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/ grades P
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Numeralia
A witty and original counting book, with text by Jorge Luján and art by Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award winner Isol.
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From There to Here
The highly anticipated sequel to I Know Here — the classic, award-winning picture book from Laurel Croza and Matt James.
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Slim and None
Sports entrepreneur and film producer Howard Baldwin recounts his spirited and hugely entertaining life story.
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China and the West
The twenty-fourth semi-annual Munk Debate tackles the threat of China to the liberal international order.
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to 18
/ grades 7
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Buffalo Flats
Rebecca decides she must own her own land, even if this means facing resistance from her family, her community, the government – and Mother Nature.
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Mi amiga
Una historia sobre la importancia de la amistad en la vida de una niña inmigrante.
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to 7
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to 2
I Have the Right to Save My Planet
From the author and illustrator duo who created the award-winning I Have the Right to Be a Child comes this beautifully illustrated picture book about a child’s right to advocate for the environment they live in.
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She studied Fine Arts and Illustration, focusing her work on projects with social and cultural impact. She also leads workshops and activities that blend art with parenting, fostering creativity in children, building support networks for mothers, and promoting a sensitive approach to child development. She has illustrated six books, including \u003cem\u003eEl cielo imaginado\u003c\/em\u003e, written by Pablo A. Mastro, and \u003cem\u003eSevern Speaks Out\u003c\/em\u003e in the Speak Out series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","ContributorBio_3":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSUSAN OURIOU\u003c\/strong\u003e is an award-winning fiction writer and literary translator with over seventy translations and co-translations of fiction, non-fiction, children’s and young-adult literature to her credit. She has received the Governor General’s Literary Award for Translation and, in 2024, her translation of Catherine Leroux's \u003cem\u003eThe Future\u003c\/em\u003e won CBC's Canada Reads. Her translations have also been long-listed for awards such as the International Dublin Literary Award, the Carol Shields Prize for Fiction and the Giller Prize. as well as appearing on IBBY’s Honor List. She has also published\u003cem\u003e Nathan\u003c\/em\u003e, a novel for young readers, and\u003cem\u003e Damselfish\u003c\/em\u003e, short-listed for the WGA's Georges Bugnet award for fiction. \u003c\/p\u003e\n","ContributorRole_0":"By (author)","ContributorRole_1":"Commentaries by","ContributorRole_2":"Illustrated by","ContributorRole_3":"Translated by","Contributor_0":"Cullis-Suzuki, Severn (CA)","Contributor_1":"Nogués, Alex","Contributor_2":"Suárez, Ana","Contributor_3":"Ouriou, Susan (CA)","Description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBefore Greta Thunberg there was Severn Cullis-Suzuki, whose 1992 Earth Summit speech made her known as “the girl who silenced the world for five minutes.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSevern Cullis-Suzuki was only twelve years old when she addressed the whole world and asked: What are you doing to the Earth, our home? How far can human greed go? Young Severn looked at the world leaders in attendance and said, “I’m only a child, and I don’t have all the solutions, but I want you to realize, neither do you!” She entreated those world leaders to make their actions reflect their words and to protect the Earth for generations to come.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSevern’s speech is even more urgent today than it was thirty years ago. 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Admirers of Greta Thunberg will be inspired by Severn’s work as both a child and an adult. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn 2017, Severn and her ECO friends, now adults with families of their own, marked the 25th anniversary of their trip to the UN’s Earth Summit in Rio, and the speech that “silenced the world for 5 minutes,” by inviting youth today to participate in an anniversary video project: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCu-X6g_bZFVcF5A2IUNEEpw\/videos \"\u003ehttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCu-X6g_bZFVcF5A2IUNEEpw\/videos \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAs a teenager, she was appointed to the Earth Charter Commission. She went on to study evolutionary biology at Yale University. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSevern hosted the TV show \u003cem\u003eSuzuki’s NatureQuest\u003c\/em\u003e, and the TV series \u003cem\u003eSamaqan: Water Stories\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe next subjects to be profiled in the series are Malala Yousafzai, Wangari Maathai and José Mujica.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","OtherText_Long_description_1":"\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe first in a series of books that feature famous speeches.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe speech is presented in an easy-to-read way, with striking illustrations.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSevern Cullis-Suzuki gave this speech at the age of twelve and her list of accomplishments since then is impressive. 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A worthwhile purchase for classrooms and libraries.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_2_Src":"Canadian Review of Materials","OtherText_Review_3":"\u003cp\u003e“An important talk that deserves to be more widely known and makes a great addition to the social justice shelf.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCM: Canadian Review of Materials\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_3_Src":"Canadian Children's Book News","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSevern Cullis-Suzuki’s 1992 Earth Summit speech, more relevant than ever, is part of the Speak Out series of inspiring speeches for young readers.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","ProductFormDescription":"epub","PublicationDate":"2022-09-06","Publisher":"Groundwood Books Ltd","Series":"Speak Out","ShortDescription":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSevern Cullis-Suzuki’s 1992 Earth Summit speech, more relevant than ever, is part of the Speak Out series of inspiring speeches for young readers.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","Width":"4.72","WidthCode":"in"}
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to 12
/ grades 4
to 7
Severn Speaks Out
Severn Cullis-Suzuki’s 1992 Earth Summit speech, more relevant than ever, is part of the Speak Out series of inspiring speeches for young readers.
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ages 3
to 6
/ grades P
to 1
Émile Pantalon
Un livre doux et d’une fraîcheur saisissante sur l’intimidation, de l’autrice/illustratrice primée Mireille Levert.
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Caramba (French edition)
L’autrice et illustratrice de renommée mondiale Marie-Louise Gay nous présente un personnage attachant en Caramba, un chat timide et doux qui accepte courageusement sa différence, puis se découvre un talent spécial qui lui est propre.
