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May 5 – 12, 2012 TD Canadian Children’s Book Week du 5 au 12 mai 2012 Semaine canadienne TD du livre jeunesse

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Text by Carol-Ann Hoyte Activities by Carol-Ann Hoyte Cover illustration by Janice Nadeau Edited by Mary Roycroft Ranni Coordinated by Carolyn Code Design by Rebecca Buchanan Illustration & Design

ISBN: 978-0-929095-76-9

Please note: The Canadian Children’s Book Centre does not sell the books listed in this guide. To order titles, please contact your local bookseller or wholesaler. For a helpful list of booksellers, wholesalers and distributors specializing in children’s material, please visit our website at www.bookcentre.ca.

Note regarding website addresses: The Canadian Children’s Book Centre considers the provision of website links to be a service that provides tools for users to access information generally related to the books listed in this guide. The website addresses listed in this guide were current at the time of publication (January 2012) and were valid website addresses attributed to the authors, illustrators and subjects as indicated in this guide. The content of and/or views expressed on these third-party websites are strictly those of the individual or organization. These individuals or organizations may change, modify or remove content from these websites at any time. The Canadian Children’s Book Centre assumes no liability, express or implied, concerning the accuracy, quality, likely results or reliability of the use of the information contained on any third-party websites listed in this guide. Read a Book, Share a Story

Table of Contents Things To Look For suggested Audience: Each annotation provides age ranges and Ten Quick Facts About Lillian H. Smith ...... 2 grade levels recommending the suggested audience for each book. This information appears beneath the bibliographic information. Beginning Readers ...... 3 Thematic Links: Annotations include thematic links that indicate major themes featured in the books. Picture Books ...... 3 Extension Activities: Detailed ideas for activities based on some of Junior Fiction ...... 8 the featured books are included at the end of the theme guide. Young Adult Fiction ...... 11 This symbol indicates that an activity related to the book has been provided in the Activities section at the end of the theme guide. Poetry ...... 15 Websites: Website addresses lead to additional information on the Biography ...... 15 books, their authors and teacher’s guides. Awards: Several annotations contain partial listings of awards and Non-Fiction ...... 18 other honours granted to books covered in the guide. a Activities ...... 21 index: Use the index of titles, authors and illustrators to simplify locating books in the guide. Index ...... 26

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