Download or read book Toucania written by Marianne Ferrer and published by Orca Book Publishers. This book was released on 2021-03-16 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brimming with whimsical illustrations of imaginary animals, this delightful tale of an independent young woman is sure to encourage your own little explorers to dream of their own big adventures. Intrepid adventurer Amelia finally gets a chance to explore the legendary island of Toucania, following in her grandfather’s footsteps. There she will get to observe the strange creatures that he used to tell her about as she drifted to sleep. Belicorns, chimpanthers and firebats have filled her dreams for years and now she has a chance to see them for herself. But Amelia must get to the island quickly! Otherwise Toucania will soon vanish back into the dense fog that keeps it hidden for decades at a time.
Download or read book The Invisible Garden written by Marianne Ferrer and published by Orca Book Publishers. This book was released on 2019-04-09 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With very little text, this book lets the illustrations tell the charming story of a child carried away into a world much bigger than herself. A young girl and her family travel from the city to the country to celebrate her grandmother's birthday. Someone suggests that Arianne, as the only child at the party, might enjoy exploring the garden more than listening to the adults chat. Arianne is unsure what to do in the quiet garden, and she soon lies down out of boredom. But then she spots a pebble...and a grasshopper...and flies away on a dandelion seed pod into the cosmos as she discovers the freedom of her imagination.
Download or read book Riley Can t Stop Crying written by Stéphanie Boulay and published by Orca Book Publishers. This book was released on 2021-03-16 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ★ “Insightfully emotional...A poignant, purposeful depiction of a family learning to recognize, confront, and heal internal struggles with self-love and self-worth. Children in need of encouragement will find comforting revelations about the value of individuality.”—School Library Journal, starred review Riley is inconsolable. He can’t stop crying and nothing is making him feel better. His sister, Regina, tries her best to help him figure out what’s wrong, but four-year-old Riley isn't sure. It’s not his tummy, or his head, or the monsters under the bed. Regina and their dad try everything they can to make Riley smile, but nothing works until one day Regina has an idea. Maybe it’s Riley that is making Riley upset. Regina knows what it feels like to be uncomfortable in her body, but she also knows that she’s pretty amazing and really good at a lot of things. So how can she help Riley see that he’s pretty amazing and really good at a lot of things? A charming story about a child’s search for his true self under the compassionate eye of his older sister.
Download or read book Nye Sand and Stones written by Bree Galbraith and published by Orca Book Publishers. This book was released on 2021-04-13 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Somewhere off the coast and around the corner there are two islands. One island is made mostly of stones and the other mainly of sand, and that’s where the problem began. Young Nye doesn’t understand why the people on her Island of Sand work so hard to build beautiful sandcastles every day if they are destined to be ruined by the stones catapulted over by the people of the Island of Stones every evening. When she asks “Why?” all she ever hears in response is “Because.” As years go by, Nye realizes that the Because is starting to make sense to her and this makes her angry. And an angry Nye decides to take action. Through this story about injustice and challenging the status quo, readers will be inspired to think deeply about why and how we can bring about change in the world.
Download or read book Slow Moe written by Deborah Kerbel and published by Orca Book Publishers. This book was released on 2020-10-13 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Life moves oh-so-slow when your little brother is a snail. It takes forever to do anything! Really, it’s enough to test the patience of even the most understanding big sister. But is Moe just slow or is there something else going on? With charming illustrations by Marianne Ferrer, award-winning author Deborah Kerbel has written a delightful story about love, support and the struggle for tolerance within the often tumultuous sibling relationship. Orca Book Publishers is pleased to offer Slow Moe in two accessible editions. The audiobook features alternate text descriptions of images, including the cover. The epub edition of this title is fully accessible.
Download or read book Leopold s Leotard written by Rhiannon Wallace and published by Orca Book Publishers. This book was released on 2021-04-13 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leopold loves to dance! He dances everywhere he goes. When his dance teacher announces the year-end recital, Leopold hopes he will get to be a graceful bird. Alas, no such luck. Miss Linda says the dancers are going to be bees. But Leopold doesn’t want to be a buzzing little bee. He wants to be tall and elegant like an ostrich! When the big night comes around, the combination of stage fright and an uncomfortable costume are too much for Leopold. Will he find a way to overcome his fear and disappointment to show off his passion for dance?
Download or read book Raymond the Buffalo written by Lou Beauchesne and published by Orca Book Publishers. This book was released on 2021-05-11 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This adorably illustrated picture book celebrates the love we have for books and the strength of friendship. Raymond is a brave, strong and hairy buffalo. Gilbert is a quiet, growing and not-at-all hairy boy. Raymond is the hero of Gilbert's favorite book, and Gilbert brings his favorite book everywhere. When an unfortunate incident separates the two, Raymond finds himself in a very unusual situation—outside of his book and loose in the local library! There's nothing for Raymond to do but wait for Gilbert to come find him. But as the days turn into months and months into years, Raymond has to be brave and make a new home in the library shelves and a new friend in the librarian, Nicole.
