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Yasmin the painter

Faruqi, Saadia.


A Capstone Interactive eBook. The announcement -- Yasmin makes a mess -- Competition day. Unsure about her artistic skills, second-grader Yasmin is not looking forward to the art competition at school, but with the support and encouragement of her family she produces a prize-winning painting.
Date Published:2019

The complete Chi's sweet home. 1 /

Konami, Kanata, 1958-,


"Contains volumes 1-2-3 and three bonus cat comics!" -- Back cover. Chi is a mischievous newborn kitten who, while on a leisurely stroll with her family, finds herself lost. Separated from the warmth and protection of her mother, feels distraught. Overcome with loneliness she breaks into tears in a large urban park meadow, when she is suddenly rescued by a young boy named Yohei and his mother. The kitty is then quickly and quietly whisked away into the warm and inviting Yamada family apartment where pets are strictly not permitted. The Complete Chi's Sweet Home collects Chi's Sweet Home vol 1, Chi's Sweet Home vol 2 and Chi's Sweet Home vol 3 and includes never before translated comics from Konami Kanata in a new larger trim size!
Date Published:2015

"Contains volumes 1-2-3 and three bonus cat comics!" -- Back cover. Chi is a mischievous newborn kitten who, while on a leisurely stroll with her family, finds herself lost. Separated from the warmth and protection of her mother, feels distraught. Overcome with loneliness she breaks into tears in a large urban park meadow, when she is suddenly rescued by a young boy named Yohei and his mother. The kitty is then quickly and quietly whisked away into the warm and inviting Yamada family apartment where pets are strictly not permitted. The Complete Chi's Sweet Home collects Chi's Sweet Home vol 1, Chi's Sweet Home vol 2 and Chi's Sweet Home vol 3 and includes never before translated comics from Konami Kanata in a new larger trim size!

Date Published:2015

West wind : the vision of Tom Thomson


Tom Thomson is one of Canada's most beloved painters. Described as our "greatest colourist" and "our Van Gogh", Thomson's expressive and vibrant interpretations of the northern landscape have become iconic representations of Canada. On July 8, 1917, just as he was reaching ascendancy in his craft, Thomson paddled across Canoe Lake and disappeared. His body surfaced 8 days later. The cause of his death remains a mystery. What is it about Tom Thomson's life, art and death that haunts us still, that draws thousands to his cairn in Algonquin Park each summer and propels his little sketches to the stratosphere of the Canadian art market? West Wind: The Vision of Tom Thomson unravels many of the mysteries of this brilliant, beloved artist. Filmed in Algonquin Park, Georgian Bay, Toronto, Seattle and Leith, featuring rare archival footage, newly discovered audio recordings of those who knew Thomson, and paintings from private collections by Canada's most celebrated artist.
Date Published:2011

Tom Thomson is one of Canada's most beloved painters. Described as our "greatest colourist" and "our Van Gogh", Thomson's expressive and vibrant interpretations of the northern landscape have become iconic representations of Canada. On July 8, 1917, just as he was reaching ascendancy in his craft, Thomson paddled across Canoe Lake and disappeared. His body surfaced 8 days later. The cause of his death remains a mystery. What is it about Tom Thomson's life, art and death that haunts us still, that draws thousands to his cairn in Algonquin Park each summer and propels his little sketches to the stratosphere of the Canadian art market? West Wind: The Vision of Tom Thomson unravels many of the mysteries of this brilliant, beloved artist. Filmed in Algonquin Park, Georgian Bay, Toronto, Seattle and Leith, featuring rare archival footage, newly discovered audio recordings of those who knew Thomson, and paintings from private collections by Canada's most celebrated artist.

Date Published:2011

Mall Goth

Leth, Kate.


Title proper from title frame. "Set in the early 2000s, Mall Goth is a coming-of-age story about Goth Liv Holme, who has to navigate growing up amidst moving, starting at a new school, and the dissolution of her parents' marriage"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2023

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's speech responding to Trump's trade war


From the Curio.ca streaming audio-visual collection. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivered a speech Tuesday morning on Parliament Hill announcing Canada's response to a 25 per cent tariff U.S. President Donald Trump is imposing on most Canadian goods. Speaking directly to U.S. President Donald Trump during his speech, Trudeau cited a Wall Street Journal editorial calling the tariffs a "dumb" thing to do - and said the two nations should be working together "to ensure even greater prosperity for North Americans in a very uncertain and challenging world." Original broadcast: March 4, 2025.
Date Published:2025

From the Curio.ca streaming audio-visual collection. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivered a speech Tuesday morning on Parliament Hill announcing Canada's response to a 25 per cent tariff U.S. President Donald Trump is imposing on most Canadian goods. Speaking directly to U.S. President Donald Trump during his speech, Trudeau cited a Wall Street Journal editorial calling the tariffs a "dumb" thing to do - and said the two nations should be working together "to ensure even greater prosperity for North Americans in a very uncertain and challenging world." Original broadcast: March 4, 2025.

Date Published:2025

Tuarua - Oriori: The Untold Tales of Tuteremoana Series.


