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Our land and people : : Grade 5 student text

Shields-Ramsay, Patricia.


The Our Land and People Student Resource covers 100% of the Grade 5 social studies curricular outcomes. Developed by Alberta teachers for Alberta students, Our Land and People has proven readable and engaging with many visuals and activities to fuel any students' interest. Our Land and People was built on the solid connection to new curricular directions (Multiple Perspectives and Inquiry) and developed with careful attention to sound pedagogy and best classroom practices (Literacy and Differentiated Learning). An Alberta Authorized Resource for Grade 5 Social Studies.
Date Published:2007

The Our Land and People Student Resource covers 100% of the Grade 5 social studies curricular outcomes. Developed by Alberta teachers for Alberta students, Our Land and People has proven readable and engaging with many visuals and activities to fuel any students' interest. Our Land and People was built on the solid connection to new curricular directions (Multiple Perspectives and Inquiry) and developed with careful attention to sound pedagogy and best classroom practices (Literacy and Differentiated Learning). An Alberta Authorized Resource for Grade 5 Social Studies.

Date Published:2007

The Ugly truth /

Kinney, Jeff.


Horn Book, May 2011. Publishers Weekly Annex, November 2010. Horn Book. Publishers Weekly Annex. While trying to find a new best friend after feuding with Rowley, middle-school slacker Greg Heffley is warned by older family members that adolescence is a time to act more responsibly and to think seriously about his future.
Date Published:2010

The last straw /

Kinney, Jeff.


"3"--Spine. Middle-schooler Greg Heffley nimbly sidesteps his father's attempts to change Greg's wimpy ways until his father threatens to send him to military school.
Date Published:2009

Math makes sense 7



Date Published:2007

Math makes sense 8 /

Brown, Trevor.



Date Published:2008

Harry Potter and the philosopher's stone /

Rowling, J. K.


Also published by Scholastic with the title alteration of "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. Wilson's Children. Wilson's Junior High School. Elem. School Library Collection. Wilson's Senior High School. Wilson's Senior High School, October 2011. Wilson's Junior High School, January 2010. Elem. School Library Collection, June 2000. School Library Journal starred, October 1998. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 1999. Five Owls, June 2003. Booklist starred, September 1998. Pub Weekly, July 1998. New York Times, February 1999. Strange things always seem to happen when Harry Potter is around. Things that unsettle his guardians, the Dursleys. They strongly disapprove of strangeness. It's only when a letter arrives, delivered by a shaggy giant of a man called Hagrid, that Harry learns the truth that will transform his entire future: his parents were killed by the evil Lord Voldemort, and he, Harry is a wizard. Whisked away to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Harry discovers a world of enchantments, ghosts, Quidditch, and friends who will stand, throughout everything, by his side. But when Harry hears of a stone with great powers, he finds that his school has its own dark secrets - and an adventure that will become the stuff of legend begins ...
Date Published:1997

Also published by Scholastic with the title alteration of "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. Wilson's Children. Wilson's Junior High School. Elem. School Library Collection. Wilson's Senior High School. Wilson's Senior High School, October 2011. Wilson's Junior High School, January 2010. Elem. School Library Collection, June 2000. School Library Journal starred, October 1998. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 1999. Five Owls, June 2003. Booklist starred, September 1998. Pub Weekly, July 1998. New York Times, February 1999. Strange things always seem to happen when Harry Potter is around. Things that unsettle his guardians, the Dursleys. They strongly disapprove of strangeness. It's only when a letter arrives, delivered by a shaggy giant of a man called Hagrid, that Harry learns the truth that will transform his entire future: his parents were killed by the evil Lord Voldemort, and he, Harry is a wizard. Whisked away to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Harry discovers a world of enchantments, ghosts, Quidditch, and friends who will stand, throughout everything, by his side. But when Harry hears of a stone with great powers, he finds that his school has its own dark secrets - and an adventure that will become the stuff of legend begins ...

Date Published:1997

Diary of a wimpy kid /

Kinney, Jeff.


