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Series: Supposing... Hardcover Alastair Reid 9781592703760 $25.95 JUVENILE FICTION Aug 12, 2022

Follow unexpected possibilities on fanciful and humorous journeys, powered by the limitlessness of the imagination and the openness of the human spirit. SUPPOSING I looked in the mirror one day and saw someone who wasn’t me at all…SUPPOSING I sailed around the world and when I was a mile from my hometown, I just turned the boat and sailed round again the other way…SUPPOSING... Supposing leads to pondering a chain of hypothetical events that play with the way that things are, daring to imagine a world beyond the laws of physics and un... + Read More
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Series: Mama A World of Mothers and Motherhood Hardcover Helene Delforge 9781782507710 $27.95 FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS Age (years) from 6 - 12 Apr 15, 2022

A unique and emotive celebration of the different facets of motherhood with striking portraits by an award-winning illustrator. Powerful, emotive, unforgettable – Mama speaks to all mothers in the international language of love. This is a stunning collection of vivid portraits and intimate reflections on motherhood from around the globe. Mama uniquely portrays the emotions and experiences that unite mothers from different times and diverse cultures. Twenty-one striking watercolour portraits and lively pencil sketches by acclaimed artist Quen... + Read More
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Series: Tomorrow is a Brand-New Day Hardcover Davina Bell 9781950354306 $26.50 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 7 Jun 17, 2022

The follow-up to bestsellingÂ All the Ways to be SmartÂ by Davina Bell and Allison Colpoys. Good or bad, the things you do are all a part of being you — of learning how to take your boat on stormy seas and stay afloat. From the creators of All the Ways To Be Smart comes a message of hope: hard days come and go, but love is with us always. A healing and uplifting tribute to learning and growing — to making mistakes and making amends. The perfect gift for children embarking on new challenges A wonderful educational tool for teachers and libraria... + Read More
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Series: Questions I Am Asked About The Holocaust A Young ReaderaEUs Edition Hardcover HAdi Fried 9781950354801 $22.50 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION Mar 31, 2023

A young readers edition of the bestselling book from Auschwitz survivor HÃ©di Fried that answers questions about the Holocaust with sensitivity and candor. “Something like what Anne Frank might have written had she survived… Timeless lessons taught with simple eloquence.” Kirkus Reviews HÃ©di Fried was nineteen when the Nazis arrested her family and transported them to Auschwitz, where her parents were murdered and she and her sister were forced into hard labor. Now ninety-nine, she has devoted her life to educating young people about the Hol... + Read More
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Series: YIKES! Ghosts are People Too Hardcover Peter Ricq 9781777791803 $20.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 7 - 10 Aug 23, 2022

Picturebook, Pointillism 2-tone art Oh, hello spooky living person. Welcome to my book which educates the living on what it's like to be a ghost and why we shouldn't be afraid of one another. In his debut publication, Peter Ricq introduces us to Ethan Alby, a ghost who lives among us "spooky living people" and who genuinely wants to be friends. Charming and tongue-in-cheek text is paired with pointillism art giving the book a film noir meets Tim Burton mood and aesthetic.
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Series: Indiana Bones Indiana Bones and the Lost Library Main Paperback Harry Heape 9780571353521 $13.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 7 - 9 Aug 09, 2022

Indiana Bones is back for a second dogtastic detective escapade! Once again he and his bestest friend, Aisha, have to gather their wits, courage and plenty of snacks to sniff outclues and solve a twisty mystery.On the hunt for the Avenger's lost treasure, the intrepid travellers set off on another trek, this time to the Temple of Diana at Ephesus. But nothing is ever simple for our heroes, and the slippery Serpent and stinky Ringo are still hot on their tails, determined to thwart their every move.An irresistible comical adventure.'Funny and cl... + Read More
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Series: The Robber Raccoon Main Paperback Lou Kuenzler 9780571361823 $13.95 JUVENILE FICTION Jul 26, 2022

Rosie Raccoon is up to no good,out and about in a grand neighbourhood . . .But she needs to watch out. The police are after her, and it's not long before she's feeling the furry arm of the law . . .An exquisitely illustrated nighttime adventure starring an adorable and mischievous raccoon. Children and adults will be enchanted by this eco-friendly mystery.
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Series: The Peanut Butter and Chaos Series Peanut Butter And Chaos The Mythic Adventures of Samuel Templeton Paperback Anita Daher 9781773370774 $12.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 Apr 22, 2022

