New
TRC
Resources
September
2014
TITLE DESCRIPTION LOCATION LEVEL
ADMINISTRATION & PROFESSIONAL RESOURCES
Moment to moment :
By
Joey Mandel
Includes bibliographical references and
index.
This insightful resource is based on the
premise that some children need extra help
and patience in developing social skills, and
suggests effective ways to assist students in
developing these important skills - ranging
from the ability to control speech and
movement, through attention and
concentration, to the ability to adapt to social
environments.
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Art smart :
By
Traci Bunkers
Art Smart presents a fresh, imaginative
approach to art, covering four main artistic
skills – painting, drawing, printing and
textiles Learn the basics and get creative
with Art Smart - a fantastic step-by-step
guide to producing 48 of your own inspired
art projects.
Suggested Use: Art Education
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BUN Gr. 1-3
Behind the color wheel
1 digital video disc. (24 min.) : sd., col.. ; 4
3/4 in.
Closed Captioned.
Get a practical but in-depth view of color in
action! Viewers examine graphic and interior
design, paintings, and other media to learn:
*the science behind color
*color systems for different media
*popular color schemes
*color wheel relationships
*to create tints, shades and tones by altering
hue value and intensity
*how to create color combinations that evoke
different responses
DVD
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BEH
Gr. 7+
Canadian animal
puppets (14 puppets)
Contents: 1 each of the following: Bat. --
Beaver. -- Bobcat. -- Burrowing owl. --
Ferret. -- Fox. -- Grizzly bear. -- Moose. --
Porcupine. -- Prairie dog (mini finger
puppet). -- Rattle snake. -- Skunk. --
Squirrel. -- Wolf.
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PreK+
Cool art (6 books)
Discover the amazing world where
knowledge and art collide. Find out about
the secret math and science tricks to creating
art. Complete cool and unique projects using
what you have learned.
Contents: Cool flexagon art. -- Cool optical
illusions -- Cool paper folding. -- Cool string
art. -- Cool structures. -- Cool tessellations.
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2 copies
Gr. 3+
Design : all about
textiles
1 digital video disc. (24 min.) : sd., col. ; 4
3/4 in.
Closed captioned.
The human body is almost constantly in
contact with some form of textile, whether it
be the clothing that we wear or the interiors
that we live and work in. Join interior
designer Brandi Hagen as she showcases
samples and explains different types of
natural and synthetic fibers, fabric
construction and surface designs.
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Gr. 6-12
Draw out the story : ten
secrets to creating your
own comics
This book boils cartooning down to ten tried-
and-true secrets that will inspire a novice
and challenge a budding young master.
Whatever cartooning style you want to use
this one book explains it all.
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MCL
Inspired drama teaching
:
By
Keith West
Includes bibliographical references and
index.
Introduction -- Why drama is important: a
defence of the subject -- Exploring drama --
Stimulating drama -- Elements of drama --
Drama as a medium -- Working together --
Engaging the students -- Drama across the
curriculum -- Choosing options, assessment
and revision.
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WES Gr. 9+
Tales of Don Quixote :
By
Barbara Nichol
Barbara Nichol's retelling of Miguel de
Cervantes' The Ingenious Gentleman Don
Quixote of La Mancha is true to the themes,
structure, and rollicking tone of the original
four-centuries-old text. CURRICULUM RECOMMENDED:
Suggested Use: Grade 8 English Language Arts- Social, Cultural and Historical context.
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NIC Gr. 8
This book is not about
drama…it’s about new
ways to inspire students
By
Myra Barrs
Includes bibliographical references and
index.
Offers a comprehensive approach to using
role play and discussion to build language
experiences that are meaningful for learners.
It explores issues around storytelling, writing
and imagination and shows teachers how to
be effective observers and support the
deeper meaning that comes from working
inside and outside the text.
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This is Dali
By
Catherine Ingram
Salvador Dalí is one of the most popular
artists in the world, known for his lavish
lifestyle, gravity-defying moustache, and
bizarre art. This book tells the story of Dalí's
life and explores the meaning of his
Surrealist paintings. It goes beyond his fine
art practice and discusses his venture into
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the commercial world from his extravagant
jewelry to his cheeky design for the Chupa
Chups lollipops.
This is Pollock
By
Catherine Ingram
This book traces Pollock's career and
discusses how his loose, individual style was
used as a political weapon in the Cold War,
representing America as the free, democratic
nation. Illustrations simplify the theory and
reveal the hidden meaning behind the mesh
of painted lines.
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This is Warhol
By
Catherine Ingram
This book penetrates the surface and
explores Warhol's art from his beginnings as
a commercial artist to his apotheosis as a
society portrait painter. Vivid illustrations
reveal Andy's worlds: his childhood in
Pittsburgh, his chaotic Manhattan mansion,
and the Silver Factory, where New York's
bright new things hung out and had fun.
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ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS
And the mountains
echoed
By
Khaled Hosseini
A new novel about how we love, how we take
care of one another, and how the choices we
make resonate through generations. In this
tale revolving around not just parents and
children but brothers and sisters, cousins and
caretakers, Hosseini explores the many ways
in which families nurture, wound, betray,
honor, and sacrifice for one another; and
how often we are surprised by the actions of
those closest to us, at the times that matter
most. Following its characters and the
ramifications of their lives and choices and
loves around the globe--from Kabul to Paris
to San Francisco to the Greek island of Tinos-
-the story expands gradually outward,
becoming more emotionally complex and
powerful with each turning page.
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HOS HS
Arthur: school is fun.
1 Playaway video player.
An all-in-one way to watch videos on-the-go.
Contains the following 4 videos:
Do You Speak George? Everyone at school is
suddenly speaking their own make-up
language. Should Arthur create his own
language? Or can he convince the kids to
put their differences aside and start
communicating again?
World Girls: It's the grand opening of World
Girl World, which sells dolls from every
country and every girl in Elwood City is
trilled! But the trip there is less than ideal.
What's Cooking? Celebrity chef Ming Tsai is
coming to judge Lakewood Elementary’s first
ever cooking contest! Arthur thinks he has a
shot at winning - if only he can get his dad to
stop telling him what to do.
