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Bluey : magic xylophone.


A board book version of this title was first published 2022. Bluey and Bingo love playing Magic Xylophone with Dad, but can they learn to share?
Date Published:2025

Don't cause trouble

Chung, Arree.


School Library Journal, March 2025. Publishers Weekly, January 2025. School Library Journal. Publishers Weekly. "Twelve-year-old Ming Lee hopes middle school will be the fresh start he needs. But stepping into school with the same bowl haircut his mom insists on giving him, and wearing the extra-discounted thrift shop clothes she buys him doesn't quite make for the first day of his dreams. Things only get worse when he's placed in an ESL class despite English being his first (and only) language. The journey ahead is full of awkward, painful, and downright embarrassing moments. Ming's dad always tells him, Get good grades! Don't cause trouble! But with two new friends by his side, and a few tricks up his sleeve, Ming is determined to make some changes"--Back cover.
Date Published:2025

School Library Journal, March 2025. Publishers Weekly, January 2025. School Library Journal. Publishers Weekly. "Twelve-year-old Ming Lee hopes middle school will be the fresh start he needs. But stepping into school with the same bowl haircut his mom insists on giving him, and wearing the extra-discounted thrift shop clothes she buys him doesn't quite make for the first day of his dreams. Things only get worse when he's placed in an ESL class despite English being his first (and only) language. The journey ahead is full of awkward, painful, and downright embarrassing moments. Ming's dad always tells him, Get good grades! Don't cause trouble! But with two new friends by his side, and a few tricks up his sleeve, Ming is determined to make some changes"--Back cover.

Date Published:2025

The Ice Chips and the Magical Rink



Date Published:2018

The Polar Express

Van Allsburg, Chris.


Wilson's Children, October 2010. Elem. School Library Collection, June 2000. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.). School Library Journal. Book Links (A.L.A.), July 2006. Booklist. Catholic Library World, November 1996. Wilson's Children, November 1996. Book Links (A.L.A.), September 1995. A magical train ride on Christmas Eve takes a boy to the North Pole to receive a special gift from Santa Claus.
Date Published:1985

Llama llama red pajama

Dewdney, Anna.


School Library Journal, April 2005. Booklist, April 2005. Horn Book, October 2005. Kirkus Review, May 2005. Wilson's Children, October 2010. Horn Book, October 2009. Wilson's Children. School Library Journal. Booklist. At bedtime, a little llama gets scared after his mother puts him to bed and turns out the light, so he goes downstairs where Mama puts it all right.
Date Published:2005

The Baby-Sitters Club 8, Logan Likes Mary Anne!

Gale Galligan.



Date Published:2020

Dieppe : Canada's darkest day of World War II /

Brewster, Hugh.


Resource Links, December 2009. An illustrated history of the fateful attack launched by Canadian soldiers on the Nazi-held French port of Dieppe on August 19, 1942.
Date Published:2009

Pain & wastings

Mac, Carrie, 1975-


Fifteen-year-old Ethan faces the truth about his mother's murder.
Date Published:2008

Life of Pi : a novel /

Martel, Yann.


Wilson's Fiction, October 2010. Library Journal Starred, June 2002. Pub Weekly, April 2002. Booklist, May 2002. New York Times, May 2003. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), June 2003. Resource Links, October 2003. Pi Patel, having spent an idyllic childhood in Pondicherry, India, as the son of a zookeeper, sets off with his family at the age of sixteen to start anew in Canada, but his life takes a marvelous turn when their ship sinks in the Pacific, leaving him adrift on a raft with a 450-pound Bengal tiger for company.
Date Published:2001

Wilson's Fiction, October 2010. Library Journal Starred, June 2002. Pub Weekly, April 2002. Booklist, May 2002. New York Times, May 2003. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), June 2003. Resource Links, October 2003. Pi Patel, having spent an idyllic childhood in Pondicherry, India, as the son of a zookeeper, sets off with his family at the age of sixteen to start anew in Canada, but his life takes a marvelous turn when their ship sinks in the Pacific, leaving him adrift on a raft with a 450-pound Bengal tiger for company.

Date Published:2001

Rebel power play

Skuy, David, 1963-


"Sequel to Off the crossbar"--Cover p. [4]. Resource Links, December 2009. Charlie Joyce, a newcomer to Terrence Falls, missed hockey league tryouts and is facing a season sitting in the stands until he hears that a new team, the Hawks, is having tryouts.
Date Published:2009

Socrates : the public conscience of Golden Age Athens /

Lim, Jun.



Date Published:2006

Plato : the father of logic /

Sniderman, Alex (Alex Wenley), 1972-


Son of Athens -- Plato and Socrates -- The philosopher -- The teacher.
Date Published:2006

The gods and goddesses of Olympus

Aliki.


Wilson's Children, November 1996. Elem. School Library Collection, June 2000. School Library Journal. Child Study Children's Book Committee. Publisher's Weekly. Booklist. Teacher Librarian. Library Talk, March 1997. Brings to life the mighty Olympians with illustrations and the retelling of their stories or myths.
Date Published:1994

Scum

Dekker, James C.


While still grieving over the death of her brother, who was killed during a robbery, Megan learns some startling facts about Danny's life; and when the police seem unmotivated to solve the crime, Megan searches for answers.
Date Published:2008

Egyptian mythology

Broyles, Janell.


Ancient Egyptian culture -- The functions of Egyptian mythology -- The world of the Egyptian gods -- The peasant who became king, the princess of Bekhten, and the golden lotus -- The myth of Ra and Isis, the book of Thoth, and the seven years' famine.
Date Published:2006

The vision seeker

Whetung, James.


A young boy journeys on a quest for wisdom to save his feuding and hungry family. While on his journey, he has a dream about seven grandfathers who teach him how to create a Sweat Lodge.
Date Published:1996

Comeback

Grant, Vicki.


Ria's seemingly charmed life changes when her parents split up and her father disappears in a plane crash, and when rumors start to surface, she decides she must take drastic action to protect herself, her brother, and her dad's reputation.
Date Published:2010

Solar power

Morris, Neil, 1946-


Energy from our local star -- The significance of the sun -- Harnessing the sun's energy -- Sunlight in cells -- Concentrating solar power -- Sun-powered travel -- What does the future hold?. An exploration of solar power that describes how it is harnessed and discusses its advantages and disadvantages as well as its potential for being used as a primary source of energy.
Date Published:2010

Forts of Canada

Owens, Ann-Maureen.


Includes index. First forts: survival in the wilderness -- Guardians of the shore -- Military forts -- Trading forts -- Forts go west. Forts of Canada introduces kids to the different types of forts built across the country. Meet a fort ghost, find out how Aboriginal people built Canada's first forts and how a 14-year-old girl saved a fort from attack. Kids will learn about fort life by creating models of forts, making fort foods and playing games from the past.
Date Published:1996

Includes index. First forts: survival in the wilderness -- Guardians of the shore -- Military forts -- Trading forts -- Forts go west. Forts of Canada introduces kids to the different types of forts built across the country. Meet a fort ghost, find out how Aboriginal people built Canada's first forts and how a 14-year-old girl saved a fort from attack. Kids will learn about fort life by creating models of forts, making fort foods and playing games from the past.

Date Published:1996

Crime Science

Bowers, Vivien.


Includes table of contents and index. Includes table of contents and index. Discusses the issue of the scientific aspect to crime, including counterfeits, forgeries, identification of criminals and victims, evidence, etc.
Date Published:1997