Download or read book We Wear Masks written by Marla Lesage and published by Orca Book Publishers. This book was released on 2020-10-22 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Key Selling Points Author and illustrator Marla Lesage is a registered nurse and the mother of two young children learning to adjust to wearing masks in public. This book features different types of masks, including one with a clear panel being used by characters who rely on reading lips to communicate. Mandatory mask-wearing laws are spreading across Canada and the United States as science supports the practice to reduce the spread of germs. Normalizing mask-wearing as the economy reopens requires a behavioral and cultural shift; what we teach our children is imperative to this shift. Marla Lesage is also the author and illustrator of Pirate Year Round (2019).
Download or read book Bailey the Bat and the Tangled Moose written by Grant Lawrence and published by Orca Book Publishers. This book was released on 2021-09-14 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Defying Mama Bat’s orders, Bailey sneaks out of their hollow tree to follow a mournful cry coming from somewhere deep in the forest. The sun is up and it's time for bed, but Bailey the Bat just can't sleep! Bailey discovers a young bull moose tangled up in an old fence. On one side of the fence, hunters roam. On the other side, a wolf pack is hunting. Both parties are looking for an easy dinner. Can a tiny brown bat save a big tangled moose? A debut picture book from award-winning radio host and journalist Grant Lawrence, Bailey the Bat and the Tangled Moose is a suspenseful story and the perfect adventure for children moving towards early chapter books. Fully illustrated and longer than a standard picture book, this is an excellent choice for newly emergent readers.
Download or read book Pigboy written by Vicki Grant and published by Orca Book Publishers. This book was released on 2006-09-01 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Key Selling Points New, enhanced features (dyslexia-friendly font, cream paper, larger trim size) to increase reading accessibility for dyslexic and other striving readers.
Download or read book Give Me Back My Dad written by Robert Munsch and published by . This book was released on 2020-03-03 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cheryl and her dad know the best spot for ice fishing, but they'd better watch out because the fish have other plans"--Page 2 of cover.
Download or read book The Dog s Gardener written by Patricia Storms and published by Groundwood Books Ltd. This book was released on 2021-04-01 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: testing Rights key selling features comes out of description for subsidiary rights department under full text
Download or read book Cleopatra s Report written by Chris McTrustry and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's report day in Classroom 5A located near the Mars Research Center. A new student, Cleopatra, shares her weekend adventure--she got to explore a dying planet! Using her holoband, Cleopatra shows the class how the planet's native people grow their food from the ground and live in little huts and tribes. With an exciting adventure that's complete with colorful and imaginitve illustrations and intriguing and futuristic text, young readers will love exploring this strange planet with Cleopatra!
Download or read book My Head in the Clouds written by Danielle Chaperon and published by Orca Book Publishers. This book was released on 2019-10-08 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Travel the world with an intrepid explorer who's adventurous, brave and just a little bit forgetful. She searches for ancient loot but loses her swimsuit! Goes to beautiful places and misplaces three suitcases! From Canada to Nepal to Egypt and beyond, our narrator circles the globe while abandoning her possessions. She even loses her mother, briefly, in the desert. The cadence and rhyme, accented by quirky collage-style art, will propel readers along through this exciting excursion, ultimately landing on a fact page dedicated to the places you've just read about. Join us on our journey around the world.
Download or read book The Wrench written by Elise Gravel and published by Orca Book Publishers. This book was released on 2020-06-23 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bob’s tricycle is broken and he needs a wrench to fix it. He ventures out to buy one at the Megamart, where slick salesman, Mr. Mart, convinces Bob that it’s not a wrench he needs, but a fridge hat...singing pajamas...a screaming machine! Bob spends all his money on things that he really doesn’t need and before he knows it has no money and no wrench. Lively illustrations and quirky hand-lettering make The Wrench a delight to read while also conveying an important message about consumerism and excess.
Download or read book I m a Wild Seed written by Sharon Lee De La Cruz and published by . This book was released on 2021-01-12 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lively autobiographical comics take us through an exploration of queerness and what it means to a woman of color.
Download or read book The Street Belongs to Us written by Karleen Pendleton Jimenez and published by arsenal pulp press. This book was released on 2021-06-01 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1984 Los Angeles, Alex is a tomboy who would rather wear her hair short and her older brother’s hand-me-downs, and Wolf is a troubled kid who’s been wearing the same soldier’s uniform ever since his mom died. They temporarily set their worries aside when their street is torn up by digging machines and transformed into a muddy wonderland with endless possibilities. To pass the hot summer days, the two best friends seize the opportunity to turn Muscatel Avenue into a battleground and launch a gleeful street war against the rival neighborhood kids. But when Alex and Wolf make their headquarters inside a deep trench, Alex’s grandmother warns them that some buried things want to be found and some want to stay hidden and forgotten. Although she has the wisdom of someone who has survived the Mexican Revolution, the Spanish Flu, and immigration to a new country, the kids ignore her warning, unearthing more than they bargained for. This exuberant novel perfectly capture the summers of youth, when anything feels possible and an adventure is always around the corner. Bursting with life and feeling, both the people and the land come alive in a tale interwoven with Mexican-American identity, experience, and history. The Street Belongs to Us is a story of family, friendship, and unconditional acceptance, even when it breaks your heart. This publication meets the EPUB Accessibility requirements and it also meets the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG-AA). It is screen-reader friendly and is accessible to persons with disabilities. A Simple book with few images, which is defined with accessible structural markup. This book contains various accessibility features such as alternative text for images, table of contents, page-list, landmark, reading order and semantic structure.
