Nonfiction Fiction

Hoist the mizzenmast and batten down those bloody hatches: Pirates! Scoundrels Who Shook the World tells the hilarious-but-true adventures of history’s most amazing pirates.

Voici l'histoire de Morgane, une jeune fille de troisième secondaire, qui se voit devenir pensionnaire dans une nouvelle école. Mais Morgane est loin d'être une ado conventionnelle. Au lieu de s'apitoyer sur son sort et de crier haut et fort que la vie est injuste, elle y voit plutôt l'occasion de vivre de belles expériences. Dès la première journée, elle fera la connaissance d'Annabelle, Thomas et Eddy, des jeunes de son âge aux tempéraments uniques. Elle apprendra vite à les connaître, à les apprécier et à échanger avec eux à travers une foule de textos.

Fair warning: Raised in Captivity does not slot into a smooth preexisting groove. If Saul Steinberg and Italo Calvino had adopted a child from a Romanian orphanage and raised him on Gary Larsen and Thomas Bernhard, he would still be nothing like Chuck Klosterman. They might be good company, though. Funny, wise and weird in equal measure, Raised in Captivity bids fair to be one of the most original and exciting story collections in recent memory, a fever graph of our deepest unvoiced hopes, fears and preoccupations.

The New York Times best-selling true story of an all-American girl and a boy from Zimbabwe and the letter that changed both of their lives forever. It started as an assignment. Everyone in Caitlin's class wrote to an unknown student somewhere in a distant place. Martin was lucky to even receive a pen-pal letter. There were only 10 letters, and 50 kids in his class. But he was the top student, so he got the first one. That letter was the beginning of a correspondence that spanned six years and changed two lives.

World-famous zoologist Dian Fossey is remembered for her inspiring work studying the mountain gorillas of central Africa’s isolated Virunga Mountains. Her tireless devotion to understanding - and actively protecting - these shy and gentle primates introduced them to an admiring public and promoted values of conservation in the African nations they inhabit. In 1966, Dian Fossey left home for Africa to conduct field research on mountain gorillas. It was her second trip to Africa, but it wouldn’t be her last.

Learn how hammerhead sharks live in the ocean, meet their friends, and see their natural habitat.

This set of twenty important Bible stories is perfect for children and is ideal for bedtime stories. Set to calming background music, these stories will help your child easily drift off to sleep while learning about important Christian teachings from the new and old testaments.

This delightful and interesting account of the Pilgrims is written especially for children. It explores the religious oppression of the Pilgrims in England, their escape to Holland and eventual crossing to America on the Mayflower, and their early days in New England. Based on historical fact, the stories are filled with details of everyday life and vivid characterizations of Pilgrim families as they struggle to maintain their faith in the New World.

Un vent de changement souffle dans la vie d’Aurélie. Son école-privée-de-filles-avec-uniforme ayant fermé, elle se voit contrainte (après avoir perdu un féroce combat de roche-papier-ciseaux contre Kat) de fréquenter une école-publique-sans-uniforme-et-remplie-de-garçons.

Although Orville and Wilbur Wright are celebrated today as heroes for their revolutionary contributions to science and engineering - they are acknowledged as the first men to successfully achieve powered, piloted flight - their success was hard-earned. In fact, it took the self-taught engineers years of work and dozens of crashes before they managed a single 12-second flight! In this first installment of the brand new Epic Fails series, Ben Thompson and Erik Slader take listeners through the Wright brothers' many mishaps and misadventures as they paved the way for modern aviation.

Who could resist living for a year with a raccoon who is just about your best friend?

In this delightful memoir, Sterling North recalls his year with Rascal - a very mischievous and resourceful raccoon. Virtually everywhere Sterling goes, Rascal is there, and life is filled with one adventure after another.

Leo Tolstoy: The Complete Collection includes unabridged recordings of Leo Tolstoy's 3 timeless novels; all his major novellas and short stories; and 4 renowned works of non-fiction in one audiobook, all read by Audie Award-winning narrators.

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This heartwarming fictionalized autobiography tells the story of what it is like for a little girl to be growing up in an unfamiliar place. While other girls her age were enjoying childhood in America, Jean Fritz was in China in the midst of political unrest. During this time, foreigners were becoming more and more unpopular, and evacuation at a moment’s notice was imminent. Although Jean appreciated the beauty of China - the mountains, the countryside, the sea - she knew she belonged in America and longed to make her home there.

There's more than one way to count! Skip counting shows you a shortcut by counting in sets of 2 or more. 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 - you just got to 10 in half the time!

In this bold and exhilarating mix of memoir and master class, Melissa Febos tackles the emotional, psychological, and physical work of writing intimately while offering an utterly fresh examination of the storyteller's life and the questions which run through it.

Few activities grip our attention more than animal watching. Dolphins and seals bring us much joy, and sharks and alligators hold us in awe. But animals can also prompt a variety of fascinating questions. Why do dolphins sometimes surf? How well can birds of prey actually see? Why do giant pandas eat bamboo fast food? Why are cavities essential to one reptile's survival? What effect can a slight temperature change have on alligator hatchlings? How can some seals stay underwater so long and dive so deeply without harm?

La Bible est remplie d’histoires passionnantes. Dans cet ouvrage magnifiquement illustré, Kenneth Taylor présente le message biblique d'une manière très accessible et adaptée aux plus jeunes. En lisant ces histoires à vos enfants ou à vos petits-enfants, vous leur donnerez envie de trouver leur plaisir dans la parole de Dieu.

Je viens d'apprendre qu'on déménage. Au moment où je suis au sommet de ma carrière de joueur de soccer! Tu imagines? Je dois laisser tomber mon équipe et recommencer à zéro... Et tu sais comment s'appelle mon futur village? BALLON! Hé oui! Mes parents trouvent que c'est parfait pour un mordu de soccer comme moi. Selon eux, c'est un signe que ce village est fait pour moi. Parce qu'à Ballon, tout le monde doit jouer au soccer, non? Moi, je ne sais pas pourquoi, mais j'ai un mauvais pressentiment....

Nevermore brings one of America’s most enigmatic writers to the attention of a new generation of children. This intriguing biography examines the life and times of the author and poet who would have a huge influence on future generations of writers, poets, artists, and even songwriters. Poe pioneered the psychological horror story, the detective story, and the emerging genre of science fiction. Through his dark tales and unforgettable verse, as well as his literary criticism, he made major contributions to the development of the modern short story and modern poetry in America.