"The moments Emma shares with Grandpa Phil are always filled with beautiful discoveries. That is because her grandfather knows so much ... He even knows how to change simple stones into precious gems ..."-- Provided by publisher.
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"Many springs ago, in the land under the Northern Lights, a little girl named Missuk dreamed of being a carver."--BOOK JACKET.
"Gwendolyn begs her parents for a pet, and soon discovers how much she loves taking care of her very own garden."--Provided by publisher.
"Pouet, raconte-moi une histoire", demande Vroum en grattant la tête d'un chien. Le bonhomme rouge au chapeau de champignon réplique qu'il est occupé, même s'il regarde le vide. En vérité, il est en train de contempler l'univers, ce qui risque d'être long. Or, son ami jaun...
"A curious child who always knew he wanted to be an inventor when he grew up, Frank spent much of his youth experimenting in his basement laboratory -- mixing and measuring, testing and inspecting, studying and scrutinizing. One of his favorite things to experiment with was soda ...
When Anna Swan came into the world, people chattered. They whispered over tea and gossiped across fences. Because even when she was small, Anna was... tall. By the time she was four, she'd risen higher than a rain barrel. At six, she was taller than her mother. By ten, she towere...
Chronicles the history of Pier 21 in Halifax Harbour, including the immigrants and military personnel who used it.
"A tiny birthday card, crafted against all odds within the confines of Auschwitz. Based on a true story. Ten-year-old Sorale discovers a tiny heart-shaped book among her mother's belongings. Its pages are shaped like four-petaled flowers, upon which are written words in languages...
"Les lecteurs de tout âge seront inspirés par cette extraordinaire biographie de la géante au grand cœur qui a surmonté de nombreux obstacles pour vivre une vie heureuse et enrichissante"--Fourni par l'éditeur.
Anna Swan grew to an astonishing size -- nearly 2.5 metres (almost 8 feet) tall. She was billed as ?The Nova Scotia Giant Girl? at P.T. Barnum's American Museum in New York. But despite her unusual and challenging physical attributes, she rose above adversity and led a life of lo...