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Stacey May Fowles’ debut picture book is a whimsical, warmhearted story of how a super-special surprise can lead to anxiety — or invite imagination.
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ages 13
to 18
/ grades 7
to 12
Cleaning Up
Cleaning houses is just a way for Jess to earn money for college – until she finds a hidden diary in the trashed bedroom of a fancy country house.
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ages 3
to 6
/ grades P
to 1
Happy Birthday to Me
How does it feel to turn a year older? A child runs through a spectrum of emotions on the best day of the year, their birthday!
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ages 13
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/ 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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City of Neighbors
The fourth book in the ThinkCities series explores how people all over the world are working together to make their neighborhoods great.
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to 6
/ grades P
to 1
Malaika, Carnival Queen
Malaika learns about her father, who came to Canada as a migrant farm worker when she was just a baby and who shared her love of carnival.
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The Last Two Crayons
Sienna looks forward to drawing a picture for her school’s spring art show, until she ends up with the last two crayons—dark brown and light brown.
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to 12
/ grades 4
to 7
Malala Speaks Out
Malala Yousafzai, girls’ education activist, won the Nobel Peace Prize at 17. Her acceptance speech is part of the Speak Out series for young readers.
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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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ages 3
to 6
/ grades P
to 1
Peaceful Me
A young child tells us about the different times when he feels peaceful, as well as how he copes when he needs to find a peaceful state again.
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And that’s when Francisco knows what the green parakeets need to be happy — and what he and his grandmother have to do.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Text Features\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003echapters\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003edialogue\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eillustrations\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003etable of contents\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCorrelates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.3\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eDescribe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.7\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eUse information gained from the illustrations and words in a print or digital text to demonstrate understanding of its characters, setting, or plot.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.3\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eDescribe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.6\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eDistinguish their own point of view from that of the narrator or those of the characters.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.3\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eDescribe 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","EAN":"9781773067957","Height":"7.25","HeightCode":"in","Imprint":"Groundwood Books","KeyTextFeatures":"\u003cp\u003echapters;dialogue;illustrations;table of contents\u003c\/p\u003e","MetaKeywords":"Brazil;South America;problem solving;making deductions","NumberOfPages":"88","OtherText_Back_cover_copy_0":"\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eA short early chapter book for emerging readers, showing a young child using logic and intuition to solve the story problem.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eThe grandmother-grandchild relationship is beautifully drawn, their closeness shown in shared everyday moments — eating their favorite snacks, gardening, shopping together. \u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eThe young protagonist is thoughtful and observant, seeing the world through sensory, child-centered details. \u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eGeraldo’s gorgeous illustrations fill in the story setting (his childhood home in Brazil) and the dramatic action — seeding story questions and clues as the reader, and the protagonist, figure out how to solve the birds’ dilemma.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"\u003cp\u003eA boy and his grandmother are given two beautiful parakeets and must find a way to keep the birds happy and healthy in their new home.\u003c\/p\u003e","ProductFormDescription":"hardcover","PublicationDate":"2023-05-02","Publisher":"Groundwood Books Ltd","ShortDescription":"\u003cp\u003eA boy and his grandmother are given two beautiful parakeets and must find a way to keep the birds happy and healthy in their new home.\u003c\/p\u003e","Width":"5.5","WidthCode":"in"}
ages 6
to 9
/ grades 1
to 4
Two Green Birds
A boy and his grandmother are given two beautiful parakeets and must find a way to keep the birds happy and healthy in their new home.
