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French SEL Picture Book Kit / Trousse d'apprentissage socio-émotionnel (album kit)

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6 books (6 titles - 1 copy of each title). This picture book kit contains 6 books that are centred on feelings, emotions, and celebrating individual differences. <strong>1) Des fleurs pour Angélina</strong> - Ricaud is a very unusual boy who grows beautiful flowers all over his body whenever the moon is full. He and his family are treated as outcasts even though no one knows his strange botanical secret. But one day a new girl named Angélina arrives at school, and Ricaud discovers she has some unique qualities of her own. <strong>2) Es-tu un burger au fromage?</strong> - Voici Fouineur et Lili. Fouineur est un raton laveur et Lili est, naturellement, une graine. Fouineur cherche de la nourriture dans une poubelle lorsqu’il rencontre Lili, qui, elle, cherche quelqu’un pour la planter afin qu’elle puisse pousser. Fouineur, pensant que Lili pourrait un jour devenir un bon repas, sème la graine et commence à rêver de ce qu’il pourrait faire pousser. Peut-être bien des burgers au fromage... Oui, une plante à burgers au fromage! Fouineur sera-t-il déçu lorsque Lili fleurira, ou ses attentes seront-elles dépassées? / Meet Grub and Lili. Grub is a raccoon and Lili is a seed. Grub is searching for food in a trash can when he comes across Lili. Lili is looking for someone to plant her so she can grow. Thinking Lili might one day grow something Grub could eat, he sows her and starts to daydream of what she might grow. Maybe she’ll grow cheeseburgers…This book could be useful to teach about managing expectations. <strong>3) Je t’aime plus </strong> - Y a-t-il quelqu’un que tu aimes davantage que les cornets aiment la crème glacée? Ce livre magnifique et ludique présente des possibilités infinies de dire « je t’aime » qui se perpétuent longtemps après l’avoir refermé. Suivez, un jeune garçon, Des tout au long de sa journée au sein de son quartier animé et diversifié, et soyez témoin des différentes relations entre les personnes, toutes générations confondues, ainsi que des moments empreints d’amour. / Is there someone you love more than cones love ice cream? This gorgeous, playful book introduces infinite possibilities for saying "I love you" that carry on long after closing the book. Follow along as young Des’s day winds him through his busy, diverse neighbourhood, highlighting different relationships across age, gender, and race. <strong>4) Le rose, c’est pour tout le monde </strong> - Le rose est pour les astronautes, les extra-terrestres, les pilotes et les pirates. Le rose est pour les artistes de cirque, les funambules et les cow-boys. Le rose est pour tout le monde! À moins, bien sûr, que tu n’aimes pas le rose. / Pink is for astronauts, aliens, pilots, and pirates. Pink is for circus folk, tightrope walkers, firefighters, and cow herders. Pink is for everybody! Unless, of course, you don’t like pink. Pink is for everybody in this adorable picture book that challenges gender norms in an age-appropriate way. This story about embracing who you are. <strong>5) Mon bindi</strong> - Divya a peur de porter un bindi pour la première fois. Et si on se moquait d’elle? Comment va-t-elle se sentir? Mais son Amma lui assure que son bindi la protégera. Après que Divya a regardé dans la boîte spéciale d’Amma pour trouver le parfait bindi à porter, elle se regarde dans le miroir et découvre une nouvelle facette d’elle-même... Cet album illustré rempli de tendresse raconte une histoire puissante sur l’appartenance, l’acceptation de son héritage et la confiance en soi. Divya is scared to put on a bindi for the first time. What if she gets made fun of? What will it feel like? But Amma assures her that her bindi will bring protection. After Divya looks inside Amma's special box to find the perfect bindi to wear, she looks in the mirror and discovers a new side of herself. This loving picture book tells a powerful story about belonging, accepting one's heritage and trusting in itself. <strong>6) Un chien nommé Solo</strong> - Solo le chien a tout ce dont il a besoin sur son île : sa maison, sa plage préférée et ses affaires spéciales. C’est un chien très occupé et il est toujours en train de faire quelque chose pendant que ses humains travaillent. Solo pense qu’il est très bien tout seul jusqu’à ce qu’un groupe de touristes débarque en compagnie de leurs chiens. Solo réalisera-t-il que la vie sur l’île est plus amusante lorsqu’il a des amis avec qui la partager? Cet album illustré attachant montre que quitter sa zone de confort peut être intimidant, mais que cela en vaut toujours la peine! / Solo the dog has everything he needs on his island – his house, his favourite beach and special stuff. He is a very busy dog and he is always doing something while his humans work. Solo thinks he's fine on his own until what a group of tourists disembarks in the company of their dogs. Will Solo realize that life on the island is more fun when he has friends to share it with? This endearing picture book shows that leaving your comfort zone can be daunting, but it's always worth it!
Date Published:2023

