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Get well, Good Knight

Thomas, Shelley Moore


A Good Knight helps three little dragons who are in bed with a cold.
Date Published:2002

The ugly truth

Kinney, Jeff


While trying to find a new best friend after feuding with Rowley, middle-school slacker Greg Heffley is warned by older family members that adolescence is a time to act more responsibly and to think seriously about his future.
Date Published:2010

Dog days

Kinney, Jeff


In the latest diary of middle-schooler Greg Heffley, he records his attempts to spend his summer vacation sensibly indoors playing video games and watching television, despite his mother's other ideas.
Date Published:2009

Rodrick rules

Kinney, Jeff


Greg Heffley tells about his summer vacation and his attempts to steer clear of trouble when he returns to middle school and tries to keep his older brother Rodrick from telling everyone about Greg's most humiliating experience of the summer.
Date Published:2008

Old school

Kinney, Jeff


Life was better in the old days. Or was it? That's the question Greg Heffley is asking as his town voluntarily unplugs and goes electronics-free. But modern life has its conveniences, and Greg isn't cut out for an old-fashioned world. With tension building inside and outside the Heffley home, will Greg find a way to survive?
Date Published:2015

The third wheel

Kinney, Jeff


A Valentine's Day dance at Greg's middle school has turned his world upside down until an unexpected twist gives Greg a partner for the dance and leaves his best friend Rowley the odd man out.
Date Published:2012

Vent de panique à Raxford

Stilton, Téa


Titre original: Tea Sisters in pericolo! Les Téa Sisters, ce sont cinq étudiantes venues des quatre coins de la plante qui ont fondé leur club de journalisme au collège de Raxford: Nicky, l'aventurière écologiste, Colette la jolie blondinette passionnée de mode, Violet, la musicienne caressant le rêve de devenir violoniste, Paulina, la passionnée de voyages, et Paméla, une mécanicienne accomplie. Chaque opus de la série relate l'une des enquêtes qu'elles sont amenées à conduire afin d'élucider les mystères pimentant leur vie d'écolières. Sous ce titre: célèbre pour ses expéditions dans les milieux extrêmes, Chacal est invité à donner un cours sur les techniques de survie au collège de Raxford. Puis, question de permettre à ses élèves d'appliquer la théorie et de leur apprendre que la collaboration dans les moments difficiles est la clé de la réussite, il organise des épreuves dans... la forêt des Faucons! Bien entendu, la détestable Vanilla entend remporter l'épreuve sans lever le petit doigt, histoire de prouver une fois pour toutes sa suprématie sur les Téa Sisters. Or, c'est sans compter avec le mandat que Chacal a confié à Pauline: réaliser secrtement un reportage photo sur les participantes et s'assurer que la tricherie est proscrite.
Date Published:2011

Titre original: Tea Sisters in pericolo! Les Téa Sisters, ce sont cinq étudiantes venues des quatre coins de la plante qui ont fondé leur club de journalisme au collège de Raxford: Nicky, l'aventurière écologiste, Colette la jolie blondinette passionnée de mode, Violet, la musicienne caressant le rêve de devenir violoniste, Paulina, la passionnée de voyages, et Paméla, une mécanicienne accomplie. Chaque opus de la série relate l'une des enquêtes qu'elles sont amenées à conduire afin d'élucider les mystères pimentant leur vie d'écolières. Sous ce titre: célèbre pour ses expéditions dans les milieux extrêmes, Chacal est invité à donner un cours sur les techniques de survie au collège de Raxford. Puis, question de permettre à ses élèves d'appliquer la théorie et de leur apprendre que la collaboration dans les moments difficiles est la clé de la réussite, il organise des épreuves dans... la forêt des Faucons! Bien entendu, la détestable Vanilla entend remporter l'épreuve sans lever le petit doigt, histoire de prouver une fois pour toutes sa suprématie sur les Téa Sisters. Or, c'est sans compter avec le mandat que Chacal a confié à Pauline: réaliser secrtement un reportage photo sur les participantes et s'assurer que la tricherie est proscrite.

Date Published:2011

Who is Malala Yousafzai?

Brown, Dinah


Malala Yousafzai was a girl who loved to learn but was told that girls would no longer be allowed to go to school. She wrote a blog that called attention to what was happening in her beautiful corner of Pakistan and realized that words can bring about change. She has continued to speak out for the right of all children to have an education. In 2014 she won the Nobel Peace Prize.
Date Published:2015

Who was Bob Marley?

Ellison, Katie


"Bob Marley was a reggae superstar who is considered to be one of the most influential musicians of all time. Born in rural Jamaica, this musician and songwriter began his career with his band, The Wailing Wailers, in 1963. The Wailers went on to spread the gospel of reggae music around the globe. Bob's distinctive style and dedication to his Rastafari beliefs became a rallying cry for the poor and disenfranchised the world over and led to a hugely successful solo career. After his death in 1981, Bob Marley became a symbol of Jamaican culture and identity. His greatest-hits album, Legend, remains the best-selling reggae album of all time. Who Was Bob Marley? tells the story of how a man with humble roots became an international icon." --Amazon.com.
Date Published:2017

"Bob Marley was a reggae superstar who is considered to be one of the most influential musicians of all time. Born in rural Jamaica, this musician and songwriter began his career with his band, The Wailing Wailers, in 1963. The Wailers went on to spread the gospel of reggae music around the globe. Bob's distinctive style and dedication to his Rastafari beliefs became a rallying cry for the poor and disenfranchised the world over and led to a hugely successful solo career. After his death in 1981, Bob Marley became a symbol of Jamaican culture and identity. His greatest-hits album, Legend, remains the best-selling reggae album of all time. Who Was Bob Marley? tells the story of how a man with humble roots became an international icon." --Amazon.com.

