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Playing Outside (Cherry Blossom Press)

The Playing Outside series utilizes curriculum-based text to get children comfortable with reading, and uses the Whole Language approach to literacy, a combination of sight words and repetition builds recognition and confidence. Bold, colourful photographs correlate directly to text to help guide readers through the book.

Playing Pro Sports

Find out what it takes to play pro sports with these exciting books packed full of fascinating facts and examples from real-life pro athletes. Readers will learn about the years of dedication and hard work it takes to become one of the world's top athletes. Details such as day-to-day routines, how to prevent and overcome injuries, and quotes from some of the world's most famous stars round out this in-depth look into the biggest sports around.

Playing War: A Story About Changing the Game

One summer day, Luke and his friends decide to play their favourite game of war, using sticks for guns and pine cones for bombs. But Sameer, who is new to their neighbourhood, doesn't want to join in. When the kids learn that Sameer lost his family in a real war, they realize that war is not a game. The gracefulness of their response and the power of friendship are the real stories here.

Plus tard, je serai...  

Mettez une nouvelle torsion sur l'unité des aides communautaires et le jour de carrière avec cette série. Les expériences de la vie réelle déclenche chaque rêve d'aventure un creuseur de bac à sable rêve d'être un célèbre paléontologiste, un garçon qui aide son père cuire devient un chef célèbre. Parfait comme démarreurs de discussion, ces livres décrivent une journée dans la vie de ces emplois « adultes » et d'inspirer les enfants à penser quand ils grandissent.

Pocket Chaotic, The

A young kangaroo called Alexander lives in his mom, Nancy3s pocket. Alexander loves his mom, but there3s one thing she does that really drives him nuts. She is always putting stuff in her pocket. Alexander tries to keep things neat, but the more he tidies, the more stuff she shoves in there. When he complains, his sister calls him a babyCit3s time to leave the pouch anyway. But Alexander loves it in thereCit3s warm and cozy and smells of mom. Finally, Alexander3s had enough. ""I can3t take it anymore!"" he shouts. ""I3m moving out!"" So Alexander moves into the room next to his sister3s. They make it all cozy, with a furry blanket and shelves for all his stuff. So it3s just like his mom3s pouch. Almost. The penultimate spread is Alexander sleeping with all his stuff strewn around him. The final spread is Nancy clearing out her pocket with a wink. It was time for Alexander to go.

Pocketful of Stars, A

Safiya and her mother have never seen eye to eye. Her mother doesn't understand Safiya's love of gaming, and shy Safiya doesn't think she has anything in common with her vibrant, sometimes volatile mother. But when her mother falls into a coma, Safiya's whole world shifts. She finds herself dreaming about an unfamiliar setting and a rebellious girl who's distinctly familiar. Gradually she realizes that she's experiencing her motherÎs memories of her childhood in Kuwait. As Safiya unlocks these memories the way she would unlock levels in a game, she finds a path to accepting loss and embracing who she isÑsomeone not so different from her mother after all.

Pockets Full of Rocks

As a young girl gently questions her depressed father, he offers direct answers that help her understand what he is going through. This gentle, hopeful book will help kids cope with a parent's mental illness. It is developmentally appropriate, addressing common questions that kids have. This will be a very useful guide for parents as well as psychologists and mental health professionals working with young children.

Pods, Troops, and Other Animal Groups (Crabtree Crown)  

From orcas and emperor penguins to white-tailed deer and spotted hyenas, many animal species live, hunt, raise young, and protect themselves in groups. With eye-catching images and carefully crafted text, Pods, Troops, and Other Animal Groups helps readers understand how animals form groups for survival. Free downloadable Teacher's Guide available.

Poetry Adventures

In this Poetry Adventures series, best-selling author Brian P. Cleary explores different types of poetry—some well-known, others less familiar—with his classic blend of wit and whimsy.

Poetry Basics  

Poetry need not be complicated. In fact, some of the most time-honored forms of this creative writing style are intended largely for children. This series combines colourful illustrations with accessible example poems and fundamental analysis to introduce readers to the simplicity of haiku, humour of limericks, “music” of nursery rhymes, and imaginative forms of concrete poetry. Each book concludes with “Think Like a Poet” exercises to encourage hands-on experimentation.