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  • Ice Bears at Ice Edge

    A Picture Book

    by Robert Burleigh ...
    From writer Robert Burleigh and illustrator Wendell Minor, an award-winning and bestselling picture book team, comes a gripping climate change–themed tale of a polar bear family fighting to survive.It is March in the cold North. The long-gone sun is rising.Silvery ice glitters. Snow sparkles in the hazy glow.Two polar bears stand at ice edge: mother and cub.A mother polar bear and her cub are busy ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • O Captain, My Captain

    Walt Whitman, Abraham Lincoln, and the Civil War

    by Robert Burleigh ...
    Illustrated by Sterling Hundley ...
    This beautifully illustrated children's book explores how Walt Whitman was affected by the Civil War and inspired by President Lincoln.O Captain, My Captain tells the story of one of America's greatest poets and how he was inspired by one of America's greatest presidents. Whitman and Lincoln shared the national stage in Washington, DC, during the Civil War. Though the two men never met, Whitman ... Read more

    $14.39 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Hit the Road, Jack

    by Robert Burleigh, Ross MacDonald ...
    In this delightful picture book, loosely inspired by Jack Kerouac's On the Road, a scat-singing, bebopping jackrabbit travels across the United States and marvels at all the wonders that the country reveals—from hopping on the subway in New York City to playing a jukebox in Chicago, and from gazing at Mount Rushmore to crossing the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. Written in the rhythm and ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Tiger of the Snows

    Tenzing Norgay: The Boy Whose Dream Was Everest (with audio recording)

    by Robert Burleigh ...
    Illustrated by Ed Young ...
    Growing up at the foot of Mount Everest, a Sherpa boy named Tenzing Norgay dreamed about one day being the first to climb the giant in his backyard. For years he practiced, carrying loads of rocks in his backpack to grow stronger, prowling the mountain's lower levels; later, carrying loads of equipment for other adventurers, but always, always, wanting to climb himself.But his dream never seemed ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD

  • Tiny Bird

    A Hummingbird's Amazing Journey

    by Robert Burleigh ...
    Illustrated by Wendell Minor ...
    Robert Burleigh's narrative nonfiction picture book follows a hummingbird’s migration south for the winter, with stunning art by Wendell Minor.When the last summer flowers open their petals to the sun, it’s time for a tiny ruby-throated hummingbird to dip its beak into the heart of each bloom, extracting as much nectar as possible before the hard trip ahead.Today is the day Tiny Bird begins its ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • Sylvia's Bookshop

    The Story of Paris's Beloved Bookstore and Its Founder (As Told by the Bookstore Itself!)

    by Robert Burleigh ...
    Illustrated by Katy Wu ...
    Meet the trailblazer and book lover who started the Shakespeare and Company bookstore in Paris, France, in this beautifully illustrated picture book that celebrates stories, reading, and the importance of sharing ideas.“Books are my treasures—the best that I’ve got.”Books are like rivers that flow through my head.Books are like roads,” she just might have said.“Roads that connect my old self to my ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD

  • Edward Hopper Paints His World

    by Robert Burleigh ...
    Illustrated by Wendell Minor ...
    As a boy, Edward Hopper knew exactly what he wanted to be when he grew up: on the cover of his pencil box, he wrote the words EDWARD HOPPER, WOULD-BE ARTIST. He traveled to New York and to Paris to hone his craft. And even though no one wanted to buy his paintings for a long time, he never stopped believing in his dream to be an artist. He was fascinated with painting light and shadow and his ... Read more

    $21.99 CAD

  • Solving the Puzzle Under the Sea

    Marie Tharp Maps the Ocean Floor

    by Robert Burleigh ...
    Illustrated by Raúl Colón ...
    **“A finely told, beautifully illustrated biography that saves a world class scientist from obscurity.” —School Library Journal, starred review“An ideal introduction to a lesser-known scientist and an important understanding about how the Earth works.”—Kirkus Reviews*,* starred reviewFilled with gorgeous illustrations by acclaimed artist Raúl Colón, this illustrated biography shares the story of ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD

  • By My Brother's Side

    by Tiki Barber, Ronde Barber ...
    Illustrated by Barry Root ...
    Based on the childhood of National Football League superstars Ronde and Tiki Barber, this inspiring picture book about the values of family, hard work, and determination shows what it takes to be a champion.Tiki and Ronde were each other’s best friends. Together from the start, these twins might not have been the strongest or the tallest, but they were fast and worked hard at what they loved. And ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD

  • Into the Woods

    John James Audubon Lives His Dream (with audio recording)

    Illustrated by Wendell Minor ...
    by Robert Burleigh ...
    As a young man, John James Audubon, the renowned American woodsman and artist, had to make a choice between following his father's dreams for him and discovering his own special destiny.In this beautifully conceived book, Robert Burleigh imagines a conversation in which Audubon tells his father why he has chosen to forgo the ordinary life of a shop-keeper and instead live out in nature to develop ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD

  • The Adventures of Mark Twain by Huckleberry Finn

    with audio recording

    by Robert Burleigh ...
    Illustrated by Barry Blitt ...
    Everyone knows the story of the raft on the Mississippi and that ol' whitewashed fence, but now it’s time for youngins everywhere to get right acquainted with the man behind the pen. Mr. Mark Twain! An interesting character, he was...even if he did sometimes get all gussied up in linen suits and even if he did make it rich and live in a house with so many tiers and gazebos that it looked like a ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD

  • Wilbur Wright Meets Lady Liberty

    by Robert Burleigh ...
    Illustrated by Wendell Minor ...
    In Robert Burleigh's nonfiction picture book Wilbur Wright Meets Lady Liberty, illustrated by Wendell Minor, two American icons meet during Wilbur Wright's dramatic flight circling the Statue of Liberty.On September 29th, 1909, Wilbur Wright performed his first public flight for a crowd of disbelievers in the New York Harbor, home to the Statue of Liberty. With courage and caution, he put his ... Read more

    $21.99 CAD