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Introduction to fresh waters

Howell, Izzi,


This book looks at Earth's fresh water systems with this decodable title introducing key geography standards around rivers, lakes, and other waterways.
Date Published:2025

What is multiplication?


Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on July 26, 2018. Dave is building a new garden wall for Mrs Sharma. It’s taking a very, very long time. He is doing his best but keeps running out of bricks. This sounds like a job for Multiplication Boy. Can Multiplication Boy help Dave with some repeated addition on his number line? Will Dave be able to calculate exactly how many bricks to order to get the whole wall finished in one go? Will Mrs Sharma’s wall ever actually get finished?
Date Published:2016

Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on July 26, 2018. Dave is building a new garden wall for Mrs Sharma. It’s taking a very, very long time. He is doing his best but keeps running out of bricks. This sounds like a job for Multiplication Boy. Can Multiplication Boy help Dave with some repeated addition on his number line? Will Dave be able to calculate exactly how many bricks to order to get the whole wall finished in one go? Will Mrs Sharma’s wall ever actually get finished?

Date Published:2016

This is how a ball rolls : the science of wobbling, bouncing, spinning balls

Tekavec, Heather, 1969-


Tongue-twisting main text, informative science sidebars and wacky, colorful art combine in this unique informational picture book that begs to be read aloud. Can you name a "zigging, zagging, zippy" ball? How about a "score-some-points-and-win" ball? In a madcap romp that's part guessing game, readers will learn all about these balls and more, from teeny tiny marbles all the way up to the giant, person-sized Zorb.
Date Published:2025

Tongue-twisting main text, informative science sidebars and wacky, colorful art combine in this unique informational picture book that begs to be read aloud. Can you name a "zigging, zagging, zippy" ball? How about a "score-some-points-and-win" ball? In a madcap romp that's part guessing game, readers will learn all about these balls and more, from teeny tiny marbles all the way up to the giant, person-sized Zorb.

Date Published:2025

Still my Tessa

Chiang, Sylv,


Evelyn is learning to use new pronouns for her sibling, Tessa. Not only that, but she’s experiencing a sad and familiar reality that all younger siblings face: the moment when your older sibling no longer wants to play with you. Evelyn learns how to connect in new ways with her sibling. She also learns how to see her older sibling as a non-binary person with they/them pronouns, and shows Mom and Dad – and those around them – how it’s done.
Date Published:2024

Evelyn is learning to use new pronouns for her sibling, Tessa. Not only that, but she’s experiencing a sad and familiar reality that all younger siblings face: the moment when your older sibling no longer wants to play with you. Evelyn learns how to connect in new ways with her sibling. She also learns how to see her older sibling as a non-binary person with they/them pronouns, and shows Mom and Dad – and those around them – how it’s done.

Date Published:2024

How to use mental methods to multiply


Originally released by BBC Worldwide Learning, 2016. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on July 26, 2018. Learn the how to use mental methods in your head to complete multiplication problems. Mr and Mrs Sharma can’t work out how many sausages to buy for Charlie’s birthday party. They are trying to count it out using chocolate buttons, but they are getting in a mess. This sounds like a job for Multiplication Boy! Multiplication Boy comes to the rescue, but loses his trusty number line en route. Can he find another way to work out the answer? What if he uses the commutative law of multiplication and facts he already knows? And will Mrs Sharma have any chocolate button left by the end of it all?
Date Published:2016

Originally released by BBC Worldwide Learning, 2016. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on July 26, 2018. Learn the how to use mental methods in your head to complete multiplication problems. Mr and Mrs Sharma can’t work out how many sausages to buy for Charlie’s birthday party. They are trying to count it out using chocolate buttons, but they are getting in a mess. This sounds like a job for Multiplication Boy! Multiplication Boy comes to the rescue, but loses his trusty number line en route. Can he find another way to work out the answer? What if he uses the commutative law of multiplication and facts he already knows? And will Mrs Sharma have any chocolate button left by the end of it all?

