The Abortion Caravan
In 1970 seventeen women travelled five thousand kilometres from Vancouver to Ottawa to raise awareness for women's rights, leading a rally of 500 women demanding access to abortion that shut down parliament.
Meg and Greg: A Duck in a Sock
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In the first book in the phonics-based, decodable Meg and Greg series, Meg and Greg have adventures over summer break in four stories that introduce readers to the phonograms ck, sh, ch and th. Includes illustrations and worksheets.
Orcas of the Salish Sea
Illustrated with stunning photographs, this nonfiction picture book introduces readers to Onyx. He’s a member of J pod, the famous family of southern resident orcas off the coast of British Columbia and Washington.
Big Whales, Small World
In this rhyming photographic board book, young readers are introduced to the different species of whales that live around the world.
Nibi is Water
A first conversation about the importance of Nibi, "water" in Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe), and our role to thank, respect, love, and protect it. Babies and toddlers can follow Nibi as it rains and snows, splashes or rows, drips and sips. Written from an Anishinaabe water protector’s perspective, the book is in both English and Anishinaabemowin.
I Want to Be...
Some jobs immediately sound fun—Candy Maker?! And some jobs sound exciting—Oceanographer! And some jobs—Wind Farmer—sound so wonderful it’s hard to believe that they exist! This ABC explores some of the amazing and unusual jobs that people do. The illustrations of girls full of joy and wonder show us how we can be anything we want to be.
I Am Violet
A little girl looks around her and sees that people come in a rainbow of colors. Her mom is red, her dad is blue, and she is a wonderful mix of her mom and dad. The little girl announces: I am proud to be both. I am proud to be me! I am Violet!
One Earth
This nonfiction book for teens profiles 20 environmental defenders of color from around the world. Their individual stories show that the intersection of environment and ethnicity is an asset to protecting our planet. Illustrated with photos of each of the people profiled.
Genius Jolene
In this illustrated early chapter book, Jolene travels with her long-haul trucker father to Los Angeles.
Autumn's Dawn
A Native girl struggles with becoming who she thinks she should be and accepting who she really is.
Taming Plastic
A primer on plastics for middle schoolers, with information on how plastics are made, what an enormous problem they are for the environment and what can be done to clean them up.
Pride
This revised, updated and expanded edition of the award-winning book Pride: Celebrating Diversity & Community (2016) celebrates the LGBTQ+ community’s diversity, the incredible victories of the past fifty years and the voices of young activists.
The Train
Ashley meets her great-uncle by the old train tracks near their community in Nova Scotia. When she sees his sadness, he tells her of the day when he and the other children were taken to residential school, their lives changed forever. Uncle also explains how Ashley gives him hope. She promises to wait with him in remembrance of what was lost.
Since Joel
When the unimaginable loss of a child becomes reality: a mother's moving portrait of loving, raising, and losing a son with an Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Simon Steps Into the Ring
A little boy learns to acknowledge his temper in this illustrated picture book for young readers.
The Case of the Missing Auntie
In the bright lights of the big city, the Mighty Muskrats search for an auntie lost long ago.
My Name is Konisola
On a winter night nine-year-old Konisola and her mother step off a plane in Canada. They are running for their lives. Soon after they land Konisola’s mother becomes sick, and Konisola is forced to fend for herself. Will she be allowed to stay in Canada as a refugee? Or will she and her mother be sent back across the ocean? Inspired by a true story.
On Our Nature Walk
Young readers are introduced to environmental issues in their own neighborhoods in this illustrated nonfiction picture book.
On My Mountain
Both the perspective of the wolf and the shepherd are seen in this flippable picture book.
High and Dry
In this illustrated early chapter book, a young boy and his grandfather work together to save a beached orca.
Little Cloud
This STEM-based picture book follows the origin of a hurricane, from a little cloud to a life-threatening storm.
The Ledge
In this high-interest novel for teen readers, sixteen-year-old Nick tries to adjust to his new reality after a surfing accident leaves him partially paralyzed.
