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Nii Ndahlohke
Boys' and Girls' Work at Mount Elgin Industrial School, 1890-1915 by Mary Jane Logan McCallum
This book takes its title from the phrase for “I work” in Lunaape, the traditional language of Munsee Delaware people, and was inspired by the work of the Munsee Delaware Language and History Group. Written for the descendants and communities of children who attended Mount Elgin and intended as a resource for all Canadians, Nii Ndahlohke tells the story of student life at Mount Elgin Industrial School between 1890 and 1915. Like the school itself, Nii Ndahlohke is structured in two sections....
Mr. Banana Travels the Shelves
The Stickers by Natalya Filippova
Mr. Banana is at the store when a woman decides not to pick him because he is high in sugar. That makes him worried and curious—was she right? Is he an unhealthy snack? What if no one ever wants to buy him? This is how his journey around the store begins. Mr. Banana sets out across the market shelves. He learns about nutrition, his superpowers, and the special sticker that shows shoppers how he was grown. While he learns what makes other fruits and vegetables good for you, Mr. Banana makes...
Nous honorons le Bataillon Noir
by Serena Virk
Avez-vous déjà entendu parler du Bataillon Noir? Il n’est jamais trop tard pour découvrir l’existence du 2e Bataillon de construction, aussi appelé le Bataillon Noir. Durant la Première Guerre mondiale, comme tant de jeunes gens courageux, de nombreux hommes Noirs ont voulu s’enrôler, mais pour la plupart, ils ont été rejetés. C’est pourquoi le Bataillon Noir a été formé. C’était une unité de travail qui abattait des arbres et produisait du bois d’oeuvre. Ces hommes étaient tout de même des...
Spoonful of Tears
by Victoria Allyce
How do we cope when the person we’ve hung our hopes on inevitably disappoints us? How can we love again? What if we can’t forgive them? What if we can’t forgive ourselves? In Spoonful of Tears, poet Victoria Allyce explores the emotional knots we are bound by—some of which may be too tangled to unravel. Thoughtfully divided into four major sections, the collection opens with the initial spark of hope when recognizing we might have found someone worthy of our love. In “Safe Place,” she...
Christmas Treasure Hunt For Our Mother Earth
Beading And Fair Isle Knitting With Reused Plastic by Sheila Callingbull-Owen
With this second book in the Little Tipi Re-Cree-Ations series, go on a treasure hunt and create Christmas-themed treasures, each uniquely designed by award-winning Sheila Callingbull-Owen. These patterns have been created in response to dreams of bears from her ancestors and Creator, as well as a passion and desire to help our Mother Earth by reusing plastics instead of throwing them away. Each item mingles yarn with recycled plastic, making it a true gift to Mother Earth. Find stories...
When The Sun Rains
by A. Zovic
I just want to feel safe enough to love and loved enough to trust it. A. Zovic’s debut collection of poetry unmasks experiences often silenced, stories we are told to suppress—those of heartbreak, of mental health, of body image issues, of familial pain. But Zovic does not get lost in the darkness; her raw, potent reflections display how weakness is never found without strength and how hardship never occurs without hope. With ten stunning watercolour paintings from Toronto artist Tamar...
Yoga as Origami
Themes from Katonah Yoga by Kat Villain
The practices of the body hold the power to transform the habits of the mind. Understanding the body’s fundamental proportions, folds, and fits is the key to establishing a safe and effective yoga practice and achieving optimal health and well-being. Katonah Yoga, a type of Hatha yoga developed by Nevine Michaan, combines Daoist concepts with sacred geometries and the archetypal measurements of the human body. Like origami, postures are both a precise geometric puzzle and a disciplined...
Malabar Costumes
Growing Up With Canada's Most Famous Costume Company by Tanyss Malabar
For many, costumes represent only one day a year—Halloween. But not for anyone born into the Malabar family! Being a Malabar meant you were an active participant in forming the history of Canada’s premier theatrical supplier, one costume at a time. From its humble beginnings in Winnipeg Manitoba, to the recent closing of its flagship store in Toronto, the Malabar name holds its rightful place in the echelon of Canadian costuming. The Malabar Story began in 1904 when movies were barely...
Wisdom From the Homeless
Lessons a Doctor Learned at a Homeless Shelter by Neil Craton M.D.
SOMETIMES THE WORLD SEEMS LIKE A VERY DARK PLACE. In this angry world, I have seen a glimpse of light. I have seen kindness, love and hope at a homeless shelter. Siloam Mission is named after a pool where, in Biblical times, Jesus healed a blind man. In this tradition, the Mission has a medical clinic, and I have had the privilege of working there. The homeless men and women I have met at Siloam have taught me profound lessons about perseverance through suffering, expressing joy in dire...
A Rainy Day
by Kathryn Ellis Collins
A little green frog is disappointed that he cannot go outside to play with his friends because it is raining. As the rain continues his patience decreases and frustrations grow bigger. He is upset because he has no control over the weather and cannot stop the rain. After much complaining and self-pity he remembers words he read in the school library that totally changed his attitude to one of acceptance and he is inspired to find a positive way to spend the rainy day. This transformation...