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ages 4
to 7
/ grades K
to 2
Once Upon a Northern Night
An exquisite lullaby describes the beauty of a northern winter night.
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ages 2
to 5
/ grades P
to K
Stella, Princess of the Sky
Another adventure begins in this book in the Stella and Sam series as they explore the wonders of the natural world at night.
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Momma's Going to March
We’re going to a peaceful protest because … Momma’s going to march!
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Malaika’s Costume
Malaika’s mother can’t buy her a carnival costume — will she still be able to dance in the parade?
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ages 2
to 5
/ grades P
to K
Good Morning, Sam
In this vibrant and humorous book in the Stella and Sam series, Sam gets the last laugh on his big sister.
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ages 6
to 9
/ grades 1
to 4
Coyote Tales
Two laugh-out-loud Coyote trickster stories by award-winning author Thomas King.
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Buddy and Earl
An obedient dog and an irrepressible hedgehog become fast friends in this first book in a funny and appealing series.
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ages 7
to 10
/ grades 2
to 5
Forever Truffle
A new graphic novel from Fanny Britt and Isabelle Arsenault, co-creators of Jane, the Fox and Me and Louis Undercover.
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Annabelle discovers an animal bone in the woods and decides to make it her new plaything. But nature ends up moving Annabelle in mysterious ways.
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She lives with her family in Kinnigait (Cape Dorset), Nunavut.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n","ContributorRole_0":"By (author)","ContributorRole_1":"Illustrated by","Contributor_0":"Teevee, Ningeokuluk (CA)","Contributor_1":"Teevee, Ningeokuluk (CA)","Description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn enchanting and utterly authentic introduction to the life of an Inuit child and her world.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eWritten and illustrated by Ningeokuluk Teevee, one of the most interesting young artists in Cape Dorset, home to the great tradition of Inuit art, this is a beautifully simple story, written in Inuktitut and English, about a young Inuit girl who goes to the shore with her grandmother to collect clams for supper. Along the way she discovers tide pools brimming with life – a bright orange starfish, a creepy-crawly thing with many legs called an ugjunnaq, a hornshaped sea snail and a sculpin. This is an enchanting and utterly authentic introduction to the life of an Inuit child and her world.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCorrelates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.1\u003cbr\u003e\r\nWith prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.3\u003cbr\u003e\r\nWith prompting and support, identify characters, settings, and major events in a story.\u003c\/p\u003e","EAN":"9780888999436","Height":"9.63","HeightCode":"in","Imprint":"Groundwood Books","KeyTextFeatures":"map;introduction;glossary","MetaKeywords":"Baffin Island","NumberOfPages":"24","OtherText_Review_0":"Graphite and color pencil illustrations lend an innocence and simplicity to this unique tale.","OtherText_Review_0_Src":"School Library Journal","OtherText_Review_1":"The drawings by the author are delightfully expressive...","OtherText_Review_1_Auth":"Marlene Atleo","OtherText_Review_1_Src":"Multicultural Review","OtherText_Review_2":"...[The] English translation [of the Inuktitut] is sprinkled with musical words from the original...a harmonious universally recognizable shared time between a child and her affectionate grandparents.","OtherText_Review_2_Src":"Kirkus Reviews","OtherText_Review_3":"Complementary in both forms of language, and accompanied by exquisite drawings, this book introduces the Canadian north and Inuit culture through a reading experience that will bridge to more conversation and understanding of places and cultures that seem far away.","OtherText_Review_3_Auth":"Anne Burke","OtherText_Review_3_Src":"Resource Links","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"An enchanting and utterly authentic introduction to the life of an Inuit child and her world.","PrizeCodeText_0":"Short-listed","PrizeCodeText_1":"Commended","PrizeCodeText_2":"Commended","PrizeCode_0":"04","PrizeCode_1":"03","PrizeCode_2":"03","PrizeName_0":"Governor General's Literary Award: Illustration","PrizeName_1":"USBBY Outstanding International Books","PrizeName_2":"Resource Link's Year's Best","PrizeYear_0":"2009","PrizeYear_1":"2010","PrizeYear_2":"2010","ProductFormDescription":"hardcover","PublicationDate":"2009-08-01","Publisher":"Groundwood Books Ltd","ShortDescription":"An enchanting and utterly authentic introduction to the life of an Inuit child and her world.","teachersguide_0":"https:\/\/biblioshare.org\/BNCservices\/BNCServices.asmx\/Samples?token=fcf85c1c1b298e99\u0026amp;ean=9780888999436\u0026amp;SAN=\u0026amp;Perspective=teachersguide\u0026amp;FileNumber=0","Width":"7.63","WidthCode":"in"}
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An enchanting and utterly authentic introduction to the life of an Inuit child and her world.
