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Le chandail de Chéticamp
Artist: Joycelyne DoironPublisher: Bouton d'or Acadie$10.95It’s time for spring cleaning in Chéticamp. With the help of his parents, Eric is reluctantly cleaning out his wardrobe. To his chagrin, Eric’s favourite sweater, belt, and pants wind up being given to a complete stranger… who doesn’t even have kids! What is Mr. Delaney planning to do with all those clothes?
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Mémère Soleil, Nannie Lune
Artist: Jean-Luc TrudelPublisher: Bouton d'or Acadie$12.95Acadian Mémère and Scottish Nannie seem to have nothing in common but their grandchildren, but in this beautiful picture book from bestselling author Diane Carmel Léger and illustrator Jean-Luc Trudel, difference is celebrated. A co-publication with Nimbus Publishing, published simultaneously in English.
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L’île-au-Crâne de Shediac
Artist: Paul RouxPublisher: Bouton d'or Acadie$19.95The famed trio should be enjoying fried clams, and beach time in Shediac. After all, they already had five major adventures around New Brunswick! But Gabriel is enthralled by the island facing their cottage. When the friends and their dog meet Roland and his boat, off they go exploring Skull Island. But others also seem quite eager to get to the small island. And they are not so friendly?
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Le Doubas Show
Artist: Anne-Marie SiroisPublisher: Bouton d'or Acadie$10.95So, you think a sock’s life is all comfort and joy? Think again as Doubas (Soft Sock) brings you along his adventures one windy season in Cap Breton. But there is a heaven for story telling socks! Doubas will end up at the local public library, as a star puppet!
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Histoire de Galet
Artist: François DimbertonPublisher: Bouton d'or Acadie$12.95Martin is a teenager living in Dieppe. War rages on, and his country, France, is under Nazi occupation. Cohabitation is tough, and living conditions are poor. While living with Mrs. Agnes, a resourceful old lady, Martin is unwillingly dragged into the horrible conflict of the Second World War and makes a life-changing discovery…
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Zim s’imagine
Artist: Nathasha PilottePublisher: Bouton d'or Acadie$8.95Domestic cat or street cat, mysterious cat or old cat: all feline friends are adventurers in their own way. Who hasn’t laughed at a silly pose a cat has taken? Zim is a kitty with a vivid imagination, and with him children will discover words, rhymes, pictures and incredible situations!
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Tombent les nuages
Artist: Jacinthe ChevalierPublisher: Bouton d'or Acadie$11.95Mariesol and Loïc love watching clouds as they take on many silly shapes. But when they wake up one morning, the whole town is buried under a big, fluffy white blanket. The clouds are falling! Cars can no longer drive about, and an old man has even lost his cat. What a disaster! It is time to find a way to hang the clouds back up in the sky!
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Tara Timi et la nuit
Publisher: Bouton d'or Acadie$9.95Tara and Timi, two close friends, are very excited to travel away on an adventure to the Fall Fair. However, Timi prefers being cautious to exploring, and as soon as things don’t go as planned, he becomes quite nervous. Luckily, the two meet a wise old woman along the way.
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Le cycle M
Publisher: Bouton d'or Acadie$14.95Melanie, an Acadian, and her French friend Garence arrive in Marseilles. An obscure family curse looms over Melanie’s trip, which takes quite a turn when she gets her first period. The two friends are mysteriously taken back to the Middle Ages and unwillingly dragged onto the trail of a shady character. Who is the Maure? Where is he hiding? And how will the two return to the 21st century?
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Jean-le-Chasseur et ses chiens
Artist: Denis GallagherPublisher: Bouton d'or Acadie$14.95Warning: this book contains heart-pounding and mildly bloody adventure, taken right from the wonderful oral storytelling style of Francophone Louisiana. Zombie-dogs and witch-princesses ahead!
Jean-the-Hunter is never apart from his tracking dogs. One day, he meets a young enchantress in an orchard. She agrees to marry him, but only if Jean gets rid of his dogs. Luckily, Jean’s mother distrusts her…and the dogs won’t stay dead for very long.
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Ils Sont…
Artist: Magali BenPublisher: Bouton d'or Acadie$9.95Same-sex couples haven’t always been accepted in our society, but it is possible for love and beauty to triumph. Two boys are friends and age gracefully together as a same-sex couple. With this story, Acadian singer-songwriter Michel Thériault adds a string to his bow and illustrator Magali Ben dazzles with exceptional colours.
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L’Acadie en Baratte
Artist: Raynald BasquePublisher: Bouton d'or Acadie$13.95Nico tours the Maritimes with his grandmother in her vintage Westphalia. With eagerness and imagination, Nico is ready for adventure and so is his “memere”. Their camping trip, which takes them to Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick, becomes a whimsical discovery tour of contemporary Acadian communities and history.
