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A Feast for Joseph
Joseph misses sharing meals with lots of people like he did back in the refugee camp, so when the neighbors finally come over, it’s a feast!
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A Friend Is a Friend Is a Friend
In this companion to best-selling titles A Family Is a Family Is a Family and A Kid Is a Kid Is a Kid, a child explores how to make a friend.
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A Kid Is a Kid Is a Kid
A group of kids share the silly questions they always hear, as well as the questions they would rather be asked about themselves.
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Three children at a Passover seder visit ancient Egypt to help baby Moses find his way safely to Pharaoh’s daughter—a wordless time-travel adventure.
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Meet ten remarkable African kings, queens, inventors, scholars and visionaries who changed the world.
Ah Ma's Home
A child worries that the home she now shares with her grandma can’t compare to the wondrous stories of Ah Ma’s childhood in China.
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ages 8
to 12
/ grades 3
to 7
Alone
A fully-illustrated treatment of the true stories of three young refugees who journey alone to North America, seeking refugee status.
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to 7
/ grades K
to 2
Aunt Pearl
A sensitive and bittersweet portrayal of a loving family affected by homelessness, from acclaimed creators Monica Kulling and Irene Luxbacher.
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ages 8
to 12
/ grades 3
to 7
Birds on the Brain
This sequel to the award-winning Book Uncle and Me features bird lover Reeni and her quest to save her city’s bird count event.
Boogy & Tee and Twinkle & Hew
Two boats at sea, struck by a storm, are impacted very differently — a tale about economic inequality and climate change, patterned on a classic poem.
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Boozhoo! / Hello!
Hello! Who do you see and hear in the woods today? Meet a variety of woodland and water animals in this story written in Anishinaabemowin and English.
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When she was small, she would often accompany her father, who worked for UNICEF India on projects concerning women’s health in rural areas.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n","ContributorRole_0":"By (author)","ContributorRole_1":"Illustrated by","Contributor_0":"Poulin, Andrée (CA)","Contributor_1":"Zohra, Sonali","Description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA beautifully illustrated novel in verse about a young Indian girl who tackles the taboos around sanitation in her village. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Latika’s village in rural India, there are no toilets. No toilets mean that the women have to wait until night to do their business in a field. There are scorpions and snakes in the field, and germs that make people sick. For the girls in the village, no toilets mean leaving school when they reach puberty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo one in the village wants to talk about this shameful problem. But Latika has had enough. When a government representative visits their village, she sees her chance to make one of her dreams come true: the construction of public toilets, which would be safer for everybody in her village. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBurying the Moon\u003c\/em\u003e shines a light on how a lack of access to sanitation facilities affects girls and women in many parts of the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Text Features\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eauthor's note\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eillustrations\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCorrelates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.3\u003cbr\u003e\nDescribe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., a character's thoughts, words, or actions).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.3\u003cbr\u003e\nCompare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., how characters interact).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.4\u003cbr\u003e\nDetermine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative language such as metaphors and similes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.5\u003cbr\u003e\nExplain how a series of chapters, scenes, or stanzas fits together to provide the overall structure of a particular story, drama, or poem.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.7\u003cbr\u003e\nAnalyze how visual and multimedia elements contribute to the meaning, tone, or beauty of a text (e.g., graphic novel, multimedia presentation of fiction, folktale, myth, poem).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.3\u003cbr\u003e\nDescribe how a particular story's or drama's plot unfolds in a series of episodes as well as how the characters respond or change as the plot moves toward a resolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.4\u003cbr\u003e\nDetermine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.6\u003cbr\u003e\nExplain how an author develops the point of view of the narrator or speaker in a text.