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House of AnansiHome of Groundwood Books and Libros Tigrillo
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Groundwood Books Libros Tigrillo
Spring 2012
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We acknowledge for their fi nancial support of our publishing program the Canada Council for the Arts, the Ontario Arts Council, the Government of Ontario through the Ontario Media Development Corporation, and the Government of Canada through the Canada Book Fund (CBF).
I Know HereWritten by Laurel Croza Illustrated by Matt James
winner of the marilyn baillie picture book award!
No Ordinary DayWritten by Deborah Ellis
governor general’s literary award finalist (children’s text)
★ school library journal starred review★ horn book starred review★ booklist starred review
Wanting MorWritten by Rukhsana Khan
muslim writers awards published children’s book shortlist
MigrantWritten by Maxine Trottier Illustrated by Isabelle Arsenault
new york times best illustrated books
governor general’s literary award finalist (children’s illustration)
★ quill & quire starred review
Sita’s RamayanaWritten by Samhita Arni Illustrated by Moyna Chitrakar
★ booklist starred review
★ school library journal starred review
A Few BlocksWritten and illustrated by Cybèle Young
★ publishers weekly starred review
★ kirkus starred review
When Apples Grew Noses and White Horses Flew: Tales of Ti-JeanWritten by Jan Andrews Illustrated by Dušan Petričić
★ horn book starred review
Hound and HareWritten and illustrated by Rotraut Susanne BernerTranslated by Shelley Tanaka
★ kirkus starred review
Gangs: A Groundwork GuideWritten by Richard Swift
★ booklist starred review
Caramba and HenryWritten and illustrated by Marie-Louise Gay
★ kirkus starred review
recent awards and honors
published children’s book shortlist
Blue Spruce
Roslyn Rutabaga and the Biggest Hole on Earth!
Written and illustrated by Marie-Louise Gay
Silver Birch Express
Banjo of DestinyWritten by Cary Fagan
Canadian Railroad Trilogy
Written by Gordon Lightfoot Illustrated by Ian Wallace
When Apples Grew Noses and White Horses Flew:
Tales of Ti-JeanWritten by Jan Andrews
Illustrated by Dušan Petričić
Red Maple
No Safe PlaceWritten by Deborah Ellis
Golden Oak
No Safe PlaceWritten by Deborah Ellis
Canadian Railroad Trilogy
Written by Gordon LightfootIllustrated by Ian Wallace
Viola Desmond Won’t Be Budged!Written by Jody Nyasha WarnerIllustrated by Richard Rudnicki
Toronto Public Library First and Best 2011
Caramba and HenryWritten and illustrated by
Marie-Louise Gay
What Are You Doing?Written by Elisa Amado
Illustrated by Manuel Monroy
Forest of Reading 2012 Nominees
recent awards and honors
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• JUVENILE NONFICTION / Social Science / Politics & Government
• 978-1-55498-149-6
• $18.95
• Hardback, with printed dust jacket
• Grades P to 2, ages 4 to 7
• 9.25" x 9.25"
• 48 pages, full color
• For sale with exclusive rights in: CA, US
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With a very simple text accompanied by rich, vibrant illustrations a young narrator describes what it means to be a child with rights — from the right to food, water and shelter, to the right to go to school, to be free from violence, to breathe clean air, and more. The book emphasizes that these rights belong to every child on the planet, whether they are "black or white, small or big, rich or poor, born here or somewhere else." It also makes evident that knowing and talking about these rights are the first steps toward making sure that they are respected.
A brief afterword explains that the rights outlined in the book come from the Convention on the Rights of the Child, which was adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1989. The treaty sets out the basic human rights that belong to children all over the world, recognizing that children need special protection since they are more vulnerable than adults. It has been ratified by 193 states, with the exception of Somalia, the United States and the new country of South Sudan. Once a state has ratified the document, they are legally bound to comply with it and to report on their efforts to do so. As a result, some progress has been made, not only in awareness of children`s rights, but also in their implementation. But there are still many countries, wealthy and poor, where children`s basic needs are not being met.
To read a summary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, go to www.unicef.org/crc/files/Rights_overview.pdf.
ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS
Alain Serres has published more than one hundred titles for children, and many of them have been translated into other languages. In 1996 he founded the highly regarded French publishing house Rue du Monde. He lives near Paris. Aurélia Fronty studied textile design at l’École Duperré in Paris and worked in fashion before she began to illustrate children’s books. She has illustrated more than forty titles, which have been published around the world. She lives in Montreuil, France.