Date Published:2017

Who was Ruth Bader Ginsburg?

Demuth, Patricia,


"Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is famous for her stylish collars (called jabots) and her commanding dissents. This opera-loving New Yorker has always spoken her mind; as a young lawyer, RBG advocated for gender equality and women's rights when few others did. She gained attention for the cases she won when arguing in front of the Supreme Court, before taking her place on the bench in 1993. Author Patricia Brennan Demuth answers all the question about what makes RBG so notorious and irreplaceable"--
Date Published:2019

"Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is famous for her stylish collars (called jabots) and her commanding dissents. This opera-loving New Yorker has always spoken her mind; as a young lawyer, RBG advocated for gender equality and women's rights when few others did. She gained attention for the cases she won when arguing in front of the Supreme Court, before taking her place on the bench in 1993. Author Patricia Brennan Demuth answers all the question about what makes RBG so notorious and irreplaceable"--

Date Published:2019

Who was Napoleon?

Gigliotti, Jim,


Who was Napoleon? -- Island beginnings -- Birth of a military career -- Changing times -- The little corporal -- Conquering hero -- Emperor -- Beginning of the end -- Exile -- Timelines. Presents the life of the military genius who crowned himself Emperor of the French and established a vast European empire.
Date Published:2018

J'entends des sons

Spencer, Francis,


Traduction de: I hear sound. Comprend un index et un glossaire. L'ouïe est l'un de nos cinq sens. Le son nous aide à identifier les choses autour de nous. Apprenez comment le son se déplace dans les vagues et comment nous entendons différentes hauteurs de son.
Date Published:2021

Est-ce que ça flottera?

Walker, Alan, (Écrivain pour la jeunesse)


Traduction de: Will it float? Comprend un index et un glossaire. Ce livre explique de manière simple comment l'air permet à certains objets de flotter, même des objets énormes, comme des navires!
Date Published:2021

Des mots de la matière

Farley, Taylor,


Traduction de: Matter words. Comprend un index et un glossaire. Ce livre construit un vocabulaire de début sur la science de la matière. Huit mots se combinent avec une représentation visuelle afin que les lecteurs puissent voir ce que le mot signifie.
Date Published:2021

Cabin fever

Kinney, Jeff


Middle-schooler Greg Heffley is the prime suspect when it is discovered that school property has been damaged, but when a surprise blizzard hits and school is closed, Greg is stuck indoors with his family, unable to prove his innocence.
Date Published:2011

A long walk to water : based on a true story

Park, Linda Sue


When the Sudanese civil war reaches his village in 1985, eleven-year-old Salva becomes separated from his family and must walk with other Dinka tribe members through southern Sudan, Ethiopia, and Kenya in search of safe haven. Based on the life of Salva Dut, who, after emigrating to America in 1996, began a project to dig water wells in Sudan.
Date Published:2010

Babymouse. 13, Cupcake tycoon /

Holm, Jennifer L.


When her school library holds a fundraiser, the imaginative Babymouse is determined to sell the most cupcakes and win the grand prize.
Date Published:2010

Titans


TITANS lève le voile sur l'univers épique d'insectes géants et méconnus du Québec. À travers des paysages pittoresques et des images saisissantes de la faune canadienne, TITANS dresse le portrait de 7 espèces d'insectes aux allures effrayantes et exotiques pourtant bien de chez nous, pour finalement révéler qu'ils sont tous présents sur l'île de Montréal, pour le bénéfice des observateurs curieux. "Mimétisme, cannibalisme, combats effrénés et beauté saisissante - découvrez l'univers déroutant des monstres miniatures qui peuplent nos jardins et nos parcs!" Narré par Raymond Cloutier.
Date Published:2024

TITANS lève le voile sur l'univers épique d'insectes géants et méconnus du Québec. À travers des paysages pittoresques et des images saisissantes de la faune canadienne, TITANS dresse le portrait de 7 espèces d'insectes aux allures effrayantes et exotiques pourtant bien de chez nous, pour finalement révéler qu'ils sont tous présents sur l'île de Montréal, pour le bénéfice des observateurs curieux. "Mimétisme, cannibalisme, combats effrénés et beauté saisissante - découvrez l'univers déroutant des monstres miniatures qui peuplent nos jardins et nos parcs!" Narré par Raymond Cloutier.

Date Published:2024

Death at the Border


From the Curio.ca streaming audio-visual collection. The Fifth Estate investigates the murky world of human smuggling after a family of four from India, including an infant, froze to death earlier this year trying to cross from Manitoba into Minnesota. The investigation reveals a convicted smuggler who had been under surveillance by U.S. Homeland Security for years is now being investigated in connection with the family's death, raising questions about whether more could have been done to save the family. Original broadcast: October 20, 2022.
Date Published:2022

From the Curio.ca streaming audio-visual collection. The Fifth Estate investigates the murky world of human smuggling after a family of four from India, including an infant, froze to death earlier this year trying to cross from Manitoba into Minnesota. The investigation reveals a convicted smuggler who had been under surveillance by U.S. Homeland Security for years is now being investigated in connection with the family's death, raising questions about whether more could have been done to save the family. Original broadcast: October 20, 2022.

Date Published:2022

Black History Month

O'Brien, Cynthia (Cynthia J.)


At head of title: Canadian Celebrations. "Butter Tarts"--Cover. Discusses the history of this celebration and how it is celebrated across Canada.
Date Published:2020