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L’histoire des Noirs au Canada (Côte à côte à côte) 
Les Canadiennes et Canadiens noirs ont influencé l’histoire depuis l’origine de la colonisation au pays. La série L’histoire des Noirs au Canada explore les défis auxquels un grand nombre de colons de race noire ont été confrontés et leur bataille au fil du temps pour être traités de façon équitable. Les lecteurs découvriront l’importance de la contribution des Canadiennes et Canadiens noirs de leur arrivée à l’époque de la colonisation jusqu’à nos jours.
Labors of Gen, The
Victory is the only option. Once a year, the Olympian Empresses grant the wishes of ten people selected by a lottery-for a price. Seventeen-year-old Gen, a former circus performer, wants the freedom of her father, who was sentenced to life in prison for murders she knows he didn’t commit. Castor plans to carry the island Arcadia into the future in place of her brother, Pollux, but only after the Empresses force a change in her island’s archaic laws that requires a male heir. To get what they want, Gen and Castor must race to complete the better half of ten nearly impossible labours. They have to catch the fastest ship in the sea, slay the immortal Hydra, defeat a gangster called the Boar, and capture the flesh-eating Mares, among other deadly tasks. Gen has her magic, her ability to speak to animals, her inhuman strength-and the help of Pollux, who’s been secretly pining for her for years. But Castor has her own gifts: the power of the storms, along with endless coin. Only one c
Lady and the Octopus, The: How Jeanne Villepreux-Power Invented Aquariums and Revolutionized Marine Biology
Jeanne Villepreux-Power was never expected to be a scientist. Born in 1794 in a French village more than one hundred miles from the ocean, she pursued an improbable path that brought her to the island of Sicily. There, she took up natural history and solved the two-thousand-year-old mystery of how of the argonaut octopus gets its shell. In an era when most research focused on dead specimens, Jeanne was determined to experiment on living animals. And to keep sea creatures alive for her studies, she had to invent a contraption to hold them-the aquarium. Her remarkable life story is told by author, marine biologist, and octopus enthusiast Danna Staaf.
Lady of the Library, The
A ghostly lady haunts her local library for years, roaming the halls and walking through walls. When the library is scheduled for demolition, the building is closed to the public, books are removed, and workmen begin dismantling all the fixtures. The ghost is dismayed. Are her days of haunting over? But then a young girl decides the library needs to be saved. Ghost and girl work together, coming up with creative, inventive ideas to rescue the library and bring patrons and booklovers back. A lovely celebration of public libraries and a timely reminder of the important role they play in their local communities.
Lailah's Lunchbox: A Ramadan Story
Lailah solves her problem with help from the school librarian and her teacher and in doing so learns that she can make new friends who respect her beliefs. This gentle, moving story from first-time author Reem Faruqi comes to life in Lea Lyon's vibrant illustrations. Lyon uses decorative arabesque borders on intermittent spreads to contrast the ordered patterns of Islamic observances with the unbounded rhythms of American school days.
Lantana Inclusive Picture Books
Lantana Inclusive Picture Books are stories celebrating every kind of child and family, because all children deserve to see themselves in the books they read. With a focus on #ownvoices authors from under-represented groups, these stories make a diverse range of lived experiences accessible to young readers, so that children of all races, ethnicities, genders, abilities and orientations can get to love, cherish and identify with the books they read.
Last of the Name
Twelve-year-old Danny O'Carolan and his sister, Kathleen, arrive in New York City at the height of the Civil War. Kathleen refuses to be parted from her only remaining relative, so she finds a job in domestic service for herself and her younger...sister. Danny reluctantly pretends to be a girl to avoid being sent to the children's workhouse or recruited as a drummer boy. When he occasionally sneaks off to spend a few hours as a boy, he discovers the vast variety of New York's neighbourhoods. But the draft is stoking tensions between the Irish and free black populations. With dangers escalating, how can Danny find a safe place to call home?
Laugh Your Socks Off!
Kids will have a blast reading these collections of the best (and worst!) jokes. Collected by themes and joke styles, these belly-busters, knee-slappers, and groaners are paired with humorous photos. Are you ready to laugh your socks off?
Le patrimoine des Noirs au Canada (Vrai nord)
Les Canadiennes et Canadiens noirs ont grandement influencé l’Histoire canadienne et continuent de la faire de nos jours. La série Le patrimoine des Noirs au Canada explore les défis que ces Canadiennes et les Canadiens noirs ont surmontés, tout en mettant en valeur leurs contributions et leurs réussites dans le domaine des arts, du divertissement, des sports, de la politique et durant les Guerres mondiales. Cette série fera découvrir aux élèves comment les actions du passé ont façonné le présent que l’on connait.