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What Is an Ocean |
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Monica Hughes |
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Jan and Patch |
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Monica Hughes |
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From School Library Journal
Gr 1-4-When Jan and Sarah notice a poster seeking the whereabouts of a puppy they had previously admired in the pet shop and unofficially named Patch, they go to the home of the animal's owner and meet the boy who lives there. New in town, Carl is upset about the loss of his puppy that he calls Spot. The friends take on the role of detective, and Carl accompanies them on their quest for the dog. After imagining that Patch has been dognapped, the girls trail a suspect, but then discover his innocence. In the end, the boy and his dog are reunited. The first noticeable oddity of this book is the strange picture on the cover-Jan looks like a 35-year-old woman with erect bilateral ponytails, a hairstyle maintained throughout the book. Sarah and Carl also look too old for their supposed ages. Intended for... |
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What If... |
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Monica Hughes |
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061323782X |
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From School Library Journal
Gr 5 UpHughes has collected 14 short stories written by talented Canadians and flanked them with poems to form a superb and varied anthology of fantasy and science fiction. Alison Baird, Lesley Choyce, Charles de Lint, Sarah Ellis, Priscilla Galloway, James Alan Gardner, and Tim Wynne-Jones are among the authors represented. Many of the stories have appeared in other publications; others appear in print for the first time. While some tales step sideways from the ordinary world into the fantastical, others take place in other times or alternate realities. However, the quality of writing and originality of ideas remain consistent throughout. The voices of the storytellers, whimsical or pithy, make this collection accessible for anyone with a love of these two genres.Trish Anderson, Pinkerton Elementary School,... |
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Invitation to the Game |
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Monica Hughes |
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0671866923 |
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From Publishers Weekly
What begins as a chilling glimpse into the not-too-distant future evolves into an exultant, life-affirming balm for mankind. Ten graduates of the class of 2154 are assigned (condemned, actually) by the government to a routine of unemployment and ostracism in this overcrowded future of robotized services and thought police. The 10 stumble upon a secretive and elite contest that promises to raise their status should they win. But by the time they discover that "The Game" is really a government plot to colonize other planets with the youth of their world, it's too late. This bold and incisive parable for the future will by turns terrify and enchant both science fiction enthusiasts and readers concerned about the earth's fate. A moving epilogue chronicles the way that the group pools its diverse skills to create a... |
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Keeper of the Isis Light |
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Monica Hughes |
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0613258592 |
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Book Description
It was her tenth birthday on Isis. By Earth years, she would be sixteen. But Olwen Pendennis had never been to Earth. She had been born on Isis. And since her parents' death, she had lived there alone, manning the Isis Light -- a "lighthouse" in space designed to aid ships, and to bring settlers from Earth. And now, on the day of her tenth year, the settlers are coming at last. Olwen is ready to welcome them, but are they ready for her? She was once human, like them. But the harsh climate of the alien planet has changed her, transformed her into something else -- something the settlers could never be prepared for...
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Sixteen-year-old Olwen, who lives alone on the planet Isis... |
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First Visit to the Dentist |
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Monica Hughes |
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What if... : Amazing Stories |
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Monica Hughes (Editor) |
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From School Library Journal
Gr 5 UpHughes has collected 14 short stories written by talented Canadians and flanked them with poems to form a superb and varied anthology of fantasy and science fiction. Alison Baird, Lesley Choyce, Charles de Lint, Sarah Ellis, Priscilla Galloway, James Alan Gardner, and Tim Wynne-Jones are among the authors represented. Many of the stories have appeared in other publications; others appear in print for the first time. While some tales step sideways from the ordinary world into the fantastical, others take place in other times or alternate realities. However, the quality of writing and originality of ideas remain consistent throughout. The voices of the storytellers, whimsical or pithy, make this collection accessible for anyone with a love of these two genres.Trish Anderson, Pinkerton Elementary School,... |
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Dw-K Yl Seasons Is |
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Monica Hughes |
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0763522759 |
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Beckoning Lights |
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Monica Hughes |
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"It all began the night I saw the strange lights ... or was it really then? If Jack and I hadn't been telepathic those others would not have overheard us 'talking' about what Jack had seen in the cave. If mother hadn't died the previous year I would have been at home with her instead of in the Rockies on the field trip with my twin brother, Jack, and the honour students of Father's Grade Ten class, and then none of it could have happened. So where did it all start?"
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Aliens arrive on Earth in a spaceship and enlist the help of a pair of telepathic twins in their search for an earthly substance to save their dying race.
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Blaine's Way |
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Monica Hughes |
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Then I hear the whistle of the train, and the sound takes me back to the farm near Cornell, back to the winter of 1930... So Blaine Williams begins to recall his troubled childhood in rural Ontario during the Great Depression, his adolescence at the onset of World War 2, and his illegal participation in the War at Dieppe when he was only seventeen. In a novel with panoramic, historical sweep, a young boy's growth to manhood is recorded with warmth and insight. Through his memory, Monica Hughes offers an exceptionally evocative story.
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Bugs |
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Monica Hughes |
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Busy Trucks |
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Monica Hughes |
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Jan' |
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Monica Hughes |
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0887803849 |
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Review
Canadian Childrens Literature : ...such books teach young readers new words and they give young readers practice in developing automatic recognition of sight words, needed to help them attain fluency.
Jan and Sarah overcome each obstacle in a way that young readers will find satisfying and have just enough adventures to keep readers turning the pages. Carlos Freire's illustrations support the text with interesting details.
Barbara Novak London Free Press : "...the novels in this series provide good transition material for children who are moving from picture books to novels. Children who read these novels all by themselves will, like the narrators, feel justifiably proud of themselves."
Denise Parrott Canadian Materials : "Jan is a lively character and her antics are funny."
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Discovery World: Encyclopedia of Tiny Creatures |
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Monica Hughes |
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0763527025 |
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Jan on the Trail |
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Monica Hughes |
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0887805027 |
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From School Library Journal
Gr 1-4-When Jan and Sarah notice a poster seeking the whereabouts of a puppy they had previously admired in the pet shop and unofficially named Patch, they go to the home of the animal's owner and meet the boy who lives there. New in town, Carl is upset about the loss of his puppy that he calls Spot. The friends take on the role of detective, and Carl accompanies them on their quest for the dog. After imagining that Patch has been dognapped, the girls trail a suspect, but then discover his innocence. In the end, the boy and his dog are reunited. The first noticeable oddity of this book is the strange picture on the cover-Jan looks like a 35-year-old woman with erect bilateral ponytails, a hairstyle maintained throughout the book. Sarah and Carl also look too old for their supposed ages. Intended for... |
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Discovery World: Seasons |
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Monica Hughes |
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