\u003c\/p\u003e","EAN":"9781773066042","Height":"8.5","HeightCode":"in","Imprint":"Groundwood Books","KeyTextFeatures":"author's note;illustrations","MetaKeywords":"CC Literature Craft and Structure; CC Literature Integration of Knowledge and Ideas; grade 4; grade 5; grade 6; illustrated novel in verse; middle grade fiction; author's note; illustrations; award winning author; award-winning author; beautiful illustrations","NumberOfPages":"112","OtherText_Accolades_0":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBurying the Moon\u003c\/em\u003e is a story that will make young girls stand up and cheer for Latika, its heroine. She is one of the world's 600 million people who do not have access to toilets, and she decides to do something about it. The story is beautifully, poetically told and the book is illustrated with the breathtaking artwork of Sonali Zohra. Readers will come away thinking, \"Here's a problem that can be solved. Let's help solve it.\" Wonderfully done!\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Accolades_0_Auth":"Deborah Ellis, bestselling author of The Breadwinner series","OtherText_Back_cover_copy_0":"\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eThis is an important taboo topic made accessible.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe book includes an author’s note with key information about the impact of the lack of sanitation facilities for women and children worldwide. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAndrée Poulin has travelled and worked in India, and done thorough research to broach this topic respectfully. The text was also reviewed by readers from India.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","OtherText_Review_0":"\u003cp\u003e[E]nriches broader discussions of world issues. STARRED REVIEW\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_0_Src":"Booklist","OtherText_Review_1":"\u003cp\u003eA book that will both captivate and raise consciousness in readers of all ages. \u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_10":"\u003cp\u003eThis simple story brings to light the plight that more than half of the world’s population faces when there are no toilets. An important book to be read and discussed with older readers.\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_10_Src":"Calgary Herald","OtherText_Review_1_Src":"Montreal Review of Books","OtherText_Review_2":"\u003cp\u003e[An] intense and moving novel.\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_2_Src":"CM: Canadian Review of Materials","OtherText_Review_3":"\u003cp\u003eAndrée Poulin's verse and Sonali Zohra's colourful illustrations are paired perfectly in this book that brings awareness to a very important issue.\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_3_Src":"Canadian Children's Book News","OtherText_Review_4":"\u003cp\u003eAn essential read and a great way to discuss often-ignored questions of sanitation, menstruation, and equity with young readers.\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_4_Src":"Open Book","OtherText_Review_5":"\u003cp\u003eInspiring. The text is heavy with meaning and emotion but short on filler.\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_5_Src":"CanLit for LittleCanadians Blog","OtherText_Review_6":"\u003cp\u003eA well-balanced mix of poignant, humorous, interesting, and profound.\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_6_Src":"Cloud Lake Literary","OtherText_Review_7":"\u003cp\u003eThe illustrations by Indian artist Sonali Zohra fit seamlessly with the text.\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_7_Src":"Winnipeg Free Press","OtherText_Review_8":"\u003cp\u003eThis title will inspire matter-of-fact classroom conversations about a basic utility service that is likely taken for granted in most of North America.\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_8_Src":"School Library Connection","OtherText_Review_9":"\u003cp\u003ePowerful.\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_9_Src":"Horn Book","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"A beautifully illustrated novel in verse about a young Indian girl who tackles the taboos around sanitation in her village.","PrizeCodeText_0":"Winner","PrizeCodeText_1":"Commended","PrizeCodeText_2":"Short-listed","PrizeCodeText_3":"Nominated","PrizeCodeText_4":"Commended","PrizeCode_0":"01","PrizeCode_1":"03","PrizeCode_2":"04","PrizeCode_3":"07","PrizeCode_4":"03","PrizeName_0":"South Asia Book Award","PrizeName_1":"Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Books of the Year","PrizeName_2":"Saskatchewan Young Readers’ Choice Awards, Diamond Willow Award","PrizeName_3":"Rocky Mountain Book Award","PrizeName_4":"Canadian Children’s Book Centre, Best Books for Kids and Teens","PrizeYear_0":"2022","PrizeYear_1":"2022","PrizeYear_2":"2022","PrizeYear_3":"2023","PrizeYear_4":"2022","ProductFormDescription":"hardcover jacket","PublicationDate":"2021-10-01","Publisher":"Groundwood Books Ltd","ShortDescription":"A beautifully illustrated novel in verse about a young Indian girl who tackles the taboos around sanitation in her village.","Width":"6","WidthCode":"in"}
ages 9
to 12
/ grades 4
to 7
Burying the Moon
A beautifully illustrated novel in verse about a young Indian girl who tackles the taboos around sanitation in her village.
