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Alvin M. Schraeder states: “Librarians can play a critical role in fostering diversity and resiliency. They can create safe places. They can turn pain into opportunity, tolerance into celebration, despair into hope” (P. 109).

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10 Picture Books to open conversations about residential schools.

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10 Picture Books to open conversations about residential schools.

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Appropriate for Ages 4 to 12

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Intermediate Reading Activity: Challenge yourself to find a local BC author, in a genre of your whose books you truly enjoy to learn about the genre, story, or ideas shared in the book and share with your class and school using a digital tool of your choice then post on our libraries website.

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for Librarians and Educators

Over the years, the ABPBC has produced a series of catalogues for educators, library wholesalers, and retailers working in the educational field. Digital copies of current and past catalogues are available below and you can sign up to receive copies of future catalogues by completing the following sign up form.

Catalogues have been selected from publisher submissions by teacher-librarians. The titles have been chosen for their relevance to school curricula and are annotated by professional evaluators.
Did you receive a copy of our new school catalogues? Complete our survey for a chance to win a selection of books for your school.
All the titles in our BC Books for BC Schools:

our Canadian Indigenous Books for Schools:

and our Canadian History Books for Schools:

We also have a catalogue from our latest event with publishers and librarians, Check Us Out!, which includes the latest titles from BC-publishers:

In Fall 2018, we sent out the inaugural BC Book Box for Schools. All the items included in the box were reviewed by an active teacher librarian, who assessed them for suitability in a K-12 setting and assigned appropriate BC-specific curriculum links and study units, which were noted on the enclosed brochure.

Read Local BC is a project to celebrates the vibrant community of authors, publishers, bookstores, and libraries that make up our province's literary landscape. We are pleased to offer free Read Local BC promotional materials for your school or library by request. Please fill out this request following form.

To obtain print copies of any materials, please email your request to admin@books.bc.ca.

To order books from our catalogues check the following educational wholesaler sites:

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The Association of Book Publishers of British Columbia

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Over the years, the ABPBC has produced a series of catalogues for educators, library wholesalers, and retailers working in the educational field. Digital copies of current and past catalogues are available below and you can sign up to receive copies of future catalogues by completing the following sign up form.

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Who are the Metis people?

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Building stewardship and perspective through story..

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Building stewardship and perspective through story..

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Have students write fictional stories about Canadian animals using the following pictures and videos. Have them research their Canadian habitat and record facts including: location, type of ecosystem found, survival needs, reproduction, life-cycle, name of babies, survival needs, food etc.using books from our library and links from our DRC: National Geographic or World Book.
Digital Literacy: Model how to add a link that respects the Creative Commons Copyright law.

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Prepare students by reading some local BC Books to model how local writers have shared our Province's stories before having them embark on writing their own... Begin with "S is for Spirit Bear": Found in our Library"

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Five Things For Your Short Story (intermediate

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Five Things For Your Short Story (intermediate

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What can you tell from this picture? CC

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What is a baby raccoon called? CC

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What are baby foxes called?

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When are beavers the busiest? CC

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Do all moose have antlers? CC

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Can you map their migration? CC

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Why don't they fly over it? Video

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What kind of fish is that?

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Photographer captures black bear fishing for salmon

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Read books with messages about seasonal change: Fletcher and the Falling Leaves by Julia Rawlinson, The Dog Salmon, by Terri Mack, and Bear on the Train by Julie Lawson.

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Wait.... I thought Grizzlies were solitary animals? CC

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Outdoor Learning Spaces - Prospect Lake Elementary

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Uploaded by Saanich School District on 2013-06-27.

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How many Salmon are in this picture?

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Stories about caring for our environment. (Primary)

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Stories about caring for our environment. (Primary)

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Read Brothers of the Wolf, The First Mosquito, The First Beaver, or The Salmon Twins by Caroll Simpson. Discuss the lesson in these traditional stories, the relationship between humans and the environment, Why these kinds of stories were told to children long ago. Using the fact pages at the back of the book, inquire into one of the many animals or habitats shown in the book.

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Local Legends about our habitat.

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Harbour Publishing: How the Robin Got Its Red Breast

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How the Robin Got Its Red Breast (Paperback; ISBN:9780889711587): These traditional teaching legends come straight from the oral traditions of the Sechelt Nation. Simple enough to be understood by young children, yet...

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Respecting Our Community, Environment and Animals

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Using a selection of Raven Tales graphic novels: Raven and the First People, The Sea Wolf, Gone Fishing, Child of Tears, The Rough Face Girl, etc), organize students into literature groups to read, share and compare their understandings of the text. What lessons or meaning is found in each story and how are the story elements the same or different.

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Harbour Publishing: Mayuk the Grizzly Bear

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Mayuk the Grizzly Bear (Paperback; ISBN:9780889711563): These traditional teaching legends come straight from the oral traditions of the Sechelt Nation. Simple enough to be understood by young children, yet...

