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Series: Can You See Me?A Book About Feeling SmallHardcover
Gokce Irten9781525308376
$19.99JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4 - 8
Sep 07, 2021
For kids starting to think about their place in the world, here's a unique look at point of view. Being small --- or big --- is not always what we think it is! We all know which things are big, and which are small, right? Buildings, streets, cities: big. Paper clips, daisies, teaspoons: small. But are they really? Or do things look different, depending on who's doing the looking? Take an orangutan. To a human, it's small, like a child. But to a flea, it's gigantic! And imagine how scary a chicken looks to an ant! In this unconventional and or... + Read More
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Series: Dee and ApostrofeeHardcover
Judith Henderson9781525303265
$19.99JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4 - 7
Oct 05, 2021
The letter D is mad at Apostrofee. Apostrofee thinks she's got it all wrong. Prepare yourself for the funniest book about punctuation that you'll ever read. Kids will never look at grammar the same way again! Dee has a problem with Apostrofee. Namely, he keeps stealing letters and replacing them with himself! He does it with the letter E (turning DELISH into D'LISH). And A (I AM into I'M). And all of those Os (WOULD NOT into WOULDN'T, COULD NOT into COULDN'T ... you get the idea). Dee and the other letters have had enough! Though they have to... + Read More
In his signature quirky style, Russell Ayto takes on plastic pollution with this story about a video game-loving boy named Neo and some unexpected aquatic visitors who need his help. Neo lives next to the ocean, where there's a big plastic pollution problem. But Neo doesn't notice. He's too busy playing his favorite video game, joining forces with all the other Earth-bots to defend the planet against invading aliens. One day, though, Neo's sea creature neighbors keep interrupting his game, as one after another comes to his door, pleading with... + Read More
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Series: Lost ThingsHardcover
Carey Sookocheff9781525305443
$19.99JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 6
Sep 07, 2021
In this charming simple story, things are lost, things are found and, somehow, it's all just as it should be. Sometimes things are lost. A hair ribbon. A pencil. A dog on a leash. But when someone loses a thing, another person may find it, sometimes with surprising results. In this thoughtful and deceptively simple story, several things are lost, and then each is found --- not always by the person who lost it, but always by someone who can use it. Though for most young children --- and their grownups! --- losing something is a cause for stres... + Read More
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Series: My City SpeaksHardcover
Darren Lebeuf9781525304149
$21.99JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 7
Sep 07, 2021
A young girl, who is visually impaired, finds much to celebrate as she explores the city she loves. A young girl and her father spend a day in the city, her city, traveling to the places they go together: the playground, the community garden, the market, an outdoor concert. As they do, the girl describes what she senses in delightfully precise, poetic detail. Her city, she says, “rushes and stops, and waits and goes.” It “pitters and patters, and drips and drains.” It “echoes” and “trills,” and is both “smelly” and “sweet.” Her city also speak... + Read More
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Series: My Words Flew Away Like BirdsHardcover
Debora Pearson9781525303180
$19.99JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4 - 8
Oct 05, 2021
A poetically told immigration story that fosters understanding and beautifully articulates how the desire to belong and the need for human connection are universal. A little girl learns some words in a new language to prepare for her move to a new country. But when she, her mother and her father arrive, “all her words fly away like birds.” The girl waits, and watches, and listens, trying to figure things out. Only, it's hard. Then one day the girl meets someone who needs her help. And as she makes a new friend, she finds that the new words sta... + Read More
Andrew Larsen evokes the eternal hope and joy of all true baseball fans --- along with their love of facts --- in this heartwarming story about a baseball-loving boy who doesn't give up. Lenny can't get enough of baseball. He loves to play. And he loves to pore over his Big Book of Baseball Facts. He wants to be in the big leagues someday, and, he figures, the more he knows, the better his chances. The only thing is, though he tries to keep his eye on the ball as it heads his way during a game, it somehow ends up by his feet. “You just need to... + Read More
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Series: You Might Be Special!Hardcover
Kerri Kokias9781525303333
$19.99JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 7
Oct 05, 2021
