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Canada's colonial history is rich with conflict and progress. Welcome to British North America offers a wide-ranging look at life in Upper Canada after it was settled by the British. Readers will learn how the British colonies were established and governed and see what life was like for both settlers and Indigenous Peoples between 1713 and 1850.

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.

In this sequel to What to Do with a Box, Jane Yolen extolls the marvellous virtues of string, a material that can snag the spirit of adventure, lasso the limitless horizons of imagination, and connect us to one another.

How does your food get to the grocery store and to your table? Why do we eat certain foods and not others? This series answers those questions and more, looking at agriculture and geography as well as cultural practices and nutrition recommendations.

Months after catching a common virus, twelve-year-old Ivy still hasn3t recovered. Ivy doesn3t even have the energy to play music. Hoping a change of scenery will help, she3s spending the summer in North Carolina3s Blue Ridge Mountains, where her uncle has converted an old house into a bed and breakfast. The Everly House has a long historyCincluding a stint as a sanatorium, a treatment center for tuberculosis patients, in the 1920s. As Ivy delves into the history of the house, hoping to find out

People go to work every day throughout Canada. Whether you live in a small town or a big city, on a farm or in the suburbs, there are all kinds of jobs you can do. Working in Canadian Communities will tell you more about the people who live and work in different parts of Canada and the types of jobs you can find there.

Like Al Gore’s Inconvenient Truth, this series starts with statistics and builds towards suggesting real and achievable solutions in mankind’s fight to save the planet. With the populations of India and China growing rapidly, we face an urgent requirement to implement clean technology and smart leadership. This series explores the opportunities and dangers, as well as the pros and cons on the issues that are at the center of the world-at-risk debate.

X-Books are for kids who love factsžespecially in bite-sized portions and about fascinating, true subjects. As plentiful images and graphical representations stimulate visual perception, readers will be drawn into learning how to use informational texts. Each title is framed by a signature Top 5 countdown feature that not only serves as an example of sequential order but also narrates a brief story within the main topic: in X-Books: Fighters, these side bars summarize the extraordinary true tale

This inspiring series helps dreams become reality. It builds on real-life successes ranging from the tech community, to the food industry, to the glamour of the fashion and entertainment worlds. From profiles of young and famous (Ralph Lauren, Tom's Shoes) to lesser-known successes, these titles cover the step-by-step needs for developing an idea into a plan, and then building this into a project and ultimately a successful company.

Spencer Dalton never wanted to attend summer camp, but after meeting the girl of his dreams, he quickly changes his tune . . . that is, until she becomes a zombie and tries to eat him. Now he and his new friends will need to survive long enough to earn the most important badge everCthe one that involves saving the world.