Reflection

Hedy Bohm is a Jewish teenager from Oradea, Romania, who survives Auschwitz-Birkenau and the Fallersleben concentration camp, where she is a forced laborer at the Volkswagen factory. After liberation, Hedy, now an orphan, escapes from Communist Hungary to Canada, where she starts a family and becomes involved in Holocaust education.

Color in Nature

Part of the nonfiction Orca Wild series for middle-grade readers and illustrated with color photographs throughout, this book examines how animals use color for survival.

Gone Forever?

Part of the nonfiction Orca Think series for middle-grade readers, this illustrated book introduces young people to places around the world that could disappear because of the effects of human-caused climate change.

How to Comfort a Monster

In this sweet picture book, a child attempts the impossible task of consoling a giant crying monster, but learns that his company is comfort enough.

Meet the Cephalopods

This beautifully illustrated nonfiction picture book dives deep into the lives of enigmatic, clever and fascinating cephalopods.

Puffin Circus 1 2 3

Run away and join the circus! Youngsters will be delighted by the antics of these playful puffins… and will count along with all the fun.

Shirley

The true story of Shirley (Fletcher) Horn's experience of resilience and survival at the Shingwauk Indian Residential School.

Shirley

L'histoire vécue de l'expérience de Shirley (Fletcher) Horn au pensionnat indien de Shingwauk.

Dessin refuge

Illustrated By: Camille Lavoie

La classe de Yohan le submerge de bruit et de demandes contradictoires. Ses crayons offrent une échappatoire : des lignes colorées deviennent des montgolfières qui l'élèvent au-dessus du chaos

Les insectes

Une fourmi détective met les enfants au défi de repérer les mensonges cachés parmi des faits surprenants sur sept insectes, en mêlant sciences, humour et histoires farfelues pour développer curiosité, confiance et esprit critique chez les jeunes lecteurs.

Mikuan et Apinam

Mikuan, huit ans, adore son petit frère Apinam, né avec une paralysie cérébrale. Une balade en forêt avec leur kukum prend une tournure inattendue lorsqu'ils tombent nez à nez avec un ours noir.

Spaal'

Spaal’: A Raven with Different Wings is based on a true story about determination, kindness, and strength.

Nocturnal Animals

Under the cover of darkness, a hidden world awakens… Tree frogs sing love songs, while a bobcat waits to pounce on mice beneath the snow. From shadowy forests to moonlit meadows, nighttime creatures from around the world come to life. With poetic text and dreamy art by Ashley Anne Clark, this cozy tale will delight readers of all ages.

The First Christmas Tree

In this illustrated picture book, the Great Manitou searches for the right tree to give the Innu for their first Christmas tree in the cold northern winter.

Smart Machines

Part of the nonfiction Orca Think series for middle-grade readers, this illustrated book introduces young readers to artificial intelligence and how this technology will influence humanity now and in the future.

Up in the Blue Sky

This illustrated nonfiction book provides a study of the sky from Earth's surface to distant space with information on animals, weather and astronomy in various elevations, in a unique format that will have readers feeling like they are flying higher and higher with each page.

It’s Me, Henry!

This picture book about a young boy on the autism spectrum highlights the way he functions differently from his classmates. His way of being in the world has both its challenges and its strengths.

L'écureuil qui marchait sur l'eau

En 2164, le fleuve Saint-Laurent est devenu un labyrinthe de plastique ; lors d’une balade dans le port de Montréal, Kévin et son amie Ernestine croisent Karl, un requin vieux de 300 ans égaré dans les eaux polluées, et se lancent dans une mission folle : le guider vers les eaux froides de l’océan Atlantique et combattre le vortex de déchets.