Francois Thisdale
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32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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English
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"Every day, the children in the village wait to watch the mysterious Mr. Rodriguez go by. His odd but charming ways are eventually revealed to be part of his preparation for the afterlife in this moving intergenerational tale."--
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This is the story of a young orphan whose only joy is the singing of her violin.
An 18th century composer who became one of the most renowned figures in European classical music. Here, their fictionalized story unfolds as Antonio Vivaldi guides Anna Maria toward becoming one of the most celebrated violinists of her time and finding a home in the heart of her famiglia musicale. With Anna Maria's synesthesia - her gift for "seeing" music - and an imagined...
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A city boy finds a stamp that unlocks his imagination; a country boy is captivated by stories. When they grow up, the two boys take different paths-one becomes a prison guard, the other works in a factory-but their early childhood passions remain. When the country boy's stories of hope land him in prison, the letters and stamps sent to him from faraway places intrigue the prison guard and a unique friendship begins.
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Papa est arrivé de loin. Son avion a atterri.
Il est enfin revenu. Et s'il n'aimait plus jouer au hockey ? S'il n'aimait plus manger des frites ?
Et si... et s'il ne me reconnaissait pas ? Ça fait tellement longtemps...
Un album important sur l'absence qui s'étire, l'attente, la peur et le retour à la maison des militaires qui sont parfois traumatisés et blessés.
5) Poetree
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Caroline Pignat's first picture book is an intriguing blend of carefully composed verbal images, knit together with extraordinary visuals by the award-winning François Thisdale. The poem is about the yearly cycle in the life of trees. But it's also an intriguing poetic concoction. The initial letters of each line in each stanza spell out a word that pertains to the theme.
For example, in the section on spring, the vertical letters spell out: SEED,...
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When Anne Innis saw her first giraffe in a zoo, she was entranced. So much so that a love for giraffes shaped her whole life. She decided at a young age that she would one day travel from her home in Canada to study giraffes in their natural environment in Africa.
After overcoming obstacles to doing so based on her gender, Anne succeeded in fulfilling her dream in 1956 and became the world's leading scientific expert on giraffes.
Gender discrimination...
7) That Squeak
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Joe and Jay were best friends. There was nothing more fun than spending the day exploring on their bikes. But things have changed now. Jay is gone and Joe can't help but notice that his parents have forgotten that Jay's bike is still parked outside the school. Joe decides to take the bike home ? to polish it and paint it up just like Jay would have liked. That is when the new kid Carlos offers to help ? but he probably just wants to steal it. Then...
8) The Birdman
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He walked the plantation fields, freely and with the owners' permission. He was an ornithologist after all, touring the Deep South of the 1850s to study the birds. But Alexander Milton Ross was no ordinary birdman. He was an undercover Abolitionist. And he had news to spread about the Underground Railroad.
Discover the forgotten life and true adventures of Alexander Milton Ross, daring Canadian activist, who risked everything - including his life...
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A celebration of autumn through the eyes of a boy. A celebration of nature through the eyes of a boy whose dreams fill with the glorious yellow leaves of autumn. As this young poet-artist and his little sister engage in activities throughout the changing year, readers will explore the seasons with this lyrical and visual story about childhood in an urban neighborhood. A celebration of nature through the eyes of a boy whose dreams fill with the glorious...
10) Pain doré
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Fille d'un père jamaïcain et d'une mère canadienne, Fanny déteste le surnom qu'on lui a donné à l'école, « Pain-Doré ».
Elle est donc gênée lorsqu'elle entend un camarade de classe le lui crier alors qu'elle se promène avec sa grand-mère. Pire encore, Nan-ma, qui est aveugle, veut connaître l'origine de ce nom.
Comment Fanny peut-elle décrire la couleur de sa peau à quelqu'un qui ne l'a jamais vue?
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Will and Tom speak in a whisper. "Uncle, tell us the story of the Windigo." The boys look behind them for something they can't see. When Uncle shares the story of the Windigo, the cousins get more than they expect. That night something strange scratches at the frost on their bedroom window. In the morning, they find huge tracks in the snow. The Wandering Night Spirit of Winter!
Tom and Will know what good Trackers would do, so they follow the trail...