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Maisy loves water / by Cousins, Lucy.;
Water, water, everywhere! From rain in the sky to waves under the sea, this colorful board book in the Maisy's Planet series introduces the youngest explorers to a natural resource. We all need water for drinking, washing, growing-and jumping in puddles, like Maisy! But where does it come from, and where does it go? Join the curious mouse as she explores wildlife living in ponds, drops a stick in a stream to watch it float away, and follows a stream all the way to the ocean, where she and her friends can play, swim, and snorkel. There's so much to see under the water! In the Maisy's Planet series, each sturdy board book celebrates a different feature of the natural world, with bold colors, clear language, and a fun spread to open out at the end. Kids love to love our planet with Maisy!Ages 1-3.
Subjects: Lift-the-flap books.; Board books.; Maisy (Fictitious character from Cousins); Hydrologic cycle; Water;

Discovering the world of bird nests / by Piro, Radka.; Cigrová, Kristina.;
Have you ever wondered what life in a bird's nest is like? This wonderful children's book takes young readers on a unique adventure to see how all kinds of birds build a nest! Featuring stunning illustrations, educational captions, vocabulary words, cut-out accents, and hidden chambers, each turn of the page reveals more and more stunning secrets of nature. From cuckoos and woodpeckers to owls, storks, ducks, and so many more, discover what birds do to make a nest, what different eggs look like, how nestlings hatch, and other super cool fun facts all about birds!WARNING: Choking hazard. Not suitable for children under 36 months.
Subjects: Board books.; Birds; Birds;

Emiko / by Uegaki, Chieri,author.;
"A fresh and charming YA romance, Emiko is a modern-day, Japanese-Canadian twist on Emma that will have readers giggling, swooning and kicking their feet as our proud yet sweet Austenian heroine discovers there's more to love than meets the eye. Self-declared matchmaking genius Emiko Kimori has already found success by helping her aunt find true love, so when the new girl in town becomes her new BFF, its only natural for Emiko to help set her up for social success with a suitable love match. Emiko lives with her Ojiichan in a small town on BC's Sunshine Coast surrounded by friends and neighbors, including her childhood friend Kenzo Sanada, who wants her to spend less time meddling in every else's love lives. But Emiko can so clearly see who belongs together, even when her targets don't know it themselves. She simply has to meddle -- for the sake of true love! As for her own romantic life though ... who has time for that? Emiko is far too busy with her matchmaking schemes, volunteering, her bustling social life and making plans for after graduation. Plans she will absolutely decide on soon. Definitely. Maybe? But when Emiko ends up falling for the very last person she expects, she finds herself caught in the tangled web of her own love matches! For the first time, instead of arranging from afar, Emiko has to figure out what it means to be in love herself, and that friendship and romance are more complicated than she ever imagined."--
Subjects: Young adult fiction.; Bildungsromans.; Novels.; Fathers and daughters; Female friendship; Interpersonal relations; Mate selection; Young women; Fathers and daughters; Female friendship; Interpersonal relations; Mate selection; Young women;

Math attack! / by Horton, Joan.; Brooker, Kyrsten.;
When arithmetic strain scrambles a student's brain, no one in town is safe from the numbers that go flying out of the child's head.
Subjects: Picture books for children.; Arithmetic; Numbers, Natural; Stories in rhyme.;
© c2009., Farrar, Straus and Giroux,

Sometimes I feel like an oak / by Daniel, Danielle.; Traverse, Jackie.;
Following the success of Sometimes I Feel Like a Fox and Sometimes I Feel Like a River, this companion book explores the nature and beauty of trees. Twelve lyrical poems look at twelve different trees, from early spring to deep winter. In each poem, a child identifies with a feature of the tree - such as the smooth trunk of a birch whose bark has peeled away, the strong branches of a spruce that shelter small birds or the pink flowers of a cherry blossom that tumble like confetti. The poems provide an opportunity to learn about each tree, inspiring us to look afresh at the trees around us - whether in the schoolyard, neighborhood or park - and get to know them better. Danielle Daniel's passion for trees is beautifully matched by Jackie Traverse's paintings, which bring each tree to life. In the pages following the poems, children are invited to consider what different kinds of trees might mean to them. In an author's note, Danielle Daniel shares her belief, similar to her Algonquin ancestors', that trees are sentient beings with much to give and teach us.
Subjects: Nature fiction.; Picture books.; Poetry.; Trees; Trees;

