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Series: Dojo Dojo Daytrip Hardcover Chris Tougas 9781771471428 $16.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 7 Sep 15, 2015

The six little ninjas of Dojo Daycare are back and rowdier than ever during a field trip to the farm. From the moment the ninja boys and ninja girls step off their minibus, mayhem ensues. Farm activities like feeding a pig, milking a cow and plowing a field dissolve into chaos as the master slips into the slop trough, is chased by a bull and then is dragged through the hay. YIKES! YEE-OW! It’s a barnyard disaster. Meanwhile, the mischievous ninjas run rampant, setting chicks free and splitting fences, until they remember to shape up and honor ... + Read More
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Series: The Little Book of Big Fears Hardcover Monica Arnaldo 9781771470476 $17.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 7 Aug 15, 2015

Whether it’s raccoons, the dark, math, or whatever lurks in the bathtub, everybody is afraid of something. Big or small, common or quirky, fears are normal — and maybe even a little less scary when brought to light (and made light of). This book introduces 16 fictional children, named in alphabetical order, along with something each fears. There’s Claire, who recoiled from legumes; Drew, who was scared of raccoons; Quinn, horrified by needles; and Will, unsettled by beetles. Darkly playful illustrations show each fear as magnified and real as ... + Read More
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Series: Kyle Goes Alone Hardcover Jan Thornhill 9781771470759 $18.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 7 Aug 15, 2015

Kyle has to go. There’s just one problem: as a young three-toed sloth, he lives high in the rainforest canopy with his mom, and it’s a LONG way down to the forest floor. Like other sloths, Kyle only goes down to the ground once a week when he has to do his “business.” And he’s never made the journey by himself before.Kyle’s mom says he’s old enough to go alone, but Kyle isn’t sure he’s ready. It’s so far! And won’t it be lonely? Unfortunately, he doesn’t have much time to decide.As he descends, Kyle’s worries dissipate when he discovers he’s no... + Read More
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Series: Turn Off That Light! Hardcover John Crossingham 9781771471015 $17.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 7 Oct 15, 2015

A little hedgehog is fast asleep when all of a sudden, the light clicks on. He is NOT happy about being woken. “Turn off that light!” he demands. The light switches off. And then on again. And off. And on. “Who keeps doing that?!” The hedgehog bumbles around, exasperated, in a flurry of onomatopoeia — GRRR!! OW! CRUNCH. BANG! — as his room mysteriously goes from dark to light over and over and over again. It soon becomes clear that the cause of the light switching on and off is you, the reader, turning the page. The hedgehog decides to outs... + Read More
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Series: An Inuksuk Means Welcome Hardcover Mary Wallace 9781771471374 $18.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 3 - 7 Sep 15, 2015

An inuksuk is a stone landmark that different peoples of the Arctic region build to leave a symbolic message. Inuksuit (the plural of inuksuk) can point the way, express joy, or simply say: welcome. A central image in Inuit culture, the inuksuk frames this picture book as an acrostic: readers will learn seven words from the Inuktitut language whose first letters together spell INUKSUK. Each word is presented in English and in Inuktitut characters, with phonetic pronunciation guides provided. The words and their definitions give a sense of th... + Read More
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Series: The Wolf-Birds Hardcover Willow Dawson 9781771470544 $18.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 5 - 8 Sep 15, 2015

In a story set deep in the wild winter wood, two hungry ravens fly in search of their next meal. A pack of wolves is on the hunt, too. Food is scarce, but, if they team up, the ravens and wolves just might be able to help each other. The ravens follow a pack of starving wolves on the hunt. The wolves come up empty handed – and even lose one of their own in the chase – but the ravens have better luck. The wolves hear the ravens cawing and investigate only to find an injured deer, the perfect meal! The wolves make the kill; the opportunistic ra... + Read More
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Series: Once Upon a Rainy Day Hardcover Édouard Manceau 9781771471510 $18.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 7 Aug 15, 2015