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S’ouvrir A tool box for inclusion in the classroom and in the school
Artist: Danielle LorangerPublisher: Bouton d'or Acadie$24.95Through real life situations, here is a resource for anyone struggling or interested in the inclusive classroom and school. Without shying from the true and demanding challenges of an all-encompassing inclusive learning space, this is a must-read, must share proposal, coming straight from the classrooms and schools trying to meet these challenges.
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Meet Me at Green Gables
Artist: Jean-Luc TrudelPublisher: Bouton d'or Acadie$13.95Gracie Finley and Glenda Landry, two young girls from Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, both dream of being on stage. This is in the 1960s, just as the Confederation Centre of the Arts opens its doors in their hometown. Gracie and Glenda soon join the new theatre’s company of actors and become best friends. To the delight of audiences, they take on the roles of kindred spirits Anne and Diana in the marvelous musical inspired by the novel Anne of Green Gables.
Also available in French: Rideau Rouge et Pignons Verts.
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Rideau rouge et pignons verts
Artist: Jean-Luc TrudelPublisher: Bouton d'or Acadie$13.95Gracie Finley and Glenda Landry, two young girls from Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, both dream of being on stage. This is in the 1960s, just as the Confederation Centre of the Arts opens its doors in their hometown. Gracie and Glenda soon join the new theatre’s company of actors and become best friends. To the delight of audiences, they take on the roles of kindred spirits Anne and Diana in the marvelous musical inspired by the novel Anne of Green Gables.
Also available in English: Meet Me at Green Gables.
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Les mathémagiciens
Publisher: Bouton d'or Acadie$14.95Vacations have just begun, and already these four friends are bored. Professor Mathou steps in and with him they will discover the Golden Ratio, and a few exciting “magical” tricks with numbers. But best of all, they will be taken for a ride on the longest Moebius strip in North America. Numbers can sometimes be daunting, but nothing is more magical than solving problems using your brain.
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le monstre du Lac Baker
Artist: Paul RouxPublisher: Bouton d'or Acadie$19.95In this first adventure, Ania, Gabriel, Mamadou and Dali the dog set up a private eye agency, with the help of Gabriel’s adventurous grandmother. Solving a lost cat case is a breeze, but confronting a sea monster on the shore of an uncle’s cottage proves to be quite daunting. However, with the help of a lunatic French inventor and his high-tech gadgets, the three friends succeed. Their agency is on its way!
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Ah! pour Atlantique
Photographer: Réjean RoyPublisher: Bouton d'or Acadie$15.95Everyone knows that the oceans are full of treasures and hidden dangers–with Sylvain Rivière we discover twenty-six of them. With the sail set to cruising, Ah! pour Atlantique explores the myths of Ulysses and Neptune, kayak and yacht voyages, the threat presently posed by green crabs and multiple other aspects of the marine trades. All sails set, Rivière’s verses resonate like a foghorn, illustrated by the talented Réjean Roy. These marine terms offer a special passage into francophone America–its dreamscapes and majestic views, a wellspring of treasures and adventures firmly anchored in our Maritime vocabulary.
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Les Sept Amis
Artist: Daniela ZekinaPublisher: Bouton d'or Acadie$8.95Monday throws on warm clothing, Tuesday takes the train to meet Wednesday while Thursday crawls out of bed to meet up with Friday… for a whole week’s worth of rhyme and sparkling illustrations.
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La bonne idée!
Artist: Natasha PilottePublisher: Bouton d'or Acadie$12.95Océanne would love to have a swimming pool or take a trip in an airplane like her new friend does. But Océanne’s parents are farmers. They sell at the local market. It doesn’t earn them a great deal and it takes a lot of work. Nevertheless, the family takes a weekend off to go visit Oceanne’s great grandmother at Baie Sainte-Marie in Nova Scotia. It’s a trip that will give her a chance to appreciate how fortunate she is, and put her little aggravations into perspective. What’s more, she has an idea that will take shape while she’s there–one which will make her parents proud and make Océanne herself a partner in their market venture.
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En Attendant L’Autobus Melanie Legere
Artist: Serge V. RichardPublisher: Bouton d'or Acadie$9.95Every morning Claude and his dad wait for the bus at the roadside. Rain snow or shine, they entertain each other with jokes and stories while watching the little bus get bigger as it nears. But it seems like little Claude is getting bigger too, and pretty soon he’s not so eager to be seen there waiting with his daddy.
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Le Revenant de la Baie Sainte-Marie
Artist: Paul RouxPublisher: Bouton d'or Acadie$19.95On the shores of Baie Sainte-Marie in Nova Scotia, an evil wizard has returned to haunt a mystified Acadian community. The three musketeers, Gabriel, Ania, and Mamadou and their faithful dog Dali leave New Brunswick to head for their eighth suspenseful adventure. Aided by mamie Josette, professor Jarnigoine and a slightly ridiculous Indiana Jones clone–can their little team vanquish the malicious spirit before the troubles get out of hand?
