You Also Might Like
Ocean Seasons (Las estaciones oceánicas)
Sylvan Dell Publishing
36 Pages, Grades K - 4
Was: $9.95 (USD)
Now: $9.45 Add to cartOcean Seasons (Las estaciones oceánicas)
Seasons change in the ocean much as they do on land. Spring brings new plants and baby animals, summer oceans glow with sparkly plankton lights, and autumn winds blow across the open water. In winter the humpback whales migrate to warmer waters, just as some land animals move to warmer climates. The cycle begins again as they return to the northern waters in the spring. In fun, fanciful form, Ocean Seasons introduces plants and animals that are joined through the mix of seasons, food webs, and habitats beneath the waves. While set in the Pacific, similar changes occur in the Atlantic also. The For Creative Minds learning sections features and Ocean Food Web Card Game.
Mother Osprey: Nursery Rhymes for Buoys & Gulls ...
Sylvan Dell Publishing
36 Pages, Grades PK - 2
Was: $9.95 (USD)
Now: $9.45 Add to cartMother Osprey: Nursery Rhymes for Buoys & Gulls (La madre águila pescadora: Canciones infantiles para boyas y gaviotas)
What if Jack and Jill had been playing on a nice soft sand dune instead of that treacherous hill? And suppose Mary's pet wasn't really a lamb. What if Mary had a little . . . clam? Those questions and more are gleefully answered in Mother Osprey: Nursery Rhymes for Buoys & Gulls. This collection retells Mother Goose rhymes and celebrates America's coastlines and waterways from sea to shining sea. The For Creative Minds educational section includes: Poem related fun facts and a Map activity.
West Is Calling, The
Combining evocative haiku, informative text and luminous illustrations, The West Is Calling is a celebration, for our youngest readers, of one hundred and fifty years of British Columbia's history. Each detail-rich illustration depicts a particular moment in the province's dynamic saga, from pre-contact Haida culture, to the natural resources-fueled economic boom in the 1960s and beyond, to Expo 86, to the opening up of the North and the growing appreciation of First Nations' traditions.
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
Product ID: OBP9781551439389
Grades: Grades K - 7
Level(s): Early Childhood, Primary, Intermediate, Middle School
Pages: 32
File Size: 2.71 MB
Whiteboard Compatible: Yes
(Level 1)
ISBN (Digital Book): 9781551439389
ISBN (Physical Book): 9781551439365
Also From This Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
240 Pages, Grades 6 - 9
Was: $9.95 (USD)
Now: $9.45 Add to cartCatboy
Taylor and his mother have moved from a small northern town to the heart of Toronto. The differences are dramatic as Taylor becomes part of a classroom of kids as diverse as the city itself. While taking a shortcut across a junkyard with his new best friend, Simon, Taylor becomes aware of a colony of wild cats that make the junkyard their home. Assisted by his classmates, teacher and the security guard, Mr. Singh, Taylor takes a special interest in caring for the cats. Suddenly there is an announcement-the junkyard is being redeveloped to become condominiums. Can Taylor and his friends save the cats of the colony from certain death?
Orca Book Publishers
256 Pages, Grades 6 - 8
Was: $9.95 (USD)
Now: $9.45 Add to cartThe Dream Where the Losers Go
No one knows why she hurt herself, least of all Skey. After five long months in treatment for self-destructive behavior, Skey continues to dream of dark tunnels with mysterious designs carved into their stone walls, a place where she is safe and alone. Then she encounters another dreamer, a boy her own age, dreaming the same dream, wandering the same tunnels. A boy with secrets much like her own.While trying desperately to remember what happened that sent her away and who the boy is that she met in the dream tunnels, Skey's life plummets farther out of control. When she realizes her friends do not have her best interests at heart and they may be the reason she is lost, Skey must face her fears and the truth of the dream tunnels, and find her way back to solid reality.Beth Goobie has written a number of novels for teens that tackle topics dark and mysterious. Her most recent novels include Fixed (Orca, 2005), Flux (Orca, 2004) and The Lottery (Orca, 2002). She has also written a number of novels in the Orca Soundings series.