Buster's Special Delivery: Buster volunteers
to deliver the school mail and finds out that
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K-Gr. 2
his new job is actually hard work! When
misplaced letters lead to canceled field trips
and stewed prunes with lunch, Buster is left
holding the bag.
Author study – Mo
Willems
Contents:
1 each of: Are you ready to play outside? --
Big guy took my ball!, A. -- Can I play too? --
Don't let the pigeon drive the bus! -- Don't
let the pigeon stay up late! -- Elephants
cannot dance! -- Goldilocks and the three
dinosaurs. -- Happy pig day! -- I am invited
to a party! -- I broke my trunk! -- I will
surprise my friend! -- I'm a frog! -- Knuffle
Bunny free: an unexpected diversion by Mo
Willems. -- Knuffle Bunny: a cautionary tale
by Mo Willems. -- Let's go for a drive! --
Listen to my trumpet! -- My friend is sad. --
Naked Mole Rat gets dressed. -- Pigeon finds
a hot dog! The. -- Pigeon has feelings, too!
(BB). -- Pigeon needs a bath! The. -- Pigeon
wants a puppy! The. -- Pigs make me
sneeze! -- Should I share my ice cream? --
That is not a good idea! -- There is a bird on
your head! -- We are in a book.
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PreK-Gr. 3
Beauty and the beast
and other great stories
1 Playaway video player.
An all-in-one way to watch videos on-the-go.
The following videos are included:
Pegasus the flying horse : This animated
feature shimmers with all the excitement of
Pegasus' captivating life adventure: his
wondrous birth from the serpent-headed
Medusa; the great battle with the multi-
headed Chimarera; his appointment by Zeus
as thunderbearer; and Pegasus' final glorious
transformation into the majestic constellation
that bears his name today.
Beauty and the Beast : To save her beloved
father, a beautiful young girl agrees to
become the companion of a brutish and
unhappy Beast. As time passes, love works
a miraculous change in their lives.
Merlin and the Dragons : Young Arthur
doesn't understand why pulling a sword from
a stone qualifies him for kingship. Old Merlin
tells him the story of his own childhood,
when he first learned to trust in himself; a
tale about fighting dragons, chasing armies
and a young boy's prophetic dreams.
Merlin's story inspires young Arthur with the
confidence he will need to become a great
King.
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Gr. 3-6
Between the lions:
unusual animal friends
1 Playaway video player.
An all-in-one way to watch videos on-the-go.
Dear Mr. Blueberry & I Wanna Iguana (30
min) : How can notes help solve the mystery
of a whale in a swimming pool, get an iguana
as a family pet, and deliver the helicopter
Lionel has always wanted?
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Mole and the Baby Bird & Owen and Mzee
(30 min) : Lionel and Leona find out why
some animals aren't meant to be pets, and
how some animals develop surprising
friendships.
Trosclair and the Alligator & The Coyote and
the Rabbit (30 min) : A clever boy tricks a
hungry alligator, who gives Lionel and his
friend Keri a scare, and a hungry coyote gets
tricked by a clever rabbit.
Boys without names
By
Kathmira Sheth
For eleven-year-old Gopal and his family, life
in their rural Indian village is over: We stay,
we starve, his baba has warned. With the
darkness of night as cover, they flee to the
big city of Mumbai in hopes of finding work
and a brighter future. Gopal is eager to help
support his struggling family until school
starts, so when a stranger approaches him
with the promise of a factory job, he jumps
at the offer.
But Gopal has been deceived. There is no
factory, just a small, stuffy sweatshop where
he and five other boys are forced to make
beaded frames for no money and little food.
The boys are forbidden to talk or even to call
one another by their real names. In this
atmosphere of distrust and isolation, locked
in a rundown building in an unknown part of
the city, Gopal despairs of ever seeing his
family again.
But late one night, when Gopal decides to
share kahanis, or stories, he realizes that
storytelling might be the boys' key to holding
on to their sense of self and their hope for
any kind of future. If he can make them feel
more like brothers than enemies, their lives
will be more bearable in the shop—and they
might even find a way to escape. CURRICULUM RECOMMENDED: Suggested Use: English Language Arts Grade 10- The Challenges of Life (A10)
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813.54
SHE
Gr. 10
Claws in the snow
By
Michael Dahl
(Zone books. Dragonblood)
Will and his mom are caught in a blinding
blizzard. A shadow is hiding in the snow. A
shadow that roars. Giant claws grip the car.
Will wishes his older and stronger brother
was with them now. Maybe he is!
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Gr. 1-3
Dead wings
By
Michael Dahl
(Zone books. Dragonblood)
Taj has discovered a terrible secret - he's
growing wings. He straps them down to hide
them, but what if the wings are only the
beginning? What kind of beast will he grow
into? Taj seeks help from his cousin, the
only person he can trust - but his cousin has
a terrible secret too.
HL
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Gr. 1-3
Destination imagination
:
Designed to give young children an early
foundation in STEM & literacy to ready them
for subsequent learning. The approach uses
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children's imaginations and social
interactions to help them structure learning
strategies and knowledge.
Contents:
1 each of: Brown bear, brown bear, what do
you see? -- Fish is fish. -- Highlights High
five (magazine). -- I stink! -- My five senses.
-- Thesaurus Rex.
Teaching materials: 1 binder. -- Common
Core standards. -- Teacher roadmap.
2 copies
Dragon cowboy
By
Michael Dahl
Zone books. Dragonblood
A sixteen-year-old cowboy is working at a
ranch for the summer. His father said it
would be good for him. One night, the
horses begin to snort in fear - and a strange
teenage boy appears where a fire-breathing
shadow once stood. The cowboy is afraid,
until he sees that the stranger's birthmark is
dragon-shaped - just like his!
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DRA
Gr. 1-3
Dragon in the desert
By
Michael Dahl
Zone books. Dragonblood
Two teenage friends hike into the deserts of
Mongolia. Their destination: the hills of the
seven dragons. But they are not alone. A
third figure walks through the desert,
following their footprints.
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DRA
Gr. 1-3
Dragon theft auto
By
Michael Dahl
Zone books. Dragonblood
Sixteen-year-old Henry travels to a strange
city in search of his missing friend.