6 books (6 titles - 1 copy of each title). This picture book kit contains 6 books that are centred on feelings, emotions, and celebrating individual differences. 1) Des fleurs pour Angélina - Ricaud is a very unusual boy who grows beautiful flowers all over his body whenever the moon is full. He and his family are treated as outcasts even though no one knows his strange botanical secret. But one day a new girl named Angélina arrives at school, and Ricaud discovers she has some unique qualities of her own. 2) Es-tu un burger au fromage? - Voici Fouineur et Lili. Fouineur est un raton laveur et Lili est, naturellement, une graine. Fouineur cherche de la nourriture dans une poubelle lorsqu’il rencontre Lili, qui, elle, cherche quelqu’un pour la planter afin qu’elle puisse pousser. Fouineur, pensant que Lili pourrait un jour devenir un bon repas, sème la graine et commence à rêver de ce qu’il pourrait faire pousser. Peut-être bien des burgers au fromage... Oui, une plante à burgers au fromage! Fouineur sera-t-il déçu lorsque Lili fleurira, ou ses attentes seront-elles dépassées? / Meet Grub and Lili. Grub is a raccoon and Lili is a seed. Grub is searching for food in a trash can when he comes across Lili. Lili is looking for someone to plant her so she can grow. Thinking Lili might one day grow something Grub could eat, he sows her and starts to daydream of what she might grow. Maybe she’ll grow cheeseburgers…This book could be useful to teach about managing expectations. 3) Je t’aime plus - Y a-t-il quelqu’un que tu aimes davantage que les cornets aiment la crème glacée? Ce livre magnifique et ludique présente des possibilités infinies de dire « je t’aime » qui se perpétuent longtemps après l’avoir refermé. Suivez, un jeune garçon, Des tout au long de sa journée au sein de son quartier animé et diversifié, et soyez témoin des différentes relations entre les personnes, toutes générations confondues, ainsi que des moments empreints d’amour. / Is there someone you love more than cones love ice cream? This gorgeous, playful book introduces infinite possibilities for saying "I love you" that carry on long after closing the book. Follow along as young Des’s day winds him through his busy, diverse neighbourhood, highlighting different relationships across age, gender, and race. 4) Le rose, c’est pour tout le monde - Le rose est pour les astronautes, les extra-terrestres, les pilotes et les pirates. Le rose est pour les artistes de cirque, les funambules et les cow-boys. Le rose est pour tout le monde! À moins, bien sûr, que tu n’aimes pas le rose. / Pink is for astronauts, aliens, pilots, and pirates. Pink is for circus folk, tightrope walkers, firefighters, and cow herders. Pink is for everybody! Unless, of course, you don’t like pink. Pink is for everybody in this adorable picture book that challenges gender norms in an age-appropriate way. This story about embracing who you are. 5) Mon bindi - Divya a peur de porter un bindi pour la première fois. Et si on se moquait d’elle? Comment va-t-elle se sentir? Mais son Amma lui assure que son bindi la protégera. Après que Divya a regardé dans la boîte spéciale d’Amma pour trouver le parfait bindi à porter, elle se regarde dans le miroir et découvre une nouvelle facette d’elle-même... Cet album illustré rempli de tendresse raconte une histoire puissante sur l’appartenance, l’acceptation de son héritage et la confiance en soi. Divya is scared to put on a bindi for the first time. What if she gets made fun of? What will it feel like? But Amma assures her that her bindi will bring protection. After Divya looks inside Amma's special box to find the perfect bindi to wear, she looks in the mirror and discovers a new side of herself. This loving picture book tells a powerful story about belonging, accepting one's heritage and trusting in itself. 6) Un chien nommé Solo - Solo le chien a tout ce dont il a besoin sur son île : sa maison, sa plage préférée et ses affaires spéciales. C’est un chien très occupé et il est toujours en train de faire quelque chose pendant que ses humains travaillent. Solo pense qu’il est très bien tout seul jusqu’à ce qu’un groupe de touristes débarque en compagnie de leurs chiens. Solo réalisera-t-il que la vie sur l’île est plus amusante lorsqu’il a des amis avec qui la partager? Cet album illustré attachant montre que quitter sa zone de confort peut être intimidant, mais que cela en vaut toujours la peine! / Solo the dog has everything he needs on his island – his house, his favourite beach and special stuff. He is a very busy dog and he is always doing something while his humans work. Solo thinks he's fine on his own until what a group of tourists disembarks in the company of their dogs. Will Solo realize that life on the island is more fun when he has friends to share it with? This endearing picture book shows that leaving your comfort zone can be daunting, but it's always worth it!

Date Published:2023

Dragons in a bag

Elliott, Zetta,


Target Audience: Grades 2-5. In Brooklyn, nine-year-old Jax joins Ma, a curmudgeonly witch who lives in his building, on a quest to deliver three baby dragons to a magical world, and along the way discovers his true calling.
Date Published:2019

Hatchet

Gary Paulsen.


See also: #807089 (Playaway). After a plane crash, thirteen-year-old Brian spends fifty-four days in the wilderness, learning to survive initially with only the aid of a hatchet given to him by his mother, and learning also to survive his parents' divorce.
Date Published:1987

The Hunger Games

Suzanne Collins


See also: AB #807009. In a future North America, where the rulers of Panem maintain control through an annual televised survival competition pitting young people from each of the twelve districts against one another, sixteen-year-old Katniss's skills are put to the test when she voluntarily takes her younger sister's place.
Date Published:2008

Cat Found

Ingrid Lee.


A heartwarming tale about the importance of caring for strays. In Billy's small town, stray cats are running wild, and there's growing pressure to get rid of them. The school bullies don't even hesitate to throw rocks at the poor creatures! So when Billy finds a wounded, starving kitten and sneaks her home, he has to be extra-careful to keep her hidden while he nurses her back to health. However precious little Conga is to him, he knows his dad would take her away if he discovered her, safe and warm in Billy's bedroom. Can Billy and his friends confront the cat abusers, convince the town of the importance of caring for abandoned animals, and find a safe haven for strays?
Date Published:2011

A heartwarming tale about the importance of caring for strays. In Billy's small town, stray cats are running wild, and there's growing pressure to get rid of them. The school bullies don't even hesitate to throw rocks at the poor creatures! So when Billy finds a wounded, starving kitten and sneaks her home, he has to be extra-careful to keep her hidden while he nurses her back to health. However precious little Conga is to him, he knows his dad would take her away if he discovered her, safe and warm in Billy's bedroom. Can Billy and his friends confront the cat abusers, convince the town of the importance of caring for abandoned animals, and find a safe haven for strays?

Date Published:2011

Holes

Sachar, Louis


See also: DVD# 709838; AB #805001 (CD); # 807015 (Playaway). Unjustly accused, Stanley is sent to a detention centre, Camp Green Lake where the boys spend all day digging holes. Soon Stanley realizes that the warden is looking for something- But what?
Date Published:1998

The Breadwinner

Deborah Ellis


AB# 805038. Imagine living in a country in which women and girls are not allowed to leave the house without a man. Parvana lives in Afghanistan where the Taliban, members of an extreme religious group run most of the country. After, Parvana's father is arrested by the Taliban she cuts her hair and disguises herself as a boy to earn money for her family.
Date Published:2000