I Have the Right to Be a Child Written by Alain Serres Illustrated by Aurélia Fronty Translated by Helen Mixter
June 1, 2012
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• JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance
• 978-1-55498-178-6
• $18.95
• Hardback, with printed dust jacket
• Grades P to 2, ages 4 to 7
• 8.86" x 8.27"
• 52 pages, full color
• For sale with exclusive rights in: CA, US
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Jimmy lives in a small town by the sea where there is just one tiny gym. The owner of the gym suggests that Jimmy start training, and to inspire him, he gives Jimmy a box full of books, as well as newspaper clippings about Muhammad Ali — "The Greatest." Jimmy is swept with admiration for Ali. He begins to read and run and box like crazy, even though someone at the gym has taken his shoes. And as he does so, he makes a great discovery: you don`t have to leave home to be "the greatest."
Unlike many stories about emigration, Jairo Buitrago`s simple, profound text is about someone who decides to stay in his small remote town in Latin America. Combined with Rafael Yockteng`s humorous illustrations, this book will be especially appealing to boys and boxing aficionados.
The Spanish edition, Jimmy, el más grande!, was recently nominated for one of "Los mejores libros del año" (Best Books of the Year) by Venezuela`s
Banco del Libro.
ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS
Jairo Buitrago is a children`s book author who has collaborated with Rafael Yockteng on several picture books. Their books have been included on IBBY`s Honor List, in the White Ravens Catalogue (Germany) and on Banco del Libro`s "Los mejores libros del año" / Best Books of the Year (Venezuela).
Rafael Yockteng has illustrated a number of children`s books, which have been published in Colombia and abroad. He lives in Bogotá, Colombia.
Jimmy the Greatest! Written by Jairo Buitrago Illustrated by Rafael Yockteng Translated by Elisa Amado
May 1, 2012
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• JUVENILE FICTION / Lifestyles / City & Town Life
• 978-1-55498-130-4
• $17.95
• Hardback, with printed dust jacket
• Grades P to 2, ages 4 to 7
• 7.875" x 11"
• 28 pages, full color
• For sale with exclusive rights in: CA, US
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A young boy spots a baby tree growing in the middle of a dusty path in his village. He carefully places rocks around it as the local mango seller rushes past shouting, "Out of the way! Out of the way!" As the tree grows bigger, people and animals traverse the path until it becomes a lane, flowing like a river around the tree. Over time, the lane becomes a road, and a young man crossing the road with his children remembers the baby tree from long ago. By the time he is an old man, the tree has become a giant. The city traffic continues to rattle past, noisier and busier than ever, but sometimes the great tree works its magic, and people just stop, and listen.
In this simple, lyrical story, a wide-spreading tree and a busy road grow simultaneously, even as time passes and the footsteps of people and animals give way to speeding cars, buses and trucks. The illustrations, in pen-and-ink with vibrant blocks of color, have a classic folk-art feel.
The author and illustrator, who really do share the same name (except for the last letter!), have always wanted to do a book together.
ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS
Uma Krishnaswami has written many highly acclaimed children`s books, from picture books to middle-grade readers to retellings of classic tales and myths. She teaches at Vermont College of Fine Arts in the MFA program in Writing for Children and Young Adults and is an active blogger. She lives in Aztec, New Mexico.
Uma Krishnaswamy divides her time between illustrating picture books and teaching art theory to young adults. She lives in New Delhi, India.
Out of the Way! Out of the Way! Written by Uma Krishnaswami Illustrated by Uma Krishnaswamy
April 1, 2012
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• JUVENILE NONFICTION / Cooking & Food
• 978-1-55498-133-5
• $18.95
• Hardback, with printed dust jacket
• Grades P to 2, ages 4 to 7
• 7.25" x 10.5"
• 32 pages, full color
• Libros Tigrillo
• For sale with exclusive rights in: CA, US
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Cooking Poems
Guacamole Un poema para cocinar / A Cooking Poem
Written by Jorge Argueta Illustrated by Margarita Sada Translated by Elisa Amado
April 1, 2012
Following on the success of Sopa de frijoles / Bean Soup and Arroz con leche / Rice Pudding is Jorge Argueta`s third book in our bilingual cooking poem series — Guacamole — with very cute, imaginative illustrations by Margarita Sada.