Tuarua - Oriori" Circa I500 AD. The story of two brothers on a spiritual journey. When a young pathfinder is chosen for a dangerous quest to find a revered tohunga (priest or sage) living in the hills, a supernatural force beckons his little brother Tiaki to follow him. With his pāke in hand, Tiaki is sure his older brother Tamatea will reunite the tohunga with their chief, allowing him to open the spiritual portal. 'The Untold Tales of Tuteremoana', a dramatic Maori anthology series, brings us three ancient oral whakapapa stories of the Ngāi Tara people. Born of the stars and rooted in the homelands of ancient Aotearoa, the series features some of New Zealand's top Māori actors.
Date Published:2022

Tuarua - Oriori" Circa I500 AD. The story of two brothers on a spiritual journey. When a young pathfinder is chosen for a dangerous quest to find a revered tohunga (priest or sage) living in the hills, a supernatural force beckons his little brother Tiaki to follow him. With his pāke in hand, Tiaki is sure his older brother Tamatea will reunite the tohunga with their chief, allowing him to open the spiritual portal. 'The Untold Tales of Tuteremoana', a dramatic Maori anthology series, brings us three ancient oral whakapapa stories of the Ngāi Tara people. Born of the stars and rooted in the homelands of ancient Aotearoa, the series features some of New Zealand's top Māori actors.

Date Published:2022

Something, someday

Gorman, Amanda, 1998-


Shows how even the smallest gesture can have a lasting impact.
Date Published:2023

Manufacturing adapts to keep up with demand during pandemic


From the Curio.ca streaming audio-visual collection. Ian Hanomansing goes behind the scenes in the production facilities of Lush Cosmetics and Que Pasa chips to see how they've had to adapt due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Date Published:2020

The Good Canadian


From the Curio.ca streaming audio-visual collection. Myth, truth and national identity. This documentary takes you behind the curtain and into the corridors of power to reveal the true face of a nation.
Date Published:2025

Cheeta Gruban : living in the Tundra


Apprentice Hunter Cheeta Gruban credits her close connection to her family, land and traditional teachings for her success as a hunter. Gruban lives with her family on the shores of the Arctic Ocean in the small town of Tuktoyaktuk. Cheeta discusses her origin hunter story on Norther/Her and describes how empowering it is for her to know what she can withstand and survive in the harsh northern conditions. With climate change making weather one of the biggest threats as a result of unpredictable ice, Gruban will always call the northern wild her happy place, exemplifying how hunting is far more than just hunting and killing, and more about providing for her family and having a great respect for life and nature.
Date Published:2020

Apprentice Hunter Cheeta Gruban credits her close connection to her family, land and traditional teachings for her success as a hunter. Gruban lives with her family on the shores of the Arctic Ocean in the small town of Tuktoyaktuk. Cheeta discusses her origin hunter story on Norther/Her and describes how empowering it is for her to know what she can withstand and survive in the harsh northern conditions. With climate change making weather one of the biggest threats as a result of unpredictable ice, Gruban will always call the northern wild her happy place, exemplifying how hunting is far more than just hunting and killing, and more about providing for her family and having a great respect for life and nature.

Date Published:2020

Unquiet past

Armstrong, Kelley


Tess has always been tormented by waking visions that make her question her sanity. When the orphanage she lives in burns down, she decides to face her fears and find out once and for all what is wrong with her. She believes the truth must lie with her parents, and so, armed with only an address and phone number, Tess travels to a crumbling mansion in rural Quebec, where she discovers evidence of mistreatment of mental patients. She also makes an unlikely ally and gradually unearths her family's sad history and finally accepts the truth about her paranormal powers.
Date Published:2015

Tess has always been tormented by waking visions that make her question her sanity. When the orphanage she lives in burns down, she decides to face her fears and find out once and for all what is wrong with her. She believes the truth must lie with her parents, and so, armed with only an address and phone number, Tess travels to a crumbling mansion in rural Quebec, where she discovers evidence of mistreatment of mental patients. She also makes an unlikely ally and gradually unearths her family's sad history and finally accepts the truth about her paranormal powers.

Date Published:2015

Cameron - Grand River, Ontario


Cameron is a 10-year-old Mohawk boy from the Six Nations of the Grand River, Ontario. Cameron is super sporty and loves to play hockey and lacrosse. He's also passionate about drawing hockey players. Cameron and his family build a Snow Snake track in the backyard and he shows us how to play this traditional winter game.
Date Published:2020

The Dissidents


From the Curio.ca streaming audio-visual collection. The FBI says four Iranian dissidents living in Canada and the U.S. were being secretly surveilled by the Iranian government. With protests and crackdowns roiling Iran, The Fifth Estate examines how far the regime is going to keep dissidents elsewhere quiet. Original broadcast: January 5, 2023.
Date Published:2023

Le mystère des campeurs disparus

Friedman, Laurie B., 1964-,


Traduction de : The mystery of the missing campers. Les campeurs qui ont le mal du pays au camp du lac Maudit vont voir Maude pour obtenir de l'aide. Mais soudain, ils ont tous disparu et personne ne sait où ils sont allés. Will, Chase et Nelly travaillent ensemble pour les retrouver. Mais peuvent-ils comprendre ce qui se passe dans les bois hantés du camp du lac Maudit?
Date Published:2023

