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Sometimes I Feel Like an Oak
Following the success of Sometimes I Feel Like a Fox and Sometimes I Feel Like a River, this companion book explores the nature and beauty of trees.
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ages 12
to 17
/ grades 7
to 12
Suck It In and Smile
A funny, touching look at the life of a social media influencer who starts to question the #goals life she has created for herself.
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ages 4
to 7
/ grades K
to 2
The Art Room
The Art Room delights readers with a glimpse into the world of artistic expression, fun and freedom that artist Emily Carr created for her students.
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The Slippers' Keeper
The moving story of Joe Purdon, one of North America’s early conservationists.
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ages 5
to 9
/ grades K
to 4
Town Is by the Sea
In a small mining town, a young boy enjoys a summer day, but his thoughts constantly return to his father, who is digging for coal deep under the sea.
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to 6
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to 1
Tug
A lively look at the journey of a West Coast tugboat towing a log boom, as seen through the eyes of a young boy.
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Viola Desmond Won't Be Budged!
A picture-book biography of Viola Desmond, Canada’s Rosa Parks, who was arrested for refusing to sit in the segregated section of a movie theater.
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West Coast Wild ABC
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ages 3
to 6
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to 1
West Coast Wild at Low Tide
In this third book in the West Coast Wild series, explore the intertidal zone — where only the most adaptable creatures thrive in the changing tides.
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When I Visited Grandma
Maya is excited to be in India visiting Grandma, but their time together isn’t quite what she expected … A companion book to When I Found Grandma.
