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"Who are you?", whispers the voice in the wind. "You are Métis." What does this strange word mean? A young girl watches her father to understand the unfamiliar label. Through a series of vignettes centred around her dad, the child interacts with her...
The newest addition to the series that includes Hungry for Math, Hungry for Science and Hungry for the Arts! Join Handy Randy, Spendosaur, and House Mouse, the hungriest engineers around, in Hungry for Engineering: Poems to Gnaw On - another delectable book in the...
Far to the north, at the very top of the world, lies the Arctic.Ice and snow as far as the eye can see. Between the ice floes the ocean is dark and cold. There is a teeming diversity and wildlife in the Arctic Ocean. An ecosystem where everything is connected. A greater...
Our relationship with bears is complex. Some people think of bears as big, cuddly pets, while others see them as dangerous, wild animals. Many people want bears left undisturbed in the wild, while others want to hunt and kill them, confine them in zoos or use them for...
When Anne Innis saw her first giraffe in a zoo, she was entranced. So much so that a love for giraffes shaped her whole life. She decided at a young age that she would one day travel from her home in Canada to study giraffes in their natural environment in Africa.After...
Do you know?There are over 200 owl speciesSome owls are 100 times more sensitive to light than humans are.Owls can pivot their heads 270 degrees.The snowy owl can detect a moving lemming up to a kilometre (0.6 miles) away.Find out all sorts of interesting things about...
Do you know?Piranhas are attracted to the scent of blood.Many piranhas are cannibals.Piranha shoals can consist of several thousand individuals.A piranha can jump out of the water to attack prey.Find out all sorts of interesting things about piranhas and have a chuckle...
Did you know... — Toads continue to grow throughout their entire lives? — Certain toads can live up to 17 years? — toads live the first half of their lives in water, and the second half on the ground? — The marine toad can reach 9 inches in length? Find out all sorts of...
A new edition to the popular Do You Know series! Everything you want to know about tigers accompanied by humorous illustrations by Sampar. Did you know... — Just like very person's fingerprints are unique, so are the stripes on every tiger's head — In India, the number...
Part of the "5 Animals" series!Elephants are truly remarkable, unmistakable animals. Their huge size, giant ears, amazing trunk and incredible intelligence make them unique in the natural world. They are highly active, complex, wideranging animals who play a key...
Glow-in-the-dark creatures possess one of the most amazing abilities in our world. Using only chemicals in their bodies, they can create bioluminescence, or "living light." The lights they produce come in an astonishing variety of colours and patterns....
Enraptured with raptors? Love lions? Protective of pelicans? Rob Laidlaw's latest book has something for everyone. Having exposed the cruel treatment of animals in zoos and the entertainment industry with his previous two books, Rob Laidlaw sets out in Saving Lives and...
Imagine a world without bees. Not only would it be less colourful - with fewer wildflowers and flowering plants - it would be less fruitful as well. A world without bees would mean a world where the food supply would be significantly diminished. Global bee researcher...
Ontario Library Association's Silver Birch Express Nominee, 2010On Resource Links Best Books of 2009 list"It's hard to like a house fly. It buzzes around your ears, lands on your dirty dog, and then heads for your lunch. The feet of the fly that settle on your lunch are...
Young readers may be amazed to learn that Canada's bestselling author (30 million books so far) started off in Pennsylvania and struggled in school. A solitary daydreamer, raised in a large, boisterous family, he found solace in books at an early age. Considered a slow...
On the School Library Journal's Best Books 2008 listOn the Pennsylvania School Librarians Association YA Top Forty list for 20082009 Silver Birch NomineeGood Zoos! Bad Zoos!! A large family of elephants ambles all day along a well-remembered route across the hot African...
Winter is coming. This year Hanna longs to see Christmas. On the special day Hanna is fast asleep...
High in the thick mangrove trees, a baby sloth clings to his mother. As he grows, the young sloth learns what leaves are best to eat, and where to climb the treetops to bask in the sunshine after frequent rains. But the sleepy sloth never leaves the safety of the trees....
The baby koala waits until she is six months old before she emerges from her mother's pouch.The baby isn't that curious about the outside world at first, but she's content to go along for the ride in Mother's pouch. Later she'll ride piggyback as they search the trees...
As their nest becomes more and more crowded, the baby great horned owls stretch and flap impatiently. But they can't fly just yet. Even if one of them falls from the tree and must find its own shelter on the ground, the little one still depends on its parents' care....
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