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JUVENILE FICTION

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After it Rains

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<p><b>A bright, collage-style board book about all of the wonderful things you can do after a rainfall, from the author of <i>Town is By the Sea</i> & illustrator of <i>Atlantic […]

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After School Snacks

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The Porcupine Collection is a collection of fiction and nonfiction titles for beginning readers (Levels A – L) designed to support students’ ability to read strategically and independently. After School […]

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Agnes’s Garden

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<p>Agnes’s neighbours think her penchant for vegetable gardening a bit odd. Why, she never seems to sit down to a fish pie or a bit of roast beef. But when […]

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Ahmed and the Nest of Sand

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When Ahmed moves to Nova Scotia from his native Kuwait, he wants a pet. Instead he gets to help save an endangered bird, the piping plover.

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Ahmed et le nid de sable

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Lorsqu’il vivait au Kawait, Ahmed gardait de jolis oiseaux dans une cage installee au jardin. Aujourd’hui, il vit a Dartmouth, en Nouvelle-Ecosse, dans un appartment au les animaux ne sont pas admis. Un jour, Ahmed rencontre Alice et Martine, deux gardiens des pluviers siffleurs, qui viennent parler de ces petits oiseaux a son ecole. Ahmed decide alors d’aider ces oiseaux.<BR />
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Tous les samedis, Ahmed, Alice et Matrin rendent visite a in couple de plouviers siffleurs qui ont construit leur nid sur la plage. Ahmed apprend a connaitre ces oiseaux et tour les dangers qui les guettent. Il les aide a affronter les difficluties jusqu’a leur depart vers le sud a la fin de l’ete. <BR />
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Les illustrations hautes en couleur animent cette histories educative sur une espece d’oiseaux en danger de disparition au Canada.

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Alerte à Richibouctou

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It’s the Second World War and John and his uncle Fred are going smelt fishing when they see a military plane crash, and a parachute fly down… In the middle of the night, as a storm is raging, they get captured by captain Otto Von Muller, who orders them to lead him to Richibouctou’s lighthouse. But his radio message to a German submarine will be intercepted by a Canadian corvette…

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Alexis trouve sa voix

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<p>”Alexis Bois-Fleury had one wish.<br /> Well… maybe not just one. […]<br /> But more than anything, Alexis wanted a voice.?</p>

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Alice (La poule chanceuse)

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Un matériel pédagogique conçu pour favoriser l’apprentissage de la lecture – Des personnages et des situations qui reflètent la diversité multiculturelle du Canada – Des illustrations et des photographies dynamiques […]

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Alis the Aviator

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<b>Come along on an aviation journey with Alis! This spunky female guide will take you through an ABC of planes featuring gorgeous cut-paper art.</b><br><br>An A to Z of planes past […]

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Allons à Tantramar

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<p>In <i>Allons à Tantramar</i> loveable Camelia Airheart is looking for “leg bling,” just like the kind her Aunt Tilly has. This picture book is a prequel to <i>Follow the Goose Butt, Camelia Airheart!</i> and tells the story of how Camelia came to acquire her very own leg band. It is bound to delight Camelia fans, both young and old.</p>

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Amelia and Me

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After reading about Amelia Earhart in her friend’s scrapbook, twelve-year-old Ginny Ross decides to become a pilot. But how will Ginny’s dream take flight when her mother—not to mention society in general—so fiercely believes a woman’s place is in the home?

JUVENILE FICTION

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And All the Stars Shall Fall

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After years of struggle by Blanchfleur to maintain its independence, the idyllic walled city of Aahimsa, a community of girls and women dedicated to making a life of peace free of the brutality and aggression of outsiders, and its prospering Manuhome, are suddenly victims of a brutal surprise attack by the forces of The World Federation of City States. Mabon and Nora are in hiding outside the city where they witness all the horrors of the assault. Adam, their adoptive son, is no longer with them, having been placed under the protection of Doctor Ueland at the Manuhome. Adam, known to the federation as The Last Wild Boy has been hunted down since his unauthorized birth in Aahimsa. Blanchfleur the mayor of Aahimsa along with her daughter and granddaughter Tish, flee for their lives along with hundreds of the Manuhome workers. A few of them are thrown together and, although some are strangers and long-time enemies, they are forced by circumstance to attempt to find a way to escape extinction in the outside world against powerful and relentless common enemies, traitors and especially the federation’s murderous and heartless robotic army. They must deal with great dangers and unexpected revelations. Can they manage to work together and adjust their thinking enough to survive and find happiness against such seemingly insurmountable odds?

