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Addendums to

Winter - 2008 - 2009

The book packages listed below are from our previous packages and are not currently for sale online.

They are presented here as a sample of the grade level appropriate type of books CanLit selects and offers to school libraries.

These book packages can be ordered (depending on availability of books) by email (canlit@shaw.ca) or by calling CanLit toll free at 1-888-656-9906.

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	The Boy Who Ate The World and the Girl Who Saved It by Don Gillmor Pierre Pratt (Illustrator) Regular List Price: $19.99 Suggested Grades: K to 3 Herman Oof is a giant - and he’s on his way to eating up the whole world. Soon after he polishes off Africa and washes it down with a lake in Russia, along comes Sarah. She’s a little annoyed. Will she think of a way to save the world? This humourous story is full of nonsense and over-the-top exaggerations - perfect for primary read-alouds. Starred Review by Gwyneth Evans . Quill and Quire, October, 2008 "Greed and runaway appetite are topics we can all relate to, and adults may find uncomfortable parallels to the consumption-based lifestyle of our own society, particularly as Herman eats up Africa with a bit of peanut butter. But the book’s moral message is implied rather than stated, and the story also works as an appealing nonsense tale." Starred reviews for Quill and Quire indicate books of exceptional merit.
	Clancy With The Puck by Chris Mizzoni Regular List Price: $19.95 Suggested Grades: 1 to 4 The hapless-but-heroic Clancy has everything the fans love: he’s as skillful as Wayne Gretzky; as charismatic as Pierre Trudeau; and as arrogant as Don Cherry. But when Clancy is given the chance to win the hearts of hometown fans and take home the Stanley Cup, our hero blows it in the final period. This story is a delightful twist on the classic baseball poem “Casey at the Bat”and will be loved by hockey fans of all ages.
	Just One Goal! by Robert Munsch Michael Martchenko (Illustrator) Regular List Price: $6.99 Suggested Grades: K to 3 Ciara is tired of hauling her hockey gear across gown to play on the rink. It makes no sense — there is a perfectly good frozen river in her own backyard! She decides to make her own rink on the frozen river for her team, the River Rats. When they play their final match on the frozen river, the ice starts to crack! But Ciara keeps playing, the ice starts to drift . . . and Ciara is determined to score! Vintage Munsch. Reviewed by Kim Dyment. CM: Canadian Review of Materials, November, 2007 Highly Recommended. “A Northern Canadian girl, Ciara, begs her family for a backyard hockey rink. Not wanting to travel to town to skate, Ciara envisions her very own rink on which she and her fiends can play. ... As Ciara and her community come together to enjoy the rink, then to escape the ice break up, readers are presented with colorful images that spark the imagination.”
	The Little Word Catcher by Danielle Simard Genviève Côté (Illustrator) Regular List Price: $14.95 Suggested Grades: K to 3 Elise’s grandmother used to know many marvelous words, but now she seems to be losing them all the time. Can Elise help her by catching them, like butterflies in a net? This award-winning picture book offers an exploration of the effects of Alzheimer’s on the relationships in a family and expresses a gentle message of patience and acceptance. The book won the Governor General’s Award for Illustration, 2007. Reviewed by Suzanne Pierson. CM: Canadian Review of Materials, November, 2008 Highly Recommended. “Although the topic of Alzheimer's may make some people uncomfortable, for families as yet untouched by the illness, this book can be a lovely bedtime story about the special relationship between a young girl and her grandmother. For families struggling with the changes that Alzheimer's brings about in families, The Little Word Catcher will be a gift.”
	Pounce de Leon by Tim Wynne-Jones Alfredo Tapia (Illustrator) Regular List Price: $19.95 Suggested Grades: K to 3 Pounce de Leon, a mischievous, loving cat, adopts Mrs. Florida Brown as his constant companion. Pounce’s job is to look after the aging Mrs. Brown. If her knuckles ache, he lets her pat him for a good long time. When her tummy acts up, he sits on her until she feels better. And if she’s lonely at night, he lets her curl up right there beside him. When Mrs. Brown speaks of a mysterious, beautiful girl and a lost fountain of youth, Pounce sets out on a quest to find it for his loving owner. What he finds might just be the ticket to rejuvenate Mrs. Florida Brown and rekindle her zest for life. Beautifully illustrated.
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	Captain Jake by Shannon Stewart Ben Hodson (Illustrator) Regular List Price: $6.95 Suggested Grades: 2 to 4 Pages: 59 Jake loves to hunt for treasure, so when the famous pirate Captain Kidd asks him to be his cabin boy, he can't refuse. But Jake soon learns that bringing home an invisible pirate can be a real disaster, particularly when the pirate is mortally terrified of his teenage sister. There are many rules of the sea, and Captain Kidd's own cabin boy, Richard Barleycorn, teaches Jake how to face his biggest fear, Boris Baxter, the meanest boy in the whole school.
	Sharing Snowy by Marilyn Helmer Kasia Charko (Illustrator) Regular List Price: $6.95 Suggested Grades: 2 to 4 Pages: 61 More than anything else in the world, Ali wants a pet cat for her birthday. Unfortunately her brother Jay is allergic to cats. One day, Ali discovers that something is sharing her clubhouse with her. To Ali's delight, the new resident is a beautiful white cat, who she names Snowy. Ali thinks that the clubhouse is the perfect home for Snowy. But is she right and, more importantly is Snowy really hers to keep?
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