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The Turcottes: The Remarkable Story of a Horse Racing Dynasty2023 is the 50th anniversary of Secretariat's Triple Crown Victory Fifty years ago, Secretariat, a horse so brilliantly fast and powerful that many of his records still stand, completed his historic Triple Crown victory Secretariat's rider was Ron Turcotte, a master of his craft...
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AnangokaaFlora awakens to a changed world ...Upper Canada, 1804, on the edge of Chippewa territory. Flora MacCallum wakes from a malarial coma and witnesses the staggering loss her siblings have endured during their first days on the mosquito-infested banks of the Chenail ...cartÈ. Lured...
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Changes in LatitudesTrouble In Paradise Sixteen-year-old Travis is looking for a good time. A vacation in Mexico with his mother, sister, and little brother might cramp his style, but he's willing to take that risk for a chance to cruise the beaches. Travis soon discovers that...
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To Refrain from EmbracingFrom the backdrop of an impoverished steel-working community in working-class Hamilton, Ontario, in the 1970s, To Refrain From Embracing follows the trials faced by a small family after suicide-attempt results in 33-year-old veteran Ted being checked into the Hamilton Psychiatric Hospital. His wife Gloria...
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1812: A Traveler's Guide to the War That Defined a Continent: A Traveler's Guide to the War That Defined a ContinentThis official guide to the War of 1812 takes readers on a fascinating tour of the prominent historical sites in both Canada and the U.S. Timed for bicentennial celebrations continuing though 2015, this guide is published in partnership with the U.S. National Park Service...
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Sing, Don't CryOnce a year, Abuelo comes from Mexico to visit his family. He brings his guitar, his music--and his memories. In this story inspired by the life of Apolinar Navarrete Diaz--author Angela Dominguez's grandfather and a successful mariachi musician--Abuelo and his grandchildren sing through the...
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Que Tu Vida Sea Deliciosa / May Your Life Be DeliciosaMención de Honor como Libro Ilustrado en el Pura Belpré 2022 Todos los años en Nochebuena, Rosi y su mamá, su tía, su hermana y sus primos se reúnen en la cocina de la abuela para preparar tamales y contar historias. Al sumergirse en...
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Día de Muertos: A Papel Picado Lift-The-Flap BookAuthor: Dori ElysPublisher: Little SimonPublished: 07/18/2023Pages: 14Binding Type: Board BookWeight: 0.60lbsSize: 6.84h x 7.05w x 0.65dISBN: 9781665939423Audience: Ages 4-8Review Citation(s): School Library Journal 06/01/2023 pg. 54Publishers Weekly 07/31/2023About the AuthorDori Elys both writes and edits children's books. She lives in New York City with...
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Temagami: A Wilderness ParadiseFeatures the best canoe, kayak and hiking routes in the wild Temagami region of Ontario "Compiled by Hap Wilson, an outdoor writer who has more than thirty years of experience as a wilderness guide personally documented maps far more information than a volume this...
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El Fin (Y Regreso) de la Confusión: Doscientos Años de Errores Interesados Que Han Impedido El Desarrollo de MéxicoDoscientos años de errores interesados que han impedido el desarrollo de MéxicoEl fin de la confusión se publicó en 2014. La idea era explicar por qué las reformas estructurales de 2013 nos permitirían convertirnos en un país exitoso. En aquella ocasión sugería que, por...
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Tesoros En La CiudadExpanding your child's reading horizons is easy with fiction books from Teacher Created Materials! In "Treasure Hunt in the City" by Cynthia Harmony, eight-year-old Ramona goes on her first big trip to Mexico City and must overcome the language barrier between herself and her...
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All Aboard: The Complete North American Train Travel GuideIt's about the journey, not the destination. All Aboard--first published in 1995, and here revised and updated--is much more than a mile-by-mile scenery guide for train travelers. Written for both veteran train travelers and those considering their first rail journey, it will keep any...
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The Dragon Slayer: Folktales from Latin America: A Toon GraphicHow would a kitchen maid fare against a seven-headed dragon? What happens when a woman marries a mouse? And what can a young man learn from a thousand leaf cutter ants? Famed Love and Rockets creator Jaime Hernandez asks these questions and more as...
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William F. Buckley Sr.: Witness to the Mexican Revolution, 1908-1922In 1909, young William F. Buckley Sr. (1881-1958), who grew up in the dusty South Texas town of San Diego, graduated from the University of Texas law school and headed for Mexico City. Fluent in Spanish, familiar with Mexican traditions, and soon fit to...
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God Doesn't Live Here Anymore: Decline and Resilience in the Canadian ChurchThe church in Canada is in trouble. Media reports suggest that nine thousand churches are likely to close over the next ten years. The United Church of Canada reports closing a congregation a week. The Anglican Church of Canada anticipates closing its last congregation...
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The Hardest Battle: The Canadian Corps and the Arras 1918 CampaignThe Canadian Corps' Second Arras campaign was its most significant operational assignment of the war. More pivotal than Vimy, Passchendaele or Amiens, its task was to smash through a 15-kilometre zone of five fortified positions including the formidable Drocourt-Quéant Line and then cross the...
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Celebrate the Day of the Dead!El Día de los Muertos, or the Day of the Dead, is here--and this board book is the perfect format to introduce the youngest readers to the holiday! Cristina is excited to celebrate Día de los Muertos with her brother, Carlos, and their family....
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A Visit to CanadaTake a trip to Canada! Start in the city of Toronto, where you'll find the tallest tower in the country. Then, head into nature to see the beautiful Niagara Falls. And don't forget to watch a hockey game or eat some poutine! Learn all...
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The Wildes: The VaquitaRing and Asia Wilde's wild life is anything but ordinary. Instead of attending school, they travel the world with their tutor and parents (scientists who work to protect endangered species). On their last adventure, they swung through the Amazon rainforest to save their mom...
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Ten-EightyAs 14-year-old-Katria watches her father, Ivan, step-by-step sweep his spray of poison brew back to front over the lawn, she imagines the little creatures beneath the fall of his steel- toed boots curling up dead the minute he passes. She imagines his poison percolating...
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