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Bicycle in Beijing, A

One day, while living in a hutong in Beijing, a boy returns home to find that his dad has purchased a shiny new bike for work. He begs his father to let him ride it. When his father finally agrees, he races around the neighbourhood to show off the bike. Before long, the boy gets careless. He rips his pants, lets his friends pile on like acrobats in the circus, and finally wrecks the bike. Sheepishly, he returns the bike to his dad, who stays up all night fixing it. The experience teaches him the value of the bike and instils a deep respect for his father.

Bicycling to the Moon  

Purdy the cat and Barker the dog live together in a sky-blue house on a hill. But while the two friends share a house, they are as different as cat and dog can be. Purdy has big dreams, while Barker likes to putter in the garden. Purdy likes to eat fish, but it is Barker who must scoop them from the lake for dinner. Their days together bring quarrels, contradictions, and crazinessùa cat with so many ideas needs a dog with a lot of patience if friendship is to win out in the end.

Bienvenue en Nouvelle-France (Côte à côte à côte)  

La fondation du Canada est remplie de périls et de défis. Les livres de la série Bienvenue en Nouvelle-France fournissent un guide complet sur ce qu'était la vie en Nouvelle-France. Les lecteurs apprendront comment se déroulaient la prospection et l'établissement des colonies, et à quoi ressemblait la vie durant cette période historique, qui s'étend du début des années 1500 jusqu'au XIXe siècle. • The colonial era is a fascinating and much studied era in Canadian history. Welcome to New France will offer a comprehensive look at life in New France. Readers will learn how the colonies were explored and settled, and what life was like in the time period spanning from the early 1500s into the nineteenth century.

Big 5, The: African Safari Animals (A&D Xtreme)

This exciting series introduces readers to some of Africa3s most popular animals to see while on safari. Readers will learn about each animal3s characteristics, abilities, and habitat. The text also explores the importance of each animal, the challenges it faces, and the conservation efforts being made to protect it. Unique facts and beautiful, full-page images of the animals accompany the text. Each book concludes with a challenge that promotes critical thinking and pushes readers to continue researching and learning about the topic.

Big Backyard, The: The Solar System beyond Pluto

With Ron Miller’s incredible illustrations and photographs from NASA probes and telescopes, The Big Backyard takes us on a tour through the solar system’s most obscure neighbourhoods and into its darkest corners, to places beyond the limits of the human eye. Miller expertly describes the formation of the solar system and the history of the exploration of the outer solar system before delving into the latest discoveries and missions. Read on to learn what sorts of objects orbit at such extreme distances, what happens at the boundary between the sun’s influence and interstellar space, whether there is such a thing as the mysterious Planet X, and how life on Earth could not exist without the happenings at the edge of the solar system.

Big Bang Book, The

The Big Bang presents the mystery of how the universe began in a way we can all understand. Written by an astrophysicist, the pages describe what we know -- and what we don't -- in a compelling, accessible way. Moving out into the farthest reaches of space, then back home on Earth again, this is a picture book Carl Sagan would love, introducing the wonder of our pale blue dot to the youngest readers.

Big Bear and Little Fish

At the carnival, Bear wants a teddy bear. And not just any teddy bear-she wants the biggest one of all. But instead she gets a fish. A very small fish. Bear is so very big and Fish is so very small that Bear worries they have nothing in common. Can they possibly be friends? Gentle, accessible prose by Sandra Nickel are paired with richly textured illustrations by Il Sung Na in this sweet story of unexpected friendship

Big Beasts  

They say good things come in small packages, but this series about the biggest beasts on earth puts that adage to the test. Young readers can check out the biggest mammals on land and in the sea, including such oddities as a gigantic cat and a massive bird, among others. Up-close, dynamic photos show these big beasts in their habitats and simple text explains how these animals survive in the wild.

Big Beasts

They say good things come in small packages, but this series is all about the biggest beasts on earth. Young readers can check out the biggest mammals on land and in the sea, a gigantic cat, and a massive bird, among others. Colourful photos show these big beasts in their habitat and simple text explains how these animals survive in the wild.

Big Birthday

Annabelle is determined to have a birthday party that stands out from the rest. The moon seems like the perfect spot! But wearing spacesuits and partying in a place with no air creates some challenges that Annabelle didn't expect. Will her out-of-this-world birthday still be a blast?