gambit. Grayson Hawthorne was raised as the heir apparent to his billionaire grandfather, taught from the cradle to put family first. Now the great Tobias Hawthorne is dead and his family disinherited, but some lessons linger. When Grayson's half-sisters find themselves in trouble, he swoops in to do what he does best: take care of the problem--efficiently, effectively, mercilessly. And without getting bogged down in emotional entanglements. Jameson Hawthorne is a risk-taker, a sensation-seeker, a player of games. When his mysterious father appears and asks for a favor, Jameson can't resist the challenge. Now he must infiltrate London's most exclusive underground gambling club, which caters to the rich, the powerful, and the aristocratic, and win an impossible game of greatest stakes. Luckily, Jameson Hawthorne lives for impossible. Drawn into twisted games on opposite sides of the globe, Grayson and Jameson--with the help of their brothers and the girl who inherited their grandfather's fortune--must dig deep to decide who they want to be and what each of them will sacrifice to win.
Date Published:2023

Sequel to: The final gambit. Grayson Hawthorne was raised as the heir apparent to his billionaire grandfather, taught from the cradle to put family first. Now the great Tobias Hawthorne is dead and his family disinherited, but some lessons linger. When Grayson's half-sisters find themselves in trouble, he swoops in to do what he does best: take care of the problem--efficiently, effectively, mercilessly. And without getting bogged down in emotional entanglements. Jameson Hawthorne is a risk-taker, a sensation-seeker, a player of games. When his mysterious father appears and asks for a favor, Jameson can't resist the challenge. Now he must infiltrate London's most exclusive underground gambling club, which caters to the rich, the powerful, and the aristocratic, and win an impossible game of greatest stakes. Luckily, Jameson Hawthorne lives for impossible. Drawn into twisted games on opposite sides of the globe, Grayson and Jameson--with the help of their brothers and the girl who inherited their grandfather's fortune--must dig deep to decide who they want to be and what each of them will sacrifice to win.

Date Published:2023

Good girl, bad blood

Jackson, Holly, 1992-


"The sequel to A good girl's guide to murder" -- tp. After solving the murder case together, Ravi Singh helped Pip create a podcast that soon went viral, but they both swear off sleuthing. When Jamie Reynolds goes missing on the sixth anniversary of the deaths of Andie Bell and Sal Singh, however, Pip feels it's too big of a coincidence to ignore. With the spotlight on her, can she still follow the clues and uncover even more sinister depths to her hometown?
Date Published:2021

"The sequel to A good girl's guide to murder" -- tp. After solving the murder case together, Ravi Singh helped Pip create a podcast that soon went viral, but they both swear off sleuthing. When Jamie Reynolds goes missing on the sixth anniversary of the deaths of Andie Bell and Sal Singh, however, Pip feels it's too big of a coincidence to ignore. With the spotlight on her, can she still follow the clues and uncover even more sinister depths to her hometown?

Date Published:2021

Volcanoes : Coyote's Crazy Smart Science Show


In this explosive episode, we find out how geology, chemistry, physics and even creativity go into understanding volcanoes. We learn volcanoes are different ages and sizes and also have labels such as active, dormant and extinct, and cone, shield and composite. Kai and Anostin travel to Iceland - the land of fire and ice! They meet Volcanologist Dr. Rikke Pedersen who explains the volcanology of Iceland and the differences between the types of eruptions. The Hawaiian islands were also created from volcanoes. We talk with Indigenous Hawaiian geophysicist Dr. Jim Kauahikaua who studies volcanic activity in Hawaii, drawing from science, story and history. Commander John Herrington explains how volcanoes are one of the most powerful forces of nature. Kai shows us his rockin’ volcanorock collection, while the Cosmic Surfer visits some famous volcanoes.
Date Published:2017

In this explosive episode, we find out how geology, chemistry, physics and even creativity go into understanding volcanoes. We learn volcanoes are different ages and sizes and also have labels such as active, dormant and extinct, and cone, shield and composite. Kai and Anostin travel to Iceland - the land of fire and ice! They meet Volcanologist Dr. Rikke Pedersen who explains the volcanology of Iceland and the differences between the types of eruptions. The Hawaiian islands were also created from volcanoes. We talk with Indigenous Hawaiian geophysicist Dr. Jim Kauahikaua who studies volcanic activity in Hawaii, drawing from science, story and history. Commander John Herrington explains how volcanoes are one of the most powerful forces of nature. Kai shows us his rockin’ volcanorock collection, while the Cosmic Surfer visits some famous volcanoes.

