Three sisters in ancient China save their kingdom from a brutal emperor through their faith in the power of music.
The Freezies, three eleven-year-olds conceive a risky scheme to bring the plight of their asylum-seeking traveller friend to the attention of the national media.
Can a home for Rosa the Goldfish be found anywhere in a world smothered by plastic pollution?
Young Romani teens, Saida and Nikola, dream of escaping from the harsh discrimination and crushing poverty of life in a squatter settlement in Belgrade, Serbia.
Noisy, disruptive, and unruly - younger sisters can be more than annoying at times. When you''re in a hurry, they can be as slow as sloths. And when you build an extra tall tower of blocks, they knock it down, mischievous as mice. In this playful picture book, the narrator, who is both practical and reserved, struggles with the rowdy antics of her younger sister. Beatrice never, ever, ever listens and marches to the beat of her own drum. It isn''t until the big sister wishes Bea away that she realises life just isn''t the same without her.
Arab Fairy Tale Feasts is the latest title in the highly-praised Fairy Tale Feasts Collection, a creative series that folds enchanting folk tales into cookbooks of kid-friendly recipes. Award-winning writer and storyteller, Karim Alrawi, draws on his deep knowledge of Arab culture to create original stories that are a feast for young imaginations. Told with intriguing details, the tales take young readers on a delicious cultural journey and invite them to consider an Arab perspective. Each tale symbolically incorporates food and concludes with a traditional recipe, colourfully illustrated.
Kate is upset when her grandma (Bubbie) gets a motorized scooter. Will Bubbie still be Bubbie in that scooter? Kate slowly warms to the scooter after she sees what a good friend it is to Bubbie. And shopping at Granville Island Market with Bubbie and the scooter turns out to be so much fun! Her little brother Nate loves the scooter''s bells and whistles, and Kate makes new friends on their joyous outing.
Leila was 16 years old when her family home in the Democratic Republic of the Congo was destroyed by rebel soldiers. In this gut-wrenching memoir, she gives an account of her life before and after her family was torn apart by the twin nightmares of civil war and invasion. Maison Rouge is a story of war and unspeakable loss. It is also the story of survival. Eventually, through the United Nations refugee programme, Leila and her family were finally able to relocate to Canada.
Vancouver, Commercial Drive, neighbors, neighborhood, magic, pears, moving
A story of adventure, riddles and baseball for young readers.
Beautifully illustrated by Talleen Hackiyan, this features 13 classic fables, retold by popular author Rosen. These modern and humorous versions include "Town Mouse & Country Mouse, The Fox & The Crow" and "The Frog & The Bull". Passes on the wisdom of Aesop in a unique and appealing way.
A brother and sister take a wild ride on a Ferris wheel of the imagination.
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