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Frankie and her sister are unicorn crazy! Today, they're playing their favourite unicorn game, but when their bossy friend Ada arrives with her brother to play, she takes over the gameÑand takes over Frankie's wheelchairÑputting them all in unicorn prison. There is only one thing to doÑit's time to be bad unicorns! The author deftly handles the subject of childhood play and disability from her own personal experience of growing up with a sister with a disability.
Ziggy doesnÎt know what to expect when he arrives at the Annemasse orphanage. It is 1942, and the Nazis have taken northern France. Annemasse is supposed to be a secret haven for Jewish children separated from their families, but Ziggy canÎt help feeling that they are all just waiting for the worst. Anyone around them could easily be a Nazi spy. Elka has lived at Annemasse for three years, dreaming of when she will be reunited with her family in Dresden. ZiggyÎs arrival brings the excitement of
This lyrical adventure follows the bluefin tuna, puffin, sea turtle, and Atlantic salmon through their life cycle. Each of these special species has a characteristic called natal homing. They're born, leave home to eat and mate, and then return to precisely where they were born to start their own families. This is a scientific look at these animals' habits--but includes a parallel story reflecting humans' own tendency to return home. Science and nature backmatter includes additional information
This delicately illustrated picture book holds a world of emotion in a perfect size for small hands, showing each moment of a new friendship between George the energetic puppy and Tao the kitten. This is a story for anyone who knows the thrill of finding a new friend. George's overenthusiastic friendship comes to a sudden stop, turns to worry, a long wait, and then finally an outburst of pure doggy joy when Tao comes home.
Meet GEORGE the flybot, a one-of-a-kind robotic fly on his first official mission! With instructions from Darcy Luna, his boss at Fly on the Wall Inc., GEORGE zips off around the world, solving mysteries from history and learning lessons about friendship, emotions and goodness along the way.
In 1920, hockey teams across Canada played for the privilege to represent their country at the Olympics. In the end, one team remained standingÑthe Winnipeg Falcons, a small group of unknown superstars. Comprised of players of Icelandic descent, the Falcons experienced considerable prejudice from the other Canadian hockey teams, yet easily defeated them before going on to compete in the Olympics. Overseas, their incredible talents were finally recognized when the Falcons made Canada the first co
An evocative bedtime picture book that distills the essence of a family summer at the beachÑskin sticky with salt, sandy feet, waves hush-hushing and a shell under the pillow. Summer holidays by the sea have a rhythm all their own. With a few resonant images, Cowley takes us straight to the end of a long hot day with beach treasures under the pillow and the salty smell of the sea. The cadence of the final words echoes the shushing waves in a gentle signal of time for readers to sleepÑ""good sand
Shimmer, sparkle, twirl... Imani's hair magically changes when she embraces her inner powers, such as bravery, compassion, creativity, and more. Young readers will love following Imani's adventures with her hair magic in these early chapter books.
Stud is a 14-year-old boy with the unusual ability to turn his hands into hammers. With a father who often abandons him to go on expeditions, Stud fends for himself while trying to achieve the goal his father has told him is the most important in life: to make a true friend. Unfortunately, the other kids in his town shun him for being weird, so he goes on his own adventures and finds true friends along the way.