1.
Series:
nattiq and the Land of Statues
A Story from the Arctic
Hardcover
Barbara Landry
9781554988914
$18.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 3 - 7
Mar 01, 2020
In this charming story that includes words in Inuktitut, a ringed seal returns to the Arctic with stories of discovery and friendship. A ringed seal, known in Inuktitut as ???? nattiq, has returned to his Arctic home after a long journey south. His friends — a polar bear, caribou, raven, walrus and narwhal — gather round to hear about his trip. “What did you see beyond our land?” shouts the polar bear. ???? nattiq describes the amazing sights he has seen — from crystal clear waters full of giant icebergs to the tundra in full summertime bloom ...
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2.
Series: West Coast Wild
West Coast Wild Babies
Hardcover
Deborah Hodge
9781773062488
$19.95
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Age (years) from 4 - 7
Apr 01, 2020
In this second book in the West Coast Wild series, readers will meet the baby animals born in the pristine wilderness of the Pacific west coast, including land and marine mammals, fish, birds and amphibians. It’s spring on the Pacific west coast and new life is stirring! Wild babies are being born — in the ocean, on the shore and deep inside the ancient rainforest. Wolf pups, cougar kittens, bear cubs and whale calves all begin their life in the pristine wilderness of this magnificent place. Young readers will meet a fascinating group of fourte...
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3.
Series: West Coast Wild
West Coast Wild
A Nature Alphabet
Hardcover
Deborah Hodge
9781554984404
$19.95
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Age (years) from 4 - 7
Sep 01, 2015
Celebrate the Pacific west coast with this gorgeous nature alphabet book. This stunning nature alphabet book explores the fascinating ecosystem of the Pacific west coast — a magnificent area that combines an ancient rainforest, a rugged beach and a vast, open ocean, and where whales, bears, wolves, eagles and a rich variety of marine species thrive in an interconnected web of life. Author Deborah Hodge has spent more than forty years on the west coast, frequently visiting the Pacific Rim region, and she knows it intimately. From A to Z she desc...
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4.
Series: ThinkCities
A Forest in the City
Hardcover
Andrea Curtis
9781773061429
$19.95
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Age (years) from 8 - 12
Apr 01, 2020
This beautiful book of narrative non-fiction looks at the urban forest and dives into the question of how we can live in harmony with city trees. “Imagine a city draped in a blanket of green … Is this the city you know?” A Forest in the City looks at the urban forest, starting with a bird’s-eye view of the tree canopy, then swooping down to street level, digging deep into the ground, then moving up through a tree’s trunk, back into the leaves and branches. Trees make our cities more beautiful and provide shade but they also fight climate change...
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5.
Series:
The Biggest Puddle in the World
Hardcover
Mark Lee
9781554989799
$18.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 4 - 7
Mar 01, 2019
Sarah and Charlie hunt down the biggest puddle in the world with their grandfather in this fun introduction to the water cycle, perfect for young readers.When Sarah and her younger brother Charlie go to stay with their grandparents, it rains for days. At first, they have fun exploring inside the big, old house, but eventually they want to explore outside, too. “Where does the rain come from?” Sarah asks her grandfather, Big T. He promises to show her once it stops raining.When the storm passes, Sarah, Big T., Charlie and Keeper the dog go explo...
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6.
Series: See to Learn
Forest: A See to Learn Book
Hardcover
Kate Moss Gamblin
9781554988792
$16.95
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Age (years) from 4 - 7
Mar 01, 2019
Forest: A See to Learn Book is the first book in a series of non-fiction picture books for very young children, using lyrical phrasing to encourage a sensitive perception of the natural world and a caring connection with it.Through gentle questions, the text asks young readers to consider what they see and experience in the forest through the seasons — animal tracks, tiny creatures in the soil, birds soaring in the sky above, towering trees, shade and dappled sunlight — drawing local connections alongside those of a global sensibility.Stunningl...
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7.
Series:
Loon
Paperback
Susan Vande Griek
9781773062365
$12.95
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Age (years) from 4 - 7
Apr 01, 2019
It’s summertime, and as darkness falls there is a haunting sound from the lake — Ooh-hoo-oo, ooh-hoo-oo. It is a loon calling to its family across the water. This lyrical story follows the life cycle of two loon chicks. We see them breaking out of their eggshells, then learning to swim, find food and avoid predators such as snapping turtles and big bass fish. After they learn to fly, they migrate to the ocean. And when their striking black-and-white feathers finally emerge, they fly inland, each to find a new lake territory and mate.Accompanyin...
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8.
