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A new young adult novel from the author of Reporter in Disguise! Sterling Crawford is a poor African American boy living in New Orleans. Sterling plays the trumpet just like his idol Buddy Bolden, a major figure in the development of American jazz. Bolden's music inspires Sterling into the eclectic, inspiring and sometimes shady world of this art form. Kid Sterling is a wonderfully textured story of a young aspiring musician that takes us through the streets, the honky-tonks, and the prisons of a legendary city where great musicians burst with ideas about a music that would eventually take over the world.
A detailed yet compendious chronology of Canadian history from man's first-known presence on Canadian soil to the present. The text includes both established and little-known dates and facts about people, places, and events important to Canada's development.
Beginning with January 1 and arranged by birth date, a collection of quotations from 366 noteworthy figures.
My sister tamed a squirrel with peanuts until it ate out of her hand... So begins a tongue-in-cheek tale of taming gone wrong. When a genius squirrel launches a daring winter storage plan, big sister ends up high in the oak tree with a new furry family. But what will happen when they run out of nuts? It's little sister to the rescue!
Peggy tells the story of the wonderful life of a guinea pig.
A comprehensive book on the trees of Canada and the northern United States.
Lita-Rose Betcherman analyzes the origins of totalitarianism and how it became a powerful trend in European countries and even Canada in the 1930s. The Swastika and the Maple Leaf traces the growth of fascism in Canada, from its roots in Quebec to its widespread appeal across the country.
Overcome by anger, and then denial, Jess attempts to deal with her mother"s illness alone, refusing to accept help or sympathy from even her closest friends.
Read about the fascinating and tricky problems faced when giant elephants of delicate hummingbirds are moved from place to place.