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New Kids' Nonfiction

Bringing Back the Island Fox

Bringing Back the Island Fox

by Rachel Stuckey

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Our Environment

Our Environment

Everything You Need to Know

by Jacques Pasquet
illustrated by Yves Dumont
translated by Shelley Tanaka

"We need to know about our environment—water, air, soil, energy, and climate—in order to understand how and why it is changing."

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The Impact of Food and Farming

The Impact of Food and Farming

by Cynthia O'Brien

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On Our Nature Walk

On Our Nature Walk

Our First Talk About Our Impact on the Environment

by Jillian Roberts
illustrated by Jane Heinrichs
foreword by Bob McDonald

“The text is informative and manages to treat weighty issues seriously without being too scary.”

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Women Writers Hidden in History

Women Writers Hidden in History

by Petrice Custance

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What If Soldiers Fought with Pillows?

What If Soldiers Fought with Pillows?

True Stories of Imagination and Courage

by Heather Camlot
illustrated by Serge Bloch

"Camlot invites readers to visualize soldiers switching pistols for pillows, painted lines for battle lines, and like peaceful exchanges—and for eac …

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The Art of the Possible

The Art of the Possible

An Everyday Guide to Politics

by Edward Keenan
illustrated by Julie McLaughlin

"The readability, practical examples and illustrations...present this important material in an appealing format for the target audience. Recommended." …

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50 Animals That Have Been to Space

50 Animals That Have Been to Space

by Jennifer Read
with John A. Read

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Fatty Legs (10th anniversary edition)

Fatty Legs (10th anniversary edition)

by Margaret-Olemaun Pokiak-Fenton & Christy Jordan-Fenton
illustrated by Liz Amini-Holmes
foreword by Debbie Reese

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The Impact of Plastics

The Impact of Plastics

by Ruth Daly

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Trending

Trending

How and Why Stuff Gets Popular

by Kira Vermond & Clayton Hanmer

"The stories of the high-profile fads are entertaining and concise, and sidebars add information on related research and terminology used by social sc …

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Bringing Back the Blue Iguana

Bringing Back the Blue Iguana

by Ruth Daly

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Women Explorers Hidden in History

Women Explorers Hidden in History

by Ellen Rodger

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Universal Health Care

Universal Health Care

by Heather C. Hudak

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Bat Citizens

Bat Citizens

Defending the Ninjas of the Night

by Rob Laidlaw

About Bat Citizens: Defending the Ninjas of the Night

2019 Green Earth Book Award Honor Book

2019 Forest of Reading Silver Birch Non-Fiction Award nomin …

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Plastics Dependency

Plastics Dependency

by Natalie Hyde

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Animal Celebrities

Animal Celebrities

by Robin Johnson

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Child to Soldier

Child to Soldier

Stories from Joseph Kony's Lord's Resistance Army

by Opiyo Oloya

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Women Inventors Hidden in History

Women Inventors Hidden in History

by Petrice Custance

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Proud to Play

Proud to Play

by Erin Silver

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Consent

Consent

by Annabel Lyon

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Pride

Pride

The Celebration and the Struggle

by Robin Stevenson

“If your school or library already has Pride: Celebrating Diversity & Community, that’s fantastic, but I would strongly recommend getting the revi …

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Women Scientists Hidden in History

Women Scientists Hidden in History

by Cynthia O'Brien

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Bringing Back the Island Fox
Our Environment
The Impact of Food and Farming
On Our Nature Walk
Women Writers Hidden in History
What If Soldiers Fought with Pillows?
The Art of the Possible
50 Animals That Have Been to Space
Fatty Legs (10th anniversary edition)
The Impact of Plastics
Trending
Bringing Back the Blue Iguana
Women Explorers Hidden in History
Universal Health Care
Bat Citizens
Plastics Dependency
Animal Celebrities
Child to Soldier
Women Inventors Hidden in History
Proud to Play
Consent
Pride
Women Scientists Hidden in History
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Most Anticipated: Spring 2020 Fiction Preview

By 49th Shelf Staff

The fiction selection for the first half of 2020 is shaping up beautifully! Here's what we're excited about.

Earth Hour: Books & Activities to Spark Discussion and Environmental Action

Earth Hour: Books & Activities to Spark Discussion and Environmental Action

By Allison Hall

On Saturday March 28th millions of people around the globe will turn off their lights and spend an hour without the use of electricity to mark Earth Hour. The movement, in previous years, has helped s …

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The Books I Want to Read Again

By Kerry Clare

Rereading is comfort, and indulgence. It's a voyage back to the familiar, but one that's still rich with discovery, and this is the kind of experience I'm hungry for right now.

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How Do We Read When Words Fail Us?

By Kerry Clare

On the value of books and reading in a dangerous time.

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Notes from a Children's Librarian: Catchy Beginnings

By Julie Booker

Great books with great starts.

Books to Keep Young People Learning During Covid-19

Books to Keep Young People Learning During Covid-19

By Kiley Turner

There's never been a better time to highlight some great posts from our resident children's librarian, Julie Booker.

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Popular Lists

2019/2020 BC and Yukon Book Prizes Finalists

Rebent Sinner On/Me How She Read Little Blue Encyclopedia (for Vivian) Mistakes to Run With Greenwood Aria Dual Citizens Lampedusa Rue des Rosiers Changing Tides In My Own Moccasins
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Canadian Finalists for Lambda Awards 2020

Just Pervs Little Blue Encyclopedia (for Vivian) A World without Martha pressure cooker love bomb NDN Coping Mechanisms ROMANS/SNOWMARE We Have Always Been Here Hustling Verse Pride Colors Death Threat Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me Scorpio Rising
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Think Outside! Western Canadian Hiking Guides

Family Walks and Hikes in the Canadian Rockies - Volume 1 Family Walks and Hikes in the Canadian Rockies – Volume 2 Gillean Daffern's Kananaskis Country Trail Guide - 4th Edition Gillean Daffern's Kananaskis Country Trail Guide - 4th Edition Gillean Daffern's Kananaskis Country Trail Guide - 4th Edition Gillean Daffern's Kananaskis Country Trail Guide - 4th Edition Gillean Daffern's Kananaskis Country Trail Guide - 4th Edition Popular Day Hikes: Canadian Rockies — Revised & Updated Popular Day Hikes: Kananaskis Country - Revised & Updated Popular Wildflowers of Alberta and the Canadian Rockies The David Thompson Highway Hiking Guide – 2nd Edition Hiking Canada's Great Divide Trail - 3rd Edition
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Books to Read When Sick (by Marina Endicott)

A Fool And Forty Acres Short Journey Upriver toward Oishida Ashland The Last Crossing The Antagonist Better Living Through Plastic Explosives The Blue Castle Irma Voth
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Notes from a Children's Librarian

By Julie Booker

Our resident children's librarian columnist chooses books by theme for kids of all ages

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Shelf Talkers

By Rob Wiersema

Indie booksellers from coast to coast tell us the books they can't stop recommending to their customers

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The Chat

By Trevor Corkum

Great writers from across the country sit down with us to talk about their books, and the stories behind them

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The Recommend

By Kiley Turner

Authors and avid readers in the know love up their favourite Canadian reads

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On Our Radar

By Kerry Clare

We spotlight books generating buzz all over the web, and beyond

 

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