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Halifax Explosion : 100 Years On. February 2018


From the Curio channel: News in Review. It's considered one of the deadliest disasters in Canadian history. On December 6, 1917, two vessels collided in Halifax Harbour. One was carrying explosives. The ensuing explosion ripped through the city, literally flattening the north end. Two thousand people were killed and another 9,000 were injured or maimed. It's an accident that scarred the city and its residents for decades. One hundred years later, we look back on the events of that harrowing day and how it continues to impact people, families and communities today.
Date Published:2018

From the Curio channel: News in Review. It's considered one of the deadliest disasters in Canadian history. On December 6, 1917, two vessels collided in Halifax Harbour. One was carrying explosives. The ensuing explosion ripped through the city, literally flattening the north end. Two thousand people were killed and another 9,000 were injured or maimed. It's an accident that scarred the city and its residents for decades. One hundred years later, we look back on the events of that harrowing day and how it continues to impact people, families and communities today.

Date Published:2018

Global warming

Colligan, L. H.


Examines the two sides of the debate related to global warming, discussing issues including what is global warming, climate change and the potential effects on the planet, and whether or not global warning is actually taking place.
Date Published:2012

20,000 leagues under the sea

Hutchinson, Emily


Scientist Pierre Aronnax and his trusty servant set sail to hunt a monster. With help from Ned Land, the world's greatest harpooner, the men soon discover that the creature is really a high-tech submarine. To keep this secret from being revealed, the sub's leader, Captain Nemo, takes the men hostage.
Date Published:2011

Le 14e poisson rouge

Holm, Jennifer L.


Traduction de: Fourteenth goldfish. Ellie a 11 ans. Elle vit avec sa mère, actrice un peu excentrique, son père, acteur lui aussi, n'est pas souvent à la maison. Ellie commence sa 6e année et se sent un peu perdue dans sa nouvelle école. Un jour, sa mère reçoit un appel de la police pour ramener son grand-père à la maison. Surprise, elle ramène un garçon de 13 ans au style gothique. Il se trouve que Melvin est vraiment son grand-père, un homme de 70 ans dans le corps d'un adolescent. Un scientifique, qui par le biais d'une méduse (T. Malvinus), a développé un sérum pour se rajeunir. Melvin a des difficultés à retourner à son ancien laboratoire et à ses précieuses données qui ont fait de lui une jeunesse. Il demande à Ellie de l'aider. L'aventure commence pour les deux larrons.
Date Published:2020

Traduction de: Fourteenth goldfish. Ellie a 11 ans. Elle vit avec sa mère, actrice un peu excentrique, son père, acteur lui aussi, n'est pas souvent à la maison. Ellie commence sa 6e année et se sent un peu perdue dans sa nouvelle école. Un jour, sa mère reçoit un appel de la police pour ramener son grand-père à la maison. Surprise, elle ramène un garçon de 13 ans au style gothique. Il se trouve que Melvin est vraiment son grand-père, un homme de 70 ans dans le corps d'un adolescent. Un scientifique, qui par le biais d'une méduse (T. Malvinus), a développé un sérum pour se rajeunir. Melvin a des difficultés à retourner à son ancien laboratoire et à ses précieuses données qui ont fait de lui une jeunesse. Il demande à Ellie de l'aider. L'aventure commence pour les deux larrons.

Date Published:2020

La chaîne alimentaire dans la forêt

Walker, Alan, 1963-


Traduction de : Food chain in a forest. Un écosystème est une communauté des choses vivantes et non-vivants qui sont liés les uns les autres où ils habitent. Les jeunes lectures sont introduits à certaines des plantes et des animaux dans un écosystème forestière. Ils sont encouragés à apprendre plus sur les chaînes alimentaires dans un forêt et à dessiner leur propre chaîne alimentaire.
Date Published:2021

Traduction de : Food chain in a forest. Un écosystème est une communauté des choses vivantes et non-vivants qui sont liés les uns les autres où ils habitent. Les jeunes lectures sont introduits à certaines des plantes et des animaux dans un écosystème forestière. Ils sont encouragés à apprendre plus sur les chaînes alimentaires dans un forêt et à dessiner leur propre chaîne alimentaire.