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Grandes roues et petits pois
Artist: Réjean RoyPublisher: Bouton d'or Acadie$9.95Émilie looks around her. Nobody close by to help her out. She’s unsure. She dreams of becoming a champion… Will today be the day she sets out on her bike to conquer her big wheels? But she is so small, the rocks so big, and she’s a little bit afraid… Mom, who’s not far in the garden tending to her peas, isn’t aware of Émilie’s hesitations. Come on! Take a deep breath and… let’s go!
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Coquelicot sur un rocher
Publisher: Bouton d'or Acadie$14.95Carla, journalist covering the war in Afghanistan, is on a quest. She’s searching for something significant to bring back for her son Théo.
For his part, Tom, a nineteen-year-old American, try to make sense of this war for which he embarked without knowing why. His mother deeply worried at the thought of her son.
Laïla and Amir, living in a dusty Kabul, are separated by the conflicts.
These mothers and their child are bound by the same fight, the one for love.
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Congé pour maman
Artist: Isabelle LégerPublisher: Bouton d'or Acadie$10.95Sophie is jumping with joy. She’s bringing her mom to the beach for a well-deserved break. Of course, everything needs to be prepared: games, parasols, sunscreen, driving there. Then, at the beach, small problems arise that gets in the way of relaxation: gusts of wind and moods, stinging sand and jelly fish, and bathroom calls.
But Sophie persists. After all, mom deserves a break.
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À dos d’amour
Artist: Patrick MinvillePublisher: Bouton d'or Acadie$9.95A daddy carries his child on his back.
The child’s eyes look in amazement and discover
nature’s wonders : the conversation between Birch and Cattail,
the wiggling eel, the great heron chasing a field mouse…
A day in the life of a father and his child.
A day out in nature, by a river.
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Appi et le parfum puant
Artist: Pauline DugasPublisher: Bouton d'or Acadie$10.95When you’re a skunk, stinking is a musk-t. Priscille has no smell, and at the Great Muskyrade Ball, she will fade next to her gloriously stinky sisters. Her friend Appi wants to help the sad little skunk. In this second quest, she will go looking for the smelliest smell possible! On the way, there will be brambles bushes, a cooking witch and a carnivorous plant with a bad temper.
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Comptines et cuisine
Artist: Frédéric GayerPublisher: Bouton d'or Acadie$13.95A cheerful parade of creatures and animals creating amusing, original and easy-to-remember nursery rhymes in their trail. Plus, dishes dreamed up by the author and based on these bizarre creatures with easy, mostly no-cook recipes. Children can prepare and taste their dishes without turning the kitchen upside down. Simple ingredients and festive, mainly healthy results. Children and parents may even want to create their own delicious bestiary!
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Sous mon arbre
Publisher: Bouton d'or Acadie$8.95Robins, swallows, sparrows, and chickadees… Birds are frolicking on the grass, but in the tree, a cat is watching. Will their songs sing its vigilance to sleep? Writer and seasoned teacher Chantal Duguay Mallet and young local illustrator in high demand Danica Brine are back with a third charming book in the Sous mon… series…, made of rhymes, short sentences and a rich vocabulary combined with colourful and amusing illustrations!
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Une journee poney! Pemkiskahk’ciw ahahsis!
Artist: Paul LangPublisher: Bouton d'or Acadie$14.95Joséphine looks at her grandfather and wonders whether he’s serious. After all, he loves to joke around! A pony has neither a steering wheel to drive it, nor seat to sit in… how will she ever stay on a pony and guide it to the pond?
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A Boy From Acadie Roméo Leblanc’s Journey to Rideau Hall
Artist: Maurice CormierPublisher: Bouton d'or Acadie$19.95Young Roméo LeBlanc, from Cormier Cove, New Brunswick, did not expect that one day, thanks to his family and sisters, he would have the chance to go to high school and university, become a history teacher, then a journalist, and finally a politician, climbing up the ladder to the highest position! Nevertheless, he stayed modest and kept his great sense of humour all his life.
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Un Gamin Acadien L’odyssée de Roméo Leblanc vers Rideau Hall
Publisher: Bouton d'or Acadie$19.95Né sur une ferme dans le village de l’Anse-des-Cormier, au Nouveau-Brunswick, le jeune Roméo LeBlanc ne se doutait pas que, grâce à l’amour de sa famille et à l’aide inattendue de ses soeurs, il aurait un jour la chance de faire des études secondaires et universitaires, de devenir enseignant d’histoire puis journaliste, et de gravir les échelons politiques jusqu’au plus haut sommet! Malgré tout, Roméo LeBlanc conservera toute sa vie une grande modestie et un grand sens de l’humour.
Découvrez l’odyssée d’un gamin acadien jusqu’à Rideau Hall, la résidence officielle du gouverneur général à Ottawa.
