Maddy's Amazing African Birthday
Maddy's trip to Africa is an experience she will never forget in this true story of a young girl's trip to Tanzania, illustrated with photos.
Guardian Angel House
Guardian Angel House was a convent operated by the Sisters of Charity in Budapest that sheltered Jewish children during WWII; among them were author Kathy Clark’s mother and aunt.
Native Musicians in the Groove
Music is their passion. Follow the journeys of ten talented musicans from Native communities. All of the whether traditional drumming, or mainstream rock, bring their own culture to their music.
Dynamic Women Dancers
Profiles of ten leading women dancers from around the world.
Home Free
A finalist for the Governor General's Literary Award!
Growing up in the 1960s, twelve-year-old Lee Mets fights against expectations by wanting to be a writer. Her summer begins in the most exciting way when a real-life orphan, Cassandra Jovanovich, moves in across the street. Lee thinks all the best stories are about orphans.
Nonfiction Reading Power
Teaching students how to think while they read all kinds of information.
Bits and Pieces
"My family and I were in hiding. Suddenly I heard someone panting on the stairs . . . we didn't breathe. Who was coming now?"
The Violin/A Child's Testimony
Rachel Milbauer, a vivacious and outgoing music lover, lay hidden and silent with her family and a family friend in an underground bunker in Nazi-occupied Poland for nearly two years.
Spring's End
A young boy who loved soccer as much as he loved to write, Spring's End tells how John Freund's joyful childhood is shattered by the German invasion of his homeland, Czechoslovakia.
Getting Out Alive
"He pointed his gun and bayonet at me and ordered me to stop, my jaw was bleeding, hanging down. I could not speak and I was shivering."
Nobel's Women of Peace
Biographies of women who have campaigned for peace.
Crocodiles Play!
Children will be thrilled to see what these silly crocodiles get up to when they play their favourite games.
The Little Word Catcher
Grandmother needs help finding her words.
Les Dinosaures
Apprenez, tout en rigolant, des faits inusités sur les dinosaures.