Someone, or something, in the city is
stealing cars. Is the missing boy mixed up
with the crime? Henry thinks something
bigger is behind the thefts. Something with
wings.
HL
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DRA
Gr. 1-3
Ella enchanted [5 CD
set]
By
Gail Carson Levine
5 sound discs. (5 hours, 42 in.) : sd., col. ; 4
3/4 in.
Unabridged.
Ella of Frell was the unfortunate recipient of a
foolish fairy's "gift" of obedience. Ella must
obey any order given to her. But strong-
willed Ella does not tamely accept her fate.
Against a bold backdrop of princes, ogres,
giants, wicked stepsisters, and fairy
godmothers, Ella goes on a quest to break
the curse - once and for all.
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Gr. 7+
Emily’s first 100 days of
school and other stories
about school
1 Playaway video player.
An all-in-one way to watch videos on-the-go.
Contains the following 3 videos:
Emily's first 100 days of school (36 min) :
School begins and one day at a time Emily
and her new classmates learn new ideas,
expand their world, and grow closer.
Librarian from the Black Lagoon, The (10
min.) : When the students visit the library for
the first time, they prepare for the worst.
Imagine their surprise when they are
welcomed to a warm and friendly place and
greeted by a smiling librarian, who invites
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them to explore the fun and funny books
they have to offer.
Gym teacher from the Black Lagoon, The (9
min.) : There is a new gym teacher coming
to school. The kids say he is a real monster.
When they find out he is really a regular guy
they are surprised to discover that they
actually like gum.
Eye of the monster
By
Michael Dahl
(Zone books. Dragonblood)
Ren is tired of being bullied, but he thinks
the bullies are right - he is small and weak.
But when his eyes turn golden, and his skin
turns scaly, Ren thinks he can finally get
revenge on the boys who tormented him.
What will he do when he sees what fear looks
like?
HL
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EYE
Gr. 1-3
Follow the rabbit-proof
fence
By
Doris Pilkington
This is the true account of Doris Pilkinton
Garimar's mother Molly, made legendary by
the film "Rabbit-Proof Fence."
In 1931 Molly led her two sisters on an
extraordinary 1,600 kilometre walk across
remote Western Australia. Aged 8, 11 and
14, they escaped the confinement of a
government institution for Aboriginal children
removed from their families. Barefoot,
without provisions or maps, tracked by
Native Police and search planes, the girls
followed the rabbit-proof fence, knowing it
would lead them home. CURRICULUM RECOMMENDED: Suggested Use: English Language Arts Grade
12- Global Perspectives ELA B30.
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40 copies
Gr. 12
Girl who breathed fire.,
The
By
Michael Dahl
(Zone books. Dragonblood)
Noor and Farah, searching for food, find
themselves in a crumbling library. But when
Noor shouts, the sound is heard by three
soldiers who patrol the old building. The
soldiers are angry, and the two girls are
scared. That all changes when Noor opens
her mouth...
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GIR
Gr. 1-3
Hare in the elephant’s
trunk, A (7 copies)
By
Jan Coates
Inspired by the real life experiences of a
Sudanese boy, follows Jacob Akech Deng's
journey as he flees his home under the
threat of war, and, guided by the memory of
his mother, tries to survive in a refugee
camp.
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It screams at night
By
Michael Dahl
(Zone books. Dragonblood)
A lonely farm house on a deserted dirt road
holds a terrible secret. A young boy is held
captive by his family. But it's for his own
good. They are trying to protect him from a
dangerous creature. A creature that screams
in the night.
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Gr. 1-3
Kindergarten dramatic
play invitation :
restaurant
Contents: 12 tea lights. -- 2 hot mats. -- 2
oven mitts. -- 2 placemats. -- 3 metal cake
tins. -- 3 mini clip boards. -- 4 piece wooden
spoon set. -- 4 wine glasses. -- 6 bowls, 6
places, 6 sets of plastic cutlery. -- Bucket of
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flowers. -- Calculator cash register (with
Canadian money). -- Little broom and dust
pan. -- Open/closed sign. -- Restaurant
signage. -- Signage, menu box. -- Supper
cooking set (12 piece stainless steel
cookware). -- Table cloth. -- Telephone. --
Two flower bouquets.
Healthy breakfast basket (2 pancakes,
banana, bowl with 8 strawberries, egg,
English muffin half, orange juice and yogurt)
Healthy lunch basket (2 pieces of bread, 2
pretzels, 2 turkey slices, 4 celery sticks,
grapes, milk, piece of lettuce, orange, slice of
cheese, and slice of tomato)
Healthy supper basket (4 apple slices, 5
carrot sticks, beans, grilled chicken, milk,
French bread, peas, potato, sauce, spaghetti
noodles
Kindergarten dramatic
play invitation : Vet
clinic
Contents:
Books: Baby birds. -- Count the animals. --
Dog's life, A. -- On the move. -- Our new
puppy. -- Shaggy. -- What do pets need? --
Who lives at the zoo? -- Who looks after me?
Other items: 28 animal xrays. -- 3 baby
bottles. -- 3 clip boards. -- Animal puppets
(cat, frog, mouse, dog, rabbit). -- Computer
keyboard. --Doctor's kit. -- Leash. -- Pet
brush. -- Pet food dish. -- Pet shampoo,
soap, medicine, pill bottles. -- Pet towel. --
Puppy bed. -- Rawhide bone. -- Stuffed
bunny. -- Stuffed hedgehog. -- Stuffed
puppy. -- Telephone. -- Tensor bandage. --
Vet clinic signage. Suggested Use: Kindergarten Arts Education; English Language Arts; Health and Mathematics.
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Kindergarten story retell
invitation
Contents:
1 Portable flannel/white board
1 Corduroy set (includes HC book and 7 retell
characters)
1 Rainbow fish set (includes HC book and 8
retell characters)
1 There was an old lady who swallowed a fly
(includes HC book and retell characters)
Felt story retell sets:
- The old lady who swallowed a fly
- Five monkeys jumping on the bed
- Five monkeys sitting in a tree
- Five speckled frogs Suggested Use: English Language Arts
Kindergarten.
