Cardboard City

Young Romani teens, Saida and Nikola, dream of escaping from the harsh discrimination and crushing poverty of life in a squatter settlement in Belgrade, Serbia.

Lucy Tries Team Sports Four Pack

A four-book picture-book series that introduces children to different team sports and encourages active and engaged lifestyles. Featuring soccer, hockey, basketball and baseball.

Love Notes to Grievers

Whether you lost a family member or a friend, Angela Morris lets grievers know that they have earned the quiet, private moments that they need to move through — not past — their grief. In a culture that demands us to be “better”, this book leaves the space for us to tend to our hearts as we deal with loss.

Larry adore Montréal!

Suivez les aventures de Pete et de son adorable chiot, Larry, à mesure qu’ils découvrent les différents points d’intérêt de la belle ville de Montréal. Ce deuxième volume de la collection de carnets de voyage pour enfants, pourrait être un cadeau ou le souvenir parfait d’un voyage dans cette ville très touristique du Québec au Canada.

Larry Loves Montreal!

Follow Pete and his adorable pup, Larry as they discover the different sites of beautiful Montreal. The second book in this series of children's Canadian travelogs is the perfect gift and souvenir from a trip to the highly touristic city in Quebec, Canada.

Schlepping Across the Nile

This collection adds a comic and often poignant twist to the story of the nearly 1 million strong Jews who lived in Arab lands before WW2. But Zevy, the son of an Ashkenazi father and Sephardic mother adds some shtick to his recollections. His Ashkenazi side is the wry, bemused spectator of the antics and entanglements of his other half.

The Smallest Hope

A memoir about a Jewish boy surviving the Holocaust in Warsaw by escaping the ghetto and hiding in the city.

Students Mentoring Students in K-8 Classrooms

Build a classroom landscape that includes students sharing ideas and thinking, exploring ways of knowing, and integrating all methods and modes of learning. With strong student-to-student mentoring, children gain new ways of looking at learning, problem-solving, challenges, and the world around them.

The Cottonwood Sings

A delightful story of a lonely woman who never ages and the beaver who falls in love with her. Independently they seek out the Great Spirit, who obliges their requests to be forever close to one another.

Commotion in the Ocean

Whimsical drawings and rhyme tell the tale of a colorful cast of sea creatures who join forces to hatch a plan to defeat fishing trawlers (aka “the monsters”). They decide to appeal to humankind—with a hug and a kiss—to stop the depletion of fish in the ocean.

Victoria alada

Victoria pasa a ser una más de las innumerables adolescentes que viven en las calles de Latinoamérica.

The Possible Lives of W.H., Sailor

Who was W.H.? The remains of an anonymous 19th-century sailor inspire artist/author Bushra Junaid to reflect on the African experience in the North Atlantic in this powerful examination of a longstanding mystery.

A Mist of Memories

Charlotte is struggling to remember who she was before her accident and Ajay is trying to piece together what happened to a missing friend. Brought together by the whispering mists of Levay Island, Charlotte and Ajay must both face their trauma before the mist lays claim to them both.

She's a Mensch!

From the poorest neighborhoods in Kenya to the halls of the Canadian Supreme Court, the Jewish women found in these pages have accomplished remarkable feats. Some survived the horrors of the Holocaust while others had more peaceful childhoods, but all of them saw unfairness in their world and decided to do something about it.

Billie and Bean in the City

A child walks her dog around the block alone for the first time, navigating their vibrant city neighborhood in this picture book full of color, light and shadow.

Breaking News

Part of the nonfiction Orca Think series for middle-grade readers, this illustrated book introduces kids to the news media and why it matters.

Cities

Part of the nonfiction Orca Timeline series for middle-grade readers, this illustrated book examines the past, present and future of cities around the world.