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  • Tiger of the Snows

    Tenzing Norgay: The Boy Whose Dream Was Everest (with audio recording)

    by Robert Burleigh ...
    Illustrated by Ed Young ...
    Growing up at the foot of Mount Everest, a Sherpa boy named Tenzing Norgay dreamed about one day being the first to climb the giant in his backyard. For years he practiced, carrying loads of rocks in his backpack to grow stronger, prowling the mountain's lower levels; later, carrying loads of equipment for other adventurers, but always, always, wanting to climb himself.But his dream never seemed ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD

  • Trapped! A Whale's Rescue

    by Robert Burleigh ...
    Illustrated by Wendell Minor ...
    In the icy waters of the Pacific, a massive humpback whale unexpectedly finds herself tangled in a net abandoned by fishermen. When a rescue boat and a convoy of divers arrive to help the struggling humpback, a realistic and moving encounter bridges the human and aquatic worlds. ... Read more

    $7.19 CAD

  • Look Up!

    Henrietta Leavitt, Pioneering Woman Astronomer (with audio recording)

    by Robert Burleigh ...
    Illustrated by Raúl Colón ...
    Henrietta Levitt was the first person to discover the scientific importance of a star’s brightness—so why has no one heard of her? Learn all about a female pioneer of astronomy in this picture book biography with audio.Henrietta Swan Leavitt was born on July 4, 1868, and she changed the course of astronomy when she was just twenty-five years old. Henrietta spent years measuring star positions and ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD

  • Sylvia's Bookshop

    The Story of Paris's Beloved Bookstore and Its Founder (As Told by the Bookstore Itself!)

    by Robert Burleigh ...
    Illustrated by Katy Wu ...
    Meet the trailblazer and book lover who started the Shakespeare and Company bookstore in Paris, France, in this beautifully illustrated picture book that celebrates stories, reading, and the importance of sharing ideas.“Books are my treasures—the best that I’ve got.”Books are like rivers that flow through my head.Books are like roads,” she just might have said.“Roads that connect my old self to my ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD

  • Night Train, Night Train

    by Robert Burleigh ...
    Illustrated by Wendell Minor ...
    Ride the rails of the night train in this beautifully rendered journey conducted by renowned artist Wendell Minor and frequent collaborator Robert Burleigh.Rhyming, lyrical text describes the sights and sounds of a nighttime journey from country to city on a passenger train in the 1940s. Largely painted in black and white, breathtaking illustrations feature pops of color as the train continues its ... Read more

    $8.69 CAD

  • Ice Bears at Ice Edge

    A Picture Book

    by Robert Burleigh ...
    From writer Robert Burleigh and illustrator Wendell Minor, an award-winning and bestselling picture book team, comes a gripping climate change–themed tale of a polar bear family fighting to survive.It is March in the cold North. The long-gone sun is rising.Silvery ice glitters. Snow sparkles in the hazy glow.Two polar bears stand at ice edge: mother and cub.A mother polar bear and her cub are busy ... Read more

    $9.89 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Edward Hopper Paints His World

    by Robert Burleigh ...
    Illustrated by Wendell Minor ...
    As a boy, Edward Hopper knew exactly what he wanted to be when he grew up: on the cover of his pencil box, he wrote the words EDWARD HOPPER, WOULD-BE ARTIST. He traveled to New York and to Paris to hone his craft. And even though no one wanted to buy his paintings for a long time, he never stopped believing in his dream to be an artist. He was fascinated with painting light and shadow and his ... Read more

    $21.99 CAD

  • O Captain, My Captain

    Walt Whitman, Abraham Lincoln, and the Civil War

    by Robert Burleigh ...
    Illustrated by Sterling Hundley ...
    This beautifully illustrated children's book explores how Walt Whitman was affected by the Civil War and inspired by President Lincoln.O Captain, My Captain tells the story of one of America's greatest poets and how he was inspired by one of America's greatest presidents. Whitman and Lincoln shared the national stage in Washington, DC, during the Civil War. Though the two men never met, Whitman ... Read more

    $14.39 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Solving the Puzzle Under the Sea

    Marie Tharp Maps the Ocean Floor

    by Robert Burleigh ...
    Illustrated by Raúl Colón ...
    **“A finely told, beautifully illustrated biography that saves a world class scientist from obscurity.” —School Library Journal, starred review“An ideal introduction to a lesser-known scientist and an important understanding about how the Earth works.”—Kirkus Reviews*,* starred reviewFilled with gorgeous illustrations by acclaimed artist Raúl Colón, this illustrated biography shares the story of ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD

  • Into the Woods

    John James Audubon Lives His Dream (with audio recording)

    Illustrated by Wendell Minor ...
    by Robert Burleigh ...
    As a young man, John James Audubon, the renowned American woodsman and artist, had to make a choice between following his father's dreams for him and discovering his own special destiny.In this beautifully conceived book, Robert Burleigh imagines a conversation in which Audubon tells his father why he has chosen to forgo the ordinary life of a shop-keeper and instead live out in nature to develop ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD

  • Zoom! Zoom!

    Sounds of Things That Go in the City (with audio recording)

    by Robert Burleigh ...
    Illustrated by Tad Carpenter ...
    Listen up! The sounds of the city come to life in this vivid picture book that’s ready-made for repetition and perfect for preschool.From the TING-A-LING-A-LING of an alarm clock in the morning to the RUMBLE RATTLE of the subway and the BEEEEEP-BEEEEP of the streaming traffic, all the way to the SHHHHHHHHHHHHHH hush of evening, the exciting and lively sounds of the city are vibrantly expressed. ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD

  • Tiny Bird

    A Hummingbird's Amazing Journey

    by Robert Burleigh ...
    Illustrated by Wendell Minor ...
    Robert Burleigh's narrative nonfiction picture book follows a hummingbird’s migration south for the winter, with stunning art by Wendell Minor.When the last summer flowers open their petals to the sun, it’s time for a tiny ruby-throated hummingbird to dip its beak into the heart of each bloom, extracting as much nectar as possible before the hard trip ahead.Today is the day Tiny Bird begins its ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD