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Patient Zero (revised edition)

Engrossing true stories of the pioneers of epidemiology who risked their lives to find the source of deadly diseases—now revised to include updated information and a new chapter on Covid-19.

More people ...

That's Not Hockey!

By Andrée Poulin
Illustrated by Félix Girard
Categories: Children's Nonfiction

The legendary goalie who revolutionized the game of hockey

Young Jacques Plante’s way of playing hockey may look different from everyone else’s. Instead of a puck, he uses a tennis ball, and his shin ...

Fatty Legs (10th anniversary edition)

The beloved story of an Inuvialuit girl standing up to the injustices of residential school.

Margaret Olemaun Pokiak-Fenton’s powerful story of residential school in the far North has been reissued to ...

The Great Number Rumble

By Cora Lee & Gillian O'Reilly
Illustrated by Lil Crump
Categories: Children's Nonfiction

Discover the many places where mathematical ideas are surprisingly hidden.

Math can show up in the most unlikely places! When the schools in JeremyÕs town ban math, all the kids cheer, all except his ...

Bad Girls of Fashion

By Jennifer Croll
Illustrated by Ada Buchholc
Categories: Children's Nonfiction

The title says it all: Bad Girls of Fashion explores the lives of ten famous women who have used clothing to make a statement, change perceptions, break rules, attract power, or express their individuality. ...

Dreaming in Indian

A powerful and visually stunning anthology from some of the most groundbreaking Native artists working in North America today.

Truly universal in its themes, Dreaming In Indian will shatter commonly held ...

Urban Tribes

Young, urban Natives powerfully show how their culture and values can survive—and enrich—city life.

Much of the popular discourse on Native Americans and Aboriginals focuses on reservation life. But ...

Elephant Man

By Mariangela Di Fiore
Illustrated by Hilde Hodnefjeld
Translated by Rosie Hedger
Categories: Children's Nonfiction

An unforgettable story of immense courage and an unbreakable spirit.

“Gather round—prepare to be amazed! A sight so very gruesome that you simply won’t believe it. Ladies and gentlemen … the Elephant ...

Patient Zero

Engrossing true stories of the pioneers of epidemiology who risked their lives to find the source of deadly diseases.

Throughout history, more people have died in disease epidemics than in wars or other ...

Not My Girl

Margaret can’t wait to see her family, but her homecoming is not what she expected.

Two years ago, Margaret left her Arctic home for the outsiders’ school. Now she has returned and can barely contain ...