Books from Tundra Books (NY)
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Checkers and Dot
By J. TorresIntroduces Checkers and Dot, two friends with different pets, patterns, and shapes. On board pages.
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Alis the Aviator
By Danielle Metcalfe-Chenail... butin 1942, they started manufacturing themat victory Aircraftinмalton, ontario, wherea quarter of the employees were women. чия мета моsaшито: the de Havilland Dн.98 моsauito was a.
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The Big Book of Canada
By Christopher MooreA North-West Mounted Police encampment in the oposs to o I 8 7o When Canada acquired land in the North and the from Britain and the Hudson's Bay Company, what is today Saskatchewan became part of the North-West Territories.
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The Green Man
By Michael BedardWith the bakery right next door, mice were a fact of life in the Green Man, and Psycho was a touch too weird to be much of a mouser. She stamped her foot to frighten any tiny intruder back into its hole and heard what sounded like a ...
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Rainbow Valley
By L. M. MontgomeryMontgomery, it seems clear that being born on beautiful Prince Edward Island, Canada, inspired her. Having a literary family also fueled Montgomery's writing. But most important, she was simply full of stories, just like the characters ...
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Creatures Great and Small
By Karen PatkauIntroduces creatures of all sizes, from the enormous blue whale to the tiny bee hummingbird.
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Creatures Yesterday and Today
Readers are transported back to prehistoric times where they encounter an array of creatures that have since disappeared, but live on in their present-day ancestors.
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Legends, Icons & Rebels: Music that Changed the World
By Robbie Robertson, Jim Guerinot, Jared LevineTHE AUTHOR OF music to resulting in the songs "Hey, Porter" and "Cry, Cry, Cry." These songs were exactly whatsam Philips was looking for Johnny released his first record and launched a nearly fifty-year, Hall of Fame career with the ...
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Vanishing Girl
By Shane PeacockAnd off she goes again, describing all nineteen of them, from scullery maid to butler: how they are dressed, their ages, and their appearance. One in particular stands out for the boy: a young dark-haired footman, tall and very thin, ...
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The ACB with Honora Lee
By Kate De GoldiThe ACB With Honora Lee unfolds with characteristic warmth, quirky, surprising humor and a rich cast of 'residents'. The story is a meditation on kindness and patience and acceptance; that of the very young and the very old.
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Monsterology: Fabulous Lives of the Creepy, the Revolting, and the Undead
By Arthur Slade, Derek MahDiscusses the history, origin, and likes and dislikes of monsters and evildoers, such as Dracula, Baba Yaga, the Loch Ness Monster, and werewolves.
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Villainology: Fabulous Lives of the Big, the Bad, and the Wicked
By Arthur G. SladeProfiles fourteen infamous evil-doers, including Attila the Hun, The Headless Horseman, and The Invisible Man--all of whom share such personal facts as high-school memories, likes and dislikes, and more. Original.
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She Dared: True Stories of Heroines, Scoundrels, and Renegades
By Edward ButtsDelves into the lives of twelve women who took up challenges that society felt could be met only by men, from a Civil War spy and World War II fighter pilot to a Wild West desperado and Yukon adventurer. Original.
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When Santa Was a Baby
By Linda BaileyExplores the childhood of Santa, including his love of standing in front of the refrigerator, giving away his birthday presents, and his adoring parents.
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Promise Song
By Linda HolemanWhen fourteen-year-old Rosetta and her younger sister Flora are sent from a British orphanage across the ocean to Canada to make a new life, their dreams of a family are shattered and Rosetta learns the true meaning of sisterhood
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Solid, Liquid, Gassy (a Fairy Science Story)
By Ashley SpiresSolid, Liquid, Gassy (A Fairy Science Story) is the second book in Ashley Spires' hilarious picture book series about a charming, determined heroine who celebrates the joys of curiosity and wonder.
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Little Red Lies
By Julie JohnstonC. H. A P T E R p | Whe true spring arrives at last. After the weekend's freezing rain, Monday opens onto a sunlit stage. It's almost a pleasure to walk to school. The sun has stopped being phony. It's beginning to warm things up.
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Winter Shadows
By Margaret BuffieDad said casually, “I hear Blair dropped by. What did she want?” I looked at him as if he'd said something stupid. Which he had. "Yeah, okay, she came to see how you were. But what else?” I knew what he meant. Was Blair filling my head ...
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Emily Carr: At the Edge of the World
By Jo Ellen BogartVancouver, Toronto: Douglas & McIntyre Ltd., 1987. Carr, Emily. Fresh String. Two Addresses by Emily Carr. Toronto. Clarke, Irwin & Company Ltd., 1972. Carr, Emily. Growing Pains. An Autobiography. Toronto: Irwin Publishing Inc., 1946.
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The Surprise
By Zadie Smith, Nick LairdThe Surprise is an endearing story about the quiet power of being different by two veteran writers, and introduces an exciting debut illustrator. Together they have created a picture book that adults and children alike will treasure.