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Why Are You Still Here is the second book in the Lillian Mystery series, and it continues the story and Lillian’s development. Like the first book, this tale of mystery maintains a focus on Lillian’s … [Click to Read More]
By Dave Nicholson (Author)
- Curriculum Connections
- English Language Arts
- Social Studies
- Social and Emotional Wellness
- Music
- Immigrants Experiences in Alberta
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Introducing global events to young readers can be challenging, but this book presents the Russian invasion of Ukraine in an accessible way. Olya & Olena Escape the Invaders is told from the perspective of two … [Click to Read More]
By Olya Illichov (Author), Maddy Shyba (Author), Diana Bezukh (Illustrator)
- Curriculum Connections
- English Language Arts
- Fine Arts
- Alberta History
- Social and Emotional Wellness
- Social Studies
- Physical Education
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Flip Flop Flapjack is a delightful tale based on family stories and the true experiences of Wildhorse Jack—a famous competitor in the Calgary Stampede. With colourful, caricature-styled illustrations from Bruglemans-LaBelle, this book focuses less on … [Click to Read More]
By Brenda Joyce Leahy (Author), Melissa Bruglemans-LaBelle (Illustrator)
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Told through the perspective of 11-year-old Lillian, Lillian & Kokomis highlights the importance of self-acceptance and community through this young girl’s experience with the foster care system. While this story could introduce early learners to … [Click to Read More]
By Lynda Partridge (Author), Dave Nicholson (Illustrator)
- Curriculum Connections
- Science
- English Language Arts
- Health and Life Skills
- Environmental and Outdoor Education
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Geneva and her parents hike up a mountain to see the view from the top, but Geneva encounters small wonders of nature as they climb. Told through rhyming text with brightly coloured illustrations, this book … [Click to Read More]
By Meghan J. Ward (Author), Tay Odynski (Illustrator)
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Part of a series about adventurous sibling cats, Nuptse & Lhotse Go to the Prairies includes all of the information required to be read as a stand-alone piece. The two cats, Nuptse and Lhotse, accidentally … [Click to Read More]
By Jocey Asnong (Author), Jocey Asnong (Illustrator)
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With brightly coloured illustrations, When Big Bears Invade depicts a simple tale, told by a grandmother, of giant bears destroying various Canadian cities. An environmental moral underpins the story, as the bears’ rise to action … [Click to Read More]
By Alexander Finbow (Author), Nyco Rudolph (Illustrator)
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This uplifting graphic novel focuses on the experiences of Marcus—a young man who has memory problems because of a virus impacting his brain—and Emily—a young woman with a tumour on her brain. A Slug Story … [Click to Read More]
By Mandi Kujawa (Author), Hana Kujawa (Author), Claude St. Aubin (Illustrator), Lovern Kindzierski (Illustrator)
- Curriculum Connections
- English Language Arts
- Description
Designed as a box set of 25 individually bound booklets, ideal for use as a storytime advent calendar or as a classroom set for solo reading time, this collection contains a variety of tales from … [Click to Read More]
By Various Authors (Author), Fran Labuschagne (Illustrator)