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1) Encounter
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Under the watchful eye of animals, two strangers from different lands meet in the year 1534.
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"Based on the true story of a police horse named Bunny and his riders, brothers Bud and Thomas Dundas, sent to the European front as part of the 9th Battery Canadian Field Artillery. This quietly but powerfully told tale explores many of the actual on-the-ground hardships WWI soldiers endured, including a gas attack, wounded and killed comrades, exploding bombs and episodes of severe hunger. By focusing on the tender relationship between Bunny and...
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In troubling times, two very different children find power in friendship and solidarity. Eve Bloom doesn't like being taunted at school for being a newcomer. This is her home. When Eve notices the same children bullying Mark Nakamura for his Japanese culture, she jumps in to defend him. A fast friendship forms, built on shared stories, loyalty and laughter. When Eve's family's business is threatened, and Mark's father may need to move again to find...
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Indigenous History: Children and Families
November Is Picture Book Month!
Orange Shirt Day/Truth & Reconciliation Day/Residential Schools - Children
November Is Picture Book Month!
Orange Shirt Day/Truth & Reconciliation Day/Residential Schools - Children
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When Shi-shi-etko returns for her second year at a residential school, she is accompanied by her six-year-old brother Shin-chi, to whom she gives the gift of a tiny cedar canoe to help him get through the difficult months until summer.
10) Africville
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A young girl visits Africville in Halifax, Nova Scotia and imagines what the community was like many years ago.
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