"Greg Heffley's journal" - t.p. Wilson's Children, October 2007. Wilson's Junior High School, January 2010. School Library Journal, April 2007. Book Links-starred, January 2008. Pub Weekly, March 2007. Booklist, April 2007. Horn Book, October 2007. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), June 2007. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), April 2007. Kirkus Review, March 2006. Wilson's Children. Wilson's Junior High School. School Library Journal. Greg records his sixth grade experiences in a middle school where he and his best friend, Rowley, undersized weaklings amid boys who need to shave twice daily, hope just to survive, but when Rowley grows more popular, Greg must take drastic measures to save their friendship.
Date Published:2007

"Greg Heffley's journal" - t.p. Wilson's Children, October 2007. Wilson's Junior High School, January 2010. School Library Journal, April 2007. Book Links-starred, January 2008. Pub Weekly, March 2007. Booklist, April 2007. Horn Book, October 2007. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), June 2007. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), April 2007. Kirkus Review, March 2006. Wilson's Children. Wilson's Junior High School. School Library Journal. Greg records his sixth grade experiences in a middle school where he and his best friend, Rowley, undersized weaklings amid boys who need to shave twice daily, hope just to survive, but when Rowley grows more popular, Greg must take drastic measures to save their friendship.

Date Published:2007

Smile /

Telgemeier, Raina.


Publisher's Weekly, December 2009. Booklist, December 2009. Kirkus Review, January 2010. Publisher's Weekly. Booklist. Kirkus Review. The author relates, in graphic form, her experiences after she injured her two front teeth and had to have surgeries and wear embarrassing braces and headgear, all the while also dealing with the trials and tribulations of middle school.
Date Published:2010

Sisters /

Telgemeier, Raina.


Companion to: Smile. School Library Journal starred, July 2014. Booklist starred, June 2014. Pub Weekly, May 2014. Kirkus Starred, June 2014. School Library Journal starred. Booklist starred. Pub Weekly. In graphic novel format, Raina Telgemeier shares the story of her relationship with her younger sister.
Date Published:2014

Refugee /

Gratz, Alan, 1972-


School Library Journal, July 2017. Pub Weekly, May 2017. Kirkus Starred, June 2017. Horn Book, April 2018. Library Media Connection, October 2017. School Library Journal. Pub Weekly. Kirkus Starred. Although separated by continents and decades, Josef, a Jewish boy livng in 1930s Nazi Germany; Isabel, a Cuban girl trying to escape the riots and unrest plaguing her country in 1994; and Mahmoud, a Syrian boy in 2015 whose homeland is torn apart by violence and destruction, embark on harrowing journeys in search of refuge, discovering shocking connections that tie their stories together.
Date Published:2017

School Library Journal, July 2017. Pub Weekly, May 2017. Kirkus Starred, June 2017. Horn Book, April 2018. Library Media Connection, October 2017. School Library Journal. Pub Weekly. Kirkus Starred. Although separated by continents and decades, Josef, a Jewish boy livng in 1930s Nazi Germany; Isabel, a Cuban girl trying to escape the riots and unrest plaguing her country in 1994; and Mahmoud, a Syrian boy in 2015 whose homeland is torn apart by violence and destruction, embark on harrowing journeys in search of refuge, discovering shocking connections that tie their stories together.

Date Published:2017

The long haul /

Kinney, Jeff.


Horn Book, October 2015. Publishers Weekly Annex, November 2014. The Heffley family road trip starts off full of promise, then quickly takes several wrong turns--with everything from a fender bender to crazed seagulls--but even the worst road trip can turn into an adventure, and this is one the Heffleys will not soon forget.
Date Published:2014

Dog days /

Kinney, Jeff.


Pub Weekly. Booklist. Pub Weekly, October 2009. Booklist, October 2009. Horn Book, October 2010. Horn Book. In the latest diary of middle-schooler Greg Heffley, he records his attempts to spend his summer vacation sensibly indoors playing video games and watching television, despite his mother's other ideas.
Date Published:2009

Our worldviews : explore, understand, connect : grade 8 text /

Levin, Phyllis.


The Our Worldviews Student Resource covers 100% of the Grade 8 social studies curricular outcomes. Developed by Alberta teachers for Alberta students, Our Worldviews has proven readable and engaging with many visuals and activities to fuel any students' interest. Our Worldviews was built on the solid connection to new curricular directions (Multiple Perspectives and Inquiry) and developed with careful attention to sound pedagogy and best classroom practices (Literacy and Differentiated Learning).
Date Published:2007

The Our Worldviews Student Resource covers 100% of the Grade 8 social studies curricular outcomes. Developed by Alberta teachers for Alberta students, Our Worldviews has proven readable and engaging with many visuals and activities to fuel any students' interest. Our Worldviews was built on the solid connection to new curricular directions (Multiple Perspectives and Inquiry) and developed with careful attention to sound pedagogy and best classroom practices (Literacy and Differentiated Learning).

Date Published:2007

Wonder /

Palacio, R. J.


