Ashley meets her great-uncle by the old train tracks near their community in Nova Scotia. When she sees his sadness, he tells her of the day when he and the other children were taken to residential school, their lives changed forever. Uncle also explains how Ashley gives him hope. She promises to wait with him in remembrance of what was lost.
When the unimaginable loss of a child becomes reality: a mother's moving portrait of loving, raising, and losing a son with an Autism Spectrum Disorder.
A little boy learns to acknowledge his temper in this illustrated picture book for young readers.
In the bright lights of the big city, the Mighty Muskrats search for an auntie lost long ago.
On a winter night nine-year-old Konisola and her mother step off a plane in Canada. They are running for their lives. Soon after they land Konisola’s mother becomes sick, and Konisola is forced to fend for herself. Will she be allowed to stay in Canada as a refugee? Or will she and her mother be sent back across the ocean? Inspired by a true story.
Young readers are introduced to environmental issues in their own neighborhoods in this illustrated nonfiction picture book.
Both the perspective of the wolf and the shepherd are seen in this flippable picture book.
In this illustrated early chapter book, a young boy and his grandfather work together to save a beached orca.
This STEM-based picture book follows the origin of a hurricane, from a little cloud to a life-threatening storm.
In this high-interest novel for teen readers, sixteen-year-old Nick tries to adjust to his new reality after a surfing accident leaves him partially paralyzed.
In this high-interest novel for teen readers, sixteen-year-old Stella is suddenly famous after her music video goes viral.
A comprehensive guide to choosing and using the best children’s books to address sensitive but significant topics in the classroom.
Cet album invite les enfants à se réjouir des petits bonheurs de la vie.
This addition to the nonfiction Orca Footprints series examines how overpopulation leads to unequal sharing of the earth’s social and natural resources.
In this illustrated early chapter book, Cricket has to convince the townspeople of Waterton, located in the heart of Waterton Lakes National Park, not to capture and relocate a cougar that they believe is being a nuisance.
This illustrated picture book takes the reader on a trip around the world as a young girl reminisces about all the things she's lost while traveling.
A beautiful board book about gratitude by celebrated Indigenous author Richard Van Camp, complemented by photos from Tea & Bannock, a collective blog by Indigenous women photographers.
This dual-language English and Swahili picture book is inspired by the founding of Tanzania, told through the eyes of a young boy who climbs Mount Kilimanjaro to signify the country's independence.
In this mystery for teens, high-school student Matt Barnes, whose life has been upended by a serious injury, lands a summer job defending the wrongly convicted.
In this illustrated novel for middle-grade readers, Billy Stuart and his loyal Scout group have inadvertently traveled through time and have to cross an ocean full of danger.