All American boys

Reynolds, Jason


Recommended for Gr. 9+. Recommended for Gr. 9+. When sixteen-year-old Rashad is mistakenly accused of stealing, classmate Quinn witnesses his brutal beating at the hands of a police officer who happens to be the older brother of his best friend. Told through Rashad and Quinn's alternating viewpoints.
Date Published:2015

Graphic Novels - Timelines

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This kit contains the following 5 novels: Cocoa Warriors (5 copies), Mars Colony (5 copies), Battle of Queenston Heights (5 copies), In a Class of Her Own (5 copies), Lion of Africa (9 copies). This set of graphic novels is at three reading levels for Grade 7, 8, or ENG1L students. Some titles could be used for history connections, or the books could all be used to support literature circles around the graphic novel format. Each text includes a short piece of expository text.
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This kit contains the following 5 novels: Cocoa Warriors (5 copies), Mars Colony (5 copies), Battle of Queenston Heights (5 copies), In a Class of Her Own (5 copies), Lion of Africa (9 copies). This set of graphic novels is at three reading levels for Grade 7, 8, or ENG1L students. Some titles could be used for history connections, or the books could all be used to support literature circles around the graphic novel format. Each text includes a short piece of expository text.

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Five Essential Habits of Healthy Teens


Target Audience: Grades 6-12 All teens will benefit from learning these five "essential habits" based on recent wellness studies from top-ranking universities. Viewers follow Dr. Mohr, a Registered Dietitian and Board Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics, as he explores the five essential habits that promote health: eating a nutritious diet, starting each day with breakfast, exercising daily, getting enough sleep and staying drug-free. Dr. Mohr follows real teens as they demonstrate each of the five strategies. We learn that eating a nutritious diet can be fast and easy; that exercise can come from dancing, bike riding or just about any activity. We visit a sleep lab to learn the consequences of poor sleep habits. Finally, Dr. Mohr moderates a teen forum focused on how substance abuse and smoking impact health. Filled with helpful hints, easy recipes and lots of encouragement, this program will motivate students and set the foundation for life-long good health. Guide included.
Date Published:2008

Target Audience: Grades 6-12 All teens will benefit from learning these five "essential habits" based on recent wellness studies from top-ranking universities. Viewers follow Dr. Mohr, a Registered Dietitian and Board Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics, as he explores the five essential habits that promote health: eating a nutritious diet, starting each day with breakfast, exercising daily, getting enough sleep and staying drug-free. Dr. Mohr follows real teens as they demonstrate each of the five strategies. We learn that eating a nutritious diet can be fast and easy; that exercise can come from dancing, bike riding or just about any activity. We visit a sleep lab to learn the consequences of poor sleep habits. Finally, Dr. Mohr moderates a teen forum focused on how substance abuse and smoking impact health. Filled with helpful hints, easy recipes and lots of encouragement, this program will motivate students and set the foundation for life-long good health. Guide included.

Date Published:2008

STEAM Kit : Squigz Deluxe Set


100 pieces Push them together then POP them apart. Squigz will stick to virtually any flat surface with no residue. Using "suction construction" and a little imagination, these fun little suckers will provide hours of creative play.
Date Published:2025

J'espère

Gray Smith, Monique, 1968-,


Message émouvant de l’autrice autochtone primée Monique Gray Smith au sujet de tous les espoirs que les adultes nourrissent pour les enfants de leur vie.Nous nourrissons pour nos jeunes des espoirs immenses. Nous voulons qu’ils et elles s’épanouissent et puissent profiter de toutes les expériences que la vie leur offre, mais nous tenons aussi à les protéger. Dans des mots simples, mais évocateurs, Monique Gray Smith nous communique un message touchant sur l’importance d’aimer nos enfants, d’en prendre soin et de faire ce qu’il y a de mieux pour les soutenir. The hopes we have for the children in our lives are endless. We want our young people to thrive and experience all that life has to offer, but we also feel protective of them. The author delivers a touching message about loving, nurturing and wishing the best for our children.
Date Published:2022

