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"Take on a road trip across Newfoundland and Labrador visiting major cities as well as heading off the beaten path to explore the people, environment, foods, cultures, and history of each region. Detours add fun trivia and jokes to the road trip, while maps show the route travell...

"Courageous Malala Yousafzai survived an assassination attempt for advocating for the education of girls in her home country of Pakistan. This book describes her incredible story, including her advocacy work on behalf of women and girls on an international scale following her att...

"Discusses the life and accomplishments of Agnes Macphail, the first women elected as a Member of Parliament."

"Discusses the efforts of Jean Lumb, a Chinese-Canadian businesswoman and activist, to improve the lives of Chinese immigrants in Canada and to preserve Toronto's Chinatown."

"Readers who love clay modeling and stop motion videos will enjoy this exciting book, which will inspire them to create claymation projects. From creating their own unique clay figures to taking projects to the digital screen, readers will like the engaging photographs and step-b...

"Explores the culture and achievements of ancient China through the examination of artifacts that have survived through the centuries. Each primary-source artifact offers the reader significant clues to the civilization's technologies, cultural traditions, foods, and conflicts."-...

"In 1976, Viking 1 became the first spacecraft from Earth to land on Mars. For the first time, scientists were able to see the surface of the red planet. Since then, NASA and other space organizations have sent other probes to Mars and have learned a lot. Readers find out all abo...

"Partez en excursion à travers Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador pour visiter les principales villes et sortir des sentiers battus pour explorer les habitants, l'environnement, la gastronomie, les cultures et l'histoire de chaque région. Detours ajoute une anecdote amusante des cartes in...

"Air is essential for all living things on Earth. It provides the oxygen we need to breathe. Air affects the weather and nature, and can be used as a source of clean, renewable energy. But air can also get polluted by natural causes and human-made sources. Find out why air is so ...

"Discusses the life of Mary Ann Shadd, the first Black woman to publish a newspaper in Canada, who fought for Black women's rights as well as the right for Black children to be educated."

"A competitive swimmer in Syria, Yusra Mardini never let go of her Olympic dream, even when civil war made it too difficult to train in her country. In 2016, she was allowed to compete in the Rio Olympics as part of a special team for refugees. This was only months after making a...