This funny interactive “quiz” identifies the things that make us special and celebrates the most special of all --- you! Do you ever feel like you're different from everyone else? Like there's no one quite like you? Then you might be special! Take this quiz to find out! This playful book speaks directly to readers and asks questions to determine if they qualify as “special.” The first questions are pretty conventional: “Do you like to stay up late? Can you run fast and jump high? Are you sometimes wild and crazy?” Yes! Yes! Yes! But then: “Do... + Read More
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Series: Muddle SchoolHardcover
Dave Whamond9781525304866
$16.99JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 10 - 13
Sep 07, 2021
For every adolescent who's ever believed they're all alone in their misery, here's a hilarious graphic novel about a new kid awkwardly trying to navigate the social pressures of making friends, dealing with crushes, avoiding bullies --- a.k.a. middle school! Dave doesn't have high hopes for himself on his first day at a new school in a new town called Muddle. But he has no idea just how bad things are going to be. Getting knocked into a mud puddle by a trio of bullies. Having his secret crush revealed to the entire math class. And then that s... + Read More
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Series: Stealing HomeHardcover
J. Torres9781525303340
$18.99JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12
Oct 05, 2021
When a boy struggles after moving to a Japanese internment camp during WWII, baseball shows him another way to approach life. Sandy Saito is a happy boy who reads comic books and is obsessed with baseball --- especially the Asahi team, the pride of his Japanese Canadian community. But when the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor, his life, like that of every other North American of Japanese descent, changes forever. His family is forced to move to a remote internment camp, and his father must spend months away from them. Sandy, his mother and his br... + Read More
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Series: CitizenKid100 Ways to Make the World a Better PlaceAn Activity Book to Inspire ChangePaperback
Karen Ng9781525308390
$12.99JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 7 - 10
Oct 05, 2021
This hands-on book gives children the what, the how and the why to understanding the biggest challenges in the world --- one child, and one action, at a time! This interactive activity book shows children that they can help to make the world a better place. Divided into three sections --- people, community and planet --- each chapter is devoted to one of 12 specific challenges the world faces, from extreme poverty and universal education, to jobs and diversity, to clean energy and environmental conservation. Based on the “learn, think, act” te... + Read More
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Series: Before We Stood TallFrom Small Seed to Mighty TreeHardcover
Jessica Kulekjian9781525303241
$19.99JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 4 - 8
Sep 07, 2021
Expressive text and art tell the story of the life cycle of trees as it has never been told before --- in reverse. Here's a lyrical depiction of the life cycle of trees, told one step at a time, based on newly researched information. The steps are described in simple but evocative text, each starting with “Before . . .” for a rhythmic telling. For example, “Before we stood tall, we clothed ourselves in bark and crowned ourselves in leaves, waving eagerly at the sun.” Particular attention is paid throughout to what's happening underground and h... + Read More
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Series: Gross ScienceGermy ScienceThe Sick Truth about Getting Sick (and Staying Healthy)Hardcover
Edward Kay9781525304125
$19.99JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12
Oct 05, 2021
This perfectly revolting --- and perfectly timely! --- introduction to germs from award-winning comedy writer Edward Kay will turn any kid into a master of microbes! Children get up close and personal with germs (ew!) in this entertaining, thoroughly researched exploration of the science and history of these tiny, ubiquitous creatures. Heavy on the gross factor to keep readers engaged, the book covers what germs are, how we get sick, how the human immune system works and the best ways to stay healthy. There are intriguing stories about early ... + Read More
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Series: The Science of HowLights Day and NightThe Science of How Light WorksHardcover
Susan Hughes9781525303197
$19.99JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 5 - 8
Sep 07, 2021
A young girl and her cat watch a firefly glow, make shadows in the sun and learn all about how light works in this accessible, kid-friendly introduction to the science of light. Where does light come from? How does it work? What is it made of? Join a young girl and her cat on a journey of scientific discovery to find the answers to these questions and more. Over the course of a summer vacation, the pair investigate the many fascinating aspects of light, including natural and artificial light; the many uses of light; how light can be absorbed, ... + Read More
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Series: Orca Rescue!The True Story of an Orphaned Orca Named SpringerHardcover
Donna Sandstrom9781525301179
$18.99JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12