Series:
The Tragic Tale of the Great Auk
Hardcover
Jan Thornhill
9781554988655
$18.95
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Age (years) from 9 - 12
Oct 01, 2016
For hundreds of thousands of years, Great Auks thrived. And then they were gone … For hundreds of thousands of years Great Auks thrived in the icy seas of the North Atlantic, bobbing on the waves, diving for fish and struggling up onto rocky shores to mate and hatch their fluffy chicks. But by 1844, not a single one of these magnificent birds was alive. In this stunningly illustrated non-fiction picture book, award-winning author and illustrator Jan Thornhill tells the tragic story of these birds that “weighed as much as a sack of potatoes and ...
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9.
Series:
The Triumphant Tale of the House Sparrow
Hardcover
Jan Thornhill
9781773060064
$18.95
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Age (years) from 9 - 12
Apr 01, 2018
“The content encourages us to reflect upon and evaluate the relationship between human beings and animals. This book leaves us with admiration for this feisty bird and hope for our world.” — Friends Journal Behold the most despised bird in human history!So begins Jan Thornhill’s riveting, beautifully illustrated story of the House Sparrow. She traces the history of this perky little bird, one of the most adaptable creatures on Earth, from its beginnings in the Middle East to its spread with the growth of agriculture into India, North Africa and...
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10.
Series:
Tokyo Digs a Garden
Hardcover
Jon-Erik Lappano
9781554987986
$18.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 3 - 7
Mar 01, 2016
Winner of the 2016 Governor General's Literary Award for Young People's Literature — Illustrated Books Tokyo lives in a small house between giant buildings with his family and his cat, Kevin. For years, highways and skyscrapers have been built up around the family’s house where once there were hills and trees. Will they ever experience the natural world again? One day, an old woman offers Tokyo seeds, telling him they will grow into whatever he wishes. Tokyo and his grandfather are astonished when the seeds grow into a forest so lush that it ta...
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11.
Series:
Turtle Pond
Hardcover
James Gladstone
9781554989102
$18.95
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Age (years) from 4 - 7
May 01, 2018
A delightful tribute to turtles and turtle-watching, from a young child’s perspective.What is it about turtles that fascinates us? Is it how they hide inside their patterned shells, their wizened faces, their slow determination?In Turtle Pond, a child and his parents visit their local public garden throughout the year, observing the turtles as they play, dive, feed, bask, climb, hide and doze. James Gladstone’s lively prose poem reveals the pleasure and curiosity that come from spending time with the turtles. Karen Reczuch’s stunningly beautifu...
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12.
Series:
Rosario's Fig Tree
Hardcover
Charis Wahl
9781554983414
$18.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 4 - 7
Mar 01, 2015
Every spring the little girl who lives next door to Rosario helps him plant vegetables. One spring, Rosario plants a fig tree, which soon bears sweet purple fruit. But when fall comes, he bends it over and buries it in the ground. What kind of magic is Rosario performing?The next spring, on planting day, the little girl and Rosario make holes for tomato plants, push in stakes for beans and plant other vegetables. Then Rosario begins to unearth the buried fig tree. It looks dead, for sure. But one hot sunny day, a fresh green leaf appears.Inspir...
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13.
Series:
Up in the Tree
Hardcover
Margaret Atwood
9780888997296
$18.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 3 - 6
Jan 16, 2006
Margaret Atwood's classic picture book is a perfect integration of words and pictures. This story about the adventures of two children who live up in a tree is vintage Atwood -- playful, whimsical and wry. The perfect integration of words and pictures creates a coherent and delightful whole. When this charming book was first published in 1978, there was a widespread idea that it was too expensive and risky to publish a children's book in Canada. And so Margaret Atwood not only wrote and illustrated the book, she handlettered the type! The book ...
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14.
Series:
My Book of Birds
Hardcover
Geraldo Valério
9781554988006
$24.95
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Age (years) from 5
Apr 05, 2016
A stunning album of some of the most beautiful birds in North America. Geraldo Valério is an artist who loves birds, from majestic Golden Eagles and Snowy Owls to brilliant cardinals and jays to the tiniest of hummingbirds. Here he presents his favorites, with beautiful collage illustrations and brief descriptions that highlight intriguing facts about each one. The illustrations show a variety of feathered creatures in their natural habitats as they hunt for food, impress their mates, nest, and care for their young. The concise, accessible text...
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15.
Series:
Snow Children
Hardcover
Masako Yamashita
9781554981441
$17.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 4 - 7
Aug 01, 2012
A gentle, sweetly illustrated story about two snow children who discover the importance of global warming and decide to do something about it.Yuta and Yuna are snow children. They are attending an ice festival in their hometown when they hear about a meeting on global warming. Yuna doesn’t want to go, but Yuta persuades her. On their way they meet a family of rabbits who have almost been buried by an avalanche, hungry polar bears who can no longer hunt on the frozen ocean, and a herd of caribou who can’t find the grasses they like to eat.Snow p...
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16.