When twelve-year-old Sam is struck by a bolt of lightning out of a clear blue sky, he suddenly sees everything in pixels. His life is further upended by Flum, a non-binary being from a parallel world, a missing neighbour, and astonishing powers that may not last long. Science and magic collide as Sam races to solve a mystery and help Flum return home. But what happens when solving one mystery sparks another? Peanut Butter and Chaos is a middle grade fantasy grounded in science.
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Series: The Littlest Elephant Hardcover Kate Read 9781529085389 $28.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 2 May 17, 2022

An excitable baby elephant learns that sometimes it's good to slow down in this richly illustrated picture book. The littlest elephant is always in a rush, and it takes a tiny mouse to show her how to slow down and notice the other jungle creatures in this funny, colourful book from Kate Read, creator of the multi-award-winning One Fox: A Counting Thriller and Boo: A Fishy Mystery. The bright and richly illustrated pages full of jungle creatures from an chameleon to a tiger will entrance any child as they follow the littlest elephant on h... + Read More
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Series: A Dress with Pockets Hardcover Lily Murray 9781529047851 $28.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 May 17, 2022

A funny, fashion-forward picture book with a subtle feminist undertone that celebrates the joy of pockets and the inquisitive, adventurous spirit of all young children. Lucy and Aunt Augusta are dress shopping. And, at the Fabulous Fashion Store, there are dresses to suit just about everyone. There are fancy dresses, frilly dresses, stripy dresses, silly dresses, sun dresses, fun dresses, blue dresses, green... But Lucy doesn't care about frills or lace. She wants a dress WITH POCKETS. And as she wades through the titchy dresses, witchy dress... + Read More
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Series: A Hero Called Wolf Hardcover Lucy Rowland 9781529003673 $28.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 May 03, 2022

A feel-good, rhyming picture book, with a positive message about being the hero of your own story! Wolf loves reading. There's just one problem. The more he reads, the more he starts to realize something... Every book has a hero: the heroes are handsome, tough and strong, but most significantly - the heroes are never, ever wolves! But when a giant comes stomping into the library one day, will Wolf find the courage to speak up? Because maybe heroes don't have to be handsome, tough, and strong. Maybe true heroes are kind and brave - just lik... + Read More
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Series: Return to the Wild Saving Sorya: Chang and the Sun Bear Based on a True Adventure Hardcover Trang Nguyen 9780753446591 $33.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 May 03, 2022

Written by scientist and environmental activist Trang Nguyen, Saving Sorya: Chang and the Sun Bear is an inspirational graphic novel adventure, based on a true story, about a young conservationist who overcomes the odds to save a sun bear. When endlessly curious and tenacious Chang discovers a bear bile farm near her home in Vietnam, she decides to do everything she can to save wild animals - by becoming a conservationist! After teaching herself survival skills, documenting every rainforest plant and animal she sees in her field notebook, an... + Read More
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Series: Rumaysa: Ever After Paperback Radiya Hafiza 9781529091311 $17.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 8 - 11 Jun 14, 2022

The magical, empowering and fantasically funny sequel to Radiya Hafiza's Rumaysa: A Fairytale. Return to a Once Upon a Time where anything is possible. Rumaysa is determined to find her parents, and she's on the journey of a lifetime discover what happened to them after she was stolen by the evil Witch as a baby. It's time for Rumaysa to find her own Happily Ever After... Set in a magical version of South Asia, Rumaysa's story is full of friendship, magic. Turning tired fairytale tropes on their head, Rumaysa: Ever After shows readers t... + Read More
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Series: Noah's Gold Hardcover Frank Cottrell-Boyce 9781529048261 $28.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 9 - 11 Jun 07, 2022

Packed with mystery, adventure and laughs, Noah's Gold is an exciting new middle grade novel from the award-winning author of Millions and Cosmic, Frank Cottrell-Boyce. Being the smallest doesn't stop you having the biggest ideas. When eleven-year old Noah sneaks along on his big sister's geography field trip, absolutely everything seems to go wrong! Six kids are marooned on an uninhabited island. Their teacher has vanished. They're hungry. Their phones don't work and Noah has broken the internet. There's no way of contacting home. What... + Read More
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Series: The Mermaid in the Millpond Paperback Lucy Strange 9781800900493 $15.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 Oct 15, 2022

