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Recent Staff Lists
Forest of Reading 2023 Winners - Gagnants Forêt de la lecture 2023
Griffin Poetry Prize - 2023 Shortlist
Carol Shields Prize for Fiction - 2023 Shortlist
Tournée lire à tout vent / Canadian Children's Book Week 2023
Women's Prize for Fiction - 2023 Longlist
Dublin Literary Award - 2023 Shortlist
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Mother's Day
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2019When all of their special Saturday plans go awry, Ava and her mother still find a way to appreciate one another and their time together.Catalogue Item
2017Provides instructions for raising a happy, healthy mother, including introducing such stress-reducing activities as searching for wiggly worms, painting rainbows, eating snacks, and playing with toys.Catalogue Item
2024In rhyming text, a mother and daughter spend a day together, enjoying the beauty of nature.Catalogue Item
2024Meenu discovers the magic in her culture's tradition of hair oiling, and the bond she shares with her mother and grandmother. Includes Meenu's magic hair day tips.
Shipwrecks and Castaways
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2024"[A] rich narrative of human history told through the archaeological discoveries of twelve shipwrecks across time. The Viking warship of King Cnut the Great. Henry VIII's the Mary Rose. Captain John…Catalogue Item
Shipwreck, Treachery, and Survival at the Edge of the World2024"The true story of five castaways abandoned on the Falkland Islands during the War of 1812--a tale of treachery, shipwreck, isolation, and the desperate struggle for survival. Fraught with…Catalogue Item
An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea2015The miraculous account of the man who survived alone and adrift at sea longer than anyone in recorded history. For fourteen months, Alvarenga survived constant shark attacks. He learned to catch fish…Catalogue Item
A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny, and Murder2023"A mesmerizing story of shipwreck, survival, and savagery, culminating in a court martial that reveals a shocking truth. On January 28, 1742, a ramshackle vessel of patched-together wood and cloth…
Our Power, Our Planet
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Solving the Climate Crisis With Today's Technologies2022"In the absence of motorized boats and gondolas, Venice's waters have returned to a sparkling blue color. Deer have been spotted roaming cities in Italy, and mountain goats recently took over a small…Catalogue Item
Designing Ecoconscious Habitats for Humans2020"It is estimated that the earth's population will expand to an unprecedented nine billion people over the next century. This explosion in population is predicted to place further stress on our…Catalogue Item
Power the World With Sustainable Fuel, With Hands-on Science Activities for Kids2024In Renewable Energy: Power the World with Sustainable Fuel, scientists ages 9 to 12 learn how switching from nonrenewable energy sources to renewable ones can help make our homes, businesses, cities,…Catalogue Item
How We Can Be the First Generation to Build A Sustainable Planet2024In this bold, radically hopeful book, a data scientist, drawing on the latest research, practical guidance and eye-opening graphics, gives us the tools for understanding our current environmental…
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