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Kindergarten story retell
invitation
Contents:
1 Portable flannel/white board
1 Rainbow fish set (includes HC book and 8
retell characters)
1 Three little pigs set (includes HC book and
4 puppets)
Felt story retell sets:
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- The old lady who swallowed a fly
- Five monkeys jumping on the bed
- Five monkeys sitting in a tree
- Five speckled frogs Suggested Use: English Language Arts Kindergarten.
Lion and the mouse, The
(Little fables)
1 digital video disc. (6 min.) : sd., col. ; 4
3/4 in.
Everyone, large or small, has their own
special and unique ability.
Presented with beautiful shadow theater,
Little fables turns children on to the classics
of Aesop and La Fontaine and other
Children's fables.
DVD
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LIO
PreK-Gr.1
Mennonites don’t dance
By
Darcie Hossack
This vibrant collection of short fictions
explores how families work, how they are
torn apart, and, in spite of differences and
struggles, brought back together. Darcie
Friesen Hossack's stories in Mennonites Don't
Dance offer an honest, detailed look into the
experiences of children - both young and
adult - and their parents and grandparents,
exploring generational ties, sins, penance
and redemption.
Taking place primarily on the Canadian
prairies, the families in these stories are
confronted by the conflict between tradition
and change - one story sees a daughter-in-
law's urban ideals push and pull against a
mother's simple, rural ways, in another, a
daughter raised in the Mennonite tradition
tries to break free from her upbringing to
escape to the city in search of a better life.
Children learn the rules of farm life, and
parents learn that their decisions, in spite of
all good intentions, can carry dire
consequences. Suggested Use: ELA A30 Canadian Voices (First Nations, Metis, Saskatchewan and Canadian texts only)
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Gr. 12
Missing fang, The
By
Michael Dahl
(Zone books. Dragonblood)
Carr is looking for a tooth. It's no ordinary
tooth - it is a dragon's fang. In his search,
he hears that these fangs can be found on
Snair Island. A little boy on the island offers
to show him one, but Carr will be shocked
when he discovers where the boy found it...
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Pelican and his house.,
The
1 digital video disc. (6 min.) : sd., col. ; 4
3/4 in.
Be happy with what you have.
Presented with beautiful shadow theater,
Little fables turns children on to the classics
of Aesop and La Fontaine and other
Children's fables.
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PreK-Gr. 1
Rabbit-proof fence
1 digital video disc. (94 min.) : sd., col. ; 4
3/4 in.
Rated PG
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Gr. 12
This is the true account of Doris Pilkinton
Garimar's mother Molly, made legendary by
the film "Rabbit-Proof Fence."
At a time when it was Australian government
policy to train aboriginal children as domestic
workers and integrate them into white
society, young Molly Craig decides to lead
her little sister and cousin in a daring escape
from their internment camp! Molly and the
girls , part of what would become known as
Australia's "Stolen Generations" must then
elude the authorities on a dangerous 1,5000-
mile adventure along the rabbit-proof fence
that bisects the continent and will lead them
home! CURRICULUM RECOMMENDED: Suggested Use: English Language Arts Grade 12- Global Perspectives ELA B30.
Secrets of a Hutterite
kitchen :
By
Mary-Ann Kirkby
This should be kept with the novel study "I
am Hutterite"
n an effort to reclaim her culture and
discover what life would have been like had
she not left her Hutterite colony as a child,
Kirkby (I Am Hutterite) went back. For more
than two years she visited colonies, listening
to storytellers, baking pastries, getting her
hair done in the traditional manner and
taking notes. The result is a beautifully told
account of the inner workings of the Hutterite
world.
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Shine, coconut moon
By
Neesha Meminger
Seventeen-year-old Samar -- a.k.a. Sam --
has never known much about her Indian
heritage. Her mom has deliberately kept Sam
away from her old-fashioned family. It's
never bothered Sam, who is busy with
school, friends, and a really cute but
demanding boyfriend.
But things change after 9/11. A guy in a
turban shows up at Sam's house, and he
turns out to be her uncle. He wants to
reconcile the family and teach Sam about her
Sikh heritage. Sam isn't sure what to do,
until a girl at school calls her a coconut --
brown on the outside, white on the inside.
That decides it: Why shouldn't Sam get to
know her family? What is her mom so afraid
of? Then some boys attack her uncle,
shouting, "Go back home, Osama!" and Sam
realizes she could be in danger -- and also
discovers how dangerous ignorance can be.
Sam will need all her smarts and savvy to try
to bridge two worlds and make them both,
her own. CURRICULUM RECOMMENDED: Suggested Use: English Language Arts Grade 11; Starting Out - Beginning and Becoming.
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Gr. 11
Stowaway monster
(Zone books. Dragonblood)
Eli is a young stowaway on a ship bound for
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By
Michael Dahl
North America. A strange birthmark on his
arm, in the shape of a dragon, begins to
string. Then he meets a sailor on the ship
with a dragon tattoo. The tattoo, and a
weird cargo hidden on the ship, hold the
secret to Eli's real Identity.
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Tell me how: working
with animals
1 Playaway video player.
An all-in-one way to watch videos on-the-go.
Contains the following videos:
Dog trainer: Join host Melody Young as she
visits service dog trainer Angie Sumpter who
demonstrates how she trains dogs that help
the hearing impaired.
Dolphin trainer: Host Melody Young and Jeff
Gardner learn about this exciting profession
and meet dolphin trainer Chuck Cureau as
they explore the new technologies that are
used to train marine mammals.
Horse trainer: Host Melody Young visits with
professional horse trainer Sheila Ilein, who
discusses the care, training and dedication
needed to train champion race horses.
Herpetologist: Host Herpetologist Charlie
Mann helps host Melody Young understand
the world of snakes and get over her fear of
the slimy creatures.
Animal trainer: Hosts, Melody and Jeff team
up to explore the occupation of one of the
most famous animal trainers in the world:
Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Baily Circus
owner Mark Gebel. They watch as Mark
works with ferocious tigers and crafty
elephants.
Zookeeper: Host Melody Young visits with
Zookeeper Ric Urban and discovers the
education required to care for animals and
the role of zoos in preserving endangered
species.