Date Published:2016

Mnoomin maan'gowing = The gift of Mnoomin

Luby, Brittany,


In this bilingual book, an Anishinaabe child explores the story of a precious mnoomin seed and the circle of life mnoomin sustains. Written in Anishinaabemowin and English, the story opens at harvest time. A child holds a mnoomin seed and imagines all the life that made a single seed possible - Mayfly, Pike, Muskrat, Eagle and Moose, all had a part to play in bringing the seed into being. What will happen if the seed sprouts? Underwater leaves will shelter young fish, shoots will protect ducklings, stalks will feed larvae, in turn providing food for bats...until finally mnoomin will be ready to harvest again. We follow the child and family through a harvest day as they make offerings of tobacco, then gently knock ripe seeds into their canoe. On shore, they prepare the seeds, cook up a feast, and gratefully plant some seeds they'd set aside.
Date Published:2023

In this bilingual book, an Anishinaabe child explores the story of a precious mnoomin seed and the circle of life mnoomin sustains. Written in Anishinaabemowin and English, the story opens at harvest time. A child holds a mnoomin seed and imagines all the life that made a single seed possible - Mayfly, Pike, Muskrat, Eagle and Moose, all had a part to play in bringing the seed into being. What will happen if the seed sprouts? Underwater leaves will shelter young fish, shoots will protect ducklings, stalks will feed larvae, in turn providing food for bats...until finally mnoomin will be ready to harvest again. We follow the child and family through a harvest day as they make offerings of tobacco, then gently knock ripe seeds into their canoe. On shore, they prepare the seeds, cook up a feast, and gratefully plant some seeds they'd set aside.

Date Published:2023

The Emoji dance!


Sometimes words aren't enough to get your meaning across. That's where emojis come in. Words and emojis make a great team. Do the emoji dance with Ava and end it with a big happy face emoji!
Date Published:2022

Righting Canada's wrongs resource guide

Gibson, Lindsay, 1975-


Includes blackline masters. Includes: Japanese Canadian internment in the Second World War; Italian Canadian internment in the Second World War; The Komagata Maru and Canada's anti-Indian immigration policies in the twentieth century; The Chinese head tax and anti-Chinese immigration policies in the twentieth century; Residential schools, the devastating impact on Canada's Indigenous peoples and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's findings and call for action.; Africville; MS St. Louis; The LGBT purge; Inuit relocations; The Sixties Scoop. The RIGHTING CANADA'S WRONGS series is devoted to the exploration of the mostly unknown, and often shocking, stories of Canadian government's racist actions against various ethnic groups through our history, the fight for acknowledgement and justice, and the eventual apologies and restitution of subsequent governments. In this Resource Guide you will find seven lessons that will engage your students while they learn about some of the important events in Canada's history that helped shape our current multicultural society. You will find support for teaching about Canada's past treatment of ethnic minorities and how to approach the topic of racism. As well, your students will learn about the important roles that these minorities have played in Canadian society.
Date Published:2024

Includes blackline masters. Includes: Japanese Canadian internment in the Second World War; Italian Canadian internment in the Second World War; The Komagata Maru and Canada's anti-Indian immigration policies in the twentieth century; The Chinese head tax and anti-Chinese immigration policies in the twentieth century; Residential schools, the devastating impact on Canada's Indigenous peoples and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's findings and call for action.; Africville; MS St. Louis; The LGBT purge; Inuit relocations; The Sixties Scoop. The RIGHTING CANADA'S WRONGS series is devoted to the exploration of the mostly unknown, and often shocking, stories of Canadian government's racist actions against various ethnic groups through our history, the fight for acknowledgement and justice, and the eventual apologies and restitution of subsequent governments. In this Resource Guide you will find seven lessons that will engage your students while they learn about some of the important events in Canada's history that helped shape our current multicultural society. You will find support for teaching about Canada's past treatment of ethnic minorities and how to approach the topic of racism. As well, your students will learn about the important roles that these minorities have played in Canadian society.