Great women leaders

Ball, Heather, 1978-


Includes bibliographical references.
Date Published:2004

Funeral songs for dying girls

Dimaline, Cherie, 1975-


Title proper from title frame. "To save her father's job at the crematorium and the only home she's ever known, Winifred and her con-artist cousin start offering ghost tours until Winifred meets an actual ghost who causes her to question everything she believes about life, love, and death"--OCLC.
Date Published:2023

The ballad of songbirds and snakes

Collins, Suzanne,


It is the morning of the reaping that will kick off the tenth annual Hunger Games. In the Capitol, eighteen-year-old Coriolanus Snow is preparing for his one shot at glory as a mentor in the Games. The once-mighty house of Snow has fallen on hard times, its fate hanging on the slender chance that Coriolanus will be able to outcharm, outwit, and outmaneuver his fellow students to mentor the winning tribute. The odds are against him. He's been given the humiliating assignment of mentoring the female tribute from District 12, the lowest of the low. Their fates are now completely intertwined, every choice Coriolanus makes could lead to favor or failure, triumph or ruin. Inside the arena, it will be a fight to the death. Outside the arena, Coriolanus starts to feel for his doomed tribute, and must weigh his need to follow the rules against his desire to survive no matter what it takes.
Date Published:2024

It is the morning of the reaping that will kick off the tenth annual Hunger Games. In the Capitol, eighteen-year-old Coriolanus Snow is preparing for his one shot at glory as a mentor in the Games. The once-mighty house of Snow has fallen on hard times, its fate hanging on the slender chance that Coriolanus will be able to outcharm, outwit, and outmaneuver his fellow students to mentor the winning tribute. The odds are against him. He's been given the humiliating assignment of mentoring the female tribute from District 12, the lowest of the low. Their fates are now completely intertwined, every choice Coriolanus makes could lead to favor or failure, triumph or ruin. Inside the arena, it will be a fight to the death. Outside the arena, Coriolanus starts to feel for his doomed tribute, and must weigh his need to follow the rules against his desire to survive no matter what it takes.

Date Published:2024

Rickshaw girl


Based on the novel "RIckshaw girl" by Mitali Perkins. Originally released as a motion picture in 2022. A feisty, Bangladeshi teen-aged painter sets out on a quest to save her ailing father. Her artistic gift has blossomed with his encouragement but hasn't yet proven financially rewarding. Naima's mother dashes such childish dreams, which sends the frustrated teen off to the big city, determined to earn money for the family's survival. And she does, by disguising herself as a boy to get a job as a rickshaw driver. Still, Naima's creative drive has her sneaking every opportunity to paint. Her vivid artwork comes to life in beautifully animated form, along with hope that her emergence as an artist will be her true salvation.
Date Published:2022

Based on the novel "RIckshaw girl" by Mitali Perkins. Originally released as a motion picture in 2022. A feisty, Bangladeshi teen-aged painter sets out on a quest to save her ailing father. Her artistic gift has blossomed with his encouragement but hasn't yet proven financially rewarding. Naima's mother dashes such childish dreams, which sends the frustrated teen off to the big city, determined to earn money for the family's survival. And she does, by disguising herself as a boy to get a job as a rickshaw driver. Still, Naima's creative drive has her sneaking every opportunity to paint. Her vivid artwork comes to life in beautifully animated form, along with hope that her emergence as an artist will be her true salvation.

Date Published:2022

Once were brothers : Robbie Robertson and The Band.


Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band is a confessional, cautionary, and occasionally humorous tale of Robbie Robertson's young life and the creation of one of the most enduring groups in the history of popular music, The Band. The film is a moving story of Robertson's personal journey, overcoming adversity and finding camaraderie alongside the four other men who would become brothers in music and who together made their mark on music history. Once Were Brothers blends rare archival footage, photography, iconic songs and interviews with many of Robertson's friends and collaborators including Bruce Springsteen, Eric Clapton, Van Morrison Martin Scorsese, Peter Gabriel, Taj Mahal, Dominique Robertson, Ronnie Hawkins, and more.
Date Published:2019

Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band is a confessional, cautionary, and occasionally humorous tale of Robbie Robertson's young life and the creation of one of the most enduring groups in the history of popular music, The Band. The film is a moving story of Robertson's personal journey, overcoming adversity and finding camaraderie alongside the four other men who would become brothers in music and who together made their mark on music history. Once Were Brothers blends rare archival footage, photography, iconic songs and interviews with many of Robertson's friends and collaborators including Bruce Springsteen, Eric Clapton, Van Morrison Martin Scorsese, Peter Gabriel, Taj Mahal, Dominique Robertson, Ronnie Hawkins, and more.

Date Published:2019

Beluga whale


Big Bear and Squeak go swimming at the beach on a hot summer day where they discover a beluga whale in the pages of the Amazing Animal Book.
Date Published:2016