ouvrages pour la jeunesse

Lisa and Sol board the luxury ship St. Louis in Hamburg, Germany on May 13, 1939. They are Jewish, as are almost all of the passengers on board, and although war has not been officially declared in Europe, the Nazis have been persecuting Jews for years.

The author, a Chipewyan Dene, describes his efforts to protect the caribou native to his homeland in the Northwest Territories, discusses how he helps scientists monitor the health and migration of the caribou, and shares creation stories that tell how his people are decedents of the caribou.

A narrative biography of Florence Nightingale, a nineteenth-century British nurse who refused to accept the hardship and injustice suffered by others, discussing her early life, as well as her long career.

Presents information about the life cycle, physical characteristics, habitat, and predatory behavior of eagles.

Presents a biography of Fred "Cyclone" Taylor, a fast skater who became the first superstar in the early days of professional hockey and played for, among other teams, the Ottawa Senators and the Vancouver Millionaires.