Date Published:2024

More than words : so many ways to say what we mean

MacLean, Roz,


Notes about Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) and communication access at back of book. A touching picture book about the many unique ways we communicate, and how we can better listen to and respect these different modes of expression.
Date Published:2023

Percy Jackson & the Olympians. 1, The lightning thief /

Venditti, Robert,


After learning that he is the son of a mortal woman and Poseidon, god of the sea, twelve-year-old Percy is sent to a summer camp for demigods like himself, and joins his new friends on a quest to prevent a war between the gods.
Date Published:2023

Percy Jackson & the Olympians. 2, The sea of monsters /

Venditti, Robert,


After discovering a secret that makes him question the honor of being the son of Poseidon, demi-god Percy Jackson journeys into the Sea of Monsters in an attempt to save Camp Half-Blood.
Date Published:2025

Simon sort of says

Bow, Erin,


Ask Simon O'Keeffe why his family moved to tiny Grin And Bear It, Nebraska, and he'll tell you they were driven out of Omaha by alpacas. In Simon's version of the story, a blessing of the animals went sideways, his dad got fired from his church job, and the whole family moved to the National Quiet Zone, where the internet and cell phones are banned so astronomers can scan the sky for signs of alien life. But there's another story too--a story about a locked classroom, an active shooter, and a media cycle that refuses to let Simon go, even years later. To everyone who knows what happened, Simon is either a miracle or a sob story. But Simon just wants to be Simon: a twelve-year-old in high tops and a Minecraft hoodie. Moving to the last town in America where no one can Google you is a chance for Simon to start fresh. To rewrite the narrative. And with the help of two new friends, a puppy, and a giant radio telescope, he's determined to say something new.
Date Published:2023

Ask Simon O'Keeffe why his family moved to tiny Grin And Bear It, Nebraska, and he'll tell you they were driven out of Omaha by alpacas. In Simon's version of the story, a blessing of the animals went sideways, his dad got fired from his church job, and the whole family moved to the National Quiet Zone, where the internet and cell phones are banned so astronomers can scan the sky for signs of alien life. But there's another story too--a story about a locked classroom, an active shooter, and a media cycle that refuses to let Simon go, even years later. To everyone who knows what happened, Simon is either a miracle or a sob story. But Simon just wants to be Simon: a twelve-year-old in high tops and a Minecraft hoodie. Moving to the last town in America where no one can Google you is a chance for Simon to start fresh. To rewrite the narrative. And with the help of two new friends, a puppy, and a giant radio telescope, he's determined to say something new.

Date Published:2023

When and how people live


How people live has changed dramatically over time, thanks to new innovations and ways of thinking, from how people make decisions and communicate, to how they buy what they need.
Date Published:2024

Alice Fleck's recipes for disaster

Delaney, Rachelle.


Alice Fleck's father is a culinary historian, and for as long as she can remember, she's been helping him recreate meals from the past - a hobby she prefers to keep secret from kids her age. But when her father's new girlfriend enters them into a cooking competition at a Victorian festival, Alice finds herself and her hobby thrust into the spotlight. And that's just the first of many surprises awaiting her. On arriving at the festival, Alice learns that she and her father are actually contestants on Culinary Combat, a new reality TV show hosted by Tom Truffleman, the most famous and fierce judge on TV! And to make matters worse, she begins to suspect that someone is at work behind the scenes, sabotaging the competition.
Date Published:2021

Alice Fleck's father is a culinary historian, and for as long as she can remember, she's been helping him recreate meals from the past - a hobby she prefers to keep secret from kids her age. But when her father's new girlfriend enters them into a cooking competition at a Victorian festival, Alice finds herself and her hobby thrust into the spotlight. And that's just the first of many surprises awaiting her. On arriving at the festival, Alice learns that she and her father are actually contestants on Culinary Combat, a new reality TV show hosted by Tom Truffleman, the most famous and fierce judge on TV! And to make matters worse, she begins to suspect that someone is at work behind the scenes, sabotaging the competition.

Date Published:2021

Nonfiction Text Structures: Skills Series.


