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Non-Fiction (246 series)

Happy Holidays! (Blastoff! Beginners)

Let’s celebrate! This series for beginning readers introduces basic facts about popular holidays from around the world, including when they happen and why. Simple, predictable text and bright, colourful photos take readers through the traditions of each celebration, including decorations, activities, and foods. Features highlight favourite activities and important aspects of each holiday. Students just starting to read independently will be ready to celebrate with this festive series!

Healthy Kids Canada (True North)  

Books in this series deliver key information about current issues facing Canadian kids, the impact that it has, and where to turn for help. Emphasis on how to deal with each issue, who to talk to, and what help is available.

Healthy Living Library

This series examines some of the most prevalent health concerns for teens and young adults. Medical experts provide a comprehensive and sensitive overview of topics ranging from anxiety disorders to STIs using timely and reliable information from leading health organizations.

Hidden Animal Colors

Why should the bright and flashy animals get all of the attention? If you look closely at some seemingly ordinary animals, you may find a colourful surprise. A lizard is brown. A hippo is gray. But wait! The lizard has a blue tongue to scare predators, and the hippo has pink ""sweat"" that protects it from the sun! Brilliant photos accompany author Jane Park's rhyming nonfiction text in this playful exploration of animals' hidden colors.

Hidden Creature Features

Some animal features are easy to see-long tails, large wings, patterned fur, or sharp beaks. But look closer-you might be surprised by what you find! A penguin’s sharp beak hides a textured tongue that helps it grip fish. A red-eyed tree frog has a golden eyelid that covers its eyes so it can see predators while it sleeps. A platypus fends off predators with a venomous spur. Rhyming text and eye-catching photos offer an up-close look at lots of fascinating hidden creature features!

Holiday History (Pogo Books)

How are holidays celebrated around the world? Where did holiday traditions like Christmas trees and Halloween costumes come from? Learn about the history of some of the most celebrated holidays in this fun series. Each book highlights a holiday or celebration, covering its history, associated cultures and religions, and different celebrations around the world. Each book also details the holiday’s symbols and traditions such as decorating, fasting, feasts, clothing, and gift-giving.

How Are You Feeling?: Naming Your Emotions with Sesame Street®

Everyone has big feelings. What situations might cause different feelings to happen? How can you recognize what others are feeling? Help show young readers how to identify and name their emotions alongside their friends from Sesame Street.

How Does It Work?: Farm Tech (Pogo Books)

How Does It Work?: Farm Tech offers a high-interest STEM introduction to farm equipment and practices, introducing readers to the science, technology, engineering, and physics behind these helpful agricultural tools and how they are revolutionizing farming to help farmers raise livestock, grow and harvest crops, and process produce efficiently. Beautiful, crisp, colour photographs complement the text and aid readersÎ comprehension. Detailed infographics reinforce specific machines and processes.

How the World Worships (45th Parallel Press)

Reading Level 2, Interest Level Grades-4-8. What are the core teachings and beliefs of Buddhism? Readers will learn about one of the world's most widely practiced religions through the lens of two different perspectives and dive deep into important figures, sacred texts, holidays, and commandments. This narrative nonfiction book uses considerate text that is written at a higher maturity level with a lower reading level to engage and accommodate struggling readers.

Hunting and Fishing (Searchlight Books™)

Explore the great outdoors and examine popular hunting and fishing practices in this fun series. Readers will learn about the gear, safety requirements, and STEM concepts behind these outdoor activities. Most importantly, readers are introduced to best conservation and stewardship practices to ensure habitat health. Each title provides well-researched information with sidebars and a back matter feature to make this high-interest topic accessible and engaging.