Message émouvant de l’autrice autochtone primée Monique Gray Smith au sujet de tous les espoirs que les adultes nourrissent pour les enfants de leur vie.Nous nourrissons pour nos jeunes des espoirs immenses. Nous voulons qu’ils et elles s’épanouissent et puissent profiter de toutes les expériences que la vie leur offre, mais nous tenons aussi à les protéger. Dans des mots simples, mais évocateurs, Monique Gray Smith nous communique un message touchant sur l’importance d’aimer nos enfants, d’en prendre soin et de faire ce qu’il y a de mieux pour les soutenir. The hopes we have for the children in our lives are endless. We want our young people to thrive and experience all that life has to offer, but we also feel protective of them. The author delivers a touching message about loving, nurturing and wishing the best for our children.

Date Published:2022

The Outsiders


See also: AB #807001; NV #301432;. Rich kids vs poor kids in 1966 Tulsa, Oklahoma. Based on the S.E. Hinton novel.
Date Published:1983

Seuls

Paul, Tom,


Une adaptation du documentaire du même nom réalisé par Paul Tom et produit par Picbois Productions, d'après une idée originale de Mylène Péthel et Julie Boisvert. Chaque année, plus de 400 jeunes d’âge mineur arrivent seuls au Canada pour demander le statut de réfugié. Sans parents. Sans adulte pour les accompagner. Seuls raconte le parcours de trois d’entre eux: Afshin, Alain et Patricia. Leur témoignage ouvre une fenêtre sur les nombreux déchirements, les difficiles sacrifices et les innombrables épreuves qui jalonnent ce chemin rempli d’obstacles. Mais surtout, Seuls parle du courage et de la résilience dont ont fait preuve ces jeunes avant de pouvoir, enfin, accéder à une vie où la menace et le danger ne font plus partie du quotidien.
Date Published:2022

Une adaptation du documentaire du même nom réalisé par Paul Tom et produit par Picbois Productions, d'après une idée originale de Mylène Péthel et Julie Boisvert. Chaque année, plus de 400 jeunes d’âge mineur arrivent seuls au Canada pour demander le statut de réfugié. Sans parents. Sans adulte pour les accompagner. Seuls raconte le parcours de trois d’entre eux: Afshin, Alain et Patricia. Leur témoignage ouvre une fenêtre sur les nombreux déchirements, les difficiles sacrifices et les innombrables épreuves qui jalonnent ce chemin rempli d’obstacles. Mais surtout, Seuls parle du courage et de la résilience dont ont fait preuve ces jeunes avant de pouvoir, enfin, accéder à une vie où la menace et le danger ne font plus partie du quotidien.

Date Published:2022

littleBits Base Kit


Recommended for age 8 and up. Getting started inventing with electronics has never been easier. The Base Kit is the perfect way to unleash creativity in students and younger makers, empowering them to create inventions of every shape and size, with no prior electronics experience. Your students (and you!) can learn the basics of electronics, explore STEAM/STEM principles, form the foundations of critical thinking, or just have fun with blinking, buzzing creations. Bits snap together with magnets, so it's impossible to make a mistake. The Base Kit comes with 10 Bits and a step-by-step guidebook to get you started with 8 easy-to-make inventions, with hundreds more possibilities online. You can control a car with the DC motor and light sensor, or scare your friends with a hidden button and a buzzer. It's the perfect way to get little inventors building, with no soldering, wiring or programming required.
Date Published:2016

Recommended for age 8 and up. Getting started inventing with electronics has never been easier. The Base Kit is the perfect way to unleash creativity in students and younger makers, empowering them to create inventions of every shape and size, with no prior electronics experience. Your students (and you!) can learn the basics of electronics, explore STEAM/STEM principles, form the foundations of critical thinking, or just have fun with blinking, buzzing creations. Bits snap together with magnets, so it's impossible to make a mistake. The Base Kit comes with 10 Bits and a step-by-step guidebook to get you started with 8 easy-to-make inventions, with hundreds more possibilities online. You can control a car with the DC motor and light sensor, or scare your friends with a hidden button and a buzzer. It's the perfect way to get little inventors building, with no soldering, wiring or programming required.