Terror beach
By
Michael Dahl
(Zone books. Dragonblood)
The morning after a storm, Rico searches the
beach for rare and unusual objects. He
doesn't believe his eyes- the sand is covered
with dozens of giant eggs. And a strange
young man is burying them. Rico and his
friend, Dr. Agon, will soon discover that the
eggs are not the key to treasure - but a
doorway to terror!
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Wings above the waves
By
Michael Dahl
(Zone books. Dragonblood)
Carlos works on a fishing boat in the middle
of the sea. After a storm, he spots a woman
clinging to driftwood. The woman's friends
are lost, maybe swallowed by the ocean. But
the woman says it was no storm that
capsized her ship, it was a monster!
HL
DRA
WIN
Gr. 1-3
You write it! (6 books)
By
John Hamilton
This series of books gives children the tools
they need to turn their creativity into
readable, cohesive stories.
Contents: 1 each of: Fantast, -- Graphic
KIT
808
HAM
Gr. 6+
novel. -- Horror -- Mystery. -- Science fiction.
-- Screenplay.
HEALTH/PHYSICAL EDUCATION/CHARACTER EDUCATION
Beautiful girls
Covers issues that preteen and teen girls
deal with every day. True-to-life stories and
problems pair with real advice in this series
designed to help, to empathize, and even to
make you laugh.
Contents: 1 each of: Beautiful me: finding
personal strength & self-acceptance. --
Cliques, crushes, & true friends: developing
healthy relationships. -- Do you love me?
Making healthy dating decision. --
Frenemies: dealing with friend drama. -- Girl
in the mirror: understanding physical
changes. -- Is this really my body?
Embracing physical changes. -- Is this really
my family? Relating to your relatives. --
Mixed messages: interpreting body image &
social norms. -- Out of the dark: coping with
emotional challenges. -- Playing safe, eating
right: making healthy choices. -- School
survival: keeping your cool at school. --
Taking a stand: being a leader & helping
others. -- This is me: facing physical
challenges. -- TXT me L8R: using technology
responsibly. -- Under pressure: handling the
stresses of keeping up. -- What makes us a
family? Living in a nontraditional family.
TKT
305.230
BEA
Gr. 6+
Guy’s guide, A
Covers issues that preteen and teen guys
deal with every day. True-to-life stories and
problems pair with real advice in this series
designed to tell it like it is and to hep you
take action.
Contents: 1 each of: Body double:
understanding physical changes. -- Game
face: handling sports on and off the field. --
Got your back: dealing with friends and
enemies. -- I luv U 2: understanding
relationships and dating. -- Just chill:
navigating social norms and expectations. --
R U in? Using technology responsibly. --
Surviving school: managing school and
career paths. -- Who are these people?
Coping with family dynamics.
TKT
305.235
GUY
Gr. 6+
Hip-hop health :
By
Chris Wells
1 digital video disc. (50 min.) : sd., col. ; 4
3/4 in.
Closed captioned.
Offering children sufficient physical activity
time is a challenge for every educator. But
with HIP-HOP HEALTH, you can provide your
students with physical activity and health
concepts in ways that are fun and engaging!
This DVD can be easily incorporated into a
health unit. It offers six five-minute health
raps that will get your students moving in the
DVD
613.71
WEL
K-Gr.5
classroom or the gym. The format allows you
to use each segment of physical activity as a
short activity break or all the segments
together as a full 30-minute workout without
the worry of instruction time or equipment.
The incorporated health raps offer a fun,
engaging way to teach children about bones,
muscles, nutrition, the cardiovascular
system, and flexibility.
Issues in sports (6
titles)
The spotlight on sports is brighter than ever,
and the focus isn't just on the scores. Each
book in the series takes a critical look at a
challenging issue within the sports world,
providing history and context while also
examining key factors in each issue and how
it is being addressed.
KIT
796
ISS
2 copies
Gr. 6+
Killing us softly 3
1 digital video disc. (34 min.) : sd., c0l. ; 4
3/4 in.
Closed captioned
New interview with Jean Kilbourne.
Media critic Jean Kilbourne dissects
advertising's portrayal of women in this
videotaped lecture. As slides of ads flash
behind her, Kilbourne points out
subconscious messages about body image
that the ads convey. Clips from commercials
spanning a 30 -year period show
progressively stronger emphasis on women
in violent, passive and sexual situations.
This video will prompt discussions about the
stereotypical portrayal of women in
advertising.
DVD
302.23
KIL
HS
Maximum middle school
physical education
By
Mary Hirt
Includes a CD-ROM also contains handouts,
task cards, posters, and station instructions.
Offers a mix of activities that foster affective
growth, physical skills, and knowledge
development in fifth through eighth graders. CURRICULUM RECOMMENDED.
Suggested Use: Professional Resource.
613.7
HIR Gr. 6-7
Move your body (6
books)
By
Sarah Tieck
Discover how some of your favorite pastimes
promote fitness and health in this informative
series. From skateboarding to yoga, readers
will learn how each activity strengthens the
heart, lungs, and muscles. Readers will
become familiar with the basics of each
activity, the necessary gear, and safety
methods. Other topics include flexibility,
balance, warming up and cooling down,
stretching, goal setting, nutrition, and rest. A
table of contents, fun facts, diagrams, a Q&A
page, fitness tips, a glossary with phonetic
spellings, and an index are included.
Contents: 1 each of: Biking. -- Dancing. --
Hiking. -- Skateboarding. -- Swimming. --
Yoga.
KIT
613.7
TIE
Gr. 2-5
My family (4 books)
By
Celebrate the diverse family groups that
make up our world! Positive, clear text helps
emergent readers understand different family
KIT
306.874
SCH
PreK-Gr.2
Sarah L Schuette
relationships, while recognizing the bonds
that all families share.
Contents: Adoptive families. -- Blended
families. -- Foster families. -- Single-parent
families.
Sleepless epidemic :
1 digital video disc. (32 min.) : sd., ; 4 3/4
in.
Closed captioned.
