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Nevertheless is a collection of 23 short stories by various authors. The theme of the book is optimism, and each of the authors approaches that theme differently, making it an excellent collection to read in … [Click to Read More]
By Various Authors (Author)
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i-ROBOT Poetry is a collection of poems on the existence and struggles of robots in a world full of them, told through stanzas ranging from a single sentence to long paragraphs that verge into short … [Click to Read More]
By Jason Christie (Author)
- Curriculum Connections
- English Language Arts
- Science
- Fine Arts
- Alberta History
- Rural Experience
- Music
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Based on the song “Government Cowboy” by Alberta-based band The Wardens, Rocky Mountain Rangers: Guardians of the Wild is an exciting adventure through a national park told in rhyming verse. The illustrations produced from hand-carved … [Click to Read More]
By The Wardens (Author), Lia Golemba (Illustrator)
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Alberta Blue is more than just a storytime reader that pays tribute to Alberta’s natural environment—it is a multimedia experience with watercolour paintings by Jesse Horne and the country song version by The Travelling Mabels, … [Click to Read More]
By Pat Hatherly (Author), Jesse Horne (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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The Response of Weeds is a collection of poetry that captures the spirit and environment of Alberta, while highlighting the Black experience and Black historical figures. Many of the poems are less than a page … [Click to Read More]
By Bertrand Bickersteth (Author)
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Steeped in the environment of the prairies, Seldom Seen Road is a collection of poetry that paints vivid pictures of prairie landscapes and, in some cases, the strong women who were rooted there. While one … [Click to Read More]
By Jenna Butler (Author)
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Unforgetting Private Charles Smith can be broken into two parts. The first part is the story of the author’s journey of connection with a forgotten Canadian soldier, Private Charles Smith, through the discovery of Smith’s … [Click to Read More]
By Jonathan Locke Hart (Author)
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kiyâm is a collection of poems infused with nêhiyawêwin, the Cree language. The collection opens with a guide to Cree pronunciation to assist readers. The poems are divided into three general groups: family, reclamation, and … [Click to Read More]
By Naomi McIlwraith (Author)
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Presented in Slovenian and English, What We Are When We Are or Kaj smo, ko smo is a collection of poems that almost reads as musings on life, identity, and family. As most of the … [Click to Read More]
By Cvetka Lipuš (Author)