Guacamole originated in Mexico with the Aztecs and has long been popular in North America, especially in recent years due to the many health benefits of avocados. This version of the recipe is easy to make, calling for just avocados, limes, cilantro and salt. A little girl dons her apron, singing and dancing around the kitchen as she shows us what to do. Poet Jorge Argueta sees beauty, magic and fun in everything around him — avocados arelike green precious stones, salt falls like rain, cilantro looks like a little tree and the spoon that scoops the avocado from its skin is like a tractor.
As in the previous cooking poems, Guacamole conveys the pleasure of making something delicious and healthy to eat for people you really love. A great book for families to enjoy together.
ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS
Jorge Argueta is a native Salvadoran and Pipil Nahua Indian. He is an award-winning author of picture books and poetry for young children. Jorge lives in San Francisco, California. Margarita Sada is a well-known Mexican artist. She lives in Mexico City.
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• JUVENILE FICTION / Imagination & Play
• 978-1-55498-158-8
• $17.95
• Hardback, with printed dust jacket
• Grades 2 to 4, ages 7 to 9
• 8.625" x 7.6875"
• 32 pages, full color
• Libros Tigrillo
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In this book of short poems in Spanish and English, a young boy and girl describe their world and their day-to-day experiences — the boy`s street is like the trunk of an almond tree and the newborn chicks are like tiny walking suns. The girl loves her dog Oliver, the wind hitting her in the face and laughter "that explodes for no reason." But the children also ponder mysteries, such as the loud silence the boy hears inside himself when he goes for a walk alone and the vast beauty of the sky, with its clouds and constellations.
Once again Jorge Luján brings young readers a lyrical and joyful collection of
poems. Morteza Zahedi`s powerful illustrations in densely saturated colors perfectly complement the poems` subtle explorations.
ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS
Jorge Luján is a prolific and highly respected author and poet. He has worked
with many of the world`s greatest illustrators to create an outstanding body of work. Jorge lives in Mexico City.
Morteza Zahedi has illustrated more than twenty books and has won many awards. He lives in Tehran, Iran.
Con el sol en los ojos / With the Sun in My Eyes Written by Jorge Luján Illustrated by Morteza Zahedi Translated by Janet Glass
March 1, 2012
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• JUVENILE FICTION / Family / General
• 978-1-55498-177-9
• $15.95
• Hardback, with printed dust jacket
• Grades 2 to 5, ages 7 to 10
• 5.5" x 8.5"
• 144 pages, black-and-white illustrations
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Charlie can`t wait for school to be over. But he`s wondering what particular vacation ordeal his parents have lined up for the family this summer. Canoeing with alligators in Okefenokee? Getting caught in the middle of a revolutionary shootout in Mexico? Or perhaps another trip abroad?
Turns out, this summer the family is staying put, in their hometown — Montreal, Canada. A "staycation," his parents call it. Charlie is doubtful at first but, ever resourceful, decides that there may be adventures and profit to be had in his own neighborhood.
And there are. A campout in the backyard brings him in contact with more than one kind of wildlife, a sudden summer storm floods the expressway, various pet-sitting gigs turn almost-disastrous, and a baseball game goes awry when various intruders storm the infield — from would-be medieval knights and an over-eager ice-cream vendor to a fly-ball-catching Doberman. Then of course there`s looking after his little brother, Max, who is always a catastrophe-in-the-making.
ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS
Marie-Louise Gay is a world-renowned author and illustrator of children`s books, who has a long and stellar list of major awards to her credit. She lives in Montreal, Quebec.
Born and raised in Chicago, David Homel is an award-winning novelist, screenwriter, journalist and translator. He lives in Montreal, Quebec.
Summer in the City Written by Marie-Louise Gay and David Homel Illustrated by Marie-Louise Gay
April 1, 2012
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• JUVENILE FICTION / Mysteries & Detective Stories
• 978-1-55498-180-9
• $14.95
• Trade paperback
• Grades 4 to 7, ages 9 to 12
• 6.25" x 8.25"
• 256 pages, black-and-white illustrations
• For sale with exclusive rights in: CA
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Madeline`s parents have gone missing. Her only clues? A note tacked on the fridge from someone called The Enemy, a file card covered in a squiggly secret code, and dozens of red eyes staring out the blackened windows of a car she saw speeding down her driveway. And Madeline could swear the driver was a fox . . .
Luckily, Madeline encounters two bunnies who have decided to take up detective work (detectives get to wear fedoras) and are willing to come to her aid — pro bono. And if her parents` kidnappers are foxes, who better than rabbit detectives to sniff them out?
Together, Madeline and Mr. and Mrs. Bunny confront evil foxes, a marmot named The Marmot, and the dreaded Bunny Council to solve the Case of the Missing Parents. Here is a madcap, hilarious romp that is also a touching story about family and trust. Written by Mrs. Bunny,* translated from the Rabbit by multi-award-winning author Polly Horvath, and beautifully illustrated by Sophie Blackall, Mr. and Mrs. Bunny — Detectives Extraordinaire! is a book that kids will both laugh over and love.
* Mrs. Bunny lives in Rabbitville in the Cowichan Valley on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. She is married to Mr. Bunny and has twelve children. This is her first book.
ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS
Polly Horvath has won many awards for her children’s books, including the National Book Award and the CLA Young Adult Book Award. She lives in Metchosin, British Columbia.
Sophie Blackall is an illustrator and winner of the Ezra Jack Keats Book Award. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.
Mr. and Mrs. Bunny — Detectives Extraordinaire!Written by Polly Horvath Illustrated by Sophie Blackall
February 14, 2012
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• JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Siblings
• 978-1-55498-131-1
• $16.95
• Hardback, with dust jacket
• Grade 4 to 7, ages 9 to 12
• 5" x 7.5"
• 216 pages
• For sale with exclusive rights in: CA US
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At first Curtis isn`t that worried when his mother doesn`t come home from her all-night job at the local gas bar. She`ll be back, he`s ten out of ten positive. After all, she promised she would never leave him again.
Besides, Curtis is used to looking after himself and his five-year-old brother, Artie, and for a time he manages things on his own, keeping their mother`s absence a secret. He knows exactly what will happen if any of the teachers find out the truth. He remembers his last horrible foster home all too clearly.
Curtis gets pretty good at forging his mother`s signature, but when the credit card maxes out and the landlord starts pressuring for the rent, it`s more than a twelve-year-old can handle. Just in time, Curtis and Artie make friends with Mrs. Burt, the cranky, lonely old lady who lives across the street. And when the authorities start to investigate, the boys agree to go with Mrs. Burt to her remote cabin by the lake, and the three of them abscond in her 1957 Chevy Bel Air.
At the lake, the boys` days are filled with wood-chopping, outhouse-building, fishing, swimming and Mrs. Burt`s wonderful cooking. But as the summer sails by, Curtis can`t stop thinking about his mother`s promise. Then the weather grows colder, and Mrs. Burt seems to be preparing to spend the winter at the cabin, and Curtis starts to worry. Have they really all just absconded to the lake for a summer holiday? Or have the two boys been kidnapped?
Set in Vancouver and the B.C. wilderness (the trip to the cabin involves a hilarious white-knuckled road trip through Hope), this is a book that reflects Caroline Adderson`s many writerly strengths — her "wit and a facility for dialogue, good pacing and a brisk, clean prose style" (Globe and Mail), her "close observation of telling details" (Quill & Quire) and her ability to
Middle of Nowhere Written by Caroline Adderson
March 1, 2012
"celebrate a child`s imagination in a realistically humorous way" (Canadian Materials).
ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTOR
Caroline Adderson is the author of several award-winning books for adults and children. Her works of adult fiction have been nominated for the Governor General`s Award, the Rogers Writers` Trust Fiction Prize, the Giller Prize and the Commonwealth Writers` Prize. She lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.
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• JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Physical & Emotional Abuse
• 978-1-55498-154-0
• $16.95
• Hardback, with printed dust jacket
• Young adult
• 5" x 7"
• 192 pages
• For sale with exclusive rights in: CA, US
EPUB $9.95 978-1-55498-201-1
Trade paperback $9.95 CAD 978-1-55498-155-7 Available in US 2013
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Teddy can`t believe how fast his life has changed in just two years. When he was twelve, his father took off, and then his mother married Henry, a man Teddy despises. But Teddy has no control over his life, and adults make all the decisions, especially in 1959. Henry decides that Teddy should be sent to St. Ignatius Academy for Boys, an isolated boarding school run by the Catholic church.
