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Did you hear wind sing your name? : an Oneida song of spring /

Orie, Sandra de Coteau.


can be found in the grade 2 classroom as part of their classroom library. As the winter wanes, the Oneida Indians of New York and Wisconsin celebrate each small sigh of Spring. Share the wonder of this rebirth with all your senses: taste the first strawberries, smell the sacred cedar, feel the warmth of the sun, see the fields of the Three Sisters begin to grow, hear Wind sing your name.
Date Published:1996

The Earth is mostly ocean

Fowler, Allan.


level 28 M. Can be found in the Grade 4 classroom as part of their Take Home Library. Looking at a map or the globe, most of the earth is covered by a blue colour. This blue colour signifies the water that covers the Earth. This water is mostly oceans.
Date Published:2002

Berry magic

Sloat, Teri.


Recommended by Wilfred Burton. Author Teri Sloat and Yup'ik Eskimo storyteller Betty Huffman share this retelling of an old story about how the sweetest, juiciest berries came to grow on the tundra. Every year durin berry-picking time, the old women frown and complain. All that grows around the village are dry, tasteless crowberries. But young Anana has a plan for changing those frowns into smiles, and it involves a bit of magic!
Date Published:2004

Recommended by Wilfred Burton. Author Teri Sloat and Yup'ik Eskimo storyteller Betty Huffman share this retelling of an old story about how the sweetest, juiciest berries came to grow on the tundra. Every year durin berry-picking time, the old women frown and complain. All that grows around the village are dry, tasteless crowberries. But young Anana has a plan for changing those frowns into smiles, and it involves a bit of magic!

Date Published:2004

Kangaroos

Parish, Steve, 1945-.


Describes the physical characteristics, behaviors, and habitat of this marsupial found in Australia.
Date Published:2000

Rock Jaw master of the eastern border [graphic novel] : book 5 /

Smith, Jeff, 1960-.


Fone and Smiley Bone try to return a rat creature cub to the mountains, where they meet yet another adversary: the sly and mighty mountain lion, Rock Jaw.
Date Published:2007

The bear's long tail: a tale retold.

Chartrand, Jane.


An Algonquin Indian tale about bears.
Date Published:2005

Ghost circles : book 7 [graphic novel] /

Smith, Jeff, 1960-.


The Bones, Gran'ma Ben, Thorn, and their loyal rat creature cub venture on a journey through the mysterious ghost circles to Atheia, the old city of the royal family. One wrong step could change the Valley's fate forever...
Date Published:2008

No shelter here : making the world a kinder place for dogs

Laidlaw, Rob


Intermediate/middle level. Topics include information about dogs' basic needs, puppy mills and breeding, street dogs, bad jobs for dogs, and shelters. Enhanced with photos, informational sidebars and inspiring good-news stories, No Shelter Here will galvanize young readers to become Dog Champions in their own communities. Animal advocate and chartered biologist rob Laidlaw explores the world of homeless, free ranging, mistreated, and exploited dogs, and the challenges they face. But more importantly, he focuses on the people he calls "dig champions" -- those individuals, small groups and professional organizations around the world who dedicate their lives to helping dogs.
Date Published:2012

Intermediate/middle level. Topics include information about dogs' basic needs, puppy mills and breeding, street dogs, bad jobs for dogs, and shelters. Enhanced with photos, informational sidebars and inspiring good-news stories, No Shelter Here will galvanize young readers to become Dog Champions in their own communities. Animal advocate and chartered biologist rob Laidlaw explores the world of homeless, free ranging, mistreated, and exploited dogs, and the challenges they face. But more importantly, he focuses on the people he calls "dig champions" -- those individuals, small groups and professional organizations around the world who dedicate their lives to helping dogs.

Date Published:2012

The Blood of Olympus : book 5

Riordan, Rick, 1964-.


Can be found in the grade 6 classroom as part of their classroom library. Nico had warned them. Going through the House of Hades would stir the demigods' worst memories. Their ghosts would become restless. Nico may actually become a ghost if he has to shadow travel with Reyna and Coach Hedge one more time. But that might be better than the alternative allowing someone else to die, as Hades foretold. Jason's ghost is his mother, who abandoned him when he was little. he may not know how he is going to prove himself as a leader, but he does know that he will not break promises like she did. he will complete his line of the prophecy:To storm or fire the world must fall.
Date Published:2016

Can be found in the grade 6 classroom as part of their classroom library. Nico had warned them. Going through the House of Hades would stir the demigods' worst memories. Their ghosts would become restless. Nico may actually become a ghost if he has to shadow travel with Reyna and Coach Hedge one more time. But that might be better than the alternative allowing someone else to die, as Hades foretold. Jason's ghost is his mother, who abandoned him when he was little. he may not know how he is going to prove himself as a leader, but he does know that he will not break promises like she did. he will complete his line of the prophecy:To storm or fire the world must fall.

Date Published:2016

Autumn leaves.

Saunders-Smith, Gail.


Simple text and photographs present the different types and coloros of leaves found in the Northern Hemisphere in autumn.
Date Published:1998

How animals eat

Hickman, Pamela, 1958-.