Orca Book Publishers
256 Pages, Grades 7 - 12
Was: $12.95 (USD)
Now: $12.30 Add to cartShapeshifter
This is the turbulent and heartbreaking story of Sive, a girl of the Otherworld who must flee her world of plenty to live as a hunted beast. Surviving hardship, danger and crushing loneliness, she finally finds refuge - and unexpected joy - with a mortal champion, Finn Mac Cumhail, the great hero of Irish legend. But Sive's ordeal is far from over. She has a gift the Dark Man craves, and the smallest misstep will give him his chance to snatch her away from all she holds dear. Set in the wild, magical landscape of Iron Age Ireland, Shapeshifter is a tale of rapacious evil, quiet courage and the healing power of love.
Orca Book Publishers
128 Pages, Grade Staff
Was: $9.95 (USD)
Now: $9.45 Add to cartLove You to Death
Charlie D is the host of a successful late-night radio call-in show. His listeners have a particularly intimate relationship with him and often reveal much about themselves, confident that he will honor their trust and that he can save them. In their minds, he is perfect: one of life's winners. But Charlie feels he's something of a fake. His easy confidence on-air belies the reality for a man born with a wine-colored birthmark that covers half his face.
Orca Book Publishers
32 Pages, Grades PK - 3
Was: $19.95 (USD)
Now: $18.95 Add to cartPierre in the Air!
Pierre is excited about his trip to Paris for the poodle championship, and he can't wait to see the sights. But when his beloved Miss Murphy leaves him in the hotel room, Pierre takes matters into his own paws. He slips out of their room and makes his way to the top of the Eiffel Tower! When a storm erupts, Pierre catches hold of an umbrella and is swept into the sky over Paris. He lives his dream of being Pierre Le Poof-Daredevil Poodle. In true Pierre fashion, he stops at a Dumpster for a snack on the way back to his hotel. When he returns to his room, his pompoms are a mess, and the dog show is only hours away!
Orca Book Publishers
112 Pages, Grade Staff
Was: $9.95 (USD)
Now: $9.45 Add to cartThe Shadow Killer
It's Father's Day weekend-a tough time for Charlie D, host of a late-night radio call-in show that offers supportive advice to troubled listeners. For years Charlie has been alienated from his father-a retired politician who was always too busy for his son when Charlie was growing up. The trouble is, his dad has chosen this weekend to attempt to reconcile with his son. Charlie is not keen to forgive. But Charlie's personal issues suddenly seem mundane when an email arrives from a young listener that outlines his very specific plans to kill not just his father but his entire family. The deeply troubled boy could be anywhere, and Charlie has just two hours to discover his identity and stop him from murder.
Orca Book Publishers
240 Pages, Grades 7 - 12
Was: $8.95 (USD)
Now: $8.50 Add to cartThe Bonemender's Choice
When Dominic's children are kidnapped by raiding pirates, Gabrielle and Feolan find themselves drawn into their most frightening adventure yet, a sea journey into unknown lands. The adventure takes a deadly turn when the Gray Veil, a plague that slowly chokes its victims, strikes the harbor town where the children have been taken. Gabrielle's healing powers are needed as never before, and in the end, it seems, she must choose: She can only save one, her husband or her niece.
Orca Book Publishers
128 Pages, Grades 5 - 9
Was: $9.95 (USD)
Now: $9.45 Add to cartStuff We All Get
Fifteen-year-old Zack finds a home made CD with the word Famous written on it. Lonely and bored while suspended from school, he puts the CD on and loses himself in the music. Zack has sound-color synesthesia. He sees colors when he hears music, and the music on the Famous CD causes incredible patterns of color for him. Zach becomes obsessed with the girl on the CD and tries to find her. He tracks down the singer, Jolene, in a caf_ where she works while she dreams of the big time. He convinces her to let him help her achieve her dreams, but soon discovers that in her quest for fame, Jolene has done a lot of damage. Stuff We All Get is a gentle critique of celebrity culture in North America.
Orca Book Publishers
128 Pages, Grades 3 - 6
Was: $7.95 (USD)
Now: $7.55 Add to cartCursed!
Jane is terrified of the masks hanging along her grandmother's stairwell, and even more scared of the Spirit Man in her grandmother's bathroom. After a week of avoiding him during a summer visit, she finally summons the courage to face him, minutes before leaving for the trip home. But her moment of triumph marks the beginning of a year of trouble for Jane and her family, trouble only Jane (and the Spirit Man) can fix.
