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Angry Me
A young child tells us what makes her angry and how she tries to let the anger come and go, in this nuanced look at what may underlie angry feelings.
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ages 3
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Boobies
A cheeky celebration of boobies — the blue-footed avian sort and the more familiar kind that we find on our own bodies.
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I’m Not Sydney!
Sydney and his friends gather outside to play, transforming one by one to climb, leap, lumber and soar into a shared jungle of their imagination.<\/strong><\/p>
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Night Runners
A pack of wolves chases a stag through the woods, but what seems scary proves surprising in this magical wordless picture book by Geraldo Valério.
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West Coast Wild ABC
Explore the wild and wonderful Pacific west coast from A to Z!
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to 14
/ grades 5
to 9
One More Mountain
It’s 2021, and the Taliban have retaken power in Afghanistan. Parvana and Shauzia, the brave protagonists of The Breadwinner, must now flee to escape new dangers from an old enemy.
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These Are Not the Words
A poignant, gritty story about a girl who sees her parents as flawed human beings for the first time, and finds the courage to make a fresh start.<\/strong><\/p>
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ages 8
to 12
/ grades 3
to 7
City Streets Are for People
The third book in the ThinkCities series explores the urgent need for sustainable transportation in and around our cities.
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Though readers can also extrapolate ideas of asking others for help, offering kindness and validating others’ feelings to help us all through hard times.\u003c\\\/li\u003e\\n\u003cli\u003eThe book speaks to creating unexpected communities, something that resonates in light of the pandemic.\u003c\\\/li\u003e\\n\u003cli\u003eGeneviève is an award-winning illustrator whose animal characters are full of personality and feeling.\u003c\\\/li\u003e\\n\u003c\\\/ul\u003e","OtherText_Review_0":"\u003cp\u003eHowever this story is interpreted—as a tale of teamwork, unexpected friendship, or just plain silliness—viewers are in for a good time.\u003c\\\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_0_Src":"Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books","OtherText_Review_1":"\u003cp\u003eA wholesome and heartfelt read.\u003c\\\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_1_Src":"CM: Canadian Review of Materials","OtherText_Review_2":"\u003cp\u003eThis book helps young readers understand homelessness as well as appreciate compassion for the less fortunate.\u003c\\\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_2_Src":"Winnipeg Free Press","OtherText_Review_3":"\u003cp\u003eWhile grownups will read \u003cem\u003eWhen Spider Met Shrew\u003c\\\/em\u003e with a nostalgic, cozy feeling, younger readers will find a beautiful lesson that they can bring with them and use in their own little communities.\u003c\\\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_3_Src":"Cloud Lake Literary","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhen Spider meets Shrew, they are both down on their luck — can these quirky new friends help each other out?\u003c\\\/strong\u003e\u003c\\\/p\u003e","ProductFormDescription":"Kindle, Fixed Layout","PublicationDate":"2022-09-06","Publisher":"Groundwood Books Ltd","ShortDescription":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhen Spider meets Shrew, they are both down on their luck — can these quirky new friends help each other out?\u003c\\\/strong\u003e\u003c\\\/p\u003e","Width":"8.5","WidthCode":"in"}
ages 3
to 6
/ grades P
to 1
When Spider Met Shrew
When Spider meets Shrew, they are both down on their luck — can these quirky new friends help each other out?<\/strong><\/p>