It is estimated that 85 percent of adolescents
are sleep deprived, compromising their
academic performance and putting them at
higher risk for accidents and health related
issues. With the proper amount of sleep,
adolescents report feeling better and are less
stressed. Their grades and athletic
performance improve, they experience fewer
sick days and are less prone to obesity and
type 2 diabetes. As renowned sleep expert
and author Mary Sheedy Kurcinka, Ed. D
reports, getting enough sleep optimizes your
performance across the board and it’s free!
DVD
612.821
SLE
Gr. 6-12
What do you stand for? :
for teens
By
Barbara A. Lewis
Includes bibliographical references (p. 265)
and indexes.
Text, anecdotes, and activities direct the
reader to explore and practice honesty,
kindness, empathy, integrity, tolerance, and
more.
170
LEW
MATHEMATICS
Everyday 3-D shapes (6
books)
By
Laura Hamilton Waxman
3-D shapes are fun to find. Learn all about
3-D shapes with fun, rhyming text and
colorful illustrations.
Contents: 1 each of: Cones. -- Cubes. --
Cylinders. -- Prisms. -- Pyramids. -- Spheres.
KIT
516.156
WAX
PreK-Gr.2
Young minds : numbers
and counting
1 digital video disc. (54 min.): sd., col. ; 4
3/4 in.
Closed captioned.
Featuring engaging photography, video and
animation set to classical music selections
from the great composers - J.S. Bach,
Beethoven, Mozart, Vivaldi and others!
Teaches: How to recognize the numbers 1 to
10, how to associate the number with
physical objects, how to count from 1 to 10,
animal names and sounds, fruits and
vegetables, names of colors, names of
machines such as cars and airplanes. Bonus
features include: Repeat Play, Picture
Puzzles, Connect the Dots, Name the Animal.
DVD
513.2
YOU
K-Gr. 3
PRACTICAL and APPLIED ARTS & WORK EXPERIENCE
Going to work: school
edition (6 books)
By
Julie Murray
School workers are important role models in
the lives of students. In this series, readers
will take a closer look at the roles of these
special people and how their work
contributes to the greater community.
Contents: 1 each of: Bus drivers. --
Counselors. -- Librarians. -- Nurses. --
Principals. -- Teacher. Suggested Use: Career Education.
KIT
370.113
MUR
Gr. 2-4
SCIENCE
Accidental inventions :
By
Birgit Krols
Reveals the fascinating stories behind the
toys, foods, gadgets, and tools we now
consider indispensable.
608
KRO
Amazing animal senses
(6 books)
By
Kathryn Lay
Humans use their senses every day, but they
don't rely on them to hunt prey like the
animal kingdom! Discover the interesting
ways animals use their senses of sight,
smell, hearing, tasting, touching, and
extreme senses to find their next meal.
contents: 1 each of: Extreme senses:
animals with unusual senses for hunting
prey. -- Hearing their prey: animals with an
amazing sense of hearing. -- Seeing their
prey: animals with an amazing sense of
sight. -- Smelling their prey: animals with an
amazing sense of smell. -- Tasting their
prey: animals with an amazing sense of
taste. -- Touching their prey: animals with an
amazing sense of touch. Suggested Use: Science Grade 1- Needs and Characteristics of Living Things; Using our Senses; Science Grade 2- Animal Growth and
Changes.
KIT
612.8
LAY
Gr. 1-2
Chick life cycle
Observe the 21-day life cycle of a chicken
with this set of detailed cross-section models.
Includes 21-piece set with realistic artwork --
storage and sorting tray - activity guide.
MOD
636.5
CHI
K+
Circulatory system
By
Ruth Bjorklund
Includes bibliographical references (p. 76-77)
and index.
"Discusses the parts that make up the
human circulatory system, what can go
wrong, how to treat those illnesses and
diseases, and how to stay healthy"--Provided
by publisher. Suggested Use: Science Grade 8- Cells, Tissues, Organs, and Systems.
612.1
BJO Gr. 8
Days of the week (7
books)
By
Mary Lindeen
Learning the days of the week is a snap.
This series of books provides information on
what makes each day special. Discover
when the days are, what holidays they are
known for - and what fun you can have with
each day of your week!
Contents: 1 each of: Sunday. -- Monday. --
Tuesday. -- Wednesday. -- Thursday. --
KIT
529.1
LIN
K-Gr. 3
Friday. -- Saturday. Suggested Use: Science Grade 1- Daily and Seasonal Changes.
Excretory system
By
Lorrie Klosterman
Includes bibliographical references and
index.
What is the excretory system? -- The parts of
the excretory system -- How the excretory
system works -- Problems with the excretory
system -- Caring for your excretory system.
"Discusses the parts that make up the
human excretory system, what can go
wrong, how to treat those illnesses and
diseases, and how to stay healthy"--Provided
by publisher. Suggested Use: Science Grade 8- Cells, Tissues, Organs, and Systems.
612.46
KLO Gr. 8
Great ideas (15 books)
Every great invention begins with a great
idea! Read all the books in this series and
learn about the history and impact of some
of the most fascinating innovations and
inventions of our time. Explore the idea's
early stages of development, problems
encountered along the way, and how each
great idea has influenced our lives.
Contents: 1 each of: Becoming invisible:
from camouflage to cloaks. -- Bionic hand,
The. -- HDTV: high definition television. --
Home windmills. -- Hybrid cars. -- Jaws of
life, The. -- LEGO Toys. -- Nexi Robot, The. -
- Pilotless planes. -- Recycled tires. --
SCRATCHbot. -- Seed vault, The Sunscreen
for plants. -- Water from Air: water-
harvesting machines. -- YouTube.
KIT
600
GRE
Gr. 3-8
Guide to gardening, A.
(6 books)
By
Richard Lay
Do you want to learn how to live on Earth
without hurting it? One way to be green is to
garden! This set of books will teach you how
to prepare soil, fertilize a garden, and
remove pests - all without harmful
chemicals! Lear how to compost and
conserve water, too. It's easy to be green
with these guides! Suggested Use: Science Grade 3- Exploring soils.
KIT
635
LAY
Gr. 3+
Home sweet home (6
books)
By
Mary Elizabeth
Salzmann
Explores the various kinds of homes that are
used or built by animals. Amazing, large
photographs show the different types of
animals that dwell in burrows, caves, dens,
nests, trees, and webs. Each page spread
has a simple sentence followed by facts
about the animal.
