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Pedro goes buggy

Manushkin, Fran.


Includes glossary. A Capstone Interactive eBook. Wild about bugs -- Bed bugs, head bugs -- Get hopping. Pedro collects a lot of different bugs for a class assignment, but when his brother lets them out in the house, their parents are furious, and ban any further collecting.
Date Published:2017

I survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005

Tarshis, Lauren,


Barry's family tries to evacuate before Hurricane Katrina hits their home in New Orleans. But when Barry's little sister gets terribly sick, they're forced to stay home and wait out the storm. At first, Katrina doesn't seem to be as bad as predicted. But overnight the levees break, and Barry's world is literally torn apart. He's swept away by the floodwaters, away from his family. Can he survive the storm of the century -- alone?
Date Published:2011

Barry's family tries to evacuate before Hurricane Katrina hits their home in New Orleans. But when Barry's little sister gets terribly sick, they're forced to stay home and wait out the storm. At first, Katrina doesn't seem to be as bad as predicted. But overnight the levees break, and Barry's world is literally torn apart. He's swept away by the floodwaters, away from his family. Can he survive the storm of the century -- alone?

Date Published:2011

All about sound

Royston, Angela, 1945-


This title looks at sound: how sounds are made, how they travel, how we hear them, what makes a sound high or low, loud or soft.
Date Published:2016

Because I love you

Lucado, Max


Originally appeared as 'The fall' in 'Tell me a story," 1992. A long time ago a wise man named Shaddai built a wonderful village for the children to live in. One day Paladin, the most curious child in the village, discovers something troubling about the wall. Something that made him doubt about Shaddai's love. Could there be a mistake? Would Paladin be able to discover the answer and understand how deeply he is loved?
Date Published:1999

Originally appeared as 'The fall' in 'Tell me a story," 1992. A long time ago a wise man named Shaddai built a wonderful village for the children to live in. One day Paladin, the most curious child in the village, discovers something troubling about the wall. Something that made him doubt about Shaddai's love. Could there be a mistake? Would Paladin be able to discover the answer and understand how deeply he is loved?

Date Published:1999

You are special

Lucado, Max


Punchinello's opinion of himself changes after talking to his creator.
Date Published:1997

Escape! : a story of the underground railroad

Gayle, Sharon Shavers.


While on a visit to the Anacostia Museum of the Smithsonian Institution, Emma finds herself as a runaway slave using the Underground Railroad to make her way to freedom in Canada.
Date Published:2000

Hoops

Tavares, Matt,


Includes information on Title IX. A work of fiction inspired by a true story, Matt Tavares’s debut graphic novel dramatizes the historic struggle for gender equality in high school sports. It is 1975 in Indiana, and the Wilkins Regional High School girls’ basketball team is in their rookie season. Despite being undefeated, they practice at night in the elementary school and play to empty bleachers. Unlike the boys’ team, the Lady Bears have no buses to deliver them to away games and no uniforms, much less a laundry service. They make their own uniforms out of T-shirts and electrical tape. And with help from a committed female coach, they push through to improbable victory after improbable victory. Illustrated in full color, this story about the ongoing battle of women striving for equality in sports rings with honesty, bravery, and heart.
Date Published:2023

Includes information on Title IX. A work of fiction inspired by a true story, Matt Tavares’s debut graphic novel dramatizes the historic struggle for gender equality in high school sports. It is 1975 in Indiana, and the Wilkins Regional High School girls’ basketball team is in their rookie season. Despite being undefeated, they practice at night in the elementary school and play to empty bleachers. Unlike the boys’ team, the Lady Bears have no buses to deliver them to away games and no uniforms, much less a laundry service. They make their own uniforms out of T-shirts and electrical tape. And with help from a committed female coach, they push through to improbable victory after improbable victory. Illustrated in full color, this story about the ongoing battle of women striving for equality in sports rings with honesty, bravery, and heart.

Date Published:2023

Three keys

Yang, Kelly.


Mia Tang thinks she's going to have the best year ever. She and her parents are the proud owners of the Calivista Motel, Mia gets to run the front desk with her best friend, Lupe, and she's finally getting somewhere with her writing! But as it turns out, sixth grade is no picnic.
Date Published:2020

The clock struck one : a time-telling tale

Harris, Trudy,


Rhyming text expands on the nursery rhyme, "Hickory Dickory Dock," as a cat chases the mouse up the clock, followed by other animals, until midnight arrives and the tired creatures fall asleep. Includes facts about clocks and basic information about telling time.
Date Published:2025

Shelter

Claire, CÃ©line


Translation of: L'abri. "As a big storm approaches, two strangers arrive in the forest. All the animal families, safe in their homes, are worried, unsure of their motives. So they all turn them away when they ask for shelter, and the strangers are left to fend for themselves. But then the fox family is suddenly forced out into the storm, and they must ask these outsiders for help. Will they find it in their hearts to give it? A timeless - and timely - story about generosity, and the difference even small acts of kindness can make to those in need."--
Date Published:2017

Translation of: L'abri. "As a big storm approaches, two strangers arrive in the forest. All the animal families, safe in their homes, are worried, unsure of their motives. So they all turn them away when they ask for shelter, and the strangers are left to fend for themselves. But then the fox family is suddenly forced out into the storm, and they must ask these outsiders for help. Will they find it in their hearts to give it? A timeless - and timely - story about generosity, and the difference even small acts of kindness can make to those in need."--

Date Published:2017

The biggest snowman ever

Kroll, Steven


Some copies may be accompanied by audio CD. When the mayor of Mouseville announces a contest, Clayton and Desmond compete to win the prize for building the biggest snowman.
Date Published:2005

Boxitects

Smith, Kim, 1986-


Meg loves to create things from cardboard boxes, deeming herself a boxitect. When a new student joins her maker school, she discovers she's a boxitect too. Can the two girls learn to work together?
Date Published:2019

Be my neighbor

Ajmera, Maya


An simple introduction to the characteristics of a neighborhood.
Date Published:2004

Harry Potter et le prisonnier d'Azkaban

Rowling, J. K.