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Have Students create a poster of one Canadian Symbol using the digital tool Canva, painting, or tool of their choice. Have them research the history of their symbol, share its relevance to our Canadian culture, the history and present a write up along with their visual.

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Read about the flags, arms and other symbols that have received official designation by the Government of Canada.

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Connecting to BC Core Competencies with Symbols of Indigenous Principles

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Connecting to BC Core Competencies with Symbols of Indigenous Principles

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Criteria for identifying Anti-Indian symbols in texts we read.

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Criteria for identifying Anti-Indian symbols in texts we read.

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An excellent resource/website for understanding stereotypes, tokenism etc.

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Create a Brochure for your province using the ideas from this webquest, the Canadian Videos, and a book on a province of your choice. Cite your sources.

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Find your next great read with our guide to 2018's best books.

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Sharing Canadian History through story..

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Nicola I. Campbell (Authors) - Strong Nations

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Exploring our history and identities...

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Canadian identity and society - Canada.ca

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Get a better understanding and appreciation of the events, experiences, people and emblems that reflect and have shaped Canada’s history and identity.

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Metis artist/author shares her Symbolic Learning Page.

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Metis artist/author shares her Symbolic Learning Page.

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Share with students what symbols are and have them share some symbols that define their personal Canadian Identity

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Provinces and Territories of Canada - Flags, Crests and Official Symbols

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Province or Territory Official Symbols & Emblems

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Some Symbols of Canada... What is a penny?

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learning commons: song: canada in my pocket (symbols of canada)

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Learning Commons: Song: Canada in My Pocket (Symbols of Canada)

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Who are some heros in your life and what defines a hero?Terry Fox

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Terry's Story

The Marathon of Hope

September 1, 1980 - It was a dull day in Northern Ontario when Terry Fox ran his last miles.

He had started out strong that morning and felt confident. The road was lined with people shouting, "Don't give up, you can make it!" words that spurred him and lifted his spirits.

But after 18 miles he started coughing and felt a pain in his chest.

Terry knew how to cope with pain. He'd run through it as he always had before; he'd simply keep going until the pain went away.

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An Introduction to Terry Fox Terry Fox was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and raised in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, a community near Vancouver on Canada's west coast. An active teenager involved in many sports, Terry was only 18 years old when he was diagnosed with osteogenic sarcoma (bone cancer)

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Set a goal to read a book from each of these Canadian awards. Refer to Sorrento Library's Book Award List: Click on the titles in this info-graph to go to their website.

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Share 5 things that were invented by Canadians, and how each of these things have contributed to improving our world...

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Canadian Inventions has 8 ratings and 4 reviews. Jina said: A light read, I found this book very interesting. While I might not consider some of things t...

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learning commons: how to make a coast salish drum - video

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Learning Commons: How to make a Coast Salish drum - video

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Find 5 cool inventions that North America Indigenous people created that helps us still today.

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Native American Thought of It has 19 ratings and 6 reviews. Everyone knows that moccasins, canoes and toboggans were invented by the Aboriginal people of...

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Connect with Art and Canadian Landscapes by reading these books from our library: "The Cremation of Sam McGee", "O Canada", " A Northern Alphabet", "A Brush Full of Colour".

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Ranchero's Award Winning books and authors.

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Ranchero's Award Winning books and authors.

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A Working-Collaborative Document Activity: Have intermediate students research one Canadian Award from the Ten Canadian Award info-graph then find books that in our Library that have won that award. Have them place one book that we do not have on Sorrento Library's "Wish List" and contribute or update our Working-Collaborative Document if applicable...

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Candian Eh? Sorrento's Award Winning Canadian Books and Authors

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Invite Linda for a book talk about and learn how to write from a character's perspective and get ideas.

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Grade 2-5 Have students complete a radio drama and record it using a screen-casting or voice over application/

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Hi, welcome to robertmunsch.com. I hope you enjoy this selection of my work, as well as the creative art and short stories donated by kids and teachers.

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The Inuit Thought of It has 21 ratings and 5 reviews. Krista the Krazy Kataloguer said: This was an interesting look at how the Inuit adapted to their en...

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Past Winners

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Children Award List

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Established 1947. A medal presented annually to the author of the best children's book published in Canada. The author must be a citizen or resident of Canada. A change in the awards procedure in 1966 resulted in the presentation of two awards that year.

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Book List

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Find out who the winners and finalists were for previous prize years. To view by Prize Year, click on the desired year in the left-hand column.

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Canadian Non-Fiction Award winner book list

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Canada's non-fiction books for young people are internationally renowned for the superb quality of their text, illustration and design. The Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children's Non-Fiction was established by the Fleck Family Foundation and the Canadian Children's Book Centre on May 17, 1999 to recognize and raise the profile of these exceptional non-fiction books.

