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Kathy Brown suddenly wakes up. Was that a noise in the house, or part of her dream? In her dream, Kathy was about to kiss Michael, her high school...

Learn about three women who had the “right stuff”: Valentina Tereshkova, Sally Ride, and Roberta Bondar. The U.S.S.R. sent Valentina Tereshkova int...

A single mother hits her son in a grocery store. She loves her son and is afraid he will be taken away. This open-ended story will invite discussio...

Doris loves to garden but lives in a small apartment, so she helps to plant and maintain the gardens at her church. Doris is grateful for the oppor...

Fad Diets tells the story of Al's attempts to lose weight. Al tries some fad diets only to discover that they don't work. He gains back the weight ...

David Suzuki has become a household name in Canada and much of North America. He has spent the past 40 years educating the public about environment...

Leena's children are older, so she goes back to school. All goes well until Omar, her husband, finds out. "Why are you doing this to me?" says O...

Val loves children and would like to work in child care, but that means going back to school. School means time and money, so Val starts saving her...

Roxy goes to the bank to get money, but she does something very silly. She is feeling quite foolish and somewhat angry at herself, until a stranger...

Exquisite photography documents the life of black and grizzly bears from mating, hibernating, and raising cubs to fishing for salmon and playing. A...

Spelling Toolbox 3 provides a strategy-based approach to spelling. It begins with an introductory lesson that describes the spelling "tools", and 2...

This book explains why it is okay to say no, when necessary, even to those you love.

Sara used to be a back-up singer in a band. She left her singing career to raise a family. She is content with being a stay-at-home mom. Then, o...

Tommy lives with his family in Ajax, a small town close to Toronto. His parents are Ismaili Muslims who immigrated to Canada before Tommy was born...

Lily works in a store. One day Lily buys something in the store after work. A co-worker gives her back far too much change. Should Lily say somethi...

Jean Vanier is the founder of L'Arche, an international organization which creates communities where people with developmental disabilities and tho...

Did you know that wolves are like people in many ways? Close-up and detailed photos in the book capture wolves interacting, raising their young, wo...

Did you know that grey seals can stay under water for 20 minutes? And that the mother seals leave their young only two or three weeks after they ar...

Did you know that bald eagles have over 7,000 feathers? And that their nests can weigh over a ton? This book talks about bald eagles' habitat, diet...

In 1977, Wangari Maathai formed the Green Belt Movement, an organization that paid poor women to plant trees. The movement started in Kenya and soo...

As she looks down at her baby, a tear runs down Valerie’s cheek. “How can I possibly leave you?” she whispers. Valerie’s time at home with baby Jar...

To some, Bruce Lee remains the greatest martial artist of all time. Born in San Francisco, he spent much of his childhood in Hong Kong, where he de...

Big Bear was a famous Cree leader who hoped for peace between the white settlers and the Cree. He signed a peace treaty with the Blackfoot, believi...

Tom Longboat, an Onondaga Aboriginal, was raised in a log cabin on the Six Nations reserve. In 1907, Tom entered the most famous race in the world:...