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Kamala Harris: History-Making US Vice President

Americans elected Kamala Harris as vice president in November 2020. The election victory she shared with Joe Biden marks several history-making firsts. Among them: Harris is the first woman and the first woman of color to be elected as vice president. During a career that included six years as California attorney general and three years as a US senator from that state Harris developed a reputation for intelligence, toughness, and a sense of humour-all of which will be tested as she and Biden pre

Kar-Ben For Older Readers

For children making the transition to more challenging books, check out the diversity of titles for older readers from Kar-Ben.

Keepers of the Reef

Alice Wong's richly detailed, accurate watercolours take a boy and girl snorkeling to see the fishes that maintain the ecological balance between the corals and their main competitor, algae. Without the fish species that brush, crop, scrape, excavate, and browse the algae, coral reefs would die. A coral reef is a brilliant and colourful example of how a complex ecosystem functions and why its keystone species are critical to its health. The Great Barrier Reef is one of Earth's most celebrated na

Konoba

In a small African village, a bored boy uses recycled materials to create a special kite. But when a strong wind breaks the kite’s string, it begins a long journey-as a host of local animals and people attempt to return it to its owner.

Kunu's Basket: A Story from Indian Island

But making the basket is difficult, and Kunu gets frustrated. He is ready to give up when his grandfather intervenes. This is not only a story about a family tradition, but also a story about learning to be patient and gentle with yourself. This new paperback edition includes a new Author's Note about the traditions and importance of basketmaking in Penobscot Nation culture.

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.

La santé des enfants canadiens (Vrai nord)  

Les livres de cette série offrent des renseignements essentiels sur les problèmes actuels auxquels les enfants canadiens sont confrontés, leurs conséquences et des solutions pour aider les jeunes. Découvrez chaque préoccupation et sachez comment y faire face au quotidien.

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, s

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.

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