New Titles

What does it mean to be kind?

DiOrio, Rana.


Teaches what it means to be kind by discussing the importance of caring, patience, forgiveness and acceptance, giving children and adults alike the opportunity to live more fully and richly.
Date Published:2015

Indigenous relations in British North America

Hudak, Heather C., 1975-


Explores the relationship between the First Nations Peoples and the Europeans who arrived to settle what became Canada.
Date Published:2018

Do you really want to yell in a cave? : a book about sound

Maurer, Daniel D., 1971-


Two children explore a cave and learn about echoes, sound waves, and properties of sound.
Date Published:2017

Do you really want to skate on thin ice? : a book about states of matter

Maurer, Daniel D., 1971-


Two children go ice skating, fall through thin ice, and once they are safely home, they learn more about how matter changes state from solid to liquid to gas.
Date Published:2017

Half-truths and brazen lies : an honest look at lying

Vermond, Kira,


Examines how lying is more than just a naughty thing to do. It's a part of the complex ways in which we interact with each other. After all, lies are not equal. They are delivered in different ways for different reasons and with different consequences.
Date Published:2016

Boxitects

Smith, Kim, 1986-


Various publishers. Meg loves to create things from cardboard boxes, deeming herself a boxitect. When a new student joins her maker school, she discovers she's a boxitect too. Can the two girls learn to work together?
Date Published:2019

Governance of British North America

Hudak, Heather C., 1975-


Discusses the development of government in Upper and Lower Canada, the conflict between French and English forms of government and how it changed in response to the demands of the people.
Date Published:2018

Daily life in British North America

Hudak, Heather C., 1975-


Discusses how North America was settled by the French and English, the impact of these settlements on the land as well as the Indigenous Peoples, and provides a glimpse into the day-to-day life of early settlers.
Date Published:2018

Conflicts in British North America

Hudak, Heather C., 1975-


Explores the conflicts between the French and the British as they fought over North America as well as the War of 1812 between the United States and British North America.
Date Published:2018

Uumajut [Inuktitut] : learn about Arctic wildlife!

Awa, Simon.


Which Arctic mammal has the largest litter of any mammal in the world? Who is the "canary of the sea?" Learn all about the fascinating wildlife of the Arctic! This book is full of scientific facts and Inuit knowledge about the animals that live in the complex ecosystem of the Canadian Arctic.
Date Published:2010

Do you really want to walk in the dark? : a book about light

Maurer, Daniel D., 1971-


Two boys walk home in the dark after their flashlight goes out and learn about light, light sources, and properties of light.
Date Published:2017

Winnie's great war

Mattick, Lindsay,


Various publishers. An imagining of the real journey undertaken by the extraordinary bear, from her early days in the Canadian forest to her travels with the Veterinary Corps across the country and overseas, all the way to the London Zoo, where she met Christopher Robin Milne and inspired the creation of Winnie-the-Pooh.
Date Published:2018

Grenade

Gratz, Alan, 1972-


Various publishers. On April 1, 1945 with the battle of Okinawa beginning, fourteen-year-old native Okinawan Hideki, drafted into the Blood and Iron Student Corps, is handed two grenades and told to go kill American soldiers; small for his age Hideki does not really want to kill anyone, he just wants to find his family, and his struggle across the island will finally bring him face-to-face with Ray, a marine in his very first battle--and the choice he makes then will change his life forever
Date Published:2018

Various publishers. On April 1, 1945 with the battle of Okinawa beginning, fourteen-year-old native Okinawan Hideki, drafted into the Blood and Iron Student Corps, is handed two grenades and told to go kill American soldiers; small for his age Hideki does not really want to kill anyone, he just wants to find his family, and his struggle across the island will finally bring him face-to-face with Ray, a marine in his very first battle--and the choice he makes then will change his life forever

Date Published:2018

Jeff the land shark, superstar


Graphic novel.
Date Published:2026

It's Jeff! Brand new week


Graphic novel.
Date Published:2026

Saving the sun dragon

West, Tracey, 1965-


Various publishers. The dark magic the dragons encountered in their first adventure has made Ana's sun dragon, Kepri, sick and Drake's earth dragon, Worm, teleports the himself, Kepri, and the four young dragon masters far away from the castle in search of a cure--but the threat of the dark magic still remains.
Date Published:2014

Secret of the water dragon

West, Tracey, 1965-


Various publishers. When Drake discovers that his friend and fellow Dragon Master, Bo, is trying to steal the Dragon Stone, he wonders if the dark wizard might be behind it, and he must try to find a way to protect the stone while keeping Bo's family out of danger.
Date Published:2015

Song of the poison dragon

West, Tracey, 1965-


Various publishers. Petra, the newest dragon master, is scared to death of the Hydra dragon she is supposed to bond with--but when the Hydra accidentally poisons the King, and then her fellow dragon master, Drake, she must find a way to connect with her dragon, because only the Hydra's song can cure them.
Date Published:2016

Howl of the wind dragon

West, Tracey, 1965-,


Various publishers. The wizard Astrid is planning to cast the False Life spell which will bring to life the bones of giant ancient beasts and allow her to conquer all the kingdoms; in order to prevent her the Dragon Masters must find the Wind Dragon, the final dragon needed to undo the spell--but that dragon and her Dragon Master are captives, and it is up to Drake and his friends to rescue them, and hope they are in time to stop Astrid.
Date Published:2021

Various publishers. The wizard Astrid is planning to cast the False Life spell which will bring to life the bones of giant ancient beasts and allow her to conquer all the kingdoms; in order to prevent her the Dragon Masters must find the Wind Dragon, the final dragon needed to undo the spell--but that dragon and her Dragon Master are captives, and it is up to Drake and his friends to rescue them, and hope they are in time to stop Astrid.

Date Published:2021

Power of the fire dragon

West, Tracey, 1965-


Various publishers. When the king decides to take the dragons to Arkwood to visit Queen Rose, Rori, Drake, and their dragons are left behind--so when the evil wizard Maldred attacks the castle riding a giant four-headed dragon that spits poison, the two young dragon masters and their dragons are forced to defend the castle by themselves.
Date Published:2015