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An honest, inside look at life in an Indian residential school in the 1950s, and how one indomitable young spirit survived it -- 30th anniversary edition. Seepeetza loves living on Joyaska Ranch with...

A pack of wolves chases a stag through the woods, but what seems scary proves surprising in this magical wordless picture book by Geraldo Val?rio.Author: Geraldo Val?rioPublisher: Groundwood...

A child explores her neighborhood on a late-night walk with her dad, finding delight and comfort.Author: Sara O??earyPublisher: Groundwood BooksPublication Date: September 29, 2020Number of Pages: 32...

"Textured acrylic paintings, done in rich earth tones...portray the sanctity of the natural environment...a sensitive, respectful portrayal of contemporary Native Americans." -- School Library...

With the help of her Catholic friend, an eleven-year-old Jewish girl creates a provocative local tourist attraction to save her family's failing motel. Buying and moving into the run-down Jewel Motor...

Once Upon a Northern Night has received starred reviews from Kirkus, Publishers Weekly and School Library Journal. In this exquisite lullaby, the beauty and wonder of a northern winter night unfold,...

It's 2021, and the Taliban have regained power in Afghanistan. Parvana and Shauzia, the brave protagonists of The Breadwinner, must now flee to escape new dangers from an old enemy. In Kabul,...

Somewhere in the universe, there is the perfect tune for you. It's almost the end of middle school, and Charlie has to find her perfect song for a music class assignment. The class learns about a...

Over 20,000 copies sold! Our Lady of Guadalupe is the most important religious icon in the Americas. She is revered by Latinos in the United States who tattoo her image on their bodies, build altars...

Dans cette introduction enjou?e ? la tradition anichinab?e des animaux totems, de jeunes enfants expliquent pourquoi ils ou elles s'identifient ? diff?rents animaux tels que les cerfs, castors ou...

A young child tells us about the different times when he feels peaceful, as well as how he copes when he needs to find a peaceful state again. Acclaimed picture-book creators Sandra V. Feder and...

When Mao's Cultural Revolution took hold in China in June 1966, Ange Zhang was thirteen years old. His father was a famous writer. Shortly after the revolution began, many of Ange's classmates joined...

A collection of poems that explore childhood experiences--from the whimsical to the poignant--by Shannon Bramer, with magical art by Irene Luxbacher. Shannon Bramer's follow-up to her much-loved...

Shi-shi-etko, a Native American girl, spends the last four days before she goes to residential school learning valuable lessons from her mother, father, and grandmother, and creating precious...

Author: Nicola I. CampbellPublisher: Groundwood BooksPublication Date: Jul 01, 2008Number of Pages: 40 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: HardcoverISBN-10: 0888998570ISBN-13: 9780888998576

Winner of the Governor General's Literary Award for Children's Illustrated Book A New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book of the Year In this wordless picture book, a little girl collects...

Nine poignant and empowering short stories from the author of The Breadwinner.The seated child. With a single powerful image, Deborah Ellis draws our attention to nine children and the situations...

An American Library Association 2012 Notable Children's Book and a USBBY Outstanding International Books Honor Book The Ramayana -- one of the great legends of ancient India -- is presented here in...

Author: Jean E. PendziwolPublisher: Groundwood BooksPublication Date: Oct 03, 2023Number of Pages: 32 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: HardcoverISBN-10: 1773067044ISBN-13: 9781773067049

Sleeping with the Light OnAuthor: David UngerPublisher: Groundwood BooksPublication Date: October 27, 2020Number of Pages: 96 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: HardcoverISBN-10: 1773063847ISBN-13:...

Following the huge success of Sometimes I Feel Like a Fox, this companion book is a lyrical celebration of our relationship to the natural world. In each of twelve short poems, a child tells us how...

An eloquent and timely plea for understanding refugees. Why are young people leaving their country to walk to the United States to seek a new, safe home? Over 100,000 such children have left Central...

Another adventure begins in this book in the Stella and Sam series as the pair explores the wonders of the natural world. A vast luminous sky, the sun, the stars and the rising moon form the backdrop...

Winner of the Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Award Stella and her little brother, Sam, are spending the day playing in the snow. The forest, snowballs, snow angels and the mysterious white stuff itself...

Step - 9781773065946Author: Deborah EllisPublisher: Groundwood BooksPublication Date: Mar 01, 2022Number of Pages: 152 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: HardcoverISBN-10: 1773065947ISBN-13: 9781773065946

A joyful celebration of our daily companion, the sun, as it shines around the world. "If I were the sun, I would sing a gentle morning song to wake my slumbering friends." So begins this fresh and...

Every summer, Yasmine visits her family in Lebanon, and every Sunday, the whole family comes over for lunch. This summer Sunday, Yasmine is making the hummus! But hummus is harder to make than she...

Refugees from the Bosnian War, Lazar's family flees the Siege of Sarajevo and arrives in Winnipeg in the early 1990s. Despite various mini dramas unfolding at home, as his parents and older sisters...

An Americas Award Commended Title Raw, honest and powerful, these moving bilingual poems by noted Salvadoran poet Jorge Argueta explore a young Indigenous boy's connection to Mother Earth and how he...

Mélie doesn't know how to relate to her father, a political prisoner in another country whom she has never met, when he is released and immigrates to join her family in Montreal. "Where I come from,...