Series:
Salmon Creek
Paperback
Annette Lebox
9780888996442
$14.95
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Age (years) from 4 - 8
Jul 01, 2004
All phases in the life of Sumi, a coho salmon, are shown from her trip down river to the ocean; her time as a fully mature fish swimming in the great seas; to the most fascinating and mysterious period in the life cycle of these magic animals, the determined return against great obstacles to her birthplace. Thousands of people come to witness these last great moments in the lives of salmon because it is such a moving and interesting phenomenon. As wild salmon become rarer due to our exploitation of their environment and the consequent destruct...
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17.
Series:
The Red Rock
Hardcover
Tomio Nitto
9780888996695
$16.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 4 - 9
Jan 16, 2006
In this innovative graphic fable, Old Beaver climbs to the top of a hill and admires the dams, ponds and lodges down below. He has built many of them over the years. Across the valley is the huge red rock that has always seemed like his friend. But in the city, far from this peaceful scene, developers are planning to use the valley for their own purposes. To them, it is the perfect spot for a luxury hotel. When bulldozers and steam shovels arrive in the valley, some of the animals lose their homes, some flee to safety, others perish. And Old B...
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18.
Series:
How to Bee
Paperback
Bren MacDibble
9781773064185
$12.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 9 - 12
Mar 01, 2020
A story about family, loyalty, kindness and bravery, set against an all-too-possible future where climate change has forever changed the way we live. In a world where real bees are extinct, the quickest, bravest kids climb the fruit trees and pollinate the flowers by hand. Peony lives with her sister, Magnolia, and her grandfather on a fruit farm outside the city. All Peony really wants is to be a bee. Even though she is only nine — and bees must be ten — Peony already knows all there is to know about being a bee and she is determined to achiev...
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19.
Series:
What Milly Did
The Remarkable Pioneer of Plastics Recycling
Paperback
Elise Moser
9781554988938
$11.95
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Age (years) from 8 - 11
Aug 01, 2016
The extraordinary story of the woman who made plastics recycling possible. Milly Zantow wanted to solve the problem of her town’s full landfill and ended up creating a global recycling standard — the system of numbers you see inside the little triangle on plastics. This is the inspiring story of how she mobilized her community, creating sweeping change to help the environment. On a trip to Japan in 1978, Milly noticed that people were putting little bundles out on the street each morning. They were recycling — something that hadn’t taken hold i...
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20.
Series:
Snow Summer
Hardcover
Kit Peel
9781554983575
$16.95
YOUNG ADULT FICTION
Age (years) from 12
Oct 01, 2016
To prevent the world from sinking into eternal winter, Wyn must embrace her hidden power. Massive climate change has caused a winter that will not thaw, and it seems that the forces of nature have turned on humanity itself. But in the sleepy British village of Pateley, one special girl may hold the key to the earth’s survival. Wyn, an orphan, has always known that she is different. Unable to feel the biting cold of wind and snow of Pateley’s endless winter, she does what she can to blend in. But when mysterious figures start to appear in the vi...
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21.
Series: Groundwork Guides
Climate Change Revised Edition
Revised edition
Paperback
Shelley Tanaka
9781554981595
$10.00
YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION
Age (years) from 14
Mar 01, 2012
Revised and updated edition Scientists have been warning the world about global warming for almost three decades. But the rest of us are only now starting to get the message. The planet is warming at an unusually rapid rate, and this warming is largely being caused by human activity. Shrinking glaciers, thawing permafrost, erratic weather and threatened freshwater supplies are already affecting the lives of people around the globe, and the worst is yet to come. The crisis is real, but there is little consensus about how to confront the problem,...
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22.
Series:
The Lost Words Otter Puzzle
Jigsaw
Robert Macfarlane
9781487007607
$28.95
ART
Age (years) from 12
Oct 01, 2019
This 1000-piece special-edition jigsaw puzzle is based on The Lost Words, the internationally bestselling collection of poems and illustrations by Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris.In 2007, when a new edition of the Oxford Junior Dictionary was published, a sharp-eyed reader soon noticed that around forty common words concerning nature had been dropped. Apparently they were no longer being used enough by children to merit their place in the dictionary. The list of these “lost words” included acorn, adder, bluebell, dandelion, fern, heron, kin...
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23.
Series:
The Lost Words
Hardcover
Robert Macfarlane
9781487005382
$40.00
ART
Oct 02, 2018
From bestselling Landmarks author Robert Macfarlane and acclaimed artist and author Jackie Morris, a beautiful collection of poems and illustrations to help readers rediscover the magic of the natural world. In 2007, when a new edition of the Oxford Junior Dictionary — widely used in schools around the world — was published, a sharp-eyed reader soon noticed that around forty common words concerning nature had been dropped. Apparently they were no longer being used enough by children to merit their place in the dictionary. The list of these “lo...
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