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  • How Science Saved the Eiffel Tower

    by Emma Bland Smith ...
    Illustrated by Lia Visirin ...
    “One of the few picture-book biographies celebrating the work of an engineer, this volume tells the little-known story of a man who left his mark upon the world." —Booklist (STARRED REVIEW) The city of Paris wanted to tear down the Eiffel Tower! Gustave Eiffel, an engineer and amateur scientist, had built the incredible structure for the 1889 World's Fair. Created using cutting-edge technology, it ... Read more

    $29.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Clockwork Queen

    by Peter Bunzl ...
    Illustrated by Lia Visirin ...
    Sophie must play the role of the Clockwork Queen in order to free her chess grandmaster father in this page-turning historical adventure, inspired by a true story.Chess prodigy Sophie Peshka inherited her love of the game from her grandmaster father. But now that he has been imprisoned in the dungeons of the Winter Palace in St Petersburg by powerful Empress Catherine the Great, Sophie must use ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD

  • Mozart

    by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara ...
    Illustrated by Lia Visirin ...
    Series series Little People, BIG DREAMS
    In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the incredible life of Mozart, world-renowned classical musician and composer.Wolfgang Mozart first started playing the keyboard at just three years old. Inspired by his sister’s talent, little Wolfgang soon mastered several instruments and was even writing his own musical ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

  • Dragonracers

    by Peter Bunzl ...
    Illustrated by Lia Visirin ...
    The discovery of a dragon egg could mean a ticket to the skies for aspiring aeronauts Kitty and Harris in this page-turning adventure, inspired by a real historical event.Twins Kitty and Harris Hawk have grown up at the airfield where their father works as an engineer. Kitty in particular is obsessed with the idea of becoming an aeronaut but her father thinks children should stay firmly on the ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD

  • The Mooncatcher's Rescue

    by Karen Lamb ...
    Illustrated by Lia Visirin ...
    **“A rip-roaring, soul-stirring adventure... Utterly enchanting!” Katharine Orton, author of Nevertell"Ghosts, pirates and the quiet power of friendship and kindness." Sarah Baker, author of Through the Mirror Door**A funny and imaginative adventure about searching for lost treasure and finding friendship along the way, with beautiful black-and-white illustrations by Lia Visirin.Treasure isn’t ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

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  • The Bookshop Book

    by Jen Campbell ...
    Every bookshop has a storyWe're not talking about rooms that are just full of books.We're talking about bookshops in barns, disused factories, converted churches and underground car parks. Bookshops on boats, on buses, and in old run-down train stations. Fold-out bookshops, undercover bookshops, this-is-the-best-place-I've-ever-been-to-bookshops.Meet Sarah and her Book Barge sailing across the sea ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • Cool!

    by Michael Morpurgo ...
    Discover the beautiful stories of Michael Morpurgo, author of Warhorse and the nation’s favourite storytellerMichael Morpurgo’s inspiring story of Robbie, a boy in a coma – victim of a car accident. Locked inside his own head, able to hear but not move or speak, Robbie tries to keep himself from slipping ever deeper into unconsciousness.Robbie, football fan and animal lover, runs after his dog ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Wee Free Men

    (Discworld Novel 30)

    by Terry Pratchett ...
    Series Book #30 - Discworld
    Nine-year-old Tiffany Aching thinks her Granny Aching - a wise shepherd - might have been a witch, but now Granny Aching is dead and it's up to Tiffany to work it all out when strange things begin happening: a fairy-tale monster in the stream, a headless horseman and, strangest of all, the tiny blue men in kilts, the Wee Free Men, who have come looking for the new 'hag'. These are the Nac Mac ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobooks

    Also available as: Audiobooks

  • Wintersmith

    (Discworld Novel 35)

    by Terry Pratchett ...
    Series Book #35 - Discworld
    'Crivens!'Tiffany Aching put one foot wrong, made just one little mistake . . .And now the spirit of winter is in love with her. He gives her roses and icebergs and showers her with snowflakes, which is tough when you're thirteen, but also just a little bit . . . cool.And if Tiffany doesn't work out how to deal with him, there will never be another springtime . . .Crackling with energy and humour, ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobooks

    Also available as: Audiobooks

  • What Adults Don’t Know About Architecture

    Inspiring young minds to build a more beautiful world

    by The School of Life ...
    This insightful title explores children’s relationship with and understanding of architecture and its impact on their world.Children are rarely introduced properly to architecture, but there are in fact few subjects more important—because the quality of the architecture that surrounds us has such an impact on our mood and sense of well-being.The bitter truth is that in modern times we’ve built a ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Dragonfly Pool

    by Eva Ibbotson ...
    'Blending history and tragedy with an irresistible wit and verve.' – ***The TimesThe Dragonfly Pool* by Eva Ibbotson is an exciting story of friendship and determination during the Second World War, from the award-winning author of Journey to the River Sea and The Star of Kazan. Illustrated with a gorgeous updated cover by Katie Hickey.**Tally Hamilton is furious to hear she is being sent from ... Read more

    $10.69 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Dear Canada: Prisoners in the Promised Land

    by Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch ...
    The heart-wrenching story of one girls experience at a Ukrainian internment camp in Quebec during World War IAnya's family emigrates from the Ukraine hoping for a fresh start and a new life in Canada. Soon after they cram into a tiny apartment in Montreal, WWI is declared. Because their district was annexed by Austria — now at war with the Commonwealth — many Ukrainians in Canada are declared ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD