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Animals Come Out (Hardcover)
Susan Vande Griek; Illustrated by Josée Bisaillon
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R491
R402
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Do you ever wonder what could happen if we all hid away? If we
stayed in, we just might see … the animals come out! A delightful
series of poems describes the many animals that emerge from the
woods, the hills and the skies when we are not around. Peek out
your window and watch the deer grazing under the streetlights, the
rabbits hopping through our vegetable gardens, and the ducks quack
quack quacking along the sidewalks. The Animals Come Out was
inspired by the wildlife seen in quieted urban areas during the
early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, a situation that young readers
may well remember. But this book also encourages readers to be
aware that, in fact, we share the outdoors with these animals all
the time, and to consider the impact that we have upon them. Key
Text Features illustrations Correlates to the Common Core State
Standards in English Language Arts: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.3
Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using
key details. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.4 Identify words and phrases in
stories or poems that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.4 Describe how words and phrases (e.g.,
regular beats, alliteration, rhymes, repeated lines) supply rhythm
and meaning in a story, poem, or song.
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Two Crows (Hardcover)
Susan Vande Griek; Illustrated by Emma Fitzgerald
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R552
R462
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A stunning book in verse inspired by the famous Scottish Gaelic
ballad, Twa Corbies, from the award-winning author of Loon and
Hawks Kettle, Puffins Wheel and the celebrated illustrator of
EveryBody's Different on EveryBody Street. One corbie, twa corbies,
Two black crows Perch in the gray Of a November-tree day. This
melodious read-aloud reimagines the haunting Scottish Gaelic ballad
Twa Corbies as a child-friendly counting book. Two Crows follows a
country dweller and their dog on a cold November's day as they
observe the wild, wooded landscape all around them. Young readers
will delight in observing the crows' strange behaviour as they
bitter and squawk, chatter and talk, while rabbling with a rabbit,
squabbling with a squirrel, and howling at a hound. As readers
watch the crows come and go, they will find themselves counting up
to ten and back down again. With stunning, spare verse from the
award-winning author of Loon and Hawks Kettle, Puffins Wheel and
folk art - inspired artwork by Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver
Award-nominated illustrator Emma FitzGerald (EveryBody's Different
on EveryBody Street; A Pocket of Time), Two Crows is a lilting tale
to warm the heart on cold winter nights.
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Loon (Paperback)
Susan Vande Griek; Illustrated by Karen Reczuch
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R400
R331
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A gorgeously illustrated, lyrical non-fiction picture book about
loons. It’s summertime, and as darkness falls there is a haunting
sound from the lake — Ooh-hoo-oo, ooh-hoo-oo. It is a loon
calling to its family across the water. This lyrical story follows
the life cycle of two loon chicks. We see them breaking out of
their eggshells, then learning to swim, find food and avoid
predators such as snapping turtles and big bass fish. After they
learn to fly, they migrate to the ocean. And when their striking
black-and-white feathers finally emerge, they fly inland, each to
find a new lake territory and mate. Accompanying Susan Vande
Griek’s poetic text are Karen Reczuch’s gorgeous illustrations,
which show the loons as they grow from tiny downy chicks to
majestic adult birds. An afterword provides more information on
loons, including their amazing diving ability, the meanings of
their calls, and the environmental threats that they face. Also
illustrated are five different types of loons and other animals
that can be found in their lake habitat. The illustrations were
researched in the Ornithology Collections at the Royal Ontario
Museum, and Ron Ridout of Bird Studies Canada consulted on the
text. Key Text Features illustrations author’s note further
reading labels Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in
English Language Arts: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.5 Explain major
differences between books that tell stories and books that give
information, drawing on a wide reading of a range of text types.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.5 Describe the overall structure of a story,
including describing how the beginning introduces the story and the
ending concludes the action. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.7 Analyze how
visual and multimedia elements contribute to the meaning, tone, or
beauty of a text (e.g., graphic novel, multimedia presentation of
fiction, folktale, myth, poem).
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Go Home Bay (Hardcover)
Susan Vande Griek, Pascal Milelli
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R537
R453
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In 1914, Tom Thomson spent the summer at a family cottage on Lake
Huron’s Georgian Bay, where he taught the ten-year-old daughter,
Helen, how to paint. Author Susan Vande Griek and illustrator
Pascal Milelli have imagined this time through Helen’s eyes,
providing an intriguing glimpse into the famous painter’s life.
Helen and her father greet their visitor on the rocks of West Wind
Island. She is fascinated by everything about him — his canoe
full of gear, his paint-stained hands, his campfire stew. Over the
next few days she watches as Tom paddles off to fish and clambers
over the rocks to paint. And then he invites Helen to paint with
him — wildflowers blooming near the cottage, boats rocking in the
water, pine trees blowing in a storm. And at summer’s end, he
leaves her with a memento of their time together. The story, told
in lyrical free verse, has a quiet charm, while the illustrations
capture the natural beauty that inspired some of Thomson’s most
memorable paintings. An author’s note provides more information
about Tom Thomson’s life.
The Art Room delights readers with a glimpse into the world of
artistic expression, fun and freedom that renowned Northwest Coast
artist Emily Carr created for her students. For any child who loves
art, it would be the gift of a lifetime to be able to study with a
great contemporary artist. This delightful story-poem recreates the
wonderful world of “the art room,” where famous Northwest Coast
painter Emily Carr taught drawing and painting to children to
support herself in the early 1900s. Filled with Carr’s love of
animals, her insistence on painting from life and nature, and the
sense of fun and freedom that she inspired in her young students,
author Susan Vande Griek provides a fascinating glimpse into the
life of this extraordinarily gifted artist. It is also a book bound
to inspire today’s children to make an “art room” of their
own. Illustrator Pascal Milelli has brilliantly accomplished the
very difficult job of painting a book about a painter. His rich
style is a perfect foil for the work that Carr was doing at the
time. This book reminds us of what a joyous experience art can be,
and can serve as an inspiration to children who love to look at the
world and try to reflect its beauty in their own creations. This
edition features an updated font and an author’s note. Key Text
Features biographical note Correlates to the Common Core State
Standards in English Language Arts: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.7 Use
illustrations and details in a story to describe its characters,
setting, or events. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.4 Describe how words and
phrases (e.g., regular beats, alliteration, rhymes, repeated lines)
supply rhythm and meaning in a story, poem, or song.
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