History and myth entwine in this atmospheric tale of freedom and friendship from bestselling author Lucy Strange and acclaimed illustrator Pam Smy. When Bess tries to escape her harsh life at the cotton mill, can she also free the mermaid trapped in the millpond? History and myth entwine in this atmospheric tale of freedom and friendship from bestselling author Lucy Strange and acclaimed illustrator Pam Smy. "
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Series: Encyclopedias for Young Readers Encyclopedia of Plants, Fungi, and Lichens for Young Readers Hardcover Tereza Nemcova 9788000063515 $27.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 6 - 9 Jul 22, 2022

Learn how to classify various plants from big-sized illustrations!This planet of ours is teeming with vast numbers of plants, from small flowers to giant trees. And there are fungi and lichens too. With this encyclopedia, you will get to know a few hundred of the best known and most interesting plants from all over the world. What’s more, this book will show you groups in which plants, fungi, and lichens can be classified. It will introduce you to mysterious lichens, edible and inedible mushrooms (as well as poisonous ones), and flowering and n... + Read More
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Series: The Bear and the Little Green Thing Hardcover Berbay Publishing 9780645069648 $25.50 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 6 May 13, 2022

Jon Klassen meets Carson Ellis in this stunning debut shortlisted for the World Illustration Awards.When the little green thing is dropped from the mouth of a bird, it finds an unexpected home – on the back of a bear. The little green thing just needs to convince the bear to let it stay. You might not think a little green thing has a lot to say, but this one does! It offers to provide great conversation, act as a gentle fan and protect the bear from intruders. In exchange, the little green thing receives warmth and safety. But when the seasons ... + Read More
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Series: Just To See Hardcover Morgane de Cadier 9781737603207 $26.50 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 7 May 13, 2022

Fans of Peter Brown and Jon Klassen will cherish this inspiring story about exploration, curiosity and an unexpected discovery. There are wonders all around us ... Why not go see what you can find? Every day, perched high up in her tree house, a girl surveys the distant forest through her binoculars. She knows every plant and animal. But look! A strange new tree appears, towering above all the others. Where did it come from? Is it really a tree? Intrigued, the girl sets off to take a closer look. Just to see… Whimsical illustrations bring hu... + Read More
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Series: Grandma and the Moon's Hidden Secret Hardcover Jumoke Verissimo 9781913175351 $23.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 Oct 14, 2022

Ã?dÃ¹kÃ© lives with her grandparents in Ibidan and Grandma is her favourite person in the world. She loves when Grandma sings to her, and gives her treats from her stall. But one day, Ã?dÃ¹kÃ© comes home from school and can’t find Grandma anywhere! Ã?dÃ¹kÃ© doesn’t understand why Grandma can’t come back, but then her aunt YÃmikÃ¡ tells her a secret. Can she really see Grandma if she squints up at the moon?
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Series: The Cedarville Shop and the Wheelbarrow Swap Hardcover Bridget Krone 9781946395665 $20.50 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 Jun 24, 2022

From the award-winning author of Small Mercies, named a Best Middle-Grade Book of 2020 by Kirkus Reviews "I’ve decided that some people put out fires and leave the world cold and hopeless and others nurse the kindling, blow like mad and fan the flames with whatever they have at hand - so that everyone feels its warmth." A lot of things can feel just out of reach in 12-year-old Boipelo Seku's small, impoverished village of Cedarville, South Africa. The idea of one day living in a house that's big enough for his family is just a faraway drea... + Read More
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Series: Cat Eyes and Dog Whistles The Five Seven Senses of Humans and Other Animals Hardcover Cathy Evans 9781800660137 $31.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 6 - 11 Apr 29, 2022

With bold, bright illustrations by award-winning illustrator, Becky Thorns, this is a marvellous science/biology book that will get kids thinking about how their bodies interact with and make sense of the world around them.''I’m a little peculiar, but I love children’s books about the senses. Why? Because inevitably they’ll do what this book does and explain that there really aren’t just five out there but SEVEN! A great non-fiction read''. -- Fuse 8, School Library Journal''Full of just the type of obscure facts th... + Read More
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Series: Alex and Alex Hardcover Ziggy Hanaor 9781800660113 $23.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 6 Apr 15, 2022

