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The healing, restorative power of yoga has been known for centuries, and more people than ever are active practitioners. Now even the youngest of listeners can learn this mind and body exercise, helping them set up a lifetime of healthy habits. Through clear, easy-to-follow instructions, a unicorn yogi, along with two energetic students, leads children through a ten-pose class, encouraging them to develop their own daily practice.

Hey, kids! These hockey jokes will tickle your funny bone and keep you laughing all through hockey season and beyond: Q: What does a hockey player and a magician have in common? A: Both do hat tricks!

This book has everything kids need to know about the hockey rules.

Kids will roll on the floor with laughter reading these silly and ridiculous jokes, and then run to tell their friends! Jokes for Canadian Kids is chock full of good, clean laughs: * Q: What trees do ghouls like best? A: Ceme-trees! * Did you hear about the girl who started dating a boy and found out he had a wooden leg? She broke it off, of course! * Q: How do you make a tissue dance? A: Put a little boogey in it! * A rubber band pistol was confiscated during algebra class, because it was a weapon of math disruption. * Q: Are hamburgers male or female?

Howdy, I'm John Ware is a children's picture book about Canada's legendary Black cowboy. The story, ideal for ages 8-12, brings the real-life legend to a new generation of kids. Despite experiencing enslavement, war and discrimination, this gifted horseman blazed a trail of kindness, becoming one of Alberta's most loved and respected pioneer ranchers. This 48-page full-colour illustrated biography includes a timeline, maps and educators' notes. It fits perfectly with the Grade Four curriculum but is suitable for Grades Two to Seven. Also an excellent choice for Black History Month.

In this illustrated nonfiction picture book, child psychologist Dr. Jillian Roberts introduces young readers to the ideas of body safety and body image.

Meet Onyx and the orcas of J pod, the world's most famous whales. Illustrated with stunning photos, this picture book introduces young readers to the orcas humans first fell in love with. The members of J pod live in the Salish Sea, off the coast of Washington and British Columbia. Moby Doll was the first orca ever displayed in captivity, Granny was the oldest orca known to humanity, and Scarlet was the orca humans fought to save.

Introduces children to the important topic of the environment. Crafted around a conversation between a grade-school-aged child and an adult, this inquiry-focused book using age-appropriate language and tone will help children shape their understanding of the natural world and how they participate in protecting it.

Follow our little cloud on an adventure through the sky and learn the science behind how it transforms from a simple cumulus cloud to a full-blown hurricane. Beautifully detailed illustrations from award-winning artist Julie McLaughlin integrate science with storytelling. Children will enjoy finding new gems of information even after several reads, thanks to a whimsical and rich layout.

"(Jill) Biden's anecdotal portrait of her spouse's early years spotlights his competitiveness and risk-taking...his role as a peacemaker, devoted brother, and defender of bullied peers...and reveals how...high school, when he became a star athlete and class president, paved the way for leadership roles in college and beyond." —Publishers Weekly.