This is the story of a story that starts over again every day in the same way: as the sun rises, Mr. Warbler steps outside his cottage and walks into to the forest to wake the Big Bad Wolf. Every day, this action unleashes the same cavalcade of antics as the forest animals try to escape. But today, none of it happens — Mr. Warbler doesn’t even go outside — because it is raining. In this book, the text tells a story the reader purposely never sees play out on the page. In whimsical color, the settings are illustrated as described, but they ar... + Read More
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Series: Oscar Lives Next Door A Story Inspired by Oscar Peterson's Childhood Hardcover Bonnie Farmer 9781771471046 $17.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4 - 8 Sep 15, 2015

Long before Oscar Peterson became a virtuoso jazz pianist, he was a boy who loved to play the trumpet. When childhood tuberculosis weakened his lungs, Oscar could no longer play his beloved instrument. He took up piano and the rest is history: Oscar went on to become an international jazz piano sensation. Oscar Lives Next Door is a fictional story inspired by these facts. The book imagines a next-door neighbor for Oscar named Millie, who gets into mischief with him but also appreciates his talents: Oscar hears music in everything, and Millie c... + Read More
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Series: Traveling Butterflies Hardcover Susumu Shingu 9781771471480 $19.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 4 - 8 Sep 15, 2015

Monarch butterfly migration is one of nature’s great mysteries. How do monarchs manage to fly some 2,500 miles from Canada and the northern United States south to Mexico? How do they trace a route they’ve never flown and reach the same destination their ancestors once found? Traveling Butterflies indulges the awe these creatures inspire by taking a poetic, meditative look at the monarch’s life cycle. In a lyrical voice that seamlessly blends fact and storytelling, the book zooms in to show a monarch’s progression from an egg the size of a dewd... + Read More
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Series: Wildlife Rescue Koala Hospital Hardcover Suzi Eszterhas 9781771471404 $18.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 7 - 10 Oct 15, 2015

Koala Hospital kicks off the new 4-book Wildlife Rescue series from Owlkids Books. Each book introduces a species of animal in danger somewhere in the world and invites readers inside a rescue center that helps them. Inviting photos by award–winning wildlife photographer Suzi Eszterhas give readers a rare view of the animals and the high level of care they receive. Koala Hospital features a koala rescue center in Australia. It shows why koalas are in danger, how they come to be in the sanctuary, and the process of healing and rehabilitating k... + Read More
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Series: West Meadows Detectives West Meadows Detectives: The Case of the Snack Snatcher Hardcover Liam O'Donnell 9781771470698 $18.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 7 - 10 Oct 15, 2015

Meet Myron: a third-grade detective who loves logic, facts and solving mysteries. He does not love new things. Unfortunately, everything is new this year: Myron has a new baby sister, his family has moved across town, and now he’s starting his first day at a new school. But when the school kitchen is burgled, leaving the morning snacks nowhere to be found, Myron gets his chance to crack the case with help from his classmates from Resource Room 15. Myron’s unique perspective from the autism spectrum makes him a top-notch sleuth. Similarly, the ... + Read More
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Series: A Beginner's Guide to Immortality: From Alchemy to Avatars Hardcover Maria Birmingham 9781771470452 $17.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 Oct 15, 2015

Is it possible to live forever? People have been trying to figure out a way to escape mortality since, well, forever. This book takes readers on a fast-paced tour of several wacky and wise methods humans have used to try prolonging their lives, from ancient immortality elixirs and quests for a fountain of youth to modern-day research into cryogenics and robotics. Touching on folklore from around the world, famed literary immortals and studies of animals that seem unaffected by aging, the book delves into topics as diverse as genetics, religi... + Read More
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Series: Friend or Foe The Whole Truth about Animals That People Love to Hate Hardcover Etta Kaner 9781771470643 $17.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 Sep 15, 2015

Rats, mosquitoes, bats, cockroaches, leeches, vultures — it’s easy to fear and despise them. But are they all bad? You probably know that rats destroy food supplies and can cause house fires when they gnaw on electrical wires, but did you know their supersensitive noses can help detect tuberculosis or even land mines? Are these conventionally icky critters really public enemies, or do they have merits worth appreciating? Friend or Foe takes a close look at what we dislike about each of 10 unpopular animals, and then presents the flip side: the... + Read More
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Series: The Art of the Possible An Everyday Guide to Politics Hardcover Edward Keenan 9781771470681 $18.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 10 - 14 Sep 15, 2015

