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Lili, la libellule, est dans tous ses états. Elle ne sait pas quoi faire. Il lui faut à tout prix l'aide de Monica-Claire. Leur ami, Pas d'queue, doit jouer dans une pièce de théâtre dans une heure exactement, mais il est introuvable. Elles s'élancent à sa recherche! C'est l'hiver à Saint-Boniface, au Manitoba, et l'écureuil dodu n'est pas du genre à rater une occasion de s'amuser. Ce taquin serait-il parti au Festival du Voyageur? Découvrez ce qui attend Monica-Claire, Lili et leurs amis à cette grande fête hivernale.

Si vous avez déjà visité le Grand Nord, vous avez peut-être eu la chance d'assister au magnifique spectacle de lumières connu sous le nom d'aurores boréales. Mais vous êtes-vous déjà demandé comment elles, et les constellations, sont nées? Le livre raconte la merveilleuse histoire de la manière dont Corbeau, le personnage commun à la tradition orale de nombreux peuples autochtones du Canada, utilisait son talent légendaire pour peindre le ciel nocturne avec des millions et des millions d'étoiles qui veillent sur nous.

The author weaves the story's other main characters - the sun, rocks, earth, water, air, fire, animals and people - into scenic treed landscapes and brings them all to life through the use of lyrical prose. Each character in turn claims ownership of the trees, but the trees have the final say. Scientific details in both the text and illustrations depict the natural beauty of our world.

Two best friends, a young boy and a monster truck, cooperate to clean up the big mess they make when they CRASH into the recycling bin, after Gus's imagination takes over and let's Buck do the driving.

Little Hare is young, and it is his first winter. He wants to learn about the things he sees in the yard, so he asks his friend, Wilson for help in identifying them.

After Freddie the frog eats 100 flies, he feels terrible and asks his friends for help.

Imagine having a grandfather who claims he not only herded dinosaurs but he also was a rodeo dino buster way back when. Well that's what Billy's grandfather maintains. Could it really be true? This story takes place in the Canadian Badlands of Drumheller, Alberta. During the Cretaceous Period, this region was home to a great variety of dinosaurs whose fossils can be found there today.

Penny's grandfather is aware of the importance of conserving wildlife and its habitat. He enjoys sharing his love of nature with his granddaughter. Through his words and actions, he passes on to her an appreciation for the environment and a desire to do whatever she can, even at her young age, to protect our world's valuable natural resources. In this story, Grandpa takes Penny to visit Oak Hammock Marsh to do some bird-watching at this world-famous birding hotspot and teaches her about some of the birds, other animals, and plants that make their homes in this wetland habitat.

A young girls learns the ins and outs of getting along with others, and the rewards of listening to her mother.

Zip and zoom with Mary, a mischevious yet particularly practical eight-year-old with a magical atlas. Marvellous critters, such as a flying bison named Bou, help Mary as she searches for the Golden Boy's torch that has been carried off by the tricky North Wind. Join in the adventure as Mary meets Manitoba!