Contents: Home sweet burrow. -- Home
sweet cave. -- Home sweet den. -- Home
sweet next. -- Home sweet tree. -- Home
sweet web. Suggested Use: Science Grade 1- Needs and Characteristics of Living Things. -- Science Grade 2- Animal Growth and Changes.
KIT
591
SAL
K-Gr. 2
Immune system
By
Lorrie Klosterman
Includes bibliographical references (p. 76)
and index.
"Discusses the parts that make up the
human immune system, what can go wrong,
how to treat those illnesses and diseases,
and how to stay healthy"--Provided by
publisher. Suggested Use: Science Grade 8- Cells, Tissues, Organs, and Systems.
616.07
KLO Gr. 8
Kids in the garden: plant
types
1 Playaway video player.
An all-in-one way to watch videos on-the-go.
Contains the following titles:
Tree. -- Flowers. -- Fruits. -- Veggies. --
Herbs. -- Cacti. -- Fungi. -- Creatures. Suggested use: Science Grade 3- Plant Growth and Changes.
PV
580
KID
K-Gr. 3
Potash Corporation
By
Kaite Goldsworthy
Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan, inc., or
Potash Corp, produces potash, phosphate,
and nitrogen. Suggested Use: Science Grade 7- Earth's Crust and Resources.
338.7
GOL Gr. 4+
Science viewer
1 binder with 25 slide wheels 5 each for
Animals. -- Birds. -- Insects and spiders. --
Life cycles. -- Sea life.
5 view finders (1 each of blue, green, purple,
red and yellow) Suggested Use: Science Kindergarten; Living Things in our Environment.
TKT
590
SCI
2 copies
PreK-K
Space exploration
1 digital video disc. (25 min.) : sound. : col.
; 4 3/4 in.
Human minds have been dreaming of the sky
and stars since we first became aware of our
limitations. Our dreams have propelled us
into orbit, to the moon and back and today
we are expanding our horizons even further,
making plans to build a lunar base and
colonize the planet Mars. This program looks
at the development of in space technology
from building the International Space Station
to terraforming Mars and mining the
asteroids. Students learn how space
exploration opens up a whole new world of
possibilities. Suggested Use: Science Grade 6- Our Solar System; Science 9- Exploring Our Universe.
DVD
523
SPA
Gr. 4-9
SOCIAL STUDIES
Canadian war posters
By
Marc H. Choko
As early as 1916, war posters have been
collected by private collectors and public
institutions. The 270 eye-catching posters
featured in this book tell an important part of
the history of Canada, and of Canadians,
during the First and Second World Wars.
Posters were used in a variety of ways - as
an appeal to patriotism in aid of recruitment,
as warnings to maintain national security
against spies and saboteurs, and as pleas to
aid the war effort. They were also
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CHO
responsible for arousing a wide range of
sentiments, including hatred, paranoia, pride
and nationalism. Significant both as
historical objects and as artworks, these
posters reveal how the artists of the day
used their skills to contribute to the war
effort, marking a major chapter in the history
of design and propaganda.
Chief Sitting Bull
1 digital video disc. (21m in.) ; sd., col. ; 4
3/4 in.
Closed captioned.
Chief Sitting Bull naturally defended his
people and their promised land. His mystical
visions proved true both in victory at Little
Big Horn and in his death at Standing Rock.
Witness the courageous life of this famous
yet unfamiliar man.
DVD
970.004
CHI
Citizenship (7 books)
By
Cassie Mayer
Introduce children to the character values
that embody citizenship. Children view
various situations that demonstrate the
importance of being fair.
Contents: 1 each of: Being a leader. -- Being
fair. -- Being helpful. -- Being honest. --
Being responsible. -- Following rules. --
making friends.
KIT
177
CIT
K-Gr.3
Conquerors., The
By
David McKee
The general of a large country conquers
other lands "so they can be like us," but
discovers that the last small country he
invades seems to influence his own instead. Suggested Use: Treaty Education. View images and make predictions about the
culture and worldview. Can also be used to
define opposite lands.
823.914
MCK
2 copies
Continents (7 books)
Are you ready for a trip around the world?
Every continent has unique people, plants,
animals, geographical features, and cultures.
Take a fascinating tour of the seven
continents to learn what makes each one like
no other place on Earth.
Contents: 1 each of: Africa. -- Antarctica. --
Asia. -- Australia. -- Europe. -- North
America. -- South America.
KIT
912.1
CON
Gr. 4+
Continents of the world :
1 Playaway video player.
An all-in-one way to watch videos on-the-go.
Come explore the unique features that make
these continents special:
Africa: Being situated on the equator drives
much of Africa's geography
Europe: When looking back from space, you
can see that much of the continent of Europe
consists of several peninsulas, a moderating
factor.
Asia: The largest continent's vast territory
accommodates extremes.
Australia: The only landmass on earth that is
a continent, country and island. Its isolation
leads to unique animals on land and under
water.
PV
910
CON
Gr. 3-6
D-Day to Berlin
From June 1944 to May 1945, US, British,
and Canadian troops fought an intense
campaign against the might of the battle-
hardened German Wehrmacht. The campaign
ultimately ended in victory, as German forces
in northern Europe surrendered, but the
fighting was hard and there were many
difficulties along the way and many problems
to solve. The first task of the Allies was to
land on a hostile shore in Normandy, where,
under the direction of Erwin Rommel, the
Germans had put up an array of obstacles to
trap the invaders on the beaches. Just
getting the troops ashore on D-Day was a
massive achievement in itself, but then
advancing from the beachheads against the
experienced Panzer formations of the
German Army Group West proved a
harrowing task. Eventually, Omar Bradley's
First Army fought its way out in Operation
Cobra, opening the way for George Patton's
Third Army to spearhead an advance to the
Seine and recapture Paris while the British
under Bernard Montgomery advanced up the
Channel coast.
