Les Casse-Cous doivent fair sept coups d'audace avant que leur rivaux, les Sauvages, n'en fassent autant. Avant un accident où il a perdu l'usage de sa jambe gauche, Kip était le leader des Casse-Cous. Il a maintenant de la difficulté à réussir les coups et il soupconne que les autres membres veulent l'exclure du club. À mesure que les coups deviennent plus difficiles, les Casse-Cous tentent de convaincre Kip qu'il ne sera peut-être pas à la hauteur. Kip refuse d'abandonner même s'il sait que ses amis ont probablement raison. Kip's only friends are the members of the Daredevil Club, a club whose mission is to complete seven dangerous dares before their rivals, the Wildmen, complete their list of dares. Before the cliff diving accident in which he lost the use of his leg, Kip had been the leader of the Daredevil club. Now he has difficulty completing the dares and suspects that his membership is threatened. As the daredevils plan their final stunt, a dangerous climb along a narrow steel shelf beneath a bridge, they try to convince Kip that he may not be up to the task. Kip refuses to back down even though he suspects his friends might be right.
Eric and his buddies have left behind their all-boys school to attend high school with girls. Eager to find his place in this exciting new world, Eric joins the student life committee, unaware that he is expected to enforce the school’s strict dress code. The dress code is particularly harsh on the girls he is keen to get to know. Eric finds this awkward, but it’s nothing compared to the position he finds himself in when the whole school revolts.
Mandy dreams of a career in the circus, working as an aerialist who specializes in rope climbing. When she is accepted into the prestigious Montreal Circus College summer program, she feels that she is finally on her way to fulfilling her dreams. At circus camp she is befriended - and challenged - by young circus performers from around the world. Circus camp turns out to be a magical combination of work and play, but when a veteran aerialist is killed in a fall, Mandy must confront the reality of circus life.
Introduce readers to complex cultural, social and environmental issues that they may encounter outside their homes, in a way that is accessible. Sidebars offer further reading for older children or care providers who have bigger questions. For younger children just starting to make these observations, the simple question-and-answer format of the main text will provide a foundation of knowledge on the subject matter. A gentle introduction to the issue of poverty, On Our Street explores the realities of people living with inadequate resources. Using age-appropriate language, this book addresses mental illness, homelessness and refugee status as they are connected to this issue.
Small-town police chief Maxine "Max" Benson is just settling into her new life when her ex appears on the scene. Apparently, he and his new young lover just happen to be visiting her area on holiday. That's all about to change when Max's ex-husband is accused of killing his young lover right in Max's own backyard. It seems that only Max's superior detection abilities can save him from an almost certain conviction. This is the third book in the Maxine Benson mystery series.
New Hope Academy, or, as seventeen-year-old Jane Learning likes to call it, No Hope, is a Baptist reform school where Jane is currently being held captive. Of course, smart, sarcastic Jane has no interest in reforming, failing to see any benefit to pretending to play well with others. But then Hannah shows up, a gorgeous bad girl with fiery hair and an even stormier disposition. She shows Jane how to live a full and fulfilling life even when the world tells you you're wrong, and how to believe in a future outside the "prison" walls. Jane soon learns, though, that Hannah is quietly battling some demons of her own.
It's almost summer in small town Port Ainslie. Or is it? Temperatures are so far below normal that Police Chief Maxine Benson and her team are wearing sweaters. But is it cold enough to freeze the body of the man found in a ditch on the outskirts of town one morning? Maxine starts to investigate, but she is elbowed aside by the mostly-male provincial police force so she takes charge on her own.
Since the sudden death of his younger sister, Evie, sixteen-year-old Munro Maddux has been having flashbacks and anger-management issues. He has a constant ache in his right hand. And there's a taunting, barking, biting voice he calls "the Coyote." Munro knows a six-month student exchange will not be the stuff of teenage dreams, but in Brisbane he intends to move beyond his troubled past. It is there, at an assisted-living residence called Fair Go Community Village, that Munro discovers the Coyote can be silenced.
Fourteen-year-old Maya sneaks out in her kayak before breakfast every day to check on a family of sea otters living in nearby Riley Bay. It's hard being an animal lover in a fishing family. The animals Maya loves threaten her family's livelihood, and Maya doesn't know if she can trust her family not to hurt them. She is determined to protect the sea otters, even if it means checking on them for the rest of her life. One morning, Maya discovers she's being watched. Who is it and what are they doing? Soon Maya has to trust someone as she gets caught in a dangerous race to save the sea otters - and her family's livelihood - from poachers.
By placing the original text and a modern translation on facing pages, Parallel Text makes classic literature accessible to your students. Each text features introductory material to create context, numbered paragraphs and stanzas for easy reference, anticipation and discussion questions, literary activities and much more.
By placing the original text and a modern translation on facing pages, Parallel Text makes classic literature accessible to your students. Each text features introductory material to create context, numbered paragraphs and stanzas for easy reference, anticipation and discussion questions, literary activities and much more.
By placing the original text and a modern translation on facing pages, Parallel Text makes classic literature accessible to your students. Each text features introductory material to create context, numbered paragraphs and stanzas for easy reference, anticipation and discussion questions, literary activities and much more.
By placing the original text and a modern translation on facing pages, Parallel Text makes classic literature accessible to your students. Each text features introductory material to create context, numbered paragraphs and stanzas for easy reference, anticipation and discussion questions, literary activities and much more.
By placing the original text and a modern translation on facing pages, Parallel Text makes classic literature accessible to your students. Each text features introductory material to create context, numbered paragraphs and stanzas for easy reference, anticipation and discussion questions, literary activities and much more.
By placing the original text and a modern translation on facing pages, Parallel Text makes classic literature accessible to your students. Each text features introductory material to create context, numbered paragraphs and stanzas for easy reference, anticipation and discussion questions, literary activities and much more.
By placing the original text and a modern translation on facing pages, Parallel Text makes classic literature accessible to your students. Each text features introductory material to create context, numbered paragraphs and stanzas for easy reference, anticipation and discussion questions, literary activities and much more.
By placing the original text and a modern translation on facing pages, Parallel Text makes classic literature accessible to your students. Each text features introductory material to create context, numbered paragraphs and stanzas for easy reference, anticipation and discussion questions, literary activities and much more.
By placing the original text and a modern translation on facing pages, Parallel Text makes classic literature accessible to your students. Each text features introductory material to create context, numbered paragraphs and stanzas for easy reference, anticipation and discussion questions, literary activities and much more.
Readers learn what maps are, how they change, when they are helpful, and what features they share.
This informational text tells about the life and deeds of Abrahma Lincoln.
Families around the world may look different, have different members, eat different foods, and wear different clothes, but all families are a group of people who love each other.
Readers learn about the first President of the United States. George Washington was a general during the Revolutionary War when America gained independence from the British and the 13 American colonies became the United States of America.
In Freaky Fish, readers are introduced to fish with strange colors and shapes that help them survive in the ocean. Through pictures and facts, readers learn about the lionfish, moray eel, anglerfish, squirrelfish, leafy seadragon, porcupine fish, sar
Hot and Cold provides different examples of hot and cold items to help explore the properties of objects. Fire and ice, ovens and refrigerators, summer and winter, cocoa and ice cream - these are all examples given to illustrate the difference in tem
Floods teaches students how too much water can damage the earth and hurt people. After learning about why floods happen, students learn how people try to predict and stop flooding.