Date Published:2016

Masterminds

Gordon Korman


2016 Silver Birch Fiction Award Winner. Eli Frieden lives in the most perfect town in the world: Serenity, New Mexico. Honesty and integrity are valued above all else. The thirty kids who live there never lie--they know it's a short leap from that to the awful problems of other, less fortunate places. Eli has never left Serenity ... why would he ever want to? Then one day, he bikes to the edge of the city limits and something so crazy and unexpected happens, it changes everything. Eli convinces his friends to help him investigate further, and soon it becomes clear that nothing is as it seems in Serenity. The clues mount to reveal a shocking discovery, connecting their ideal crime-free community to some of the greatest criminal masterminds ever known. The kids realize they can trust no one--least of all their own parents.
Date Published:2015

2016 Silver Birch Fiction Award Winner. Eli Frieden lives in the most perfect town in the world: Serenity, New Mexico. Honesty and integrity are valued above all else. The thirty kids who live there never lie--they know it's a short leap from that to the awful problems of other, less fortunate places. Eli has never left Serenity ... why would he ever want to? Then one day, he bikes to the edge of the city limits and something so crazy and unexpected happens, it changes everything. Eli convinces his friends to help him investigate further, and soon it becomes clear that nothing is as it seems in Serenity. The clues mount to reveal a shocking discovery, connecting their ideal crime-free community to some of the greatest criminal masterminds ever known. The kids realize they can trust no one--least of all their own parents.

Date Published:2015

Comme un ouragan

Bécotte, Jonathan,


Ce récit poétique met en scène la voix d'un garçon qui affirme son homosexualité, à travers un monologue capable de réveiller les souvenirs de sa vie passée. Le narrateur s'est toujours senti différent et souvent jugé en regard des attentes des adultes. On lui a reproché de pleurer trop souvent, de s'agiter exagérément à la moindre émotion. En somme, grâce à un texte intimiste et poétique, il révèle sa différence, ce secret qui s'énonce sans arrêt dans sa voix intérieure, dont le fil s'écrit à travers des vers et des calligrammes.
Date Published:2020

Ce récit poétique met en scène la voix d'un garçon qui affirme son homosexualité, à travers un monologue capable de réveiller les souvenirs de sa vie passée. Le narrateur s'est toujours senti différent et souvent jugé en regard des attentes des adultes. On lui a reproché de pleurer trop souvent, de s'agiter exagérément à la moindre émotion. En somme, grâce à un texte intimiste et poétique, il révèle sa différence, ce secret qui s'énonce sans arrêt dans sa voix intérieure, dont le fil s'écrit à travers des vers et des calligrammes.

Date Published:2020

Manual Dexterity Board Set


8 dexterity boards Practice the fundamentals with this clever learning aid! Manual dexterity boards encourages children to practice fine motor skills. Durable board is covered in heavy duty cotton blend. Practice these skills: zipper, lacing, button, snap, bow tying, buckle.
Date Published:2025

Stuffed

Eric Walters.


See also AB# 807049. High interest low vocabulary novel from the Orca Soundings series. Fifteen-year-old Ian decides to use the Internet to spread the word about a plan to boycott Frankie's, a fast-food restaurant chain with a questionable menu, after he and his classmates watch a documentary that highlights some of the concerns associated with unhealthy eating. .
Date Published:2006

La nouvelle maîtresse

Demers, Dominique.,


En congé de maternité, Germaine Chaput est remplacée par un curieux personnage: une maîtresse marginale et fantaisiste qui va bousculer les habitudes de ses élèves pour leur plus grand plaisir, mais au grand dam du directeur de l'école. This French language book is the first in the series of Mademoiselle Charlotte's Adventures where the main character keeps on changing her identity and delights all children. In the first book she is a teacher.
Date Published:2015

En congé de maternité, Germaine Chaput est remplacée par un curieux personnage: une maîtresse marginale et fantaisiste qui va bousculer les habitudes de ses élèves pour leur plus grand plaisir, mais au grand dam du directeur de l'école. This French language book is the first in the series of Mademoiselle Charlotte's Adventures where the main character keeps on changing her identity and delights all children. In the first book she is a teacher.

Date Published:2015