Picture books

  • Goal!

    Creator

    Javaherbin, Mina

    Abstract

    In a dangerous alley in a township in South Africa, the strength and unity which a group of young friends feel while playing soccer keep them safe when a gang of bullies arrives to cause trouble.

    Audience
    Juvenile**
    Publisher (Source)

    Somerville, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2010

    Non spécifié
  • A walk in London

    Creator

    Rubbino, Salvatore

    Abstract

    A mother-daughter day trip in London along the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace, through the Whispering Gallery at St. Paul's Cathedral and to the Tower of London.

    Audience
    Juvenile**
    Publisher (Source)

    Somerville, Mass. : Candlewick Press, c2011

    Non spécifié
  • Journey

    Creator

    Becker, Aaron

    Abstract

    Using a red marker, a young girl draws a door on her bedroom wall and through it enters another world where she experiences many adventures, including being captured by an evil emperor.

    Audience
    Juvenile**
    Publisher (Source)

    Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2013

    Non spécifié
  • Zephyr takes flight

    Creator

    Light, Steve

    Abstract

    A little girl who loves planes is sent to her bedroom for doing a loop-de-loop off the couch and finds a secret door leading to a room with real flying machines, seting her off on an adventure.

    Audience
    Juvenile**
    Publisher (Source)

    Somerville, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2012

    Non spécifié
  • Spirit bear

    Creator

    Harrington, Jennifer

    Abstract

    Spirit Bear follows the adventures of Annuk, a little spirit bear cub growing up in the Great Bear Rainforest of BC’s Northwest coast. Annuk learns what it means to be different when he discovers that he has a coat of white fur instead of black, like the rest of his family. He is a spirit bear, a rare and unique species found only in the Great Bear Rainforest. One day, while testing his fishing skills, he slips and falls into the river and is swept downstream, far from the safety of his mother.

    Audience
    Juvenile**
    Publisher (Source)

    Toronto, Ontario : Eco Books 4 Kids, 2013

    Non spécifié
  • The thundermaker

    Creator

    Syliboy, Alan

    Abstract

    A young Mi'kmaw boy, Little Thunder, learns the importance of responsibility as his father teaches him, and then passes on, the role of Thundermaker.

    Audience
    Juvenile**
    Publisher (Source)

    Halifax, NS : Nimbus Pulishing, 2015

    Non spécifié
  • Lesson for the wolf

    Creator

    Qitsualik-Tinsley, Rachel

    Abstract

    In the time before animals were as they are today, Wolf spent his days admiring all the other animals. Not content to simply be a wolf, happy and hunting with his pack, he watches the owls, wolverines, and caribou with envy, wishing that he could be like them. Wishing he could be anything other than a wolf. When the magic of the land finally grants his wish, Wolf finds out that what he admires may not be what he really wants in the end. -- Amazon.com

    Audience
    Juvenile**
    Publisher (Source)

    Iqaluit, Nunavut : Inhabit Media, [2015]

    Non spécifié
  • The orphan and the polar bear

    Creator

    Qaunaq, Sakiasi

    Abstract

    An orphan who is left on the sea ice by a group of cruel hunters is adopted by a polar bear elder.

    Audience
    Juvenile**
    Publisher (Source)

    Iqaluit, Nunavut : Inhabit Media, c2011

    Non spécifié
  • Sheep blast off!

    Creator

    Shaw, Nancy

    Abstract

    Upon finding a spaceship, sheep climb aboard and bumble around until they blast off into orbit.

    Audience
    Preschool**
    Non spécifié
  • Not my girl

    Creator

    Jordan-Fenton, Christy

    Abstract

    Looks at the experiences of a young Inuit girl returning from a residential religious school, where she is not recognized by her mother and is seen as an outsider.

    Audience
    Juvenile**
    Non spécifié