Category: Curriculum Material (Page 12 of 14)

Check out NEW Curriculum Resource titles in TWU’s Curriculum Resource Centre (CRC).

This specialized education resource library serves Trinity’s School of Education and local educators, and it provides a variety of resources for curriculum planning, research and teaching (including curriculum guides), teacher’s resources, and K-12 student resources.

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A Bear’s Life by Ian McAllister and Nicholas Read
(Interest Level: Grades K-7)
Second in the My Great Bear Rainforest series, this book highlights black bears, grizzly bears, and spirit bears through stunning photographs and follows these animals through a year in the British Columbia wilderness–catching fish, eating berries, climbing trees and taking long naps.

Child Soldier: When Boys and Girls are Used in War by Jessica Dee Humphreys and Michel Chikwanine and illustrated by Claudia Dávila
(Interest Level: Grades 5-9)
Michel Chikwanine was five years old when he was abducted from his schoolyard soccer game in the Democratic Republic of Congo and forced to become a soldier for a brutal rebel militia. Told in the first person and presented in a graphic novel format, the gripping story of Michel’s experience is moving and unsettling.

A Computer Called Katherine by Suzanne Slade and illustrated by Veronica Miller Jamison
(Interest Level: Grades 1-3)
The inspiring true story of mathematician Katherine Johnson who counted and computed her way to NASA and helped put a man on the moon.

The Electric War: Edison, Tesla, Westinghouse and the Race to Light the World by Mike Winchell
(Interest Level: Grades 7-11)
The book tells the story of three prominent men of the Gilded Age: Thomas Edison, Nikola Tesla, and George Westinghouse. It’s about how they were as individuals, what they did to advance society, how they worked to hone and improve their inventions, and ultimately, what they did to try to best their competition and win the battle.

Give Me Wings: How a Choir of Former Slaves took on the World by Kathy Lowinger
(Interest Level: Grades 9-12)
This book is a story of the Jubilee Singers, who traveled from Cincinnati to New York, following the path of the Underground Railroad. With every performance they endangered their lives and those of the people helping them, but they also broke down barriers between blacks and whites, lifted spirits, and even helped influence modern American music.

West Coast Wild: A Natural Alphabet by Deborah Hodge and pictures by Karen Reczuch
(Interest Level: Grades K-2)
This stunning nature alphabet book explores the fascinating ecosystem of the Pacific West Coast. From A to Z this book describes in vivid language the rainforest, ocean and beach, and a great variety of animals that a child might see walking along the shore — from tiny sea jellies to inquisitive sandpipers to leaping orcas.

100 Most Destructive Natural Disasters by Anna Claybourne
(Interest Level: Grades 3-7)
This book investigates nature’s worst moments, from the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami that killed over 200,000 people to the historic 1900 Galveston hurricane. It’s everything you ever wanted to know about natural disasters and a whole lot of things you didn’t.

Check out NEW Curriculum Resource titles in TWU’s Curriculum Resource Centre (CRC).

This specialized education resource library serves Trinity’s School of Education and local educators, and it provides a variety of resources for curriculum planning, research and teaching (including curriculum guides), teacher’s resources, and K-12 student resources.

Click on the link for more information. Learn how to place a Hold though our Contactless Holds Pickup.

Calvin: a novel by Martine Leavitt
(Interest Level: Grades 7-12)
Born on the day the last Calvin and Hobbes comic strip was published, seventeen-year-old Calvin, a schizophrenic, sees and has conversations with the tiger, Hobbes, and believes that if he can persuade the strip’s creator, Bill Watterson, to do one more strip, he will make Calvin well.

The Nest by Kenneth Oppel and illustrated by Jon Klassen
(Interest Level: Grades 6-9)
This book is an unforgettable journey into one boy’s deepest insecurities and darkest fears.  Steve is an anxious boy and becomes convinced that angels will save his sick baby brother. But these are creatures of a very different kind, and their plan for the baby has a twist. Layer by layer, he unravels the truth about his new friends as the time remaining to save his brother ticks down.

The Night Diary by Veera Hiranandani
(Interest Level: Grades 5-8)
Winner of the 2018 Malka Penn Award for Rights in Children’s Literature and the 2019 Newbery Honour Book, This is a heartful story of one girl’s search for home, for her own identity and for a hopeful future.  Shy twelve-year-old Nisha, forced to flee her home with her Hindu family during the 1947 partition of India. Nisha tries to find her voice and make sense of the world falling apart around her by writing to her deceased Muslim mother in the pages of her diary.