St. Iggy`s, Teddy learns, is a cold, unforgiving place — something between a juvenile detention center and reform school. The other boys are mostly a cast of misfits and eccentrics, but Teddy quickly becomes best friends with Cooper, a wise-cracking, Wordsworth-loving kid with a history of neglect. Despite the priests` ruthless efforts to crack down on the slightest hint of defiance or attitude, the boys get by for a while on their wits, humor and dreams of escape. But the beatings, humiliation and hours spent in the school`s infamous "time-out" rooms, and the institutionalized system of power and abuse that protects the priests` authority, eventually take their toll, especially on the increasingly fragile Cooper.
Then one of the new priests, Father Prince, starts to summon Cooper to his room at night, and Teddy watches helplessly as his friend withdraws into his own private nightmare, even as Prince targets Teddy himself as his next victim.
Teddy and Cooper`s only reprieve comes on Saturdays, when the school janitor, Rozey, takes the boys to his run-down farmhouse outside of town, the only place where the boys can feel normal — fishing, playing cribbage, watching the bears at the local dump. But even this can`t stop Cooper`s downward spiral and eventual suicide. And just when Teddy thinks something good might come out of his friend`s tragedy, he finds himself dealing with the ultimate betrayal.
ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTOR
A Troublesome Boy Written by Paul Vasey
May 1, 2012
Paul Vasey has worked with The Windsor Star, Canadian Press, The Hamilton Spectator and the CBC, and he has been awarded a Southam Fellowship for Journalists. He is also a board member of a mental-health treatment center for children and adolescents. He lives in Windsor, Ontario.
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• JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / Canada / Pre-Confederation (to 1867)
• 978-1-55498-123-6
• $18.95
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• Grades 4 to 7, ages 9 to 12
• 8.25" x 10.5"
• 56 pages, full color
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Two hundred years after his death, the Shawnee chief Tecumseh is still considered one of the greatest leaders of North America`s First Peoples. This richly illustrated biography tells the story of his remarkable life, culminating in the War of 1812.
Tecumseh, born in 1768, lived during turbulent times: the thirteen colonies revolted against British rule, becoming the United States in 1776, and settlers had begun to push westward, rapidly encroaching on the traditional lands of the First Peoples. Tecumseh realized that unless the tribes came together to form a great confederacy, they would never be able to hold onto their land. And so he began to travel great distances, encouraging many tribes to join forces with him against the Americans.
On June 18, 1812, the US declared war on Great Britain. Tecumseh sided with the British, hoping to create an independent native state north of the Ohio River. He developed a magnetic friendship with Brock, commander of the British troops, and together they took Fort Detroit. But shortly afterwards Brock was killed in the Battle of Queenston Heights. Tecumseh rallied those loyal to him and fought on relentlessly, but was killed in the Battle of Moraviantown in 1813. Tecumseh`s dreams were never fulfilled, but he remains a symbol of justice for the First Peoples of the Americas.
Tecumseh will be published on the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812. The book includes an epilogue, a timeline, a glossary and maps.
ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS
Award-winning author James Laxer has written many books and appears regularly on television discussions of issues of the day. He is a professor of political science at York University in Toronto.
Richard Rudnicki is an artist known for his paintings of Nova Scotia as well as for his award-winning children`s books. He lives in Halifax.
Tecumseh Written by James Laxer Illustrated by Richard Rudnicki
June 1, 2012
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• JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / Middle East
• 978-1-55498-181-6
• $15.95
• Hardback, with printed dust jacket
• Grades 7+, ages 12+
• 5.5" x 8.5"
• 144 pages, black-and-white photos
• For sale with exclusive rights in: CA, US
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Since its publication in 2000, hundreds of thousands of children all over the world have read and loved The Breadwinner. By reading the story of eleven-year-old Parvana and her struggles living under the terror of the Taliban, young readers came to know the plight of children in Afghanistan.
But what has happened to Afghanistan`s children since the fall of the Taliban in 2001? In 2011, Deborah Ellis went to Kabul to find out. She interviewed children who spoke about their lives now. They are still living in a country torn apart by war. Violence and oppression still exist, particularly affecting the lives of girls, but the kids are weathering their lives with courage and optimism: "I was incredibly impressed by the sense of urgency these kids have — needing to get as much education and life experience and fun as they can, because they never know when the boom is going to be lowered on them again."
The two dozen or so children featured in the book range in age from ten to seventeen. Many are girls Deb met through projects funded by Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan (www.cw4wafghan.ca), the organization that is supported by royalties from The Breadwinner Trilogy. Parvana`s Fund provides grants toward education projects for Afghan women and children, including schools, libraries and literacy programs.