Date Published:2017

Black Canadians in politics

D'Souza, Brian, 1981-


Learn about the lives and accomplishments of groundbreaking Black Canadian politicians, despite facing discrimination and other obstacles, as well as ongoing efforts to address inequalities that prevent Black participation in politics.
Date Published:2023

The kite runner

Hosseini, Khaled


Amir, haunted by his betrayal of Hassan, the son of his father's servant and a childhood friend, returns to Kabul as an adult after he learns Hassan has been killed, in an attempt to redeem himself by rescuing Hassan's son from a life of slavery to a Taliban official.
Date Published:2004

Trombone Shorty

Andrews, Troy.


Title proper from title frame. New Orleans jazz musician Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews tells the story of how he got his nickname and his start in jazz music.
Date Published:2015

Concrete rose

Thomas, Angie,


"A gang leader's son finds his effort to go straight for the sake of his child challenged by a loved one's brutal murder"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2021

Ada Twist, scientist

Beaty, Andrea.


Title proper from title frame. Ada Twist is a very curious girl who shows perseverance by asking questions and performing experiments to find things out and understand the world.
Date Published:2016

1, 2, 3 Dimensions


3 segments include: -- how 3D movies trick your brain -- the mysterious Perspective Phantom -- watch our challengers build a 3D robot from a 2D blueprint. Have you ever wanted to take a vacation in the first or second dimension? Hamza discovers the world of height, width and depth in this multi - dimensional episode of Look Kool!
Date Published:2016

Les bas du pensionnat : une histoire vraie

Jordan-Fenton, Christy


Titre original: Fatty legs. Curieuse et entêtée, sachant qu'elle y apprendrait à lire comme sa soeur, Olemaun Pokiak demande à ses parents de l'envoyer à l'école des Blancs. Après plusieurs refus, son père fléchit, mais la prévient que la vie au pensionnat catholique d'Aklavik ne sera pas rose. On tentera d'y polir sa culture d'Inuvialiut en lui donnant un nom occidental, en lui coupant les cheveux, elle lui faisant effectuer de dures corvées tout en lui imposant une discipline autoritaire. Forte de son désir de savoir lire un jour, l'enfant de 8 ans quitte son petit univers familier de l'île de Banks pour rejoindre, après cinq jours de voyages en mer, les Territoires du Nord-Ouest. Aguerrie, elle en ressort quelques années plus tard amère et blessées mais sans y avoir oublié qui elle est et d'où elle vient.
Date Published:2024

Titre original: Fatty legs. Curieuse et entêtée, sachant qu'elle y apprendrait à lire comme sa soeur, Olemaun Pokiak demande à ses parents de l'envoyer à l'école des Blancs. Après plusieurs refus, son père fléchit, mais la prévient que la vie au pensionnat catholique d'Aklavik ne sera pas rose. On tentera d'y polir sa culture d'Inuvialiut en lui donnant un nom occidental, en lui coupant les cheveux, elle lui faisant effectuer de dures corvées tout en lui imposant une discipline autoritaire. Forte de son désir de savoir lire un jour, l'enfant de 8 ans quitte son petit univers familier de l'île de Banks pour rejoindre, après cinq jours de voyages en mer, les Territoires du Nord-Ouest. Aguerrie, elle en ressort quelques années plus tard amère et blessées mais sans y avoir oublié qui elle est et d'où elle vient.

Date Published:2024