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Time to Shine
Let yourself be dazzled by creatures around the world in this brilliant nonfiction picture book about iridescence.
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Time Warped
"A fascinating and at times mind-boggling book that will change the way you think about time." — Financial Times
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Today I Learned It Was You
From award-winning author Edward Riche comes a hilarious and timely new novel that skewers small-town government and modern identity politics.
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Together by the Sea
In the tenth and final instalment of the legendary Soifs cycle, Marie-Claire Blais invites all the agonies and joys of humanity to a party by the sea.
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Tokyo Digs a Garden
Tokyo lives in a small house between giant buildings with his family and his cat, Kevin. Will they ever experience the natural world again?
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Tonnerre ancien
Un livre magnifique et visionnaire, Tonnerre ancien, rend hommage aux chevaux sauvages et à la nature des Prairies.
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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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Travelling Light
A spectacular collection of stories about growing up and growing older, falling in and out of love, and finding ourselves and losing each other.
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Travels in Cuba
Even for an experienced traveler like Charlie, Cuba is a place unlike any he has visited before — an island full of surprises, secrets and puzzling contradictions.
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ages 7
to 10
/ grades 2
to 5
Travels with My Family
Marie-Louise Gay and David Homel combine their writing and illustrating talents with their own family memories to produce a very unique travelogue.
