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Plastic, Ahoy!: Investigating the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

Plastic: it's used to make everything from drink bottles and bags to toys and toothbrushes. But what happens when it ends up where it doesn't belong-- like in the Pacific Ocean? How does it affect ocean life? Is it dangerous? And exactly how much is out there? A team of researchers went on a scientific expedition to find out.

Play Like a Pro (12SL)

Play Like a Pro covers the essentials of what you need to play six professional team sports, from starting early to what pros do once they retire from their careers as athletes. Readers learn about the drive, dedication, preparation, hard work, skills, sacrifices, choices, and decisions involved in becoming a top athlete. With illustrative examples from the lives of well-known athletes, readers will learn more about the sports and games they love.

Playing Pro Sports

Find out what it takes to play pro sports with these exciting books packed full of fascinating facts and examples from real-life pro athletes. Readers will learn about the years of dedication and hard work it takes to become one of the world's top athletes. Details such as day-to-day routines, how to prevent and overcome injuries, and quotes from some of the world's most famous stars round out this in-depth look into the biggest sports around.

Playing War: A Story About Changing the Game

One summer day, Luke and his friends decide to play their favourite game of war, using sticks for guns and pine cones for bombs. But Sameer, who is new to their neighbourhood, doesn't want to join in. When the kids learn that Sameer lost his family in a real war, they realize that war is not a game. The gracefulness of their response and the power of friendship are the real stories here.

Pods, Troops, and Other Animal Groups (Crabtree Crown)  

From orcas and emperor penguins to white-tailed deer and spotted hyenas, many animal species live, hunt, raise young, and protect themselves in groups. With eye-catching images and carefully crafted text, Pods, Troops, and Other Animal Groups helps readers understand how animals form groups for survival. Free downloadable Teacher's Guide available.

Poetry Basics

Poetry need not be complicated. In fact, some of the most time-honoured forms of this creative writing style are intended largely for children. Poerty Basics combines colourful illustrations with accessible example poems and fundamental analysis to introduce readers to the simplicity of haiku, humour of limericks, "music" of nusery rhymes, and imaginative forms of concrete poetry.

Poetry Basics  

Poetry need not be complicated. In fact, some of the most time-honored forms of this creative writing style are intended largely for children. This series combines colourful illustrations with accessible example poems and fundamental analysis to introduce readers to the simplicity of haiku, humour of limericks, “music” of nursery rhymes, and imaginative forms of concrete poetry. Each book concludes with “Think Like a Poet” exercises to encourage hands-on experimentation.

Poetry Pages  

Young readers will enjoy the lively, original illustrations and rhyming stories in Rise-n-Rhyme. Written in verse, each story familiarizes readers with poetry and encourages their creativity. Notes to caregivers and educators include question prompts and a poetry-related activity.

Pointe, Claw

Jessie Vale dances in an elite ballet program that requires perfection to land a spot with the professional company. When she is cast in an animalistic avant garde production, her careful composure cracks wide open. Nothing has felt more dangerous.

Policing and Race: The Debate Over Excessive Use of Force

How and when police use force, and what constitutes excessive force, is central to the debate over policing and race. This book examines use-of-force policies and training, militarization of police, the role of body cameras and video, officer accountability, and the future of policing.