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I'm a Great Kid! Facilitator's Guide

I'm a Great Kid! Facilitator's Guide

I'm a Great Kid! is an innovative primary prevention skills program for children 8 to 11 years old that empowers children to think and act in positive ways. Follow up to the I’m a Great Litt...

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I'm a Great Little Kid Facilitator's Guide

I'm a Great Little Kid Facilitator's Guide

The Facilitator's Guide is designed for professional caregivers, educators and parents. The book provides information on understanding and recognizing child abuse, coping with disclosure, an...

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Incredible Women Inventors

Incredible Women Inventors

The latest addition to the acclaimed Women's Hall of Fame Series profiles 10 incredible women with an itch to invent. Written in an accessible, engaging, and informative style, Incredible Women Inv...

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June Callwood

June Callwood

This biography is the first ever for young readers on the inspiring life of June Callwood, one of Canada's greatest journalists and humanitarians. filled with images and details of June's life f...

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Kid Culture

Kid Culture

"McDonnell's treatment of this issue is fascinating." The Montreal Gazette "Kid Culture blows a very fresh breeze through our uptight assumptions about all the harm pop culture is doing t...

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Looking for Angelina

Looking for Angelina

Film with accompanying guide by BOOST - Child Abuse Prevention and Intervention. Set in 1911, the award-winning film "Looking for Angelina" is the story of Angelina Napolitano. An Italian immigr...

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Maddy's Amazing African Birthday

Maddy's Amazing African Birthday

Maddy’s trip to Africa was an experience she’ll never forget, and for reasons that might surprise you…

This is the true story of Maddy, who was given a once-in-a-lifet...

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Magnificent Women in Music

Magnificent Women in Music

This book features a selection of politically-active, inspiring women who have made important contributions to music history. Their stories begin in the mid-18th Century with Maria Anna "Nannerl...

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Men of Courage from our First Nations

Men of Courage from our First Nations

Ten First Nations Men Who Inspire The stories of these men are tales of courage, determination and honesty, often in the face of racism and adversity. Read about Larry Merculieff, who he...

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Menopause

Menopause

"Menopause: A Well Woman Book has been written to explain and help women understand their options as well as to reassure them that the horror tales they may have heard need not be their exp...

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Nettie's Vegetarian Kitchen

Nettie's Vegetarian Kitchen

"A superb book by an expert." Toronto Star "Nettie's Vegetarian Kitchen is an essential reference." Canadian Living "Nettie's deliciously varied, easy-to-follow recipes are ide...

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No Safe Place

No Safe Place

Women and children live in the shadow of violence all the time. Rape, child abuse and sexual assault, pornography, wife battery and sexual harassment are facts of everyday life in our society. In...

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Nobel's Women of Peace

Nobel's Women of Peace

Working for Peace Around the World Each year since 1901, the Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to a person who has made a difference in the world. Twelve women have been given this award, and e...

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Not An Easy Choice

Not An Easy Choice

If most North Americans admit they support a woman's right to an abortion, why does the controversy still rage? Are there issues that the pro-choice movement hasn't addressedâ issues that rem...

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On the Edge

On the Edge

"On the Edge is an engrossing history of the 100-year-old women's game as it has been suppressed, ignored, subverted, and now suddenly 'discovered.' The authors have sharp commentary on the old-boy...

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On the Road to Vegetarian Cooking

On the Road to Vegetarian Cooking

This book is for everyone: the beginner trying this style of cooking for the first time, the committed vegetarian who wants help with meal planning and is keen to try new culinary delights, and the...

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Organizing Unions

Organizing Unions

Everything you need to know about how to form or build a union. "In navigating the changing workplace and labour laws of the 90s, Organizing Unions is definitely the finest compass workers and o...

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Our Earth

Our Earth

A windmill built from bicycle parts, a bridge made for a monkey, and a touch of magic

Young people are doing amazing things for the future of our planet. Here are tru...

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Our New Home

Our New Home

From the diverse cultures of Pakistan, Sri Lanka, the Philippines, Vietnam, Germany, Guyana, Somalia, and others, immigrant children write of their experiences leaving their homes and moving to a n...

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Patrick's Wish

Patrick's Wish

This is the true story of Patrick’s wish




Lyanne’s older brother Patrick was full of life and fun, a friend as well as a brother. When she...

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