Date Published:2021

Around the world in 80 days

Greene, Janice


Follows the adventures of English gentleman Phileas Fogg as he tries to win his wager that he can travel around the world in eighty days.
Date Published:2011

Around the world in eighty days

Bowler, Bill



Date Published:2002

Journey to the center of the Earth

Verne, Jules, 1828-1905.


"A classic of nineteenth-century French literature, this science fiction tales delves into the depths of the Earth, and by so doing, reveals the staggeringly long history of our planet"--Cover, P. [4].
Date Published:2008

Tout le monde!

Gravel, Elise.


Traduction de: Everybody! Petits ou grands, jeunes ou âgés, nous sommes tous uniques! Mais nous sommes aussi tous les mêmes, car nous sommes unis par les émotions que nous ressentons. Tout le monde a des moments de joie, de tristesse ou de peur. Tout le monde fait des erreurs, se sent fatigué ou a besoin d’aide de temps en temps. Même si nous sommes tous différents, nous sommes en réalité plus similaires que nous ne voulons bien l’admettre. Le plus important, c’est que nous devons tous être acceptés comme nous sommes.
Date Published:2021

Traduction de: Everybody! Petits ou grands, jeunes ou âgés, nous sommes tous uniques! Mais nous sommes aussi tous les mêmes, car nous sommes unis par les émotions que nous ressentons. Tout le monde a des moments de joie, de tristesse ou de peur. Tout le monde fait des erreurs, se sent fatigué ou a besoin d’aide de temps en temps. Même si nous sommes tous différents, nous sommes en réalité plus similaires que nous ne voulons bien l’admettre. Le plus important, c’est que nous devons tous être acceptés comme nous sommes.

Date Published:2021

The Chrysalids

Wyndham, John, 1903-1969.


Genetic mutation has devastated the world and a bleak, primitive society has emerged from its ruins ; a society which punishes any deviation from rigid norms. Ten-year-old David is having strange dreams about a mysterious city. But in his ultra-religious village of Waknut, all abnormality is abhorred, and he soon realizes that differences can be very dangerous indeed.
Date Published:2008

Silas Marner : the weaver of Raveloe

West, Clare


Previous ed.: 1994.
Date Published:2000

Cunning


Today we're on a mission to find the most extremely cunning creatures. We are looking for animals that use sneaky plans and unexpected tricks to get what they want. Whether it's a spa-hopping monkey, a colour changing lizard or a fishing turtle, all have devleoped clever ways to survive and thrive on Planet Earth.
Date Published:2016

Africville : an African Nova Scotian community is demolished - and fights back

Wesley, Gloria,


The community of Africville began in the early 1800s with the settlement of former American slaves and other black people on the Beford Basin, just north of Halifax. Over time the community grew to include a church, a school, and small businesses. At its peak, about 400 people lived in the tight-knit community of Africville. But the neighbourhood was not without its problems. Racist attitudes prevented people from getting well-paying jobs outside the community and the City of Halifax denied the residents of Africville basic services such as running water, sewage disposal, and garbage collection. Despite being labeled a "slum," the community was lively and vibrant, with a strong sense of culture and tradition. In the 1960s, in the name of urban renewal, the City of Halifax decided to demolish the community, relocate its residents and use the land for industrial development. Residents of Africville strongly opposed this move, but their homes were bulldozed and they were forced into public housing projects in other parts of the city, and promised, but did not receive social assistance to help them resettle. After years of pressure from former members of the community and their descendants, the City of Halifax finally apologized for the destruction of Africville and offered to pay compensation. Through historical photographs, documents, and first-person narratives from former Africville residents, this book offers an account of the racism behind the injustices suffered by the community. It documents how the City destroyed Africville and finally apologized for it.
Date Published:2018

