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This stirring novel vividly describes the tragedy of the South African HIV/AIDS crisis through the story of Chanda and her family. As they struggle to exist in unimaginable poverty, the hardship of daily life often defeats Chanda's mother and step-father...
Fatty legs recounts the true story of a little Inuit girl who is desperate to learn how to read. She is intrigued by the outsiders, the nuns and priests, who work at the residential school. She begs her father to allow her to go to school...
When I Was Eight tells the story of Olemaun, a young Inuit girl desperate to learn to read English. Against her father's better judgement, she is sent to school where she faces many cruelties at the hands of the nuns. In spite of the challenges she faced,...
The picture book Not My Girl tells the story of Margaret, a young Inuit girl who returns home after two years at the outsiders' school away from her family and culture. Margaret struggles to readjust to the ways of home. Now ten years old, she...
Have you ever wondered how far rats scurrying out of dumpsters might travel in the city, or how many bird species are in your local park? What about the ways that plants can fight climate change in cities? From bats to bees and mircroplastics to trees,...
Escaping from a war-torn country should be exciting for a young child living a life fraught with the danger of being shot or bombed. However, as Saoussan recounts the panic of plane travel, the anxiety of a language barrier and the fear of a foreign...
The poetic prose and colourful illustrations bring nature's music to life in this story about a young oak sapling that sprouts from an acorn and grows into a majestic tree. Seasonal melodies of wind, rain and snow are accompanied by the voices of animals...
Walking Together is a beautifully illustrated picture book that introduces younger readers to Two-Eyed Seeing—the gift of multiple perspectives in the Mi’kmaw language. As we follow a group of young children connecting to nature as their teacher,...
Mishomis (Grandfather) sits with his granddaughter on the banks of the river where he has lived his whole life. As he teaches her to quietly listen to nature's sounds, he also recounts how the original treaty between Mother Earth and First Nations...