The $10,000 Norma Fleck Award is the largest of its kind in Canadian children's books and is considered to be one of Canada's most prestigious literary prizes. The Norma Fleck Award is exclusively a non-fiction prize; most other Canadian's children's book prizes either evaluate fiction and non-fiction together, or don't award non-fiction.

About Norma Fleck

The Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children's Non-Fiction is named after Dr. Jim Fleck's mother, Norma Marie Byrnes, who fostered a love of reading in her children and grandchildren. Norma worked as a nurse until she married Robert Douglas Fleck in 1930, and raised three sons during the Depression with energy, good spirits and creativity.

A lifelong avid reader herself, Norma read to her children and encouraged them to read. "Mother believed that quality reading enriches one's life," says Jim Fleck. "She would be greatly pleased by this award in her name." Norma Fleck died in 1998 at the age of 92.

Criteria and Submission Information

Eligibility Requirements:

Books must be published between January 1 and December 31, 2018.

Both the author and illustrator (if applicable) must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada (who have resided in Canada for at least two years).

Books may be published in Canada or abroad.

Books must be first foreign or first Canadian editions. New editions or re-issues of previously published titles are not eligible for submission.

Books must be in English.

Translations are eligible, provided the translator is a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada (who has resided in Canada for at least two years).

Book should be written for young people up to age 18. Adult books are not eligible.

Non-fiction books in the following categories are eligible: Culture and the Arts, Science, Biography, History, Geography, Reference, Sports, Activities and Pastimes.

Non-fiction books in graphic novel format are eligible.

The award is only for books in the printed format, as distinct from digital (i.e., eBooks) and audio visual formats.

Books in manuscript form are not eligible.

All books must have an ISBN and be distributed in Canada.

Self-published books are eligible for submission provided they have a valid ISBN.

Criteria:

Text must be of exceptional quality and present the subject matter in a way that both informs and excites interest. Visuals, also of an exceptional quality, should clarify, extend and complement the text.

The winning entry will be based on an original subject or will explore a familiar subject in a new and interesting way.

Research must be sound and the information contained in the book must be correct and current. Treatment of the material must be respectful of the subject and of the reader.

All nominated books must have good production values, with a visual design that presents the material in a clear and engaging manner.

The award is for the book. The award will go to the author unless 40% or more of the text area is composed of original illustrations, in which case the award will be divided equally between author and illustrator.

Submission Information:

Please send five (5) copies of each title along with a completed title submission form ( PDF / RTF) to:

Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children's Non-Fiction
c/o The Canadian Children's Book Centre
Suite 217, 40 Orchard View Blvd.
Toronto, ON M4R 1B9

The submission deadline for all awards is January 15, 2019. All submissions must be received by this date.

OFFICE CLOSURE: The CCBC's office will be closed for the holidays from December 24, 2018 to January 7, 2019. Please avoid sending your submissions during this time frame. They should arrive before we close or after we reopen in the New Year.

General Inquiries:

If you have any questions regarding eligibility or the award in general, please contact Meghan Howe at 416.975.0010 ext. 222 or meghan@bookcentre.ca.

Award Recipients

For the full list of finalists and winners, please click here.

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Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children's Non-Fiction - Canadian Children's Book Centre

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The Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award, established in 2006, honours excellence in the illustrated picture book format. The prize is awarded annually and in 2008, the cash prize was increased from $10,000 to $20,000. To be eligible, the book must be an original work in English, aimed at children ages three to eight, written and illustrated by Canadians. Eligible genres include fiction, non-fiction and poetry.

Charles Baillie, retired Chairman and CEO of the TD Bank Financial Group, established the prize as a gift to his wife, Marilyn Baillie. As an award-winning children's book author and an Early Learning specialist, Marilyn is involved in and passionate about this field.

About Marilyn Baillie

Marilyn Baillie has had many careers including nursery school teacher, lecturer at the Royal Ontario Museum, interior designer in New York City, magazine and book editor, publishing consultant and children's book author. She currently lives in Toronto and Vermont with her husband.

Marilyn has travelled extensively with her family including adventures in Egypt, Kenya, the Galapagos and Papua New Guinea. She is an avid bird watcher and naturalist, which complement the environmental themes in her books. Marilyn is also a former editor of Chickadee magazine.

In addition to authoring OWL's Amazing Things Animals Do series - Side by Side, Wild Talk, Time to Eat and Little Wonders - Marilyn's previous credits include editing and compiling Science Surprises, More Science Surprises, and writing Magical Fun, all from Owl.

Criteria and Submission Information

Eligibility Requirements:

Books must be published between January 1 and December 31, 2018.

Both the author and illustrator must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada (who have resided in Canada for at least two years).