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Anna Maria & Maestro Vivaldi

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<p>This is the story of a young orphan whose only joy is the singing of her violin.<p>An 18th century composer who became one of the most renowned figures in European […]

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Anne of Green Gables

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“The sweetest creation of childlike yet written” – Mark Twain
Since it was first published on 1908, Anne of Green Gables has been treasured by millions of readers around the world. Anne Shirley, an orphan, arrives at Green Gables by mistake; the Cuthberts wanted a boy. But for Anne, Green gables is a dream come true. Thanks to her endearing nature, she wins the hears of the Cuthberts, finds “kindred spirits” and “a bosom friend,” and takes a staid island community on a merry ride of adventure and surprise.
In this Classic Edition, Nimbus presents Anne of Green Gables as it originally appeared–complete, easy to read, and as enduring as the heartwarming story of Anne herself.
Lucy Maude Montgomery was born in the charming village of New London, PEI, in 1874. She grew up in nearby Cavendish, surrounded by rolling farmlands and the sparkling waters of the ocean. Anne of Green Gables is based on her own childhood experiences.

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Anne of Green Gables

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<p>Now even the youngest <i>Anne of Green Gables</i> fans can celebrate the centennial anniversary.</p>
<p>2008 marks the one-hundredth anniversary of the publication of <i>Anne of Green Gables</i>, Lucy Maud Montgomery’s classic tale of the red-headed orphan who is mistakenly sent to live with Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert of Avonlea, Prince Edward Island. The story has been translated into many languages the world over and is considered a classic in children’s literature, though it continues to be read by children and adults alike.</p>
<p><i>Anne of Green Gables: Stories for Young Readers</i>, adapted by Prince Edward Island writer Deirdre Kessler, is suitable for readers ages six and up. With colourful, historically accurate illustrations by award-winning illustrator David Preston Smith, this adapted version of L. M. Montgomery’s wonderful story will delight readers too young for chapter books but nonetheless enthralled by the enduring appeal of this timeless classic story.</p>

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Anne: La Maison aux pignons verts récits pour jeunes lecteurs

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Anne Shirley is hot-tempered, melodramatic, impulsive, accident-prone, and one of the best-loved literary characters in the world. From her feud with Gilbert Blythe to her near-drowning in the pond to the incident with the currant wine, Anne’s adventures come to life for a whole new generation in Anne of Green Gables: Stories for Young Readers. This French-language adaptation of Lucy Maud Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables, written by Prince Edward Island writer Deirdre Kessler and translated by Jo-Anne Elder, is suitable for readers ages six and up. With twenty-eight colourful, historically accurate illustrations by award-winning illustrator David Preston Smith, Anne of Green Gables: Stories for Young Readers will delight readers too young for chapter books but nonetheless enthralled by the enduring appeal of Montgomery’s timeless story.

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Apli’kmuj’s Journey

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Apli’kmuj, the rabbit, is heading to the gathering—all on his own! His forest friends try to help guide his way, but they must follow their own paths and cannot travel […]

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Appi et le parfum puant

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When you’re a skunk, stinking is a musk-t. Priscille has no smell, and at the Great Muskyrade Ball, she will fade next to her gloriously stinky sisters. Her friend Appi wants to help the sad little skunk. In this second quest, she will go looking for the smelliest smell possible! On the way, there will be brambles bushes, a cooking witch and a carnivorous plant with a bad temper.

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Appi, lutin parfumeur

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Appi is a pixie, unlike any other: she is a shy perfume sprite. Despite her legendary shyness, she is preparing for an extraordinary outing: today is the day the purple waterlily blooms, which occurs only once every ten years! Determined to obtain the nectar from the precious flower for its fragrance, Appi goes on a quest. But she is not the only one searching for the treasured extract!

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Archie the Pit Rat Hero

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<p>This is the story of the friendship between a Miner named Milton and a Pit Rat named Archie—and how Archie became a hero. </p> <p>Based on the stories miners tell about rats in the coal mines, Dave Muise, a miner’s son, tells the story of Archie the Pit Rat. </p> <p>Louise Brooking-McDow’s paintings bring Archie’s underground world to life.</p> <p> An Enchanting book for early readers, and those lucky enough to read with them.</p>

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Art in the Park

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The Porcupine Collection is a collection of fiction and nonfiction titles for beginning readers (Levels A – L) designed to support students’ ability to read strategically and independently. Art in […]

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Askəmawso

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The story follows a wəlastəkewi skitap (man) named Askəmawso along with his friends, Mahtəkwehs and Kahkakohs. It is the story of his quest to find long-lost Kelowəskap, in hopes that […]

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AWOL

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In this graphic novel for middle readers, everyone in eleven-year-old Leah’s family is affected by her father’s PTSD.