The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate and illustrations by Patricia Castelao
(Interest Level: Grades 4-6)
Winner of the 2013 Newbery Medal, this stirring and unforgettable novel celebrates the transformative power of unexpected friendship. Inspired by the true story of a captive gorilla known as Ivan, this illustrated novel is told from the point of view of Ivan himself.

The Unlikely Hero of Room 13B by Teresa Toten
(Interest Level: 7-10)
Governor General Award winner, this novel is about a support group for kids coping obsessive-compulsive disorder.  The story centres on when Adam meet Robyn at the support group, and he is determined to protect and defend her, whatever the cost. But when you’re fourteen and the everyday problems of dealing with divorced parents and step-siblings are supplemented by the challenges of OCD, it’s hard to imagine yourself falling in love. How can you have a “normal” relationship when your life is so fraught with problems?

Check out NEW Curriculum Resource titles in TWU’s Curriculum Resource Centre (CRC).

This specialized education resource library serves Trinity’s School of Education and local educators, and it provides a variety of resources for curriculum planning, research and teaching (including curriculum guides), teacher’s resources, and K-12 student resources.

Click on the link for more information. Learn how to place a Hold though our Contactless Holds Pickup.

Dot to Dot in the Sky: Stories of the Aurora by Joan Marie Galat and illustrations by Lorna Bennett
(Interest Level: Grades 6-8)
The night sky is a treasure trove of stories filled with heroes, wild animals, and adventure. It’s just a matter of knowing where to look. This book explores the legends and facts of the Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) and contains all the scientific facts a child should know about this beautiful phenomenon in the night sky. This book also chronicles the many legends surrounding the event including tales of the afterlife from the Inuit, a European and Mi’kmaq fairy tale and even a story from the ancient Romans on what an Aurora could possibly mean.

How Science Works: the facts visually explained by Derek Harvey, Tom Jackson, Ginny Smith, Alison Sturgeon, and John Woodward
(Interest Level: Grades 7-12)
Complete with diagrams and infographics, in How Science Works you will find the most fascinating phenomena in the Universe visually explained, from pulleys to string theory, light to lasers, and chemical reactions to artificial intelligence. If you have ever wondered why the sky is blue, how a black hole works, or what happens in a tsunami, this indispensable guide is for you.

Speaking our truth: a journey of reconciliation by Monique Gray Smith
(Interest Level: Grades 4-18)
Canada’s relationship with its Indigenous people has suffered as a result of both the residential school system and the lack of understanding of the historical and current  impact of those schools. Guided by acclaimed Indigenous author Monique Gray Smith, readers will learn about the lives of Survivors and listen to allies who are putting the findings of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission into action.

The Story of Innovation: how yesterday’s discoveries lead to tomorrows breakthroughs by James Trefil
(Interest Level: Grades 9-12)
Written for science geeks and everyone curious about the world around us, this comprehensive sweep through modern science and technology is a solid family reference, covering the most important innovations and inventions in engineering, physics, medicine, chemistry, biology, and more.

Your Growing Body and Remarkable Reproductive System: find out how your body works! by Paul Mason
(Interest Level: Grades 3-7)
Why are the first years of learning so important? What happens at puberty, and how is it different for boys and girls? Your Growing Body and Remarkable Reproductive System is a frank and sensitive journey through the body’s developmental stages: how we are born, grow, and age. This title is part of  Your Brilliant Body series.

Your hardworking Heart and Spectacular Circulatory System: Find out how your body works! by Paul Mason
(Interest Level: Grades 3-7)
What is blood made of? Is it always red? How does blood reach your toes and travel back to the heart again? Your Hardworking Heart and Spectacular Circulatory System takes readers on an entertaining tour of the body’s heart and circulatory system. This title is part of  Your Brilliant Body series.

Your Mind-Bending Brain and Networking Nervous System: Find out how your body works! by Paul Mason
(Interest Level: Grades 3-7)
How are memories formed? How do we learn? How does your brain control your body functions? Your Mind-Bending Brain and Networking Nervous System takes readers on an entertaining tour of the body’s brain and nervous system. This title is part of  Your Brilliant Body series.