• Loon

  Loon follows the first four years of two loon chicks as they grow into adulthood.  The book is very informative providing a wealth of interesting facts accompanied by beautiful illustrations. Two additional pages provide more detailed information...

  Full curriculum match
  Available to Order
• Migrant

  This book describes the difficult life of migrant workers in a manner that fosters empathy and understanding in young children.  A Mennonite girl and her family leave their home in Mexico heading north to work on farms in Canada.  As they travel, ...

  Full curriculum match
  Available to Order
• A Salmon for Simon

  Young Simon is thrilled with his new fishing rod but joy soon turns to sadness when he is unable to catch a fish.  He returns to clam digging on the beach when one day he is startled by an eagle dropping a large fish into his clam hole.  Finally,...

  Full curriculum match
  Available to Order
• Viola Desmond Won't Be Budged

  This beautifully illustrated book introduces students to Viola Desmond, an African Canadian businesswoman who challenged racial segregation in Nova Scotia.  Viola was arrested when she refused to move out of the whites-only section of the Roseland...

  Full curriculum match
  Available to Order
• The Breadwinner

  Book one of the Breadwinner Trilogy featuring children in war-torn Afghanistan, The Breadwinner takes place in Afghanistan during the Taliban regime. The novel tells the story of  Parvana, an eleven-year-old girl, surviving with her parents, her...

  Full curriculum match
  Available to Order
• Shi-shi-etko

  Shi-shi-etko is the story of a little Indigenous girl who will soon be leaving her family and community to go to an Indian Residential School.  Shi-shi-etko, whose name means "loves to play in the water", spends her final days with her family members...

  Full curriculum match
  Available to Order
• As Long as the Rivers Flow

  Ten year old Lawrence spends the summer with his Cree family collecting the bounties of nature, experiencing traditional customs and learning the wisdom of the elders. However, he soon realizes that his life will never be the same as he is forced into...

  Full curriculum match
  Available to Order
• Mii maanda ezhi-gkendmaanh / This Is How I Know

  The poem, inside the pages of this beautifully illustrated book, tells how a young Anishinaabemowin girl and her grandmother know the arrival of each season by the signs in nature. As the pair move through the seasons, they gather food and observe the...

  Full curriculum match
  Available to Order
• Shin-chi's Canoe

  This vividly illustrated book describes the experiences of six year old Shin-Chi as he leaves home with his older sister, Shi-shi-etko, to attend school for the first time.  As they rattle along in an old cattle truck his sister urges him to always...

  Full curriculum match
  Available to Order
• Africville

  The past and present weave through this beautiful picture book about a young girl visiting Africville, the home of her ancestors.  Rich memories of colourful houses, bounties of land and sea and children playing all come to life through the child's...

  Full curriculum match
  Available to Order

Include partial curriculum matches