We all know what a politician looks like, right? They’re old people who wear suits and make long, boring speeches full of indecipherable words. Not so fast! As The Art of the Possible explains, everyone is a politician — even young people who aren’t yet eligible to vote. We all have influence over how politics function. But what are politics, and why do we need them? This book answers the universal query in nine short chapters that explain everything from why we form societies and the basic types of governments to the power of public opinion, ... + Read More
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Series: Chirp Chirp: The Fast and Furiously Happy Paperback J. Torres 9781771471794 $6.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 7 Oct 15, 2015

Each book is based on an episode of the new Kids’ CBC television show and invites readers into a world of adventure where Chirp, Squawk, and Tweet work together to solve problems, using everyday objects and their limitless imaginations. Using familiar characters and engaging situations, the Chirp books are designed to encourage learning through imaginative play and will open up the world to preschoolers, one awesome adventure at a time.When race car drivers Chirp, Squawk, and Tweet lose control of their car and drive off a cliff, they use a pa... + Read More
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Series: Chirp The Fast and Furiously Happy Hardcover J. Torres 9781771471800 $14.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 7 Oct 15, 2015

When race car drivers Chirp, Squawk, and Tweet lose control of their car and drive off a cliff, they use a parachute to float to safety—and get back in the race.
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Series: Chirp Chirp: Ghost Town Paperback J. Torres 9781771471831 $6.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 7 Oct 15, 2015

Each book is based on an episode of the new Kids’ CBC television show and invites readers into a world of adventure where Chirp, Squawk, and Tweet work together to solve problems, using everyday objects and their limitless imaginations. Using familiar characters and engaging situations, the Chirp books are designed to encourage learning through imaginative play and will open up the world to preschoolers, one awesome adventure at a time.Old West sheriffs Chirp, Squawk, and Tweet use an air pump to save a ghost town from the scary cactus ghost t... + Read More
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Series: Chirp Ghost Town Hardcover J. Torres 9781771471848 $14.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 7 Oct 15, 2015

Old West sheriffs Chirp, Squawk, and Tweet use an air pump to save a ghost town from the scary cactus ghost that haunts its buildings.
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Series: Chirp Chirp: A River Leaks Through It Paperback J. Torres 9781771471817 $6.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 7 Oct 15, 2015

Each book is based on an episode of the new Kids’ CBC television show and invites readers into a world of adventure where Chirp, Squawk, and Tweet work together to solve problems, using everyday objects and their limitless imaginations. Using familiar characters and engaging situations, the Chirp books are designed to encourage learning through imaginative play and will open up the world to preschoolers, one awesome adventure at a time.While Chirp, Squawk, and Tweet are searching for the world’s biggest waterfall, their boat springs a leak, an... + Read More
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Series: Chirp A River Leaks Through It Hardcover J. Torres 9781771471824 $14.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 7 Oct 15, 2015

While Chirp, Squawk, and Tweet are searching for the world’s biggest waterfall, their boat springs a leak, and they use a cork to plug the hole.
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Series: Chirp Chirp: Waddle of the Penguins Paperback J. Torres 9781771471770 $6.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 7 Oct 15, 2015

Each book is based on an episode of the new Kids’ CBC television show and invites readers into a world of adventure where Chirp, Squawk, and Tweet work together to solve problems, using everyday objects and their limitless imaginations. Using familiar characters and engaging situations, the Chirp books are designed to encourage learning through imaginative play and will open up the world to preschoolers, one awesome adventure at a time.While traveling to the South Pole, penguins Chirp, Squawk, and Tweet make clever use of toothpicks to climb a... + Read More
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Series: Chirp Waddle of the Penguins Hardcover J. Torres 9781771471787 $14.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 7 Oct 15, 2015

While traveling to the South Pole, penguins Chirp, Squawk, and Tweet make clever use of toothpicks to climb an ice floe and escape a killer whale.