Orca Book Publishers
136 Pages, Grades 8 - 12
Was: $9.99 (USD)
Now: $9.49 Add to cartShallow Grave
When they're hauled into the office in the wake of a stupid prank, schoolmates Elliot and Shannon have no idea that hiding the principal's Smart Car in the woods was the least of their problems. As part of their punishment, the pair is tasked to clean up the school boathouse. Should be an easy enough task, they figure: chuck all the broken stuff, organize whatever still works and get the weekend underway. But when Shannon talks Elliot into making a Ouija board, things take a turn for the horrifying. When the pair accidentally unleashes a dark force, they find themselves caught up in a mystery that must be solved if they have any hope of escape.
Orca Book Publishers
256 Pages, Grades 7 - 12
Was: $12.95 (USD)
Now: $12.30 Add to cartMiracleville
Sixteen-year-old Ani lives in the tiny Quebec town of Ste-Anne-de-Beaupre, where her family runs Saintly Souvenirs, a tourist shop catering to the many pilgrims who come to the town seeking a miracle. The bane of Ani existence is her hyperactive, over-sexed younger sister, Colette. Ani and her mother, Therese, are devout Catholics; Colette and her father are not. When Therese is paralyzed after a freak accident, Ani faith is tested, but when she is confronted with something shocking in her mother past, she has to rethink her whole existence.
Orca Book Publishers
128 Pages, Grades 5 - 12
Was: $9.99 (USD)
Now: $9.49 Add to cartLa cache
Suspended from school, lonely and bored, fifteen-year-old Zack will do anything for amusement. His mom drags him out geocaching, and Zach finds a CD with the word Famous written across it. He puts the CD in his stereo and loses himself in the music. Zack has sound-color synesthesia. He sees colors when he hears music, and the music on the Famous CD causes incredible patterns of color for him. Zack becomes obsessed with the girl on the CD and decides he has to find her.
Orca Book Publishers
312 Pages, Grades 8 - 12
Was: $9.99 (USD)
Now: $9.49 Add to cartAll Good Children
It's the middle of the twenty-first century and the elite children of New Middletown are lined up to receive a treatment that turns them into obedient, well-mannered citizens. Maxwell Connors, a seventeen-year-old prankster, misfit and graffiti artist, observes the changes with growing concern, especially when his younger sister, Ally, is targeted. Max and his best friend, Dallas, escape the treatment, but must pretend to be "zombies" while they watch their freedoms and hopes decay. When Max's family decides to take Dallas with them into the unknown world beyond New Middletown's borders, Max's creativity becomes an unexpected bonus rather than a liability.
Orca Book Publishers
72 Pages, Grades 2 - 3
Was: $6.95 (USD)
Now: $6.60 Add to cartLes Loups gris a la Chasse
When the Timberwolves get a new coach, they also get the coach's son. The only problem is that Eldridge Elwell is a terrible hockey player. The team is on the hunt to make the playoffs, and every time Eldridge plays a shift, it hurts the team more. Johnny Maverick is just as angry about it as anyone on the team, until he learns something important about the coach's son.
Orca Book Publishers
64 Pages, Grades 2 - 4
Was: $4.99 (USD)
Now: $4.74 Add to cartTheodora Bear
Harriet has a large collection of stuffed animals. Her favorite is an intrepid bear, Theodora (Teddy, to her friends), who leads the others in a variety of attempts to boss Harriet around and to claim the spot of alpha animal in the household. It is all Harriet can do to get her own way once in a while.Carolyn Jones has lived in New York City and Havana. She now lives in Vancouver, British Columbia. Theodora Bear is her first book.
Orca Book Publishers
128 Pages, Grades 5 - 10
Was: $9.95 (USD)
Now: $9.45 Add to cartStuffed
When Ian and his classmates watch a documentary about the health concerns of eating fast food, Ian decides to start a boycott and stop everyone he can from eating at Frankie's, a huge fast-food chain with a questionable menu. The boycott takes off and Frankie's gets concerned. The company's lawyers threaten Ian and his friends and try to force them to stop the boycott. Ian must convince others that the boycott is a good idea. Can Ian stand up for what he believes in? Can you take on a corporate behemoth and win?Stuffed is Eric Walter's fourth title in the Orca Soundings series, following Grind, Overdrive and Juice. Eric is a tireless school presenter and the author of many acclaimed books. He lives in Mississauga, Ontario.
