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Meet Tip and Tucker! These hamsters are best friends and like to stick together. But while little Tip is sometimes nervous about new situations, Tucker likes to explore and see new things.
Give young readers even more of the spooky stories they crave! Explore haunted islands, freaky farms, playgrounds, and more! Each one of these ghostly books will grab readers with an icy grip and send chills racing down their spines! Warning! These books contain spooky content.
Many factors mold and shape the Canadian identity. From our diverse backgrounds to our cultural beliefs, it's important that every Canadian feels accepted. To Be Canadian explores the essence of what it means to be a Canadian, and how everyone can make the country a better place to live.
Three children go on a polar expedition in this thrilling adventure story that blurs realism and imagination. Ida, Max, and Jack go to the creek one winter's day. While playing on an ice floe, they suddenly find themselves floating awayÑall the way to Antarctica, with just a box, a branch, and some sandwiches. They learn the art of occupying themselves and being bored. And after testing their resources in the world's most dramatic landscape, come home safe at the end of the day.
Teens on extreme sports adventures face life-or-death situations when something goes wrong with their gear or the weather. To survive, they must rely on their athletic skills and quick thinking.
Detailed illustrations and simple text are paired within a board book format to introduce young readers to the action-packed characteristics of vehicles that respond in emergencies.
Toby is having the best birthday party ever until an ill-timed and unintended toot draws unwelcome attention and teasing. Poor Toby--he is so embarrassed! And now everyone is calling him "Tootles." To get out from under his cloud of shame, Toby goes to visit his grandmother, hoping to get some sympathy and understanding. But as it turns out, Grandma is a bit of a gasbag herself with her own windy issues. She toots not once, not twice, but THREE times during Toby's visit. And she's not even embarrassed about it! But Toby is. He's embarrassed by her and for her. It's only when Toby is facing another digestive episode that he realizes maybe it's time to follow Grandma's lead and not let little things get in the way of enjoying life. After all, gas happens! A sweet and funny lesson on how to handle life's hiccups and other unexpected "eruptions."
Standing together makes all of us stronger. Mai, a young Hmong girl, and Kiara, a young Black girl, are best friends. They do everything together-riding the bus, eating lunch, playing at recess. But one day Kiara misses school and Mai goes looking for answers. When she learns that her best friend is protesting an act of police violence against the Black community, Mai decides to join the protest too. Her parents at first want to protect her by keeping her at home, but she shows them that standing together makes all of us stronger.Written by author and actor Doua Moua, who played Po in Disney's live-action Mulan, this picture book provides an inspiring look at the value of allyship and solidarity with Black Lives Matter.
What's the best approach to immigration policy? How can we handle the drug-abuse crisis? Is health care a human right? What role should incarceration play in our society? Some of today's most controversial ethical, social, and political debates are tackled head-on in this series. These books delve into such topics as data security, military intervention, and reproductive technology to provide a carefully balanced introduction to all sides of each debate.
Help make complex current events approachable with a timely series for middle grade students. Students get the facts on relevant topics that come straight from news headlines. Each book breaks the topic into 12 short chapters that provide a balanced understanding accessible to grades 4 and up. Loaded with stat boxes, sidebars, and -Think About ItR features, these nonfiction books support critical thinking skills and will encourage awareness of world issues.