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For as long as any
of them could remember, ten old men made twice daily
visits to the local synagogue. Nothing ever changes,
Saul always arrives last and Moses’ pants are always
in danger of falling down. One day, there is a new visitor
to the synagogue. It is much shorter and much furrier
that then old men, it is a mouse! After unsuccessfully
trying to rid themselves of the mouse, the old men adopt
it and it becomes part of the family. Until the day
when the mouse has a family of her own… |
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Alligator Pie is a
classic Canadian children’s poetry work. Giggle along
with Dennis Lee as he explores what children would give
up for their favourite alligator treats. |
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Maman pour Khadir
Andrée Poulin
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Kayâs was
a very fine hunter who had many special gifts. He was
able to find all kinds of animals, no matter where they
hid. All the people in the village adored him and the
praise quickly went to his head. He no longer longed
to hunt; he preferred to be complimented by the villagers.
Soon, everyone was hungry, and Kayâs ventured into the
woods again. He returned empty handed though. How will
Kayâs regain his gift and provide for his people?
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It is spring
break and TJ is looking forward to a summer of fun and
relaxation, that is, until his friend Seymour announces
that he's signed them up for a football team. TJ, who
is not the most athletically inclined young man, worries
about his endeavor, as well as the very real threat
of bodily harm. Together, the boys learn about the sport,
their families and themselves.
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| 2005 |
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A young
Chinese farmer named Bamboo meets and falls in love
with a pretty young woman named Ming. As a wedding gift
to her new husband, Ming presents Bamboo with some bamboo
seedlings, which they promptly plant in their garden.
Shortly after they marry, Bamboo journeys to Canada
in hopes of making money for his family. While he is
gone, Jin, his sister-in-law, treats Ming very badly;
she and her husband destroy the bamboo poles that Ming
and Bamboo had planted. Despite all this, Ming continues
to be kind and warm to her in-laws. But what will happen
as the time of Bamboo’s arrival draws near?
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If I Had
a Million Onions and Peek-a-Little-Boo are both enchanting
books of poetry by Sheree Fitch. If I Had a Million
Onions is a collection of nonsense and whimsical poetry
for children in grades 1-3. Peek-a-Little-Boo is the
perfect book for students to read to their younger friends
or siblings in kindergarten.
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| 2004 |
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Bailey
Tarber lives on a farm, which is one day hit by a tornado.
After the tornado subsides, she has discovered that
all the animals have become mixed up. What can she do
to save them?
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There once
lived a little prairie duck who had big dreams: he wanted
to fly to New York City and do his “ducky dance” on
Broadway. To the little duck’s dismay, no one was very
supportive of his dream. So all on his own he began
to fly to east, he’d make his was to New York City on
his own...
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When the
city of Drumheller goes to sleep each night, the dinosaurs
awake and reassemble themselves. Dinosaurs dance, play
the drums and make a lot of noise. The adults dismiss
the noise as a storm, but the children know better!
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A small
child sets a little paper boat into a tiny stream. Beneath
the Bridge follows the path of the little boat
as it as it encounters all kinds of different animals,
people and activities as it makes its way down larger
waterways and out to sea.
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Malourène
est une petite fée qui, comme résultat
d’un manque d’exercice, commence à grossir. Un
jour, elle rencontre Gorgibus. Il ne ressemble pas aux
autres nains, il est maigre! Il avoue qu’il vient de
retourner de la fontaine magique, et que c’est la raison
pour laquelle il est maintenant mince. Qu’est-ce qui
arrivera quand toute la ville désirera l’eau
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Dans le
milieu d’une immense forêt vit Fleur, une petite
lutine. Chaque printemps, les lutins font le ménage.
Pendant le ménage, Fleur trouve une truelle magique.
Elle découvre qu’avec cette truelle, quand on
creuse un trou, on peut faire un voeu, et l’objet de
ses rêves apparaît dans le trou. Fleur va
dehors pour l’essayer. Elle réussit, mais Fleur
commence à être avide et elle désire
des objets de plus en plus gros. |
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Sky
is a story based on the life of Georgia Salois, a Cree
Indian. After a heavy rain, the dam in Birch Creek broke,
and flooded the town. Everybody had to live in a nearby
town’s high school gym. The Salois family were happy
to be safe, but encountered discrimination. Luckily,
the family was able to move out of the gym and live
with a relative. Georgia found herself a friend; a young
foal named Sky. |
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TJ Barnes’
Gran arrives at TJ's house one morning carrying a big
box for TJ. In the box are all the necessary supplies
to build a functional model rocket. With the school
Science Fair approaching, TJ decides to use the rocket
as his project. Along the way though, TJ gets sidetracked... |
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While cleaning
out a kitchen cupboard, a young girl and her dad find
some old potatoes. The little girl is wary of them because
they have sprouted “eyes.” Instead of throwing them
out, her father suggests that the two of them plant
the old potatoes. Follow the young girl and her father
as the seasons change and their new potatoes grow. |
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Maude et
Simon font de la bicyclette quand ils sont arrêtés
par un petit garçon très maigre, très
petit et très sale. Il les emmène vers
un garage abandonné ou se trouvent des centaines
de batteries d’autos usagées et abandonnées.
Maude et Simon savent que le plomb des batteries est
très dangereux. Que peuvent-ils faire? |
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Morgan
and her little sister Josie were drawing with chalk
on the sidewalk in front of their house. Josie drew
some flowers and she decided that they were so beautiful,
she jumped right in the picture to pick them. The trouble
however is that everything else Josie drew came alive!
A ferocious lion came to life and was chasing Josie!
Her sister, her parents and her neighbours rushed to
draw more pictures to save Josie from the lion and all
the other hazards created by the rest of the drawings. |
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| 2003 |
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A young
boy and his dog roam the neighbourhood in search of
adventure. Their imaginations lead them to both fantastical
encounters and everyday fun.
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Joe and
Cody, two young Cree brothers, are back in their summer
home making up stories and games from the natural world
around them.
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Sky Running,
a young Cree boy, spends his days searching for buffalo,
which this summer is scarce.
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Little Girl goes in
search of “the old man”, why he went to bed with a cold
in his head and why he didn’t get up in the morning.
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Araba,
who lives in Africa, asks his penpal Lou from Canada
about snow. Lou replies describing the special characteristics
of snow, especially snowflakes, to his friend.
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Stanley
is a good dog, but his people go out a lot. So Stanley
has a party, even though he knows he’s not supposed
to. Guess what happens then?
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Voici l’histoire de
Nicolas, un jeune garçon d’environ 7 ans, et
de son ami, Yo, un tout petit gnome. Nicolas est le
seul fils d’un père marin et d’une mère
qui n’aime pas l’océan.
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Noah’s
father has caught Klondike fever and decides to head
north to find gold. Noah sneaks his cat, Shadow, along
for the move – a mishevious act with surprisingly beneficial
results.
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Winifred
and her family are going to visit her Uncle Dave who
lives in Castle Apartments. Her baby sister, Bun Bun,
wanders off onto an elevatory and Winifred chases after
her. An adventure of royal proportions ensues.
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Old Joe,
disappointed that everyone is growing rich except himself,
climbs Little Mountain and starts to dig. Instead of
gold, all he finds are rocks. Old Joe yells "Rocks!".
From below comes the response, "Who wants rocks?"
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