A simple, engaging story introducing ideas of non-binary identities, tolerance and acceptance to very young readers, from the writer of the critically acclaimed picture book, The Pocket Chaotic. ''Alex and Alex is brilliant in its simplicity. I can't recommend it highly enough!'' -- Picture Book Perfect ''What a wonderful book that I think every child making their first steps socially should have read to them''. -- The Great British Bookworm ''The lack of gender and deliberate avoidance of stereotypes makes this a useful book to help children t... + Read More
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Series: Baby Teeth Hardcover Meg Grehan 9781915071019 $23.50 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 14 - 21 Jun 24, 2022

From the multi-award winning author of The Deepest Breath (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2021), a Junior Library Guild Selection, comes a YA verse novel about LGBTQ+ desire, identity — and vampires. The bloodFeeds the hungerThat threatens everythingIt starts when Claudia offers her a yellow rose.Immy has been in love before – many times, across many lifetimes. But never as deeply, as intensely as this. Claudia smells like paint and peppermint tea. She wears her hair in a plait, and has a green thumb, and Immy is utterly besotted. Claudia has nev... + Read More
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Series: Bumpfizzle the Best on Planet Earth Hardcover Patricia Forde 9781915071217 $17.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 7 - 10 May 06, 2022

A new book from the author of The ListPraise for Bumpfizzle: "So hilarious! Patricia Forde is definitely the high queen of Irish comedy." — Eoin Colfer, author of Artemis Fowl Bumpfizzle is an alien sent to Earth on a mysterious mission from Planet Plonk. Or is he a ten-year-old boy who is jealous of all the attention his parents are giving to The Baby? Bumpfizzle’s confusion at Earthling behaviours, as reported in his diary and his frequent reports back to Plonk, are hilarious, and his adventures are ridiculous, from eating the cat’s food to b... + Read More
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Series: Jamie Is Jamie Jamie's Class Has Something to Say A Book About Sharing with Grown-Ups Hardcover Afsaneh Moradian 9781631985539 $17.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4 - 8 Aug 16, 2022

Jamie and classmates learn self-advocacy skills and help adults understand them better.Jamie is excited for Family Day and all the visitors that will be coming to the classroom. As the class prepares, they share how they feel when adults don’t listen closely enough to what the kids want, need, like, and don’t like or when adults place unfair, often gendered expectations on them. Together, they decide to use their Family Day celebration to practice self-advocacy skills and help adults understand them better. Part of the Jamie Is Jamie series, Ja... + Read More
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Series: Marie Curious, Girl Genius Marie Curious, Girl Genuis Saves the World Marie Curious, Girl Genius Book 1 Paperback Chris Edison 9781684643523 $7.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 8 Jun 30, 2022

In book one, young inventor Marie can't believe her luck when she earns a place at a high-tech summer camp in California owned by tech guru and multi-millionaire Sterling Vance. It?s nothing short of a dream come true. She and the other super-clever campers get to build robots, do supercool science experiments and test out awesome gadgets. But not everyone is a happy camper . . . Someone is sabotaging their robots, so Marie and her new friends team up to catch the culprit. Can Marie outsmart an evil engineer intent on causing a global disaster?
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Series: Be Thankful for Trees A tribute to the many & surprising ways trees relate to our lives Hardcover Harriet Ziefert 9781636550206 $27.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 4 - 8 Apr 08, 2022

What gives you a seat, a floor for your feet?A place you can sit with your family to eat? The pum-pum of a drum, a guitar’s twangy strum . . .Tree wood makes music zing, ping, and hum. Using lilting, rhyming couplets, this book explores the many items that are made from trees. But it doesn’t stop there! Kids will also learn about the many uses of live trees – and the environmental danger to trees posed by forest fires, floods, and deforestation. Kids are encouraged to be kind, not only to one another, but to the environment as well.Kids will vi... + Read More
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Series: Memories of a Birch Tree Hardcover Daniel Canas 9788418302541 $26.50 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4 - 8 Apr 11, 2022

