Fun Reads!

 

New Books in the Library!

 Do Frogs Drink Hot Chocolate? How Animals Keep Warm

When winter arrives, animals living in cold environments need to cope to survive. Do polar bears build homes? Do penguins snuggle with a friend? Yes! But their homes aren’t made of wood, and they don’t cuddle on a couch. Instead, these animals and many more have adapted in amazing ways to survive chilly weather.

Whether it’s whales layering up with 12 inches of blubber, turtles burrowing into the mud to snooze and wait for spring, or emperor penguins coming together in a giant huddle, this book is full of fascinating tidbits about animal behavior in winter.

Do Fire Ants Fight Fires? How Animals Work in the Wild

Do dolphins teach? Do birds build apartment buildings? Do tapirs deliver packages? You may be surprised at the answers! Animals have to work hard to survive in the wild.

From vultures that act as nature's cleanup crew, to damselfish that help grow their favorite food, this book is full of interesting, surprising, and sometimes familiar ways that animals work and behave.

Unique Animals of North America: Bald Eagle

The bald eagle is a staple in North America. With a wingspan around 7 feet, they are notorious predators. Learn more about their behaviours, habitat and eating habits.

Walking Together

A poetic, joyful celebration of the Lands and Waters as spring unfolds: we watch for Robin's return, listen for Frog's croaking, and wonder at maple tree's gift of sap. Grounded in Etuaptmumk, also known as Two-Eyed Seeing—which braids together the strengths of Indigenous and non-Indigenous ways of

knowing—and the Mi’kmaq concept of Netukulimk—meaning to protect Mother Earth for the ancestors, present, and future generations—Walking Together nurtures respectful, reciprocal, responsible relationships with the Land and Water, plant-life, animals and other-than-human beings for the benefit of all.

The Museum of Odd Body Leftovers

Welcome to the weirdest museum you'll ever explore—the one inside your body.


Did you

know your amazing, incredible body is a walking, talking museum of evolution? In The Museum of Odd Body Leftovers, tour guides Wisdom Tooth and Disappearing Kidney lead readers through a wacky museum dedicated to vestigial structures: body parts that were essential to our ancestors but are no longer useful to us—even though they're still hanging around.


From goosebumps and hiccups to exploding organs and monkey muscles, each room in the museum shows us that these parts have stories to tell us about our past. By the time we make it to the gift shop, we'll understand that evolution is not only messy and imperfect, but also ongoing. Our bodies are constantly changing along with the environment we live in—and there's so much that is still unknown, just waiting to be discovered.

Space on Earth: How Thinking Like an Astronaut Can Help Save the Planet

Who could imagine an idea born on a space station would help sustain our planet? Astronauts, living on the International Space Station, have to protect their resources because their lives depend on it. They learn to conserve water, air, food, energy, and waste.

These efforts have in turn lead to amazing and innovative ideas for air quality, food production, and water purification here on Earth.

 Science in My World

Amazing things happen every day in science in our world. This series gives children an introduction to early science concepts about the natural world and humans. Each book features simple text, large appealing photos, diagrams, a glossary with phonetic spelling, a table of contents, and an index. There is also a page in each book for caregivers and teachers that suggests guiding questions to help aid in reading comprehension. Downloadable Teacher's Guide available.

Super Sheroes of History

Women Who Made a Difference

From leading warriors into battle in Tang China to fighting for Civil Rights, exploring the deserts of Asia, and standing up for Indigenous peoples around the world, women have shaped history and society since ancient times. Often, however, their achievements went unrecognized. With lively text, compelling photography, and art, Super SHEroes of History brings herstory to life, illuminating the achievements of remarkable women from all backgrounds and all periods of time.

More New Non-Fiction Series!

 Material Choices

A book is made with paper, but could it be made from metal? What about a window? Could it be made from stone instead of glass? Through answering these questions, the books in the Material Choices series will look at a variety of different materials. Each book explains what makes them suitable or not suitable for making the items in question, how each material is produced, and whether it is a sustainable resource.

Nature We Need

All around us, there are plants, animals, and other living things that help keep our world working. Those tall trees towering above us? They help clean the air we breathe. Stinky poop? We use it to grow food! And what about pesky bees? We wouldn’t have fruit like cherries without them. In this Pebble Explore series, young readers will learn all about parts of nature we don’t think about much—or wish we didn’t have to think about—and just how important they really are. 

New Non-Fiction Series

Canada's Changing Climate: Problems and Solutions

Canada is a big country with a diverse climate. This series investigates the impact of climate change on our people, place and lifestyle.

Disasters in Canada: Prepare and Be Safe

Disaster can strike at any time. Communities across Canada have felt the effects of wildfires, floods, ice storms, and other natural disasters. Disasters in Canada: Prepare and Be Safe teaches readers the science behind these disasters, how Canadian communities prepare for them, and what families can do to stay safe.

 Orca Currents

Orca Currents are short, high-interest novels with contemporary themes written specifically for middle-school students

Earth Materials and Systems

Earth's materials and systems are all around us. What are these parts of nature? And how do they affect us? From air to rocks to water, readers explore Earth's materials and systems and their importance to the planet.