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Who are the Acadians


From the Historica Canada video collection. Hosted on YouTube. Learn about the rich history of the Acadians.
Date Published:2019

Daughter : a novel

McLaughlin, Kate, 1971-


Scarlet’s life is pretty average. Overly protective mom. Great friends. Cute boy she’s interested in. And a father she’s never known—until she does. When the FBI show up at Scarlet’s door, she is shocked to learn her father is infamous serial killer Jeffrey Robert Lake. And now, he’s dying and will only give the names and locations of his remaining victims to the one person, the daughter he hasn’t seen since she was a baby. Scarlet’s mother has tried to protect her from Lake’s horrifying legacy, but there’s no way they can escape the media firestorm that erupts when they come out of hiding. Or the people who blame Scarlet for her father’s choices. When trying to do the right thing puts her life in danger, Scarlet is faced with a choice—go back into hiding or make the world see her as more than a monster’s daughter.
Date Published:2022

Scarlet’s life is pretty average. Overly protective mom. Great friends. Cute boy she’s interested in. And a father she’s never known—until she does. When the FBI show up at Scarlet’s door, she is shocked to learn her father is infamous serial killer Jeffrey Robert Lake. And now, he’s dying and will only give the names and locations of his remaining victims to the one person, the daughter he hasn’t seen since she was a baby. Scarlet’s mother has tried to protect her from Lake’s horrifying legacy, but there’s no way they can escape the media firestorm that erupts when they come out of hiding. Or the people who blame Scarlet for her father’s choices. When trying to do the right thing puts her life in danger, Scarlet is faced with a choice—go back into hiding or make the world see her as more than a monster’s daughter.

Date Published:2022

Salma the Syrian chef

Ramadan, Ahmad Danny.


All Salma wants is to make her mama smile again. Between English classes, job interviews, and missing Papa back in Syria, Mama always seems busy or sad. A homemade Syrian meal might cheer her up, but Salma doesn't know the recipe, or what to call the vegetables in English, or where to find the right spices! Luckily, the staff and other newcomers in her Welcome Home are happy to lend a hand and a sprinkle of sumac.
Date Published:2022

All Salma wants is to make her mama smile again. Between English classes, job interviews, and missing Papa back in Syria, Mama always seems busy or sad. A homemade Syrian meal might cheer her up, but Salma doesn't know the recipe, or what to call the vegetables in English, or where to find the right spices! Luckily, the staff and other newcomers in her Welcome Home are happy to lend a hand and a sprinkle of sumac.

Date Published:2022

Ma vie de zombie. Le champion du cimetière /

Péladeau, Éric,


"BD"--Couverture. Sous le cimetière du petit village de Saint-Onitague, se trouve toute une communauté de zombies végétariens qui habite des galeries souterraines. La plupart sont des adultes ou encore des personnes âgées qui ne montent jamais à la surface, avec les vivants. Xavier Zouvi et Martine sont les deux seuls enfants du groupe. Chaque dimanche ont lieu des courses de boîtes à savon, une activité que le garçon adorait de son vivant. Nostalgique à l'idée de ne plus compétitionner dans la traditionnelle course annuelle de Saint-Onitague, Xavier a la mine basse. Son amie Martine décide de défier le règlement et de se mêler aux vivants le temps d'une course...
Date Published:2024

"BD"--Couverture. Sous le cimetière du petit village de Saint-Onitague, se trouve toute une communauté de zombies végétariens qui habite des galeries souterraines. La plupart sont des adultes ou encore des personnes âgées qui ne montent jamais à la surface, avec les vivants. Xavier Zouvi et Martine sont les deux seuls enfants du groupe. Chaque dimanche ont lieu des courses de boîtes à savon, une activité que le garçon adorait de son vivant. Nostalgique à l'idée de ne plus compétitionner dans la traditionnelle course annuelle de Saint-Onitague, Xavier a la mine basse. Son amie Martine décide de défier le règlement et de se mêler aux vivants le temps d'une course...

Date Published:2024

All too clear. Ep. 3, a silver lining


Episode 3 of All Too Clear explores how some fish are adapting to the mussels, and asks the question: "Is there an upside to the mussel invasion?" The decline in overall fish numbers has created space for the restoration of cisco, the "forgotten heart" of the Great Lakes ecosystem, and we witness the early success of this recovery effort. Returning to lake whitefish, we follow an ambitious project to restore the long-lost "river-run" whitefish. If baby fish can no longer survive in the Great Lakes, maybe they can find refuge in the rivers that flow into them.
Date Published:2024

Episode 3 of All Too Clear explores how some fish are adapting to the mussels, and asks the question: "Is there an upside to the mussel invasion?" The decline in overall fish numbers has created space for the restoration of cisco, the "forgotten heart" of the Great Lakes ecosystem, and we witness the early success of this recovery effort. Returning to lake whitefish, we follow an ambitious project to restore the long-lost "river-run" whitefish. If baby fish can no longer survive in the Great Lakes, maybe they can find refuge in the rivers that flow into them.

Date Published:2024

With our orange hearts

Webstad, Phyllis,


In this book, Phyllis Webstad, founder of Orange Shirt Day, shows that sharing her story with the world helped her to process her feelings.
Date Published:2023

Disarm the alarm


From the Curio.ca streaming audio-visual collection. Togo has to fit in a rectangle tunnel to restart the system.
Date Published:2024

The lytic and lysogenic cycles of viruses (IB)


A virus enters a host cell by attaching to proteins on its surface. The lytic and lysogenic cycles are the ways viruses exploit a host cell on which they depend for replication. For example, in the lytic cycle the fully formed herpes simplex virus bursts cells and are seen as a cold sore. DNA viruses can lie dormant within cells in the lysogenic cycle until a trigger switches on some of the viral sequence's genes.
Date Published:2021

A virus enters a host cell by attaching to proteins on its surface. The lytic and lysogenic cycles are the ways viruses exploit a host cell on which they depend for replication. For example, in the lytic cycle the fully formed herpes simplex virus bursts cells and are seen as a cold sore. DNA viruses can lie dormant within cells in the lysogenic cycle until a trigger switches on some of the viral sequence's genes.

Date Published:2021

All too clear. Ep. 1, the last whitefish


Episode 1 of All Too Clear follows the lifecycle of the hero species, the lake whitefish; joining the scientists who are studying how mussels have completely changed the way the Great Lakes work, re-ordered the food web, and made the lakes about three times clearer. Never-before seen footage of spawning, eggs hatching, to adult fish trying to survive in an ecosystem totally transformed by invasive mussels.
Date Published:2024

Episode 1 of All Too Clear follows the lifecycle of the hero species, the lake whitefish; joining the scientists who are studying how mussels have completely changed the way the Great Lakes work, re-ordered the food web, and made the lakes about three times clearer. Never-before seen footage of spawning, eggs hatching, to adult fish trying to survive in an ecosystem totally transformed by invasive mussels.

Date Published:2024

Patty dreams

Hohn, Nadia L.,


At his home in Jamaica, August wakes up every morning to the delicious smell of patties. His parents' patty stand used to be popular, but Jamaica is changing. August's friends are leaving, and the patties aren't selling like they used to. Soon, it's his family's turn to say goodbye. Off they fly to cold, snowy Toronto, where August's father takes a job at a cookie factory and comes home too tired to make his beloved patties. One night, after everyone is asleep, August tiptoes into the kitchen and tries to recreate his Daddy's recipe. His attempt inspires his father, and for the first time since they left Jamaica, August wakes up to the smell of fresh patties. Daddy's patties take off, and soon August's parents decide to open a new patty stand with a new name-"Patty Dreams".
Date Published:2025

At his home in Jamaica, August wakes up every morning to the delicious smell of patties. His parents' patty stand used to be popular, but Jamaica is changing. August's friends are leaving, and the patties aren't selling like they used to. Soon, it's his family's turn to say goodbye. Off they fly to cold, snowy Toronto, where August's father takes a job at a cookie factory and comes home too tired to make his beloved patties. One night, after everyone is asleep, August tiptoes into the kitchen and tries to recreate his Daddy's recipe. His attempt inspires his father, and for the first time since they left Jamaica, August wakes up to the smell of fresh patties. Daddy's patties take off, and soon August's parents decide to open a new patty stand with a new name-"Patty Dreams".

Date Published:2025

The mushroom fan club

Gravel, Elise,


Translation of : Les champignons. Combining her love of exploring nature with her talent for anthropomorphizing everything, Elise Gravel takes a whimsical look at one of her family's most beloved pastimes: mushroom hunting!
Date Published:2018

Nos boucles au naturel

Cherry, Matthew A.


Traduction de: Hair love. Les cheveux de Zuri n'en font qu'à leur tête. Ils s'entortillent, boudinent et frisottent dans tous les sens. Zuri sait qu'ils sont magnifiques, et cela la rend fière. Lorsque son papa intervient afin de lui faire une coiffure pour une occasion spéciale, ce dernier a beaucoup à apprendre... mais il ADORE sa fille et fera tout pour la rendre heureuse! Nos boucles au naturel est une puissante ode dédiée à l'acceptation de soi et une véritable célébration de la collaboration père-fille!
Date Published:2020

Traduction de: Hair love. Les cheveux de Zuri n'en font qu'à leur tête. Ils s'entortillent, boudinent et frisottent dans tous les sens. Zuri sait qu'ils sont magnifiques, et cela la rend fière. Lorsque son papa intervient afin de lui faire une coiffure pour une occasion spéciale, ce dernier a beaucoup à apprendre... mais il ADORE sa fille et fera tout pour la rendre heureuse! Nos boucles au naturel est une puissante ode dédiée à l'acceptation de soi et une véritable célébration de la collaboration père-fille!

Date Published:2020

6 simple machines : wedge, screw, lever, pulley, inclined plane, wheel & axle


Learn all about six simple machines that have been around for thousands of years, long before motors or electricity. They are the wedge, screw, lever, pulley, inclined plane, and wheel & axle. Understand how these machines work, the basic physics involved, and study real-world examples of these machines all around us! Detailed graphics, diagrams and exciting video reinforce important concepts and make learning fun.
Date Published:2021

Learn all about six simple machines that have been around for thousands of years, long before motors or electricity. They are the wedge, screw, lever, pulley, inclined plane, and wheel & axle. Understand how these machines work, the basic physics involved, and study real-world examples of these machines all around us! Detailed graphics, diagrams and exciting video reinforce important concepts and make learning fun.

Date Published:2021

Noël à contretemps

Boutin, Joanie,


Anaïs, 17 ans, a moins de 48 heures pour faire la chasse au trésor qui lui permettra de mettre la main sur les billets du show spécial de Plush Romance, qui aura lieu la nuit de Noël. Des billets qui représentent sa seule chance de réunir sa famille disloquée pour le temps des Fêtes. Mais au fil des heures et des énigmes, de nombreuses questions surgissent et chamboulent les certitudes d’Anaïs. Pour qui, pour quoi se donner tant de peine?
Date Published:2023

Anaïs, 17 ans, a moins de 48 heures pour faire la chasse au trésor qui lui permettra de mettre la main sur les billets du show spécial de Plush Romance, qui aura lieu la nuit de Noël. Des billets qui représentent sa seule chance de réunir sa famille disloquée pour le temps des Fêtes. Mais au fil des heures et des énigmes, de nombreuses questions surgissent et chamboulent les certitudes d’Anaïs. Pour qui, pour quoi se donner tant de peine?

Date Published:2023

The little boy who spoke to animals and other stories : bilingual French-English stories for children.


Les lecteurs explorent des mondes fantastiques, se lient d’amitié avec des géants et résolvent des mystères. Readers explore fantastical worlds, befriend giants, and solve mysteries.
Date Published:2023

What is perimeter?


This simple animated video explains what perimeter is -- the distance around a 2-dimensional shape. We learn how simple it is to calculate the perimeter of different 2-D shapes.
Date Published:2021

Counting


In a very special tent in the Arctic, Rita Claire and her husky Qimmiq learn new songs, words and stories with the help of some animated friends and Inuit performers. Rita Claire teaches how to count to five by counting items in the tent. Beatrice Deer visits the qarmmaq to sing the juggling song, and we read the book Out on the Ice and count fish.
Date Published:2018

Syrup


A family of Attikamek First Nations show a French Canadian family how to harvest the syrup of the sugar maple (1710).
Date Published:1997

Le champion du lundi : un roman

Simard, Danielle, 1952-


Julien est un élève modèle. Il fait tout ce qu’on lui demande. Il le fait si bien qu’il devient le premier Champion du lundi dans la classe d’Odile. Odile et son sourire de crocodile. Brrrrrà Sa mère est très fière de lui. Mais cette médaille de Champion lui en fera voir de toutes les couleurs!
Date Published:1998

Counting on Katherine

Becker, Helaine,


"Christy Ottaviano books." You've likely heard of the historic Apollo 13 [mission]. But do you know about the mathematical genius who made sure that Apollo 13 returned safely home? As a child, Katherine Johnson loved to count. She counted the steps on the road, the number of dishes and spoons she washed in the kitchen sink, everything! Boundless, curious, and excited by calculations, young Katherine longed to know as much as she could about math, about the universe. From Katherine's early beginnings as a gifted student to her heroic accomplishments as a prominent mathematician at NASA, this is the story of a groundbreaking American woman who not only calculated the course of moon landings but, in turn, saved lives and made enormous contributions to history.
Date Published:2018

"Christy Ottaviano books." You've likely heard of the historic Apollo 13 [mission]. But do you know about the mathematical genius who made sure that Apollo 13 returned safely home? As a child, Katherine Johnson loved to count. She counted the steps on the road, the number of dishes and spoons she washed in the kitchen sink, everything! Boundless, curious, and excited by calculations, young Katherine longed to know as much as she could about math, about the universe. From Katherine's early beginnings as a gifted student to her heroic accomplishments as a prominent mathematician at NASA, this is the story of a groundbreaking American woman who not only calculated the course of moon landings but, in turn, saved lives and made enormous contributions to history.

Date Published:2018