Moving to a new city can be a heartbreaking experience, but also an opportunity to grow. This Birch Tree will realize that even in the darkest spots, one can shine brighter than ever.The day they took me out of my home and loaded me onto a truck changed everything. I went from living surrounded by nature, with my brothers, to ending up girdled by towering buildings in a polluted, noisy city. I was homesick. Accepting that change was extremely difficult, but then I started to realize that the city was not that bad after all. A friendly gardener ... + Read More
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Series: Family Love Brothers and Sisters Hardcover Ariel Andres Almada 9788418302466 $23.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4 - 8 Mar 11, 2022

Following on from the success of Little One and Son, from the same creative team comes Brothers & Sisters. This lyrical, stunning picture book is a warm-hearted tribute to siblings and their magical bond, with stunning art by award-winning illustrator Sonja Wimmer.It’s true that sometimes we fight when we want to play with the same toys. But when night falls, we snuggle up together and fall asleep while we read fairy tales to each other. We’re similar in so many ways! And we’re different in others. But one thing is for sure, and that is that we... + Read More
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Series: Angry Me Hardcover Sandra V. Feder 9781773063386 $19.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 6 May 01, 2022

A young child tells us what makes her angry and how she tries to let the anger come and go. An artful starting point for conversations about strong feelings. “I get angry,” says a little girl, looking fiercely in the mirror. Sometimes she gets angry when someone is mean and tries to take her toy away, when it feels unfair that there’s not enough time to go swimming, when she’s tired and just wants to go home, or when the kids at school leave her out, hurting her feelings. When she’s angry, she tries to remember to use her words — even though th... + Read More
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Series: Flock Hardcover Sara Cassidy 9781773064406 $18.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 6 Apr 01, 2022

In this fantastical story, a flock of feathery friends show up for a feast! Lunch turns into bird food when a little girl starts feeding birds at the bus stop. First, a pigeon she names Serious comes pecking, and then Fancy and Sleepy gather to gobble up the offerings. But what happens when more and more birds want to join in on the feast? And what are all these fantastical birds doing in the city, anyway? This delightfully outlandish story by Sara Cassidy, beautifully illustrated by Geraldo Valério, creator of My Book of Birds and Busy, Busy B... + Read More
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Series: Martin and the River Hardcover Jon-Erik Lappano 9781773064444 $18.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 6 Mar 01, 2022

Faced with moving away from his beloved river in the country, Martin discovers it is possible to make a meaningful connection to nature in the city, too, and find ways to accept changes beyond his control. Martin loves to play by the river near his house. He watches the great blue herons and looks for crayfish and otters. He builds forts and lies in the tall grass near the water. But one day Martin’s parents tell him they have to move away, to the city. The family spend a day in the city, exploring their future home. Martin rides the subway, v... + Read More
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Series: When I Listen to Silence Hardcover Jean E. Pendziwol 9781773062549 $18.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 6 Apr 01, 2022

When a child is asked to “Please, be quiet!” they sit silent … and their imagination sweeps them away on a breathtaking journey. Through the window, the child can hear the trees breathe and watches them sway back and forth as they begin to dance. Then bears join in, accompanied by the child on their drum, making so much noise they wake up a dragon! The dragon’s smoky breath fills the sky, and the wind forms a knight on a steed that gallops through the stars. The child’s adventure continues, as one wonderful flight of fancy leads to the next, f... + Read More
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Series: As Glenn as Can Be Hardcover Sarah Ellis 9781773064680 $19.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 6 Apr 01, 2022

A warm and witty portrait of child prodigy and world-famous classical musician Glenn Gould. Glenn was a child who knew his own mind — he liked boats but did not like fishing; he enjoyed puns and pranks but did not like bullying; he loved learning but did not like school … but more than anything else he loved to play the piano. Glenn had a professional performing career by the time he was fifteen; he gave concerts all over the world in his twenties. He became best known for his interpretation of Bach’s Goldberg Variations. But Glenn grew to di... + Read More
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Series: ThinkCities City Streets Are for People Hardcover Andrea Curtis 9781773064659 $19.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 May 01, 2022