Nish, northern lights / by Picard, Isabelle.; Dubois, Kateri Aubin.;
Leon and Eloise are 13-year-old twins living In Matimekush, an Innu community in Northern Quebec. A decision is made. The entire Mckenzie family is moving to Wendake, near Quebec City. Leaving Matimekush, nature, their friends and their school is going to be quite a challenge for Eloise and Leon. Between the adaptation to this different world, their desire to make new friends and the need to keep their bond with the old ones, everything goes too fast. At school, a student bullies Eloise, and she has to deal with this difficult situation. As for Leon, he starts doubting his hockey skills: is he really talented or was he the best in Matimekush only because the competition simply wasn't as strong? In the midst of this storm, Leon and Eloise can always count on each other as well as their family and friends. The mystery unfolds on every page as we get to see the twins in a different light. What if, ultimately, life in the South isn't that different from life in the North?
Subjects: Action and adventure fiction.; Twins; Innu Indians;

Alice & Gert / by Becker, Helaine.; Seiferling, Dena.;
"As in the traditional ant and grasshopper fable, winter is coming and Alice the ant is industriously stocking up nuts and seeds to see her through the harsh season. Meanwhile, Gert the grasshopper is carefree, singing songs, performing plays, and creating art out of the flowers and leaves around her. At first Alice disapproves, but as she gathers her stores, she finds herself humming Gert's tunes and is awestruck by the beauty of the grasshopper's creations. But the leaves start to fall and Alice wonders what will become of Gert over the winter, attempting to chide the grasshopper into productive action. Gert, however, dances on until one morning her nest is rimed with frost and she's down to one dry maple key for breakfast. Shivering and not knowing what to do, she tells Alice she fears she'll starve over the winter. Alice reminds Gert of her lack of foresight, singing and dancing through summer rather than planning ahead. But Alice has developed a soft spot for Gert over the summer-the grasshopper's works of art lightened her load, and she wants to extend kindness to her new friend in appreciation and acknowledgment of a different kind of work and effort that is also important to everyday life: artistic labour. Alice reveals that she's collected enough food to last the winter-for both of them. With its soft palette and gorgeous graphite drawings, Alice and Gert is a tribute to true friendship, kindness, hard work, and the importance and value of art, taking place in a natural setting that is both homey and a touch fantastical"--Provided by publisher.LSC
Subjects: Ants; Grasshoppers; Friendship; Kindness;

Slugfest / by Korman, Gordon.;
Yash is the best athlete at Robinette Middle School. So good, in fact, that he's already been playing on the high school's JV sports teams. Imagine his shock when he learns that his JV practices have kept him from earning a board-mandated credit for eighth-grade PE. To graduate, he has to take Physical Education Equivalency -- PEE -- which is also known as "Slugfest," in summer school. At Slugfest, Yash meets the other students. Kaden is an academic superstar who's physically hopeless. Twins Sarah and Stuart are too busy trying to kill each other to actually pay attention in class. Jesse is a notorious prankster. Arabella protests just about everything -- including mandatory PE. And Cleo is a natural athlete who has sworn off sports. Then there's their "coach," Mrs. Tamara Finnerty, a retired teacher whose idea of physical education seems to have frozen in preschool. But Yash doesn't care -- as long as he gets the credit. Too bad one of his fellow "slugs" is determined to blow the lid off a scandal that could make all their time in summer school a waste. And if that weren't bad enough, Yash is in danger of losing his star spot on the JV football team. So Yash recruits his fellow PE rejects to train with him. Spending the summer with the most hapless crew in school can really surprise a person. And their teacher might be hiding the biggest surprise yet . . .
Subjects: School fiction.; Middle school students; Physical education and training; Summer schools;

A flock of gulls, a chorus of frogs / by Vickers, Roy Henry,1946-; Budd, Lucky,1976-;
Have fun learning the names for animal groups of the West Coast with a sturdy board book featuring the illustrations of Indigenous artist Roy Henry Vickers. Bright blocks of colour and tactile embossed pages bring the natural world of the wild West Coast to life. Accompanied by a rhythmic, rhyming text, this board book will entertain babies, toddlers, and adults alike as they discover that orcas leap and dive in a pod, a bunch of sea lions are called a bob, geese make up a wedge, a swamp full of croaking frogs form a chorus, a jumble of jellies are called a bloom-and more! A Flock of Seagulls, A Chorus of Frogs is a vibrant addition to this bestselling, award-winning First West Coast Book series, perfect for storytime and supporting language development in babies and toddlers.
Subjects: Stories in rhyme.; Textured books.; Board books.; Animals; English language;

A Is for anemone : a first West Coast alphabet / by Budd, Robert,1976-; Vickers, Roy Henry,1946-;
With crisp, luminous illustrations by celebrated Indigenous artist Roy Henry Vickers, and a simple rythmic text, this sturdy board book introduces the alphabet using iconic imagery of the West Coast, creating a book that will be cherished by young readers and their families. Starting with colourful sea anemones waving in the ocean current, and closing with a sunset reflected in the tidal zone, this board book supports both early literacy and children's awareness of the natural world.LSC
Subjects: Alphabet books.; Textured books;

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