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Upon finding a spaceship, sheep climb aboard and bumble around until they blast off into orbit.

Upon finding a special stone, a child imagines the life of a pterosaur, the ancient flying reptile that lived, died, and was fossilized into that stone. Includes facts about fossils and how they are formed.

Before going to sleep a child says good night to all the provinces and territories in Canada.

Night-time themed artistic view of animals, fish and insects of the Northwest Coast.

Uncomfortable with the idea of camping outdoors, Scaredy Squirrel engages in a camping venture on his couch away from mosquitoes, skunks and zippers and hopes to watch a camping show on his new television, which requires him to hunt for an electrical outlet in the woods.

"Twelve-year-old Pepper and her misfit brother, Everett, are spending their summer on Shack Island with Grandma. Pepper has mysterious dreams that foretell the future, so she decides to practice her ESP skills to see if she can get better at it. Pepper also knows she is adopted, but she knows nothing of her real family. As the summer days and starlit nights begin to work their magic, Pepper decides her Shack Island summer will be an excellent time to try to find out who they might be.

"In 1931 during the Great Depression sisters Sophie and Rose join the Toronto Dressmakers' Strike and the fight of their lives."--Back cover

"Shh! My brother's napping. He really needs his sleep," admonishes our adorable narrator at the outset of this story. But there are pots to bang, books to read, towers to build, pictures to paint, and all sorts of fun to be had. After a tower of books and blocks comes crashing down, little brother is wide awake and it's finally time to bring out the rest of the toys and have some fun!

Robin is distraught over losing her mother and angry at her father for moving the family to a town in cottage country where her eccentric grandmother lives. She claims not to care about anything, but after her dog falls through the ice, she opens up an illegal animal shelter in order to rescue a wide variety of animals.

On lui offre la possibilité de servir de mule entre le Mexique et le Canada. On lui assure qu’un kilo de cocaïne caché dans son estomac lui rapportera une petite fortune. Faustina est persuadée que ce sera un jeu d’enfant.

Elle se trompe lourdement.

Grand-mère disait : « Juárez est une ville magnifique, aux avenues grandes et proprettes. » Mais elle ne sait pas tout de sa ville. Elle ne connaît pas la Juárez où j’ai échoué.

C’est l’enfer. J’ai abouti en enfer.