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London, Ontario

This article focuses on the debate between the superiority and value of downtown versus suburban life. Desbarats very candidly admits that he is slowly becoming acclimatized to suburban life and the comforts and convenience that it…

The first in a series of three books, Schwartz has gathered pieces of folklore and urban legends, and has adapted them. The book contains 29 total stories.

It has been challenged due to its violence and surreal/ nightmarish illustrations.

"In a nutshell, Scaredy Squirrel is the story of a small squirrei living in a big and frightening world, never leaving his nut tree. Green Martians, killer bees, germs, and sharks are just a few things the agoraphobic Scaredy Squirrel dreads. Then,…

It discusses how online scams work and how people can protect themselves.

photograph of a large satellite dish used for SLIS first use of satellite for conferencing.

Photograph video conferencing screen from SLIS first use of satellite for conferencing

"This Caldecott Medal-winning book retells the story from Edmund Spenser's Faerie Queene of the Red Cross knight and his quest to save an English kingdom from the wrath of a fire-breathing dragon. Hyman's stunning illustrations are perfect for…

Players: 3-4
Playing time: 60 minutes
Age: 14 and up

Introduction: It is the Age of Discovery! With the Mediterranean under Osman Turkish control, the Portuguese are looking for alternative routes to the East Indies, moved by the trade of gold,…

Introduction: In the year 874, the first Norse stylers set foot on iceland. They were escaping war, poverty and the dissolution of their political Freedoms on the mainland. Their families and people followed and claimed the empty lands, free from…