English Language Arts 6
Imaginative and Literary
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R041294
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
The adventure begins when four children open a door in the wardrobe and enter the world of Narnia. This is the classic tale of the four children Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy, who discover and travel in the land of Narnia. The children from London stumble through the back of the wardrobe in the professor's mysterious old house and discover the magic world beyond. The children meet Aslan, the Great Lion, and help him triumph over the White Witch who has cursed the land with eternal winter. After their experience, the lives of the children are forever changed.
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$8.50
Record posted/updated:
November 22, 2018
R039312
The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread
DiCamillo has written a tale where she explores the nature of love, hope and forgiveness. Despereaux Tilling, the new baby, is different from the other mice. The first book relates Despereaux's sad story, in which he falls in love with the Princess Pea and meets his cruel fate of being banished to live in the dungeon with the rats.
The second book introduces another character that differs from his peers. Chiaroscuro is a rat that loves the light and hates the dark dungeon. His love of light causes him to end up in the Queen's soup.
The third book describes a young peasant girl named Miggery Sow, who has huge cauliflower ears. All Miggery dreams about is wearing the crown of the Princess Pea.
The fourth book returns to the dungeon-bound Despereaux and connects the lives of the mouse, the rat, the girl and the princess in the resolution of the plot.
This book won the Newbery Medal in 2004.
The second book introduces another character that differs from his peers. Chiaroscuro is a rat that loves the light and hates the dark dungeon. His love of light causes him to end up in the Queen's soup.
The third book describes a young peasant girl named Miggery Sow, who has huge cauliflower ears. All Miggery dreams about is wearing the crown of the Princess Pea.
The fourth book returns to the dungeon-bound Despereaux and connects the lives of the mouse, the rat, the girl and the princess in the resolution of the plot.
This book won the Newbery Medal in 2004.
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$20.00
Record posted/updated:
July 8, 2024
R040444
East
A retelling of the classic tale "East of the Sun and West of the Moon," this is a resource to use in the study and discussion of superstition. Pattou's writing places readers between myth and fantasy in this fairy tale that involves magic, superstition and suspense. Many universal themes are dealt with in this story. Family dynamics and how they are influenced by individual and family values are most evident. Rose is a female explorer, which makes this story interesting because most explorers are male.
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$12.95
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November 22, 2018
R051339
Crow Call
Before leaving for World War II, Daddy buys Liz a flannel shirt, something to remember him by when he is gone from home. Liz treasures that big and colourful shirt. It has been such a long time since Daddy was home; he does not even know that Liz's favourite thing to eat is cherry pie!
On a cold November day, Liz goes hunting with Daddy. She has never hunted before; Daddy puts Liz in charge of the crow call. As they enter the woods, one can feel the solitude of the hills and appreciate the time Daddy takes to reconnect with Liz.
The illustrations effectively portray the 1940s. As well, the power of a special relationship between a parent and a child is expressed through Lowry's descriptive language.
The story is based on Lowry's childhood and the special day she spent with her father after he returned home from war.
On a cold November day, Liz goes hunting with Daddy. She has never hunted before; Daddy puts Liz in charge of the crow call. As they enter the woods, one can feel the solitude of the hills and appreciate the time Daddy takes to reconnect with Liz.
The illustrations effectively portray the 1940s. As well, the power of a special relationship between a parent and a child is expressed through Lowry's descriptive language.
The story is based on Lowry's childhood and the special day she spent with her father after he returned home from war.
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Book
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$21.99
Record posted/updated:
July 8, 2024
R036438
Shadows of Disaster
Twelve-year-old Jolene is completely the opposite of her risk-taking twin brother because she is afraid to take chances. Jolene resigns herself to the belief that life is generally easier for boys and, as a result, she spends most of her time trying to prove her theory to the people around her. Ironically, Jolene can relate and find comfort talking to her grandfather.
Once Jolene discovers her grandfather's secret, she shares his ability to time travel and they journey back in history to Frank, Alberta just before the landslide at Turtle Mountain. There, Jolene learns that courage is not dependent on gender. This historical fiction conveys the tragic loss of human lives resulting from the slide.
Once Jolene discovers her grandfather's secret, she shares his ability to time travel and they journey back in history to Frank, Alberta just before the landslide at Turtle Mountain. There, Jolene learns that courage is not dependent on gender. This historical fiction conveys the tragic loss of human lives resulting from the slide.