Understand nonfiction texts with these five essential text structures. Chronological structures, cause and effect structures, problem and solution structures, compare and contrast structures which often draw conclusions, and descriptions or lists. These five structures help non-fiction writers organize their thoughts and in a way that suits their purpose, writing with clarity.
Date Published:2023

Black Canadians in arts & entertainment

D'Souza, Brian, 1981-


Learn about the lives and accomplishments of groundbreaking Black Canadian artists and entertainers, from the early pioneers to those who came later.
Date Published:2023

Le bateau magique

Pearson, Kit, 1947-


Traduction de: The magic boat. Tous les matins d'été, la jeune Ellie se rend à la plage en compagnie de Nonna qui, étant gée, reste sous le parasol pour lire son livre. Si la fillette s'adonne toujours à toutes sortes d'activités, elle finit par se lasser, de sorte que Nonna lui propose de se joindre aux autres enfants qui jouent sur le sable. Mais Ellie est timide et n'ose pas approcher personne, jusqu'à ce qu'une petite fille un peu plus gée qu'elle lui propose de monter à bord de son bateau magique. Si celui-ci ne ressemble qu'à une vieille barque bleue enlisée dans le sable, il se transforme en dériveur muni de voiles orangées, en montgolfière ou en sous-marin pour permettre aux deux filles d'admirer les beautés de la nature. Quand la dénommée Piper lui apprend qu'elle doit retourner à la ville avec sa famille, Ellie pense qu'elle devra de nouveau passer ses journées à s'ennuyer, mais elle pourrait surmonter sa gêne et convier d'autres enfants à un voyage mémorable.
Date Published:2019

Traduction de: The magic boat. Tous les matins d'été, la jeune Ellie se rend à la plage en compagnie de Nonna qui, étant gée, reste sous le parasol pour lire son livre. Si la fillette s'adonne toujours à toutes sortes d'activités, elle finit par se lasser, de sorte que Nonna lui propose de se joindre aux autres enfants qui jouent sur le sable. Mais Ellie est timide et n'ose pas approcher personne, jusqu'à ce qu'une petite fille un peu plus gée qu'elle lui propose de monter à bord de son bateau magique. Si celui-ci ne ressemble qu'à une vieille barque bleue enlisée dans le sable, il se transforme en dériveur muni de voiles orangées, en montgolfière ou en sous-marin pour permettre aux deux filles d'admirer les beautés de la nature. Quand la dénommée Piper lui apprend qu'elle doit retourner à la ville avec sa famille, Ellie pense qu'elle devra de nouveau passer ses journées à s'ennuyer, mais elle pourrait surmonter sa gêne et convier d'autres enfants à un voyage mémorable.

Date Published:2019

Alice in Wonderland


Zoey has just read Alice in Wonderland. She and Lukas decide to create an Alice-in-Wonderland-like world filled with opposites, palindromes and tricky double negatives. With the help of their special guest, a psychologist and teacher who wrote a book in mirror writing, they try their hand at writing backwards just like the author of Alice in Wonderland sometimes did. Teams of kids match up pairs of palindromes in the game show. When Lukas programs Booboo Bot to say everything backwards, it sends Booboo Bot into a fit of hysterics. In the challenge, teams of kids have to follow commands filled with double negatives and opposites. It's not easy figuring out what to do, not do or not not do!
Date Published:2020

Zoey has just read Alice in Wonderland. She and Lukas decide to create an Alice-in-Wonderland-like world filled with opposites, palindromes and tricky double negatives. With the help of their special guest, a psychologist and teacher who wrote a book in mirror writing, they try their hand at writing backwards just like the author of Alice in Wonderland sometimes did. Teams of kids match up pairs of palindromes in the game show. When Lukas programs Booboo Bot to say everything backwards, it sends Booboo Bot into a fit of hysterics. In the challenge, teams of kids have to follow commands filled with double negatives and opposites. It's not easy figuring out what to do, not do or not not do!

Date Published:2020

The magic school bus plants seeds : a book about how living things grow

Relf, Patricia


"TV tie-in book adaptation by Patricia Relf and illustrated by John Speirs ; TV script written by Ronnie Krauss, Brian Meehl, and Joycelyn Stevenson"--T.p. verso.
Date Published:1995

Finding home : the journey of immigrants and refugees

Lee, Jen Sookfong,


From war zones to politics, there are many reasons why people have always searched for a place to call home. In this book, readers discover how human migration has shaped the world. They explore its origins and the current issues facing immigrants and refugees today, and they hear the first-hand stories of people who have moved across the globe looking for safety, security and happiness.
Date Published:2021