"Children are made readers on the laps of their parents."--Author Emilie BuchwaldFilled with beautifully illustrated reviews and a wealth of recommendations, A Parent's Guide to the Best Kids' Comics lovingly and thoughtfully reveals a world of graphic novels sure to capture the imagination and curiosity of your child.Children's literature experts and library professionals Scott Robins and Snow Wildsmith select and review 100 age-appropriate books, and recom...

Travel back in time with three unlikely friends who meet for the first time: Hoot, the Great Horned Owl; Teddy, a black bear cub; and Mr. Roosevelt, the elk. Follow their dream as the three fly back in time to meet President Theodore Roosevelt.Teddy, the bear cub, and Roosevelt, the elk, realized they were named after the 26th President of the United States. Along the way, Teddy the cub gets into mischief and frightening mishaps that eventually become a learning experience that wil...

As Ace and John, two friends, are searching for holiday gifts in London, they come across a lion cub for sale in Harrods, the famous department store! Unable to bear the thought of leaving the cub, Ace and John take him home and name him Christian. After a year of fun and mischief Christian has grown up, and Ace and John realize that their pet needs to be among other lions and deserves to live free, in his natural environment. Luckily, friends help introduce Christian to the African wild.

Accompanied by award-winning illustrator Bridget George’s luminous artwork, this tradition-steeped story from renowned author Richard Wagamese meditates on the unifying powers of wisdom, kindness and respect with all the visionary clarity of our most essential legends.The unmistakable voice of revered Ojibway author Richard Wagamese returns with this moving tale, beautifully illustrated by original work from Anishinaabe artist Bridget George.The story unfol...

This is a true story.I had long searched for a young, white mule to raise and train and was expecting to find one around six months old.When I did finally find one he was a newborn and being sold along with his mother.They were consigned to a Fox Trotter sale that was coming up in a couple weeks.I was not interested in the mare and did not attend the sale.Little did I know, the owner had decided her baby was a worthless, white mule and may hinder her sale.He left the little, three ...

What is the difference between a cougar, a puma, and a mountain lion?How high can a cougar jump to reach a tree limb?Do cougars live alone or in groups?Do cougars catch most of what they chase?What will a cougar do if it sees a dog?Learn the answers to these questions, and more.Find out what a cougar looks like, where it lives, what it eats, what eats it, how babies are born, and other fun facts.All measurements in American and metric....

The Legend of the Buffalo Stone is based on the history of the Blackfoot people—specifically their dependence on the buffalo and how they hunted the great animals on foot before horses were brought to North America—and is retold with the permission and under the advisement of a First Nations scholar and member of the Blackfoot nation.The story centres on Hanata, a young Blackfoot girl who understands the importance of the buffalo for her peoples’ survival. She not only hel...

A badger is an animal. It looks like a cross between a skunk and a dog.They have a long nose. They use it to stick into holes they have dug. This lets them reach the insects they find underground.Badgers have a funny looking face. It is mostly black, but has white stripes. That helps them to hide in the nighttime shadows.Find out more about this amazing animal and learn the answers to these questions:What was badger fur used for?Can a badger spray like a ...

This is the story of how the first beaver came to be. It tells of a young girl, Reedee, who is born with hair the colour of Mother Earth, not the colour of Raven like the rest of her people. It isn't just her hair that sets Reedee apart: at night, when everyone else sleeps, Reedee disappears into the forest. Her parents are dismayed, but when they learn that Reedee has a path she must follow on her own, they support her and allow her to become her true self.Caroll Simpson's charmin...

When two red foxes have an argument that breaks apart their community, a gentle buffalo decides to take a braid of sweetgrass to a local Elder and asks her to help with a sharing circle for all the animals.A wonderful book to inspire social-emotional learning and encourage community and relationship building.The hardcover book includes the following backmatter: expectations for your own sharing circle, instructions on how to create your own talking stick (i...

A bittersweet story of love and heartbreak set in rural Thailand. Written as a childrens' story, it is based on a human relationship between an ageing foreign male, commonly called a 'buffalo', and a much younger local Thai female, commonly known as a 'butterfly'.Many 'buffaloes' find their 'butterflies' and live happily ever after.However, sadly, some of them do not!

Matthew Alexander Henson was born in Maryland in 1866. As a boy he worked as a sharecropper. A sharecropper is a farmer, but they don't own the land they farm. They grow the food, then they share their crop with the landowner.Every year Matthew and his family would grow a crop. Then they would have to share half of what they grew with the man who owned the land.Matthew's parents died when he was young. Matthew didn't want to be a farmer, so he ran away to sail the seas. He we...