The community of Africville began in the early 1800s with the settlement of former American slaves and other black people on the Beford Basin, just north of Halifax. Over time the community grew to include a church, a school, and small businesses. At its peak, about 400 people lived in the tight-knit community of Africville. But the neighbourhood was not without its problems. Racist attitudes prevented people from getting well-paying jobs outside the community and the City of Halifax denied the residents of Africville basic services such as running water, sewage disposal, and garbage collection. Despite being labeled a "slum," the community was lively and vibrant, with a strong sense of culture and tradition. In the 1960s, in the name of urban renewal, the City of Halifax decided to demolish the community, relocate its residents and use the land for industrial development. Residents of Africville strongly opposed this move, but their homes were bulldozed and they were forced into public housing projects in other parts of the city, and promised, but did not receive social assistance to help them resettle. After years of pressure from former members of the community and their descendants, the City of Halifax finally apologized for the destruction of Africville and offered to pay compensation. Through historical photographs, documents, and first-person narratives from former Africville residents, this book offers an account of the racism behind the injustices suffered by the community. It documents how the City destroyed Africville and finally apologized for it.

Date Published:2018

December 1917 : re-visiting the Halifax explosion

Kitz, Janet F., 1930-



Date Published:2006

Africville

Grant, Shauntay,


When a young girl visits the site of Africville, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the stories she's heard from her family come to mind. She imagines what the community was once like--the brightly painted houses nestled into the hillside, the field where boys played football, the pond where all the kids went rafting, the bountiful fishing, the huge bonfires.
Date Published:2018

Chasing bats and tracking rats : urban ecology, community science, and how we share our cities

Guy, Cylita.


Title proper from title frame. "What can city bees tell us about climate change? How are we changing coyote behavior? And what the heck is a science bike? Featuring the work of a diverse group of eleven scientists--herself included!--Dr. Cylita Guy shows how studying urban wildlife can help us make cities around the world healthier for all of their inhabitants. In the process, Guy reveals how social injustices like racism can affect not only how scientists study city wildlife, but also where urban critters are likelier to thrive. Sidebars include . . . animal facts and the often-wacky tools used by urban ecologists, from a ratmobile to a bug vacuum"--Amazon.com.
Date Published:2021

Title proper from title frame. "What can city bees tell us about climate change? How are we changing coyote behavior? And what the heck is a science bike? Featuring the work of a diverse group of eleven scientists--herself included!--Dr. Cylita Guy shows how studying urban wildlife can help us make cities around the world healthier for all of their inhabitants. In the process, Guy reveals how social injustices like racism can affect not only how scientists study city wildlife, but also where urban critters are likelier to thrive. Sidebars include . . . animal facts and the often-wacky tools used by urban ecologists, from a ratmobile to a bug vacuum"--Amazon.com.

Date Published:2021

The spirit of Africville



Date Published:2010

Reparations

Kimber, Stephen.



Date Published:2007

Falcons in the city : the story of a peregrine family

Earley, Chris G., 1968-,


Includes index.
Date Published:2016

Over the shop

Lawson, JonArno,


A lonely little girl and her grandparent need to fill the run-down apartment in their building. But taking over the quarters above their store will mean major renovations for the new occupants, and none of the potential renters can envision the possibilities of the space--until one special couple shows up. With their ingenuity, the little girl's big heart, and heaps of hard work, the desperate fixer-upper begins to change in lovely and surprising ways.
Date Published:2021

A lonely little girl and her grandparent need to fill the run-down apartment in their building. But taking over the quarters above their store will mean major renovations for the new occupants, and none of the potential renters can envision the possibilities of the space--until one special couple shows up. With their ingenuity, the little girl's big heart, and heaps of hard work, the desperate fixer-upper begins to change in lovely and surprising ways.

Date Published:2021

Most Searched Titles

Halifax Explosion : 100 Years On​. February 2018

Global warming

20,000 leagues under the sea

Le 14e poisson rouge

La chaîne alimentaire dans la forêt

Around the world in 80 days

Around the world in eighty days

Journey to the center of the Earth

Tout le monde!

The Chrysalids

Silas Marner : the weaver of Raveloe

Cunning

Africville : an African Nova Scotian community is demolished - and fights back

December 1917 : re-visiting the Halifax explosion

Africville

Chasing bats and tracking rats : urban ecology, community science, and how we share our cities

The spirit of Africville

Reparations

Falcons in the city : the story of a peregrine family

Over the shop

Halifax Explosion : 100 Years On. February 2018