The Allied advance stalled in autumn 1944,
partly because of logistics problems but also
because of the still redoubtable fighting
qualities of the German Army, which showed
at Arnhem that it was not to be treated
lightly. The Germans launched a massive
counterattack in the Ardennes in December
1944, an attack that for a time threatened to
cut the Allies in two. After the defeat of the
Ardennes offensive, the next great task for
the Allies was crossing the mighty Rhine,
which they did in a series of well planned and
expertly executed moves early in 1945. The
stage was now set for a general push into
Germany, which saw mass German surrender
as the western Allies linked up with Soviet
forces coming from the east.
940.5421
DDA Gr. 6+
Encounter (6 copies)
By
Jane Yolen
A Taino Indian boy on the island of San
Salvador recounts the landing of Columbus
and his men in 1492.
LIT
FIC
YOL
Gr. 3-6
Families (7 books)
By
Rebecca Rissman
Books in this series introduce children to
different family members, and how some
people in families are related.
Contents: 1 each of: Aunts and Uncles. --
Brothers and Sisters. -- Cousins. -- Foster
Parents. -- Grandparents. -- Role Models.
KIT
306.85
RIS
PreK-Gr. 2
Golden age of Canadian
rail ways, the
Within decades of the building of Canada's
first trains in the nineteenth century, the
railways entered their "golden age" when
train journeys around the country were an
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GOL
exciting adventure, and when trade and
immigration began to flow along the rails.
A book for everyone interested in railway
history, the development of Canada and the
nation's scenic and engineering wonders, this
book takes a unique look at the glory days of
the railways that helped create modern
Canada.
Great Saskatchewan
bucket list., The
By
Robin Karpan
"50 unforgettable natural wonders to see
before you 'kick the bucket'"--Cover.
Includes bibliographical references.
917.12404
Holocaust, The
By
Andi Stix
Explore the history of anti-Semitism.
Examine the plight of escapees as they look
for a safe haven. Become sensitive to the
anguish of the Judenrat. Learn how the Nazis
used propaganda. Stage a hearing before the
U.N. to determine Israel's status as a nation.
Read testimonials from over 200 survivors.
Includes a CD.1 Holocaust poster (timeline)
40 - Bonus photo biographies.
KIT
940.53
STI
Gr. 5-12
Pioneer quest
5 digital video discs. (8 hours) : sd., col. ; 4
3/4 in.
Public performance rights included.
Imagine what life would be like without the
comforts or hassels of 20th century
technology? Since June 2000 virtually cut off
from all modern conveniences and equipped
only with 1870's tools and methods, four
individuals have been reliving the awesome
challenges faced by our pioneer ancestors.
Follow Alana, Frank, Deanna, and Tim on
their year-long experiment in rural Manitoba
in this exciting series of videos.
DVD
978
PIO
Primary sources Canada
By
Garth Sundem
Primary Sources help teachers integrate
authentic resources into the classroom.
Primary sources capture students' curiosity
about the past, so they naturally begin to use
critical thinking to analyze historical events.
This kit uses original documents and
photographs to help students understand the
history of Canada.
Canada kit includes:
•8 Photograph Cards: ◦ Inuit snow goggles. -
- First Nations. -- L'Anse aux Meadows. --
Settlement at Saint Croix Island. -- Klondike
gold rush. -- Canada: A house divided TIME.
-- Queen Elizabeth II. -- Parliament in
Ottawa, Canada.
•8 Primary Sources: Map of Canada in the
Nineteenth Century. -- Jacques Cartier
Landing at Labrador. -- Hudson's Bay
company Wanted Sign. -- Siege of Quebec
Map. -- The Coming Attraction! -- World War
II Recruitment poster. -- MacKenzie King's
Citizenship Certificate. -- Canada's National
KIT
971
SUN
Gr. 4-8
Anthem.
•Teacher's Guide including lesson plans,
student activities, and document-based
assessments
•Digital resources including student
reproducibles and additional primary sources
Reserve community of
Saskatchewan, A
By
Vera Trembach
Reproducible sheets.
Community Theme.
Designed to supplement the Grade Two
social studies curriculum about family and
the community. During the course of this
unit, students will understand that a reserve
is a community of First Nation's families; a
reserve provides services to its residents; a
reserve has a political structure; reserves
have a history; and much more.
971.004
TRE
2 copies
K-Gr. 2
Sayings of the elders
By
John W. Friesen
An anthology of First Nations' wisdom. 971
FRI
Settling Saskatchewan
By
Alan B. Anderson
Includes bibliographical references (pages
411-443) and index.
Who knew that Blacks settled in
Saskatchewan before the First World War?
That people of Lebanese and Syrian origins
immigrated to the southern part of the
province in the early 1900s? That Welsh
settlers arrived following years of
misadventure in South America? That a small
band of Lakota Sioux, descendants of
refugees who fled the United States after the
Battle of Little Big Horn, remain in
Saskatchewan today? In Settling
Saskatchewan, author Alan Anderson
expertly identifies and explains the patterns
of immigration and settlement in the
province and further enlightens us on the
many peoples who now comprise its
extraordinarily diverse cultural mosaic. They
came from all parts of the world, from all
walks of life and they continue to come
today. Together with the indigenous
aboriginal population, they have made
Saskatchewan what it is. Combining
historical, sociological, and demographic
perspectives, Settling Saskatchewan offers
the most detailed and comprehensive
description of ethnic settlements in the
province.
971.24
AND
Timechart history of
Canada, The
By
Meredith Macardle
The complete history of Canada from earliest
times to the present. More than 300
illustrations including 30 maps and diagrams.
Thousands of historical facts cover politics,
wars, settlement, society and daily life, work,
art, culture, science, invention and much
more. Detailed features on First Nations,
Colonies, Immigration, French Canada,
970
MAC Gr. 5+
Cities, Landscape, Ecology, War and Peace,
Sport, Art and Culture.
TECHNOLOGY
Hot media topics (6
books
Contents: Body image and the media. --
Banned books. -- Violence in video games. --
Reality television. -- Parental guidance
ratings. -- Graphic novels.
Arm yourself with the facts on banned books,
violence in video games, and other hot
topics, and become a better-informed media
consumer. Learn about each cool topic's
history, major aspects, and key debates, and
draw your own conclusions.
KIT
302.23
HOT
2 copies
Gr. 6+