Oct 05, 2021
A captivating account of the only successful orca rescue and reunion in history told in first person by Donna Sandstrom, a citizen participant of the rescue. In 2002, a young orca was spotted alone in Puget Sound near Seattle --- lost, underweight and 300 miles away from her home waters in Canada. Donna Sandstrom, an orca enthusiast in Seattle, eagerly joined the volunteer effort to help. Here she tells the riveting story, from identifying the orca as a missing calf named Springer; through making the decision to try to transport her home; to p... + Read More
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Series: Science of Song, TheHow and Why We Make MusicHardcover
Alan Cross9781771387873
$19.99JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12
Sep 07, 2021
What is music? How is it made? And what's changed --- and what hasn't --- about how we listen to it? Here's all the best stuff about the science and history behind our connection to music.Though most of us know we love listening to music, we may not spend much time thinking about how this came to be, or the science, technology, engineering and mathematics that are crucial to its existence. This illustrated book explores all of this, starting with the basics --- how does sound work? and what, exactly, is music? --- and then describes how music a... + Read More
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Series: SnoozefestThe Surprising Science of SleepHardcover
Tanya Lloyd Kyi9781525301490
$17.99JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 11 - 14
Sep 07, 2021
From award-winning author Tanya Lloyd Kyi, an eye-opening look at the science of sleep --- covering everything adolescents could possibly want to know about a subject that's suddenly keeping them up at night! For something that all humans do for hours every night, sleep is not that well understood. One thing we do know, though, is that sleep is crucial for our health and happiness. Here's a highly readable and fascinating look at why sleep is so important, what's happening in our bodies while we're sleeping (it's a lot more than you think!), ... + Read More
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Series: Strangest Thing in the Sea, TheAnd Other Curious Creatures of the DeepHardcover
Rachel Poliquin9781771389181
$21.99JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 7 - 10
Oct 05, 2021
An intriguing look at some very strange creatures in the sea --- but which is the strangest? A feathery tutu dancing through the water? A tiptoeing rock wearing a wig? A mountain of skulls on the ocean floor? Not everything is quite as it seems in this fascinating exploration of 12 bizarre and little-known sea animals. Each creature is introduced with an imaginative first-person depiction of its appearance, accompanied by an artistic interpretation and the question, “Am I the strangest thing in the sea?” Then, open the gatefold, and an illustr... + Read More
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Series: Tree Is a Home, AHardcover
Pamela Hickman9781525302367
$19.99JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 5 - 8
Sep 07, 2021
In this delightful exploration of the seasons in nature, an oak tree and its animal inhabitants change and grow over the course of a year --- just like their human neighbors! A large old oak tree stands near an empty house. Like the house, the tree provides shelter and a place to raise a family. From its branches to its roots, six animals share the tree as a home. Readers follow along as the tree and the animals --- a raccoon, opossum, acorn weevil, gray squirrel, blue jay and chipmunk --- change and adapt through all four seasons, from one a... + Read More
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Series: Canada Year by Year - Revised EditionHardcover
Elizabeth MacLeod9781525308246
$21.99JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12
Oct 05, 2021
Award-winning author Elizabeth MacLeod's year-by-year tour of Canada's fascinating history highlights a single milestone for every year from the country's founding in 1867 up to its 150th anniversary in 2017. Divided into ten distinct eras, coverage ranges from politics, sports, business and arts and culture, and includes significant events both at home and in world affairs. A few examples: *1881 --- A railway across Canada is begun. *1893 --- The Stanley Cup is first awarded in hockey. *1908 --- Lucy Maud Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables is p... + Read More
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Series: Life in the WildWalk on the Wild SidePaperback
Nicholas Oldland9781525305641
$8.99JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 7
Sep 07, 2021
This clever picture book tells readers right away what to expect. “There once was a bear, a moose and a beaver who loved adventure. But sometimes their competitive natures got in the way of having fun.” One day, the three set off to climb a mountain together. But on the way there, they decide to make it more exciting by turning the climb into a race to the top. It's only after being sidelined by a series of mishaps --- a boulder tumbling down the path, the moose hanging off the side of the cliff, the bear hanging off the moose hanging off the s... + Read More
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