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$8.95
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July 8, 2024
R038231
The Goose Girl
Hale has written an original tale similar to the Grimm's fairy tale of the princess who became a goose girl before she could become queen. Anodori, Crown Princess of Kildenree (a.k.a. Ani), spends her first years under her aunt's guidance learning to communicate with animals, but she is never comfortable speaking with people. When her silver-tongued lady-in-waiting leads a mutiny during Ani's journey to be married in a foreign land, Ani is helpless and cannot persuade anyone to assist her. Becoming a goose girl for the king, Ani eventually uses her own special, nearly magical powers to find her way to her destiny. Ani is a girl who must find her own unusual talents before she becomes queen of the people she has made her own.
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$10.99
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November 22, 2018
R015397
Tiktala
Tiktala dreads the sea, but she is more afraid of being alone. As she closes her eyes and plunges into the sea, she sees that instead of mittens, she has silver-grey fur and black claws-flippers. Tiktala is transformed into a harp seal.
In this narrative, Tiktala experiences life as a harp seal and develops an appreciation for the natural world. As she returns to human form, Tiktala has gained the necessary insight needed to carve soapstone.
In this narrative, Tiktala experiences life as a harp seal and develops an appreciation for the natural world. As she returns to human form, Tiktala has gained the necessary insight needed to carve soapstone.
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Book
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$9.95
Record posted/updated:
July 8, 2024
R042158
Broken Circle
Angry at missing a week of summer video game entertainment, Jesse grudgingly follows through with his mother's suggestion that he join his Uncle Matthew and cousin Jason at Six Islands on Georgian Bay for a special camping trip. Uncle Matthew explains that Jesse's late father wanted Jason's vision quest to be his introduction to their First Nations culture. During their first night around the campfire, Jesse has the vision and the adventure begins. He is swept back in time four hundred years and is transformed into a majestic white-tailed deer. Jesse must now survive the expert hunting skills of his ancestors while rescuing his people before they are destroyed by warfare.
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$8.95
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November 22, 2018
R070628
The End of the Beginning: Being the Adventures of a Small Snail (and an Even Smaller Ant)
Although Avi has written a modern fable for our times, elements from classic fairy tales are prevalent. The Snail is a reader, so he knows that everyone leaves on a journey to find adventure. Some insights about life in general unfold: "here" and "there" are not much different; while getting lost is easy, it is finding oneself that is hard; whether rushing or going slowly, one still arrives; and it is more important to look at the world with one's heart than just with one's eyes. The book plays on the words "beginning" and "end." Illustrated by the word play is the paradox that one has to leave home to find home.
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November 22, 2018
R054584
Crow Call
Before leaving for World War II, Daddy buys Liz a flannel shirt, something to remember him by when he is gone from home. Liz treasures that big and colourful shirt. It has been such a long time since Daddy was home; he does not even know that Liz's favourite thing to eat is cherry pie! On a cold November day, Liz goes hunting with Daddy. She has never hunted before; Daddy puts Liz in charge of the crow call. As they enter the woods, one can feel the solitude of the hills and appreciate the time Daddy takes to reconnect with Liz. The illustrations effectively portray the 1940s. As well, the power of a special relationship between a parent and a child is expressed through Lowry's descriptive language. The story is based on Lowry's childhood and the special day she spent with her father after he returned home from war. This video is an adaptation of the picture book written by Lois Lowry and illustrated by Bagram Ibatoulline.
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Crow Call. An Interview with Lois Lowry
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Video
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$59.95 USD
Record posted/updated:
December 3, 2021
R039126
Dragon Rider
The author creates a fantasy about the extinction of the dragons from their foes. Firedrake, the youngest dragon, must leave the northern valley on the advice of the eldest dragon if the dragon race is to be saved. Sorrel, the brownie, an orphaned Scottish boy who becomes the dragon rider and Twigleg, a homunculus, who keeps trying to read the map, accompanies Firedrake. Firedrake must return to the Hidden City in the Himalayas or suffer discovery and destruction by the humans.
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Book
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$18.99
Record posted/updated:
November 22, 2018
R040934
Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher
Coville has written a fantasy that will appeal to many students. Jeremy is a 12-year-old plagued with problems; he is small for his age and is always picked on by Mary Lou Hutton, whom he detests. To avoid Mary Lou, Jeremy enters a shop and purchases what he thinks is a ball, but it turns out to be a dragon's egg that hatches. Students will enjoy the humour and the adventures of Jeremy and his friends.
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Book
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$9.99
Record posted/updated:
November 22, 2018