Orca Book Publishers
112 Pages, Grades 5 - 10
Was: $9.95 (USD)
Now: $9.45 Add to cartSaving Grace
Evie was pregnant and forced to give up the baby. But she can't just leave the child with strangers, especially when she thinks the baby is being neglected. With her boyfriend waiting in the truck, Evie snatches the baby and convinces him to drive her to Montreal where she plans to start a new life with her child. But when the baby won't eat and she and Justin argue, she ends up alone in a small town. As the baby becomes sicker, Evie must decide whether to admit her mistake and turn herself in, or to keep running.Darlene Ryan is the author of Rules for Life, an ALA Best Book nominee. Darlene lives in Fredericton, NB.
Orca Book Publishers
208 Pages, Grades 8 - 12
Was: $8.95 (USD)
Now: $8.50 Add to cartVoice of the Valley
Onja Claibourn is almost fifteen. Her world is one of sage, buffalo bills, brown-eyed susans, cactus, flax, buckbrush, foxtail and orange moss - the world of the valley just beyond the family farm. Onja and her horse Ginger spend their summer days in exploration. But things begin to change when Onja discovers first an archeological dig and then the startling fact that there is a plan to dam and flood her valley. She cannot contemplate this change to the landscape she loves so much. And when she also discovers sixteen-year-old Etthen, working with the archaeologists, she begins those first faltering footsteps toward a totally unfamiliar landscape - romantic love.
Orca Book Publishers
144 Pages, Grades 4 - 9
Was: $7.95 (USD)
Now: $7.55 Add to cartJust J
At thirteen, Jenevieve has some life issues, some death issues, and some everything-in-between issues. Her mother is dead, she's an outcast at school, her dad's an idiot and her little brother can be pretty annoying. Aunt Guin, who appears to be a bit reality challenged, turns up just in time to rescue J from a fate worse than death - summer camp. Aunt Guin and her friend Art take J to a decrepit beach-front house where J is expected to sleep outside, eat healthy food and help with the renovations. When she escapes to the nearby sand dunes, she meets a boy named Connor and joins him in his search for a mythical dance hall buried in the dunes.
Orca Book Publishers
32 Pages, Grades PK - 2
Was: $9.95 (USD)
Now: $9.45 Add to cartJeffrey and Sloth
Jeffrey can't think of a thing to write, so he doodles instead, only to have his doodle begin to order him about. Jeffrey struggles with the situation until he discovers that the most strong-willed doodle is powerless against a well-told tale. Jeffrey and Sloth is bound to have children rushing for their colored pencils and their pens to see who and what they can create.
Orca Book Publishers
112 Pages, Grades 6 - 9
Was: $9.95 (USD)
Now: $9.45 Add to cartBio-pirate
Trevor, Robyn and Nick decide they have a mystery to solve when Trevor discovers a suspicious looking young man snooping around. They learn about missing research involving the use of carob beans to aid in cancer treatment-potentially valuable information. With a shady looking grad student, a bitter activist and an employee of a medical research firm to deal with, our amateur sleuths are faced with their greatest challenge yet.
Orca Book Publishers
48 Pages, Grades 2 - 7
Was: $19.95 (USD)
Now: $18.95 Add to cartOne Peace
One Peace celebrates the Power of One, and specifically the accomplishments of children from around the globe who have worked to promote world peace. Janet Wilson challenges today's children to strive to make a difference in this beautifully illustrated, fact-filled and fascinating volume of portraits of many heroes for today.
Orca Book Publishers
64 Pages, Grades 3 - 7
Was: $9.95 (USD)
Now: $9.45 Add to cartRamp Rats
Fresh from his adventures in Wild Ride, Marcus is back and helping his cousin, Bounce, learn to skate. Between learning how to ollie and do a 50-50 grind, Bounce and his friends also have to avoid the skate-park goons and take on the outlaw bikers who are terrorizing the small town. Excitement, action and some radical skating tips. Hang on for another wild ride!
Orca Book Publishers
136 Pages, Grades 2 - 4
Was: $7.95 (USD)
Now: $7.55 Add to cartFeather Brain
Lucas has dinosaurs on the brain, but he's a little short on friends. When he gets a new book on how to make model dinosaurs, he's inspired to make one immediately. He's not so inspired by his new dinosaur-making kit: all the box contains is a test tube of clear liquid and a few instructions. But when he mixes the liquid into his papier-mache goop, he gets much more than he bargained for, including the most unlikely friend.
