Juvenile Fiction, People & Places, Canada
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W is for Winnipeg
A Little Architect's ABC by Rae St. Clair Bridgman
What if you were an owl? What would you see in the city? Winnipeg’s skyline offers a window into a playful world of contemporary and historic architecture across the seasons, all while learning your ABCs and XYZs. Learn about Winnipeg’s hidden...
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La grosse vague
by Lynn Gaudet
L’Association des centres de la petite enfance francophones de l’Île-du-Prince-Édouard (ACPEFÎPÉ) en partenariat avec Lynn Gaudet, auteure et illustratrice, ont collaborée sur ce premier livre ‘Les aventures du petit hibou acadien – Acadicus - La...
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Dragon’s Tears
by Brent Gates
At Elk Falls on Vancouver Island, the children gather around the campfire, ready for one of Nana Kelly’s stories. She tells them of a time, long ago, when dragons were born from the love of forest creatures and the flames from the Great Spirit’s...
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Goodnight British Columbia
by Niki Dorman
Tucked up in my cozy bed, My favourite jammies on. Big kisses to beautiful B.C. Before all the daylight is gone. All across British Columbia, people and animals are finishing up their days. See the orcas jumping high, the moose walking in water,...
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Remy's Adventures on Prince Edward Island
by Natasha LaVie
Join Remy, the bearded dragon, as he explores Canada's smallest province. In these adventures, you’ll enjoy beautiful illustrations and poetry as he visits Basin Head Beach, attempts lobster fishing, and chats with Henrietta, the sleepy owl at...
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Paul Immigrates to Canada
by Heather Crichlow
Paul’s pretty sure his mother doesn’t love him: why else would she go away to Canada and leave him with his gran in Barbados for six whole years? She was supposed to send for him one year after she went away, and then two years, and then three…...
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I Wish I Could
If I could, I would... by Jolly Bimbachi
I wish I could … go to the beach with you … play in the park with you … tuck you into bed at night. These are the heartfelt and tender wishes of a parent for their child. Words of love, longing, hope, and happiness fill the pages of this book....
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Lucy the Lob'STAR
How a lucky, plucky lobster escaped the traps to become one of the most famous weather forecasters in the world! by Pam Wamback
Lucy the Lobster knows that she wants more from life than hanging out in the Atlantic Ocean along Nova Scotia’s coastline with her big lobster family. She wants to be famous! She just isn’t sure how she’s going to do that. One day, she meets...
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Eric’s First Goose
by Sandy Robinson
Spring had arrived. Someone had spotted a flock of geese flying over the Naskapi community of Kawawachikmach in northern Quebec. Eric is a young Naskapi boy eager to go on his first goose hunt with his grandparents. Everyone in the community of...
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Under the Stars at Rainy River
by MNO Kenora Metis Council
Ten-year old Meng is homesick and lonely after moving to Fort Frances, Ontario. How will she make friends? Who will want to play with her? Befriended by Wendy, the Métis lady next door, and Pepper, Wendy’s rambunctious dog, Meng gradually comes...