Sirius Black, le dangereux criminel qui s'est échappé de la forteresse d'Azkaban, recherche Harry Potter. C'est donc sous bonne garde que l'apprenti sorcier fait sa troisième rentrée. Au programme : des cours de divination, la fabrication d'une potion de Ratatinage, le dressage des hippogriffes... Mais Harry est-il vraiment à l'abri du danger qui le menace?
Date Published:2011

Devil's pass

Brouwer, Sigmund, 1959-


Webb, a young street musician, faces grizzly bears and a madman on the Canol Trail when he tries to fulfill a request in his late grandfather's will.
Date Published:2012

Here we are : notes for living on Planet Earth

Jeffers, Oliver,


Our world can be a bewildering place, especially if you've only just got here. Your head will be filled with questions, so let's explore what makes our planet and how we live on it. From land and sky, to people and time, these notes can be your guide and start you on your journey. And you'll figure lots of things out for yourself. Just remember to leave notes for everyone else... Some things about our planet are pretty complicated, but things can be simple, too: you've just got to be kind.
Date Published:2023

Our world can be a bewildering place, especially if you've only just got here. Your head will be filled with questions, so let's explore what makes our planet and how we live on it. From land and sky, to people and time, these notes can be your guide and start you on your journey. And you'll figure lots of things out for yourself. Just remember to leave notes for everyone else... Some things about our planet are pretty complicated, but things can be simple, too: you've just got to be kind.

Date Published:2023

Fast Fashion Blues


From the TVO streaming audio-visual collection. Episode of the Agenda aired on January 9, 2017. It used to be that fashion retailers rolled out distinctive fashion lines by seasons - spring, summer, fall, and winter. But if you walk into one of the larger chain clothing retailers today, blink and you'll miss out on their stock. Product turns over constantly, it's inexpensive to buy, and easy to churn out. But there's a cost to cheap. Sarah Portway, PhD candidate in apparel design and a fashion design instructor at Cornell University, joins The Agenda to talk about why consumers should reconsider inexpensive mass-produced clothing.
Date Published:2017

From the TVO streaming audio-visual collection. Episode of the Agenda aired on January 9, 2017. It used to be that fashion retailers rolled out distinctive fashion lines by seasons - spring, summer, fall, and winter. But if you walk into one of the larger chain clothing retailers today, blink and you'll miss out on their stock. Product turns over constantly, it's inexpensive to buy, and easy to churn out. But there's a cost to cheap. Sarah Portway, PhD candidate in apparel design and a fashion design instructor at Cornell University, joins The Agenda to talk about why consumers should reconsider inexpensive mass-produced clothing.

Date Published:2017

What is democracy?

Sjonger, Rebecca,


Democratic governments and processes are based on shared ideals for the common good of all citizens. Find out what these democratic values are and how to take part in democracy in your own country and community.
Date Published:2023

Tomorrow's power (52 minute version)


TOMORROW'S POWER is a feature length documentary that showcases three communities around the world and their responses to economic and environmental emergencies they are facing. In the war-torn, oil-rich Arauca province in Colombia, communities have been building a peace process from the bottom up. In Germany activists are pushing the country to fully divest from fossil-fuel extraction and complete its transition to renewable energy. In Gaza, health practitioners are harnessing solar power to battle daily life-threatening energy blackouts in hospitals. Spanish narration / English subtitles
Date Published:2017

TOMORROW'S POWER is a feature length documentary that showcases three communities around the world and their responses to economic and environmental emergencies they are facing. In the war-torn, oil-rich Arauca province in Colombia, communities have been building a peace process from the bottom up. In Germany activists are pushing the country to fully divest from fossil-fuel extraction and complete its transition to renewable energy. In Gaza, health practitioners are harnessing solar power to battle daily life-threatening energy blackouts in hospitals. Spanish narration / English subtitles

Date Published:2017

We can't make the same mistake twice


The rights of First Nations children take centre stage in this monumental documentary. Following a historic court case filed by the Assembly of First Nations and the Child and Family Caring Society of Canada against the federal government, Alanis Obomsawin exposes generations of injustices endured by First Nations children living on reserves and their families. Through passionate testimony and unwavering conviction, frontline childcare workers and experts including Cindy Blackstock take part in a decade-long court battle to ensure these children receive the same level of care as other Canadian children. Their case against Canada is a stark reminder of the disparities that persist in First Nations communities and the urgent need for justice to be served.
Date Published:2016

The rights of First Nations children take centre stage in this monumental documentary. Following a historic court case filed by the Assembly of First Nations and the Child and Family Caring Society of Canada against the federal government, Alanis Obomsawin exposes generations of injustices endured by First Nations children living on reserves and their families. Through passionate testimony and unwavering conviction, frontline childcare workers and experts including Cindy Blackstock take part in a decade-long court battle to ensure these children receive the same level of care as other Canadian children. Their case against Canada is a stark reminder of the disparities that persist in First Nations communities and the urgent need for justice to be served.

Date Published:2016