Anne Renaud
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English
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Short-listed for the 2011 Information Book Award and commended for the 2011 VOYA Non-Fiction Honour List From 1906 to 1914, the Empress of Ireland, one of the fastest and most elegant liners of the Edwardian era, graced the waters of the Atlantic Ocean. Remembered primarily for sinking in only 14 minutes in the St. Lawrence River and for having a greater loss of passenger life than the Titanic, the Empress's true legacy is the significant role it...
3) Mon plan A
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Français
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Lou n'en peut plus. Théo, un élève de son école, ne cesse de l'intimider. Il le ridiculise, le bouscule, l'exclut et utilise des mots qui lui font mal. Lou en parle à son père et tente de comprendre les raisons pour lesquelles Théo se comporte ainsi. Comment gérer cette situation avec Théo ? Lou est plein de ressources et une trouvaille incroyable lui permettra d'élaborer son plan A. Et, qui sait, Lou et Théo deviendront peut-être des...
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English
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Anna Swan dreamed of a life as big as she was. "When I was small, I was already big news," begins this picture book biography of Anna Swan. "Because when I was small, I was already TREMENDOUS." Anna was thirteen pounds at her birth in Nova Scotia in 1846. She grew steadily until she was nearly eight feet tall, and never felt that she fit into her small country life. Then, at age seventeen, Anna moved to New York City to be part of P. T. Barnum's Gallery...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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A mouthwatering tale of invention. When a persnickety customer named Filbert P. Horsefeathers complains that George Crum's fried potatoes are too thick, George makes them thinner. When Filbert insists they are still too thick, George makes them even thinner. But when the plate is sent back a third time, George mischievously decides to use his sharpest knife to cut paper-thin potato slices, which he fries until they are crackling and douses liberally...
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Français
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1873. Chester, 15 ans, a de très grandes oreilles. Des oreilles aussi grandes que des portes de grange. Mais qu'à cela ne tienne, Chester les aime bien ses oreilles. Tout comme il aime patiner sur la glace durant l'hiver. Rien ne peut le retenir, pas même le froid qui lui mordille le bout des doigts et des orteils. Sauf que les jours o le froid est
très mordant ses oreilles deviennent rose vif, passent au bleu pâle et puis au blanc.
Que faire?...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"A curious child who always knew he wanted to be an inventor when he grew up, Frank spent much of his youth experimenting in his basement laboratory -- mixing and measuring, testing and inspecting, studying and scrutinizing. One of his favorite things to experiment with was soda water, and one day after discovering the perfect flavoring for his most recent invention, he left it outside on his back porch with a spoon in it. The next morning, the drink...
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Reycraft Books
Pub. Date
2022
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English
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In a sleepy town in Southern France stands a mysterious structure. Is it a fortress? A giant labyrinth? The castle of a long-forgotten king? It is, in fact, the work of one man, Ferdinand Cheval, who shaped a palace over the course of 33 years with nothing but his bare hands, his will, and a few tools. This is the story of how and why his palace came to be.
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Français
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«Je me suis fait larguer au pays des ours polaires!» déclare Casimir d'Astous en débarquant sur le tarmac glacé du petit aéroport de Kuujjuaq. D'abord malheureux de ces vacances obligés, il change vite d'idée lorsqu'il rencontre Juani, un adolescent inuit conducteur de traineau à chiens et champion de hockey. L'intrépide et curieux Casimir attire l'aventure. Au cours de son séjour, l'un des chiens de traineau appartenant à la famille de...