Children’s / Teenage general interest: Science and technology
Only the Trees Know
A frustrated little rabbit longs for spring in this gentle, warmhearted story about waiting.
Little Rabbit is hungry, bored and very tired of winter. “When will it be spring?” he asks his parents. ...
Boobies
A cheeky celebration of boobies!
“You have just opened a book about boobies.” Meet the Blue-footed Booby, who does not have any boobies at all, since only mammals have boobies. We learn that mammals ...
100 milliards de neurones
100 milliards de neurones : le livre qui t'apprend à mieux apprendre! Nouveau guide illustré dans la collection des Guides pratiques sympathiques, dont tous les titres sont des bestsellers au Québec, ...
Caillou Learns About Screen Time
Screens are part of our daily lives and their use, especially with children, can be a challenging issue. If adults set a good example, children will be able to positively and moderately use screens as ...
50 Space Missions that Changed the World
Since the first space mission in 1957, there have been many pivotal missions that have made new discoveries and pushed the boundaries of our knowledge. 50 Space Missions that Changed the World revisits ...
CRISPR
We can change the world with gene editing—but should we? CRISPR stands for Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats. If it sounds complicated, it is—but it’s also one of the most ...
I Found Hope in a Cherry Tree
Jean E. Pendziwol’s newest picture book is a lyrical meditation on nature and hope.
The child in this story observes the sun by playing with her shadow, though sometimes it disappears. She listens to ...
Be a Weather 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 ...
Birdsong
A tender, luminous portrait of art, nature, and connecting across generations. When a young girl moves from the country to a small town, she feels lonely and out of place. But soon she meets an elderly ...
Why Don't Cars Run on Apple Juice?
Curious kids ask the best questions! What keeps the stars from falling from the sky? Why do metal boats float? And more importantly, why don’t cars run on apple juice?! All these questions and more ...