New Titles

Growing success : assessment, evaluation and reporting in Ontario schools : first edition, covering grades 1 to 12.



Date Published:2010

Natural curiosity : a resource for teachers, building children's understanding of the world through environmental inquiry /

Chiarotto, Lorraine.


Part 1- Environmental inquiry: a pedagogical framework -- Inquiry based learning -- Experiential learning -- Integrated learning -- Stewardship -- Part 2- Environmental inquiry in action: the teachers stories -- Stories of environmental inquiry from the lab school -- Taking the leap: emerging stories of environmental inquiry in public schools. Intended to help teachers bridge the "what" of Ministry policy to the "how" of practice. Presents a sustainable approach for teachers to use in achieving professional accountability and greater personal satisfaction.
Date Published:2011

Part 1- Environmental inquiry: a pedagogical framework -- Inquiry based learning -- Experiential learning -- Integrated learning -- Stewardship -- Part 2- Environmental inquiry in action: the teachers stories -- Stories of environmental inquiry from the lab school -- Taking the leap: emerging stories of environmental inquiry in public schools. Intended to help teachers bridge the "what" of Ministry policy to the "how" of practice. Presents a sustainable approach for teachers to use in achieving professional accountability and greater personal satisfaction.

Date Published:2011

Into nature : a guide to teaching in nearby nature

Kilburn, Bill.


Spiral bound. This guide has been developed by the Back to Nature Network. The purpose of the Back to Nature Network Teachers' guide is to enable teachers to teach all curriculum subject matter outdoors in nearby nature on a regular basis.
Date Published:2012

Teaching student-centered mathematics. Grades 3-5 /

Van de Walle, John A.


Offers brand-new material specifically written for grades 3-5. Nearly 200 grade-appropriate activities are included. The student-centered, problem-based approach will help students develop real understanding and confidence in mathematics.
Date Published:2006

Young mathematicians at work : constructing fractions, decimals, and percents

Fosnot, Catherine Twomey,



Date Published:2002

Young mathematicians at work : constructing number sense, addition, and subtraction

Fosnot, Catherine Twomey,



Date Published:2001

Patterning and algebra, grades 4 to 6 : a guide to effective instruction in mathematics, kindergarten to grade 6



Date Published:2008

Geometry and spatial sense, grades 4 to 6 : a guide to effective instruction in mathematics, Kindergarten to Grade 6.



Date Published:2008

Number sense and numeration, grades 4 to 6. : a guide to effective instruction in mathematics, kindergarten to grade 6. Vol. 2, Addition and subtraction :


A practical guide, in six volumes, that teachers will find useful in helping students to achieve the curriculum expectations outlined for Grades 4 to 6 in the Number Sense and Numeration strand of The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 1-8: Mathematics, 2005. This guide provides teachers with practical applications of the principles and theories behind good instruction that are elaborated on in A Guide to Effective Instruction in Mathematics, Kindergarten to Grade 6, 2006.
Date Published:2006

A practical guide, in six volumes, that teachers will find useful in helping students to achieve the curriculum expectations outlined for Grades 4 to 6 in the Number Sense and Numeration strand of The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 1-8: Mathematics, 2005. This guide provides teachers with practical applications of the principles and theories behind good instruction that are elaborated on in A Guide to Effective Instruction in Mathematics, Kindergarten to Grade 6, 2006.

Date Published:2006

More than words : so many ways to say what we mean

MacLean, Roz,


Various publishers. In the tradition of All Are Welcome and The Day You Begin comes a touching picture book about the many unique ways we communicate, and how we can better listen to and respect these different modes of expression.
Date Published:2023

If you see a bluebird

Rahman, Bahram, 1984-


Various publishers. A former Afghan refugee who is newly arrived in Prince Edward Island, Ali spends the morning picking blackberries with his Nana and reminiscing about his home in Afghanistan and the mulberry tree there. He remembers the day the soldiers came and the family's nighttime flight. When Ali sees a bluebird, his Nana tells him to wish on it. He wishes to go home, but in the end learns that home is not a place; it is his family staying together.
Date Published:2023

Various publishers. A former Afghan refugee who is newly arrived in Prince Edward Island, Ali spends the morning picking blackberries with his Nana and reminiscing about his home in Afghanistan and the mulberry tree there. He remembers the day the soldiers came and the family's nighttime flight. When Ali sees a bluebird, his Nana tells him to wish on it. He wishes to go home, but in the end learns that home is not a place; it is his family staying together.

Date Published:2023

Still my Tessa

Chiang, Sylv,


Various publishers. Evelyn is learning to use new pronouns for her sibling, Tessa. Not only that, but she’s experiencing a sad and familiar reality that all younger siblings face: the moment when your older sibling no longer wants to play with you. In the course of this warm and heartfelt story, Evelyn learns how to connect in new ways with her sibling. She also learns how to see her older sibling as a non-binary person with they/them pronouns, and shows Mom and Dad – and those around them – how it’s done.
Date Published:2024

Various publishers. Evelyn is learning to use new pronouns for her sibling, Tessa. Not only that, but she’s experiencing a sad and familiar reality that all younger siblings face: the moment when your older sibling no longer wants to play with you. In the course of this warm and heartfelt story, Evelyn learns how to connect in new ways with her sibling. She also learns how to see her older sibling as a non-binary person with they/them pronouns, and shows Mom and Dad – and those around them – how it’s done.

Date Published:2024

When the stars came home

Luby, Brittany,


Various publishers After his family moves to the city, young Ojiig misses the life he knew back home and the night sky full of stars until his parents help him find ways to make the city feel more like home.
Date Published:2023

Mandeep's cloudy days

Brar, Kuljinder Kaur,


Various publishers. A book exploring how to cope with difficult and complex emotions when we're away from the people we love.
Date Published:2024

Lost stick

Syed, Anoosha,


Various publishers. A delightful twist on a lost pet story that takes an adorable pup around the world to track down what he thinks is his best friend’s prized possession.
Date Published:2024

The blue bowl

Leung, Flo.


Various publishers. Max is trying to come to terms with where he fits in these two cultures, and by the end the story, with the help of his family, he discovers that he has the freedom to create his own experiences, and the results are unique, interesting, and evolving - just like Max himself.
Date Published:2024

Asha and the toymaker

Mangal, Sakshi,


Various publishers. With her Papa struggling to find buyers for his wooden toys, which pay for her schooling, Asha sets out to convince him that her own art can help, in this heartwarming story about the power of art to change hearts and minds.
Date Published:2023

Harold the iceberg melts down

Wyzlic, Lisa,


Various publishers. After watching a documentary about how icebergs are melting, Harold, a lettuce who believes he's an actual iceberg, becomes overly anxious that he's melting, too, until his fellow food friends help him cool down in a different way.
Date Published:2023

The little regent

Daniel-Ayoade, Yewande,


Various publishers. In this highly original, uplifting feminist fable, eight-year-old Abioye is made a temporary ruler after her father, the king of their West African village, dies, and when her ideas and support help the village flourish, she's crowned as the first female King the village has ever had.
Date Published:2024

Pompeii and other legendary ancient places

Cooke, Tim, 1961-


Engaging text and photographs explore mysterious, ancient ruins and abandoned cities frozen in time.
Date Published:2024