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CHILDREN’S & YOUNG ADULT
SPRING 2022
FOREIGN RIGHTS
Credit: France Cormier
quebec-amerique.com
editions-cardinal.ca
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GARDENER
OF THE SEA
Sarah Lalonde
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Illustrations: France Cormier
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PAGES: 32
FORMAT: 229 mm x 229 mm
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WORD COUNT: 572
THEMES: Nonviolence, Gardening
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Ever since she can remember, Gallia has loved
to garden. Alas! Her father is a swashbuckling
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pirate, and he can’t understand why his
Psst! daughter prefers soil to swords. But when the
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WHERE DID (ALMOST) TWO
NEW
GRANDPA GO? NEW
PEAS IN A POD
Jocelyn Boisvert Marie-Claude Audet
Illustrations: Kim Renaud-Venne Illustrations: Maïlys Garcia
PAGES: 32 PAGES: 32
FORMAT: 229 mm x 229 mm FORMAT: 229 mm x 229 mm
WORD COUNT: 1,454 WORD COUNT: 713
THEMES: Grief, Afterlife THEMES: Rare Disease, Similarities and Differences
Who can tell me where my grandfather is? Olivier can’t believe how much he and his
Mom says he’s sleeping forever. Dad says he’s cousin Julien are alike!
six feet underground. Other people tell me he’s
sitting on a cloud, looking down on us from They are the same age, they both go to school,
heaven. Or that he’s a ghost whispering words and they both love Phys. Ed.
into our ears. Or that he’s been reincarnated
as a plant or animal. How do I know who’s Though they live far apart, they always spend
right when everyone has a different answer? Christmas together.
But in reality, their lives are quite different . . .
A book about rare diseases and being
different—but especially about being alike!
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THE CHRISTMAS
VALÉRIE FONTAINE
NEW
OF THE
1000 CHILDREN
Valérie Fontaine
Illustrations: Yves Dumont
PAGES: 24
FORMAT: 229 mm x 229 mm
WