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City of neighbors

Curtis, Andrea,


A splash of paint, a place to sit, a popup park or playground bring life and a sense of fun to our cities. Neighborhoods where people look out for each other, eat together, make art and build community are healthier, happier, greener and cleaner. Journey around the world to discover how people have been dreaming up new ways to ensure their cities and neighbourhoods are creative, inclusive and environmentally sustainable. These placemaking ideas can be big â like the skateboard park built on the grounds of an orphanage in Nairobi, Kenya â or small â like the painted rock snake that winds along a beach in Toronto, Ontario. Together, we can create public spaces where everyone belongs. Includes a list of ideas for children to get involved in their neighborhoods, along with a glossary and sources for further reading. The ThinkCities series is inspired by the urgency for new approaches to city life as a result of climate change, population growth and increased density. It highlights the challenges and risks cities face, but also offers hope for building resilience, sustainability and quality of life as young people advocate for themselves and their communities.
Date Published:2023

A splash of paint, a place to sit, a popup park or playground bring life and a sense of fun to our cities. Neighborhoods where people look out for each other, eat together, make art and build community are healthier, happier, greener and cleaner. Journey around the world to discover how people have been dreaming up new ways to ensure their cities and neighbourhoods are creative, inclusive and environmentally sustainable. These placemaking ideas can be big â like the skateboard park built on the grounds of an orphanage in Nairobi, Kenya â or small â like the painted rock snake that winds along a beach in Toronto, Ontario. Together, we can create public spaces where everyone belongs. Includes a list of ideas for children to get involved in their neighborhoods, along with a glossary and sources for further reading. The ThinkCities series is inspired by the urgency for new approaches to city life as a result of climate change, population growth and increased density. It highlights the challenges and risks cities face, but also offers hope for building resilience, sustainability and quality of life as young people advocate for themselves and their communities.

Date Published:2023

A family is a family is a family

O'Leary, Sara,


What is a family? When a teacher asks the children in her class to think about what makes their families special, the answers are all different in many ways - but the same in the one that matters most of all.
Date Published:2018

The little books of the little Brontës

O'Leary, Sara,


A picture book about the Brontë siblings as children creating their own adventures.
Date Published:2023

This is Ruby

O'Leary, Sara.


Ruby is a little girl with a sense of curiosity and enthusiasm that's too big to contain! Ruby is always busy -- she loves to make things, watch things grow and figure out how things work, with her dog Teddy by her side. And Ruby has lots of ideas about what she wants to be: maybe an animal conservationist? Or an archaeologist? She's great at excavating (i.e. digging holes). Or maybe an inventor? She's already invented a book with smells instead of words (so dogs can read it) and a time machine (the dinosaurs did have feathers after all, and the future is looking wild).
Date Published:2021

Ruby is a little girl with a sense of curiosity and enthusiasm that's too big to contain! Ruby is always busy -- she loves to make things, watch things grow and figure out how things work, with her dog Teddy by her side. And Ruby has lots of ideas about what she wants to be: maybe an animal conservationist? Or an archaeologist? She's great at excavating (i.e. digging holes). Or maybe an inventor? She's already invented a book with smells instead of words (so dogs can read it) and a time machine (the dinosaurs did have feathers after all, and the future is looking wild).

Date Published:2021

Pig the elf

Blabey, Aaron,


No one loves Christmas more than Pig. And the world's greediest Pug will stay up all night to get his presents!
Date Published:2017

A world to explore

Kirk, Daniel


When Sarah, an explorer mouse, meets Sam she gives him the courage to finally climb to the highest library shelves--and beyond--and he shows her how to explore the world through reading.
Date Published:2010

The girl who rode a shark & other stories of daring women

Ross, Ailsa.


The artists -- The pioneers -- The scientists -- The activists -- The athletes -- The seekers. A collection of biographies focused on women and girls who have written, explored, or otherwise plunged headfirst into the pages of history. The tales come from a huge variety of times and places, from a Canadian astronaut to an Indian secret agent to a Balkan pirate queen who stood up to Ancient Rome.
Date Published:2019

Missing Mike

Green, Shari, 1963-,


Twelve-year-old Caera Donovan and her family flee a wildfire bearing down on their hometown of Pine Grove, with no time to find Caera's beloved dog Mike. Faced with the loss of everything she knows, Caera can't stand to lose Mike as well and seeks a way to sneak back to Pine Grove. When her plans are thwarted, she must learn to embrace a new definition of "home".
Date Published:2024

Wonderful worms

Glaser, Linda


Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, and life cycle of the common earthworm.
Date Published:1992

Pirates past noon

Osborne, Mary Pope


"A First stepping stone book." The magic treehouse whisks Jack and Annie back to the days of deserted islands, secret maps, hidden gold, and nasty pirates.
Date Published:1994

Vacation under the volcano

Osborne, Mary Pope


Their magic tree house takes Annie and Jack to Pompeii just as Vesuvius is about to erupt, and they must find a Roman scroll before everything is covered with burning ash.
Date Published:1998

Dingoes at dinnertime

Osborne, Mary Pope


"A Stepping stone book." The magic tree house whisks Jack and Annie away to Australia, where they must save some animals from a wildfire.
Date Published:2000

Earthquake in the early morning

Osborne, Mary Pope


A stepping stone book. The magic tree house takes Jack and Annie to San Francisco in 1906, in time for them to experience one of the biggest earthquakes the United States had ever known.
Date Published:2001

Everyday hero

Cherry Kathleen, 1964-,


Alice doesn't like noise, smells or strangers. She does like rules. Lots of rules. Nobody at her new school knows she has Asperger's, so it doesn't take long for her odd behavior to get her into trouble. When she meets Megan in detention, she doesn't know what to make of her. Megan doesn't smell, she's not terribly noisy, and she's not exactly a stranger, but is she a friend? Megan seems fearless to Alice, but also angry or maybe sad. Alice isn't sure which. When Megan decides to run away, Alice resolves to help her friend, no matter how many rules she has to break or how bad it makes her feel. .
Date Published:2016

Alice doesn't like noise, smells or strangers. She does like rules. Lots of rules. Nobody at her new school knows she has Asperger's, so it doesn't take long for her odd behavior to get her into trouble. When she meets Megan in detention, she doesn't know what to make of her. Megan doesn't smell, she's not terribly noisy, and she's not exactly a stranger, but is she a friend? Megan seems fearless to Alice, but also angry or maybe sad. Alice isn't sure which. When Megan decides to run away, Alice resolves to help her friend, no matter how many rules she has to break or how bad it makes her feel. .

Date Published:2016

Ralph S. Mouse

Cleary, Beverly


Presents the further adventures of a motorcycle-riding mouse who goes to school and becomes the instigator of an investigation of rodents and the peacemaker for two lonely boys.
Date Published:1982

Ricky Ricotta's mighty robot vs. the uranium unicorns from Uranus

Pilkey, Dav, 1966-,


"7"--Spine. [Originally published in 2005 in a slightly different form, different illustrator]. Evil Uncle Unicorn attempts to dominate earth by using a Ladybot to trick Mighty Robot.
Date Published:2015

Horrible Harry in room 2B

Kline, Suzy


Doug discovers that though being Harry's best friend in Miss Mackle's second grade class isn't always easy, as Harry likes to do horrible things, it is often a lot of fun.
Date Published:1988

The lost puppy

Webb, Holly,


Ruby is thrilled when her aunt's dachshund has puppies. And her parents have a wonderful surprise--she gets to keep one! Ruby knows who to pick right away--the sweet puppy she's already named Toby. Ruby loves playing with Toby and can't wait to take him on walks--they'll have so much fun! But on an outing to the woods, Toby's curious nature gets the better of him and he runs off in search of adventure. Soon he is lost, frightened and all alone. Will he ever be reunited with his beloved Ruby?
Date Published:2016

Ruby is thrilled when her aunt's dachshund has puppies. And her parents have a wonderful surprise--she gets to keep one! Ruby knows who to pick right away--the sweet puppy she's already named Toby. Ruby loves playing with Toby and can't wait to take him on walks--they'll have so much fun! But on an outing to the woods, Toby's curious nature gets the better of him and he runs off in search of adventure. Soon he is lost, frightened and all alone. Will he ever be reunited with his beloved Ruby?

Date Published:2016

Swimmy

Lionni, Leo, 1910-1999.


A little black fish in a school of red fish figures out a way of protecting them all from their natural enemies.
Date Published:1989

The sword thief

Lerangis, Peter


When Amy and Dan Cahill's quest to find the million dollars takes them to Japan, they must decide whether or not to enter into an alliance with their uncle, Alastair Oh, whose motives for helping them are extremely questionable.
Date Published:2009