Mega Rex

By (author) W. Scott Persons
Illustrated by Beth Zaiken
Categories: Children’s / Teenage general interest: Dinosaurs and prehistoric world

“Scotty,” the largest Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton in the world, was discovered in 1991. Mega Rex describes the landmark discovery, how to dig up a fossil, and what the unusual features of Scotty’s ...

The Mermaid Handbook

By (author) Taylor Widrig
Illustrated by Briana Corr Scott
Introduction by Dr. Alan Critchley
Categories: Children’s / Teenage general interest: Cooking and food

The book mermaids-in-training have been waiting for. From history and folklore to recipes and tips for ocean preservation, as well as profiles and original illustrations of mer-maidens from around the ...

Go Go Eco: Tin Can

By (author) Tiny & Tim
Categories: Early years / early learning concepts

What happens when you recycle everyday objects? Follow the amazing journey of a tin can and discover that it’s not just trash after all.
Titles in the series: Tin Can, Apple, T-Shirt, Comic. Wheel ...

Be a Weather Detective

By (author) Peggy Kochanoff
Categories: Children’s / Teenage general interest: Science and technology
Series: Be a Nature Detective

Why do dogs hate thunder? Is every snowflake really different? Where does wind come from? Naturalist and artist Peggy Kochanoff answers these questions and more in this illustrated guide to solving weather ...

Join the No-Plastic Challenge!

By (author) Scot Ritchie
Illustrated by Scot Ritchie
Categories: Children’s / Teenage social issues: Environment and green issues
Series: Exploring Our Community

Learn about the problem of single-use plastic—and what to do about it. On his birthday, Nick challenges his friends to spend the day without using any single-use plastic. This means they bring their ...

The Grizzly Mother

By (author) Hetxw’ms Gyetxw Brett D. Huson
Illustrated by Natasha Donovan
Categories: Early years: time and seasons
Series: Mothers of Xsan

To the Gitxsan people of northwestern British Columbia, the grizzly is an integral part of the natural landscape. Together, they share the land and forests that the Skeena River runs through, as well ...

Killer Style

By (author) Alison Matthews-David & Serah-Marie McMahon
Illustrated by Gillian Wilson
Categories: Children’s / Teenage general interest: Clothing and fashion

The clothes we wear keep us comfortable, protect us from the elements, and express our unique style—but could fashion also be fatal? As it turns out, history is full of fashions that have harmed and ...

Stories in the Clouds

By (author) Joan Marie Galat
Illustrated by Georgia Graham
Categories: Children's Nonfiction
Series: Dot to Dot in the Sky

From Lei-Gong—Chinese god of thunder—who was captured and set free, only to flood the earth, to Father Frost, the Russian spirit whose icy touch was a danger to anyone he deemed unworthy, this is ...

Planets

By (author) Tamara Hartson
Categories: Children’s / Teenage general interest: Space, stars and the solar system
Series: Super Explorers

Super Explorers take you deep into space to see the planets in our Solar System and beyond! Our Solar System has eight planets, five dwarf planets, and many minor planets. Most planets have at least one ...

Be a City Nature Detective

By (author) Peggy Kochanoff
Categories: Children’s / Teenage general interest: Science and technology
Series: Be a Nature Detective

How do bedbugs get into your home? Why are some grey squirrels black? Does goldenrod cause hay fever? Naturalist and artist Peggy Kochanoff answers these questions and more in this illustrated guide to ...