All royalties from the sale of Kids of Kabul will also go to Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan.
ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTOR
Deborah Ellis is the author of over eighteen books. She is best known for her Breadwinner Trilogy, a series that has been published in twenty-five languages, with more than one million dollars in royalties donated to Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan and Street Kids International. Deborah lives in Simcoe, Ontario.
Kids of Kabul Living Bravely Through a Never-ending War
Written by Deborah Ellis
May 1, 2012
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• JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Horses
• 978-1-55498-127-4
• $9.95
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• Grades K+, ages 4+
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• 40 pages, full color
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A beautiful and visionary book, Ancient Thunder celebrates wild horses and the natural world of the prairies. Using an extraordinary technique, Leo Yerxa, an artist of Ojibway ancestry, makes paper look like leather, so that his illustrations seem to be painted on leather shirts. The art is accompanied by a rich song of praise for the wild horses that came to play such an important role in the lives of the First Peoples.
Years in the making, the book is truly a work of art — one that reflects Yerxa`s sense of nature and the place of the First Peoples within it.
ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTOR
Leo Yerxa was born on the Little Eagle Reserve in northern Ontario. His book Ancient Thunder was winner of the 2006 Governor General`s Award for Illustration. Leo lives in Ottawa.
Ancient Thunder Written and illustrated by Leo Yerxa
February 1, 2012
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• JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection
• 978-1-55498-159-5
• $10.00
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• Young adult
• 5" x 7"
• 144 pages
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Scientists have been warning the world about global warming for almost three decades. But the rest of us are only now starting to get the message. The planet is warming at an unusually rapid rate, and this warming is largely being caused by human activity. Shrinking glaciers, thawing permafrost, erratic weather and threatened freshwater supplies are already affecting the lives of people around the globe, and the worst is yet to come.
The crisis is real, but there is little consensus about how to confront the problem, not only because the science is complex, but because the economic, political and social implications of taking action are vast, far-reaching and unsettling. And despite the urgency, climate change deniers seem to be more vocal than ever.
This revised and updated edition includes the most recent scientific findings while addressing the main issues. What is happening, and how did we get here? What is the basic science behind climate change? What is going to happen in the future? And, most important, why is it so hard for us to accept what is going on, and what can we do about it?
Charts, maps, a glossary, an index and suggestions for further reading accompany the text.
ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTOR
Shelley Tanaka is an award-winning author, editor and translator. She lives in Kingston, Ontario.
Groundwork Guides
Climate Change Revised Edition
Written by Shelley Tanaka
March 1, 2012
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Index(All titles appear in bold)
Adderson, Caroline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Amado, Elisa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2, 4
Ancient Thunder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Argueta, Jorge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Blackall, Sophie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Buitrago, Jairo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Climate Change Revised Edition . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Con el sol en los ojos / With the Sun in My Eyes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Ellis, Deborah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Fronty, Aurélia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Gay, Marie-Louise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Glass, Janet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Groundwork Guides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Guacamole: Un poema para cocinar / A Cooking Poem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Homel, David . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Horvath, Polly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
I Have the Right to Be a Child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Jimmy the Greatest! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Kids of Kabul: Living Bravely Through a Never-ending War . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Krishnaswami, Uma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Krishnaswamy, Uma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Laxer, James . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Luján, Jorge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Middle of Nowhere . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Mixter, Helen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Mr. and Mrs. Bunny — Detectives Extraordinaire! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Out of the Way! Out of the Way! . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Rudnicki, Richard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Sada, Margarita . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Serres, Alain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Summer in the City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Tanaka, Shelley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Tecumseh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Troublesome Boy, A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Vasey, Paul . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Yerxa, Leo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Yockteng, Rafael . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Zahedi, Morteza . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
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Pricing Information
• All prices quoted for Canada are in Canadian dollars.
• All prices quoted for the United States are in American dollars.
• All prices, publication dates and other details were correct at time of printing but are subject to change without notice.
The Groundwood Interna-tional Standard Book Number prefixes are 978-0-88899 and 978-1-55498.Groundwood Books is owned by House of Anansi Press.
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We acknowledge for their fi nancial support of our publishing program the Canada Council for the Arts, the Ontario Arts Council, the Government of Ontario through the Ontario Media Development Corporation, and the Government of Canada through the Canada Book Fund (CBF).
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