.Based on author's Animal eating. Aimed at recently literate young naturalists, this gallery of animal mouths, tongues, and teeth makes the connection between diet and dentifrice, while introduction a light load of special terminology like "scavenger" and "chameleon." Stephens's accurate colour illustrations offer rousing close-ups and other memorable enticements to linger over the simple, three-or-four-sentence-per-page text.
Date Published:2001

.Based on author's Animal eating. Aimed at recently literate young naturalists, this gallery of animal mouths, tongues, and teeth makes the connection between diet and dentifrice, while introduction a light load of special terminology like "scavenger" and "chameleon." Stephens's accurate colour illustrations offer rousing close-ups and other memorable enticements to linger over the simple, three-or-four-sentence-per-page text.

Date Published:2001

Mina

Forsythe, Matthew, 1976-


Shining Willow Award nominee 2023. A story about trust. And surprises. A mouse and her father who live in a piece of wood.
Date Published:2022

Mothers are like that.

Carrick, Carol.


A simple description of animal and human mothers caring for their young.
Date Published:2000

Rain forest

Miranda, Anna.


level 24 L. Can be found in the Grade 3 classroom as part of their Take Home Library. This is a tropical rain forest. It is hot and wet all the time. Read on to learn more.
Date Published:2002

A Farm album /

Roop, Peter, 1951-.


Outcome DR2.1. Includes bibliographical references and index. Text, photographs, and illustrations identify and trace patterns of change and continuity in American farms during the past 150 years, covering such topics as types of farms, farm buildings, farm life, and the effects of weather on farming.
Date Published:1998

Mother Teresa : helping the poor

Jacobs, William Jay.


A biography of Mother Teresa, a nun working in Calcutta, India, who has dedicated her life to doing what she could to help those who suffered from loneliness or poverty. She received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979.
Date Published:1991

Sophie learns to listen; a story about empathy

Johnson, Kristin, 1968-.


audience; grades 2-3 includes index. How do you show you have character? Learn about empathy, generosity, respect, and more in this inviting illustrated series.
Date Published:2023

Ghostlight

Oppel, Kenneth, 1967-.


Diamond Willow Award nominee 2023. Every day, on his ghost tours of Toronto Island, Gabe tells the story of how Rebecca Strand and her father died. But he doesn't actually believe in ghosts -- not until he accidentally awakens Rebecca's spirit. Rebecca is here to set the record straight -- she and her father were murdered. They were part of the Order, a secret society devoted to protecting the world from "the wakeful and wicked dead." That was before the evil spirit of Nicholas Viker overwhelmed them, and they paid with their lives. All these years later, the Order is gone, but Viker's ghost is growing stronger again. It's up to Gabe and his friends -- both living and dead -- to find a way to stop Viker before they all become lost souls.
Date Published:2023

Diamond Willow Award nominee 2023. Every day, on his ghost tours of Toronto Island, Gabe tells the story of how Rebecca Strand and her father died. But he doesn't actually believe in ghosts -- not until he accidentally awakens Rebecca's spirit. Rebecca is here to set the record straight -- she and her father were murdered. They were part of the Order, a secret society devoted to protecting the world from "the wakeful and wicked dead." That was before the evil spirit of Nicholas Viker overwhelmed them, and they paid with their lives. All these years later, the Order is gone, but Viker's ghost is growing stronger again. It's up to Gabe and his friends -- both living and dead -- to find a way to stop Viker before they all become lost souls.

Date Published:2023

Box cars and one-eyed jacks [kit] : literacy


Found in the grades 1-4 classrooms. Kit contains: On a Roll to Spelling...& More (volume VI)with 2 alphabet dice; Spelling Rules with These Cool Tools(book only); 17 alphabet dice; 8 pkg of alphabet tiles (includes 3 upper, 3 lower, and 2 blend combo pkgs); deluxe overhead alphabet tiles; 5 pairs of interrogative dice; 5 pairs of parts of speech dice; 5 pairs of verb dice; 5 pairs of vowel dice; 3 sets of site word decks and "Spelling is the Game" booklet.
Date Published:1995

Found in the grades 1-4 classrooms. Kit contains: On a Roll to Spelling...& More (volume VI)with 2 alphabet dice; Spelling Rules with These Cool Tools(book only); 17 alphabet dice; 8 pkg of alphabet tiles (includes 3 upper, 3 lower, and 2 blend combo pkgs); deluxe overhead alphabet tiles; 5 pairs of interrogative dice; 5 pairs of parts of speech dice; 5 pairs of verb dice; 5 pairs of vowel dice; 3 sets of site word decks and "Spelling is the Game" booklet.

Date Published:1995

Fish with attitude : the shark book : grade 6 [kit] /

Norman, Dr. Mark.


GRL S DRA 48. Can be found in the grade 6 classroom as part of their classroom library. text type: Non-fiction. Description - Report. There are over 450 types of sharks all over the world. This report provides information on different kinds of sharks, their interaction with humans, and some ways of protecting them.
Date Published:2009