Orca Book Publishers
32 Pages, Grades PK - 2
Was: $17.95 (USD)
Now: $17.05 Add to cartSummer of the Marco Polo, The
In the summer of 1883, a famous clipper ship ran aground off the coast of Prince Edward Island near the home of a young girl named Lucy Maud Montgomery. Lucy Maud, who became one of Canada's most beloved writers, wrote about the grand adventure in her journals and reflected on it years later in her notebooks. The town of Cavendish was transformed by the presence of the crew, and the ship's captain stayed with Lucy Maud and her strait-laced grandparents. Lynn Manuel has taken Lucy Maud's memories and shaped them into a story that will transfix and enchant readers.
Orca Book Publishers
112 Pages, Grades 6 - 9
Was: $9.95 (USD)
Now: $9.45 Add to cartHorse Power
Once again Callie is forced to take part in her mom's latest crusade. They head into ranch country to camp - bloodthirsty mosquitoes, stinky outhouses and all - at a protest to save a rural school. Callie's grandmother shows up with her biker buddies and the singing grannies. Callie hates camping and wants nothing to do with the protest. To make matters worse, Callie's only possible ally, her cousin Del, is mad at her. The last time Callie visited, she was thrown from Del's horse, Radish. Callie claimed the horse was vicious and now Del's parents are forcing her to sell Radish. Callie wants to help her cousin, but she's terrified of the horse. Del is just as tenacious as the rest of Callie's family, and Callie is forced to admit that she's not going to be allowed to go home until both the horse and the school are saved.Horse Power is Ann Walsh's second book in the Orca Currents series. In Flower Power, Callie and a host of quirky characters battle over the future of a neighborhood tree.
Orca Book Publishers
176 Pages, Grades 4 - 6
Was: $9.95 (USD)
Now: $9.45 Add to cartTwo Foot Punch
Nikki blames her brother, Derek, for their parents' death in a house fire, but when Derek gets involved with a gang, Nikki knows she is the only one who can save him. Enlisting the help of a girl named Rain, who uses her athletic abilities to carry out acts of petty thievery, Nikki uses all her gymnastic and free-running skills to stay ahead of the gang and keep her brother from being killed.Anita Daher began her life in a small town on Prince Edward Island, but left at the age of five, remaining something of a gypsy ever since. Her most recent book for Orca is Racing For Diamonds. Anita lives in Winnipeg, Manitoba, with her husband, two daughters, one basset hound and a Westfalia camper van named Mae.
Orca Book Publishers
112 Pages, Grades 5 - 10
Was: $9.95 (USD)
Now: $9.45 Add to cartLockdown
Some days it's just easier not to go to school at all. Adam has been slacking off lately, but today he stuck around to see his girlfriend. When Josh, who has been bullied mercilessly, brings a gun to school, the building is locked down and Adam is forced to risk everything to save himself and to find Zoe before Josh does. Calling on reserves he didn't know he had, Adam could end up a hero - or a victim.
Orca Book Publishers
128 Pages, Grades 7 - 12
Was: $9.95 (USD)
Now: $9.45 Add to cartEl soplón
Josh had been living in a group home after being ratted out by Scott, his one-time best friend. Now he has moved in with his brother and overbearing sister-in-law and has been sent to a class designed to teach him to deal with his anger. When an old enemy continues to push his buttons and Scott appears to be up to his old tricks, Josh struggles to control his temper. Framed for a crime he didn commit, it will take all of his new-found strength to keep his cool and his freedom.
Orca Book Publishers
24 Pages, Grades PK - 2
Was: $9.95 (USD)
Now: $9.45 Add to cartThe Ways I Will Love You
The Ways I Will Love You is a tender exploration of the ordinary moments and activities that occur throughout a child's early years. The rhyming text and endearing illustrations are sure to delight babies, preschoolers and adults alike. A growing body of research has shown a child's first six years of life are the most important in terms of brain development. In The Ways I Will Love You a mother shares the many ways she will love and nurture her baby as he grows. From days spent reading, singing and giggling to times spent snuggling and playing together, The Ways I Will Love You looks at the many nurturing moments present in everyday family life.