Congested city streets are noisy and thick with cars and trucks, while pedestrians and cyclists are squeezed to the dangerous edges—but does it have to be this way? Imagine a city where we aren’t stuck in cars, where clean air makes it easier to breathe, and where transit is easy to access—and on time. Imagine a city where streets are for people! This fun, accessible and ultimately hopeful book explores sustainable transportation around the globe, including electric vehicles, public transit, bicycles, walking and more. It invites us to conjur... + Read More
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Series: These Are Not the Words Hardcover Amanda West Lewis 9781773067926 $18.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 Apr 01, 2022

New York City in the 1960s is the humming backdrop for this poignant, gritty story about a girl who sees her parents as flawed human beings for the first time, and finds the courage to make a fresh start. Missy’s mother has gone back to school to pursue her dream of becoming an artist. Missy’s father works in advertising and takes Missy on secret midnight excursions to Harlem and the Village so she can share his love of jazz. The two write poems for each other — poems that gradually become an exchange of apologies as Missy’s father’s alcohol an... + Read More
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Series: Future History 2050 Hardcover Thomas Harding 9781773068039 $18.99 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 13 - 17 Mar 01, 2022

This future history of the next thirty years, imagined by bestselling author Thomas Harding, is a compelling and startling call to action. In 2020, a researcher is shocked to find a set of notebooks detailing the history of the next thirty years. Is this a hoax? Or could it be real? The notebooks, written in the year 2050, contain interview transcripts between teenage Billy and Gran Nancy. We learn about the great climate SHOCK, when global temperatures rise much faster than anticipated, resulting in catastrophic consequences for humanity. We ... + Read More
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Series: Last Week Hardcover Bill Richardson 9781773065663 $14.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 Apr 01, 2022

A child cherishes every second of their grandmother's last week of life in this sensitive portrayal of medical assistance in dying (MAiD). “In this last week, there are seven days.” That's one hundred and sixty-eight hours. Or ten thousand and eighty minutes. Or six hundred four thousand and eight hundred seconds. A child counts every second because this is their grandmother’s last week of life. As friends and family come to call on Flippa—as Gran is fondly known—the child observes the strange mix of grief, humor, awkwardness, anger and nostal... + Read More
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Series: The Story of the Lemming and the Owl Bilingual Inuktitut and English Edition Bilingual Inuktitut and English Edition Hardcover Jaypeetee Arnakak 9781774505595 $20.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 5 Jul 19, 2022

The lemming may be tiny...but his smarts are larger than life! Can he outsmart the mighty owl? ?An owl swoops down to eat the lemming for a snack. But the lemming is smart and has a plan to trick the boastful owl. How will the lemming escape into his den? Find out in this well-known Inuit traditional story that has been simplified for younger readers to enjoy.
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Series: Arvaaq Books Nanuq and Nuka: A Collection of Three Stories Bilingual Inuktitut and English Edition Paperback Ali Hinch 9781774504598 $20.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 5 Jun 14, 2022

Spend some quality time with Nanuq and Nuka in this collection of stories! Join the two polar bear brothers as they play at the swimming pool with friends, go fishing, and practise their high kicks together. They learn about safety, the importance of patience, and not to make assumptions about others based on their appearance. What will Nanuq and Nuka do next?
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Series: Arvaaq Books My Hood's Not Big Enough! Bilingual Inuktitut and English Edition Bilingual Inuktitut and English Edition Hardcover Aija Aiofe Komangapik 9781774505472 $20.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 5 May 02, 2022

Mother Fox loves all her babies so much. But when she tries to carry all eight of her babies on her back, her hood's not big enough! What will she do? See how her family offers to help as Mother Fox learns she does not need to carry all her babies alone.
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Series: Siksikaitsitapi Stories of the Blackfoot People Paperback Payne Many Guns 9781988824833 $29.95 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION Grade (US) from 6 - 12 Apr 26, 2022

In Siksikaitsitapi: Stories of the Blackfoot People, seven authors share their stories that come from both from legend and from their personal experiences, with many of the stories in both Blackfoot and English languages. The book is illustrated with beautiful full-colour pictures and photos which help convey these stories from Blackfoot traditional and contemporary traditions and cultures.The Blackfoot Confederacy is made up of the Siksika, Kainai, Piikani, and Amskapi Piikuni Nations of Southern Alberta and Montana. Payne Many Guns' story cap... + Read More