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[2024]
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Sharing all the ways they experience their Métis heritage, including enjoying traditional foods and sharing stories, dance, music and songs, a group of children help one child reconnect with their history, showing them it's never too late to learn, celebrate or become part of an often-overlooked culture.
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From the award-winning, multi-genre author and musician Steven Heighton, Songbook brings together Heighton's lyrics and music for the first time in a single volume, including his final songs, which have never been heard or seen until now. When Steven Heighton died suddenly of cancer in 2022, he was in the middle of an intensely creative period of songwriting. He released his first album of original material, The Devil's Share, in 2021 and was preparing...
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Le Témiscamingue québécois a créé un type humain particulier, fier, vaillant, d'une certaine verdeur dans ses propos, d'une bonhomie assez abrupte à l'occasion. Caractéristiques qui ne s'estompent pas quand ces gens changent de région, si ce n'est que pour traverser vers l'autre rive du lac Témiscamingue. Monsieur Terrien était du type. Situation classique : un vieux qui est bien prêt à raconter, un jeune assez astucieux qui veut bien...
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In the summer of 1883, a famous clipper ship ran aground off the coast of Prince Edward Island near the home of a young girl named Lucy Maud Montgomery. Lucy Maud, who became one of Canada's most beloved writers, wrote about the grand adventure in her journals and reflected on it years later in her notebooks. The town of Cavendish was transformed by the presence of the crew, and the ship's captain stayed with Lucy Maud and her strait-laced grandparents....
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There are many stories in a bead. We must listen to the stories they tell us. Tessa loves how her grandmother always smells of campfire stories. Mom says it's because Kohkom spends her days sewing beautiful beads onto smoked hides. Inspired, Tessa asks Kohkom to teach her beading, but first she must listen and learn about the many stories held in a bead. Tessa loves how her grandmother always smells of campfire stories. Mom says it's because Kohkom...
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A war from far across the ocean washed up onto our new country's shore.
I wish that I could skip this chapter of the story, darling. Just as you may want to skip parts of your own life story in time. But, you see, one mustn't do that. You need to know your darkness to know your light.
And I can see so much light in you.
So I'll keep going through the dark.
Framed as a conversation between a grandmother and the reader, Shizue's Path follows...
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The third book in the Nhkom series, in Cree and English, tells a story about gathering leaves for Labrador tea, while listening in different ways.
A child, her family and her friend have arrived at their favorite picnic spot by the lake, but before they eat lunch Nhkom suggests they pick leaves for Labrador tea. Once among the trees, Nhkom pauses for a moment to listen, and the others do too. Nhkom prays, the girls take their turn, then Nhkom shows...
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There are many stories in a bead. We must listen to the stories they tell us.
Tessa loves how her grandmother always smells of campfire stories. Mom says it's because Kohkom spends her days sewing beautiful beads onto smoked hides. Inspired, Tessa asks Kohkom to teach her beading, but first she must listen and learn the many stories held in a bead. Dual language edition in Ininîmowin (Cree N-dialect) and English.
Tessa loves how her grandmother...
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A young girl notices things about her grandmother that make her curious. Why does kókom have long, braided hair and beautifully coloured clothing? Why does she speak Cree and spend so much time with her family? As the girl asks questions, kókom shares her experiences in a residential school, when all of these things were taken away.
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Moisson foisonnante d'un poète accompli, ce recueil témoigne de l'urgence de dire qui nous sommes, au cœur de la ville. Avec générosité, Alain Raimbault offre une écriture accessible qui bouleverse par sa sincérité. Cet auteur, adepte du haïku et du roman noir, observe des gestes du quotidien qui semblent anodins.
Sous sa plume précise et sensible, ces instants projettent le lecteur dans une réflexion sur l'espace géographique, sur son...
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A whimsical and lyrical celebration of imagination and exploration if we simply asked, "What if . . ."
Follow two siblings through their day as they let their imaginations run wild in this joyful story about all the possibilities a simple "what if" can conjure up: What if the monsters in your closet wanted to be your friend? What if all of the dinosaurs were shrunk to be teeny-tiny when the comet hit the earth? And what if bedtime didn't exist...
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Zoey loves poutine with its French fries, gravy, and squeaky squeaky cheese curds. It's her favourite dish to make with her father. And it's their annual tradition to make it for their shared July 1 birthday. Zoey is excited. Tomorrow is her fifth birthday! It's also a holiday in Canada. This year, family members--grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins--from across Canada are coming to celebrate Zoey's birthday. But as a surprise to Zoey, everyone is...
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A dual-language book that celebrates happiness and invites children to reflect on the little things in life that bring them joy. In English and Spanish. Un libro en cartoné que celebra la alegría, invitando a los niños a pensar en las pequeñas cosas de la vida que les hacen sentir alegres. ¿Qué llena tu corazón de alegría?
★ "A quiet loveliness, sense of gratitude, and-yes-happiness emanate from this tender celebration of simple pleasures."...
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In this picture book featuring Coast Salish art and Traditional Storytelling techniques, a wood duck and a crow turn a mistake into an opportunity for friendship and growth. Mistakes can be an opportunity for growth.
Indigenous artist and storyteller Andrea Fritz tells the tale of a wood duck and a crow who turn a mistake into an opportunity for friendship and growth.
Qwiwilh the wood duck is preparing to nest in his favorite tree when Q'uleeq'e'...
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Edgar a 13 ans. Les premières années d'une ferme sont difficiles : il faut défricher avant de pouvoir semer et récolter pour se nourrir. Les colons au nord du lac Saint-Jean comme la famille d'Edgar en arrachent dans les années 1930. Heureusement, l'industrie du bois donne du travail aux hommes pendant les saisons o ils ne peuvent cultiver la terre. Mais Edgar est bien jeune pour remplacer son père sur le chantier. Pour cela, il doit quitter...
19) The Island
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A gentle story about facing change and carrying home in your heart The people on a remote island are happy with their lot, but learn that they must make new lives in less isolated surroundings. A story of social change, and the love that one carries for home.
An island off the coast of another island is home to a small community; life is rich with joy and challenges, and the people who live there love their island home. One day they learn that the...
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Maxine loves her giant tree in the Walbran Valley, but as she gazes at clearcuts from the car window, she worries. What if her tree is gone? Her family and friends trek through the old growth forest, and Maxine runs on ahead to check. Yes, her tree is there. She stands at its foot and listens, but it doesn't make its special sound, "Keer, keer." She will soon learn that "Keer, keer" is the sound a marbled murrelet (a mamu) makes. The mamu is an endangered...
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