School Library Journal starred, February 2012. Booklist starred, February 2012. Kirkus Starred, December 2011. School Library Journal starred. Booklist starred. Kirkus Starred. Ten-year-old Auggie Pullman, who was born with extreme facial abnormalities and was not expected to survive, goes from being home-schooled to entering fifth grade at a private middle school in Manhattan, which entails enduring the taunts and fear of his classmates as he struggles to be seen as just another student.
Date Published:2012

School Library Journal starred, February 2012. Booklist starred, February 2012. Kirkus Starred, December 2011. School Library Journal starred. Booklist starred. Kirkus Starred. Ten-year-old Auggie Pullman, who was born with extreme facial abnormalities and was not expected to survive, goes from being home-schooled to entering fifth grade at a private middle school in Manhattan, which entails enduring the taunts and fear of his classmates as he struggles to be seen as just another student.

Date Published:2012

The Hunger Games /

Collins, Suzanne.


Wilson's Senior High School, October 2011. Wilson's Junior High School, January 2010. School Library Journal starred, September 2008. Booklist starred, September 2008. Horn Book Starred, September 2008. Library Media Connection starred, November 2001. Pub Weekly, November 2008. New York Times, November 2008. Horn Book, April 2009. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), November 2008. Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen accidentally becomes a contender in the annual Hunger Games, a grave competition hosted by the Capitol where young boys and girls are pitted against one another in a televised fight to the death.
Date Published:2008

Wilson's Senior High School, October 2011. Wilson's Junior High School, January 2010. School Library Journal starred, September 2008. Booklist starred, September 2008. Horn Book Starred, September 2008. Library Media Connection starred, November 2001. Pub Weekly, November 2008. New York Times, November 2008. Horn Book, April 2009. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), November 2008. Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen accidentally becomes a contender in the annual Hunger Games, a grave competition hosted by the Capitol where young boys and girls are pitted against one another in a televised fight to the death.

Date Published:2008

I spy fun house : a book of picture riddles /

Wick, Walter.


"Cartwheel books." Wilson's Children. School Library Journal. Publisher's Weekly. Rhyming verses ask readers to find hidden objects in the photographs.
Date Published:1993

The meltdown /

Kinney, Jeff.


When snow closes Greg Heffley's middle school, he and his best friend, Rowley Jefferson, face a fight for survival as warring gangs turn the neighborhood into a wintry battlefield.
Date Published:2018

The cloud searchers /

Kibuishi, Kazu, 1978-


Wilson's Children, September 2011. Wilson's Junior High School, September 2011. Booklist, October 2010. Teacher Librarian, February 2011. Kirkus Review, September 2010. Emily, Navin, and the resistance fighters search for a mythical city in the clouds, and try to figure out if the elf king's son is an ally or an enemy.
Date Published:2010

The lightning thief /

Riordan, Rick.


Wilson's Junior High School, January 2010. School Library Journal starred, August 2005. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2006. School Library Journal, June 2009. Book Links (A.L.A.), July 2008. Booklist starred, May 2009. Horn Book Starred, April 2006. Publisher's Weekly, May 2009. Kirkus Starred, June 2005. Booklist, September 2005. Wilson's Junior High School. School Library Journal starred. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.). Kirkus Starred. Percy, expelled from six schools for being unable to control his temper, learns the truth from his mother that his father is the Greek god Poseidon, and is sent to Camp Half Blood where he is befriended by a satyr and the demigod daughter of Athena who join him in a journey to the Underworld to retrieve Zeus's lightning bolt and prevent a catastrophic war.
Date Published:2005

Wilson's Junior High School, January 2010. School Library Journal starred, August 2005. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2006. School Library Journal, June 2009. Book Links (A.L.A.), July 2008. Booklist starred, May 2009. Horn Book Starred, April 2006. Publisher's Weekly, May 2009. Kirkus Starred, June 2005. Booklist, September 2005. Wilson's Junior High School. School Library Journal starred. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.). Kirkus Starred. Percy, expelled from six schools for being unable to control his temper, learns the truth from his mother that his father is the Greek god Poseidon, and is sent to Camp Half Blood where he is befriended by a satyr and the demigod daughter of Athena who join him in a journey to the Underworld to retrieve Zeus's lightning bolt and prevent a catastrophic war.

Date Published:2005

The last council /

Kibuishi, Kazu, 1978-


Wilson's Children, October 2012. Wilson's Junior High School, October 2012. Booklist, October 2011. Upon arriving in Cielis, Emily and her friends find the once busy streets deserted and the remaining townspeople living in fear, and after Emily is escorted to the Academy to compete for a spot on the Guardian Council, the most powerful Stonekeepers, an awful secret is gradually uncovered.
Date Published:2011