Books may be published in Canada or abroad.

Books must be first foreign or first Canadian editions. New editions or re-issues of previously published titles are noteligible for submission.

Books must be in English.

The book should be aimed at young readers aged three to eight years old.

Translations are eligible, provided the translator is a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada (who has resided in Canada for at least two years).

Eligible genres are fiction, non-fiction and poetry.

Stories must be original (i.e., not a retelling of a story already published such as a fairy tale or folk tale.)

Picture books based on recorded songs are not eligible.

Board books are not eligible.

Books written as part of a series or published in serial form will be judged as separate entries and must be able to 'stand-alone'.

The award is only for books in the printed format, as distinct from digital (i.e., eBooks) and audio visual formats.

Books in manuscript form are not eligible.

All books must have an ISBN.

Self-published books are eligible for submission provided they have a valid ISBN.

Criteria:

The award will be given to outstanding books of the picture book genre in which the author and illustrator achieve artistic and literary unity.

The book must give equal consideration to the text or storyline (in the case of wordless picture books) and visual material.

There should be a seamless integration of text/storyline, illustration and design.

Submission Information:

Please send five (5) copies of each title along with a completed title submission form ( PDF / RTF) to:

Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award
c/o The Canadian Children's Book Centre
Suite 217, 40 Orchard View Blvd.
Toronto, ON M4R 1B9

The submission deadline for all awards is January 15, 2019. All submissions must be received by this date.

OFFICE CLOSURE: The CCBC's office will be closed for the holidays from December 24, 2018 to January 7, 2019. Please avoid sending your submissions during this time frame. They should arrive before we close or after we reopen in the New Year.

General Inquiries:

If you have any questions regarding eligibility or the award in general, please contact Meghan Howe at 416.975.0010 ext. 222 or meghan@bookcentre.ca.

Award Recipients

For the full list of finalists and winners, please click here.

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The Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award, established in 2006, honours excellence in the illustrated picture book format. The prize is awarded annually and in 2008, the cash prize was increased from $10,000 to $20,000. To be eligible, the book must be an original work in English, aimed at children ages three to eight, written and ...

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Maxine Trottier: Using citations and referencing your ideas...

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Review this list of books, written by Maxine. How many can you find in your school or classroom library? Read through a few to find 10 of the coolest facts you learned about Canada. Share what book you got each of your facts from and the page number in a works cited.

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Books by Maxine Trottier (Author of Alone in an Untamed Land)

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Maxine Trottier has 56 books on Goodreads with 7208 ratings. Maxine Trottier's most popular book is Alone in an Untamed Land: The Filles Du Roi Diary of ...

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Choose one of Paul's sport fiction novels/books and share 5 ways his book helps you visualize and use your senses to imagine the game.. Or 5 things you like about his books.

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Paul Harbridge | Children's Book Author | Toronto, Canada

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Paul Harbridge is the author several picture books, including When the Moon Comes (Tundra), Helena's Voyage (O-Books), and several published short stories.

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A resource for Middle School + teachers to share an indigenous and LGBQT perspective

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Have students read/share their favourite poem with the class during snack/share time.

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Dennis Lee is a Canadian poet whose repertoire includes the classic book Alligator Pie.

Dennis Lee's contributions to the Canadian literary landscape are innumerable. His career spans nearly 40 books, including the 1972 Governor General's Literary Award winner Civil Elegies, and the iconic children's poetry collection Alligator Pie, which is credited with starting a boom in Canadian children's publishing in the 1970s. In 1967, he co-founded House of Anansi Press with writer Dave Godfrey and edited early works by luminaries like Margaret Atwood, Michael Ondaatje and Austin Clarke. He is an Officer of the Order of Canada and most recently published the book, Heart Residence, which collects 50 years of his poetry.

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Dennis Lee is a Canadian poet whose repertoire includes the classic book Alligator Pie. Dennis Lee's contributions to the Canadian literary landscape are innumerable. His career spans nearly 40 books, including the 1972 Governor General's Literary Award winner Civil Elegies , and the iconic children's poetry collection Alligator Pie , which is credited with starting a boom in Canadian children's publishing in the 1970s.

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Have students create a time-line of Dennis Lee's books published that are found in the library by first laying them out and then using a digital tool to organize the timeline with pictures and dates of each books.

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Books by Dennis Lee (Author of Alligator Pie)

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Dennis Lee has 73 books on Goodreads with 11183 ratings. Dennis Lee's most popular book is Alligator Pie (Collector's Edition).

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Basketball was invented by a Canadian Teacher, who happened to be teaching in the Massachusettes..

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Basketball was invented by a Canadian Teacher, who happened to be teaching in the Massachusettes..

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So is it a Canadian or US invented game?

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Taking over a rowdy gym class right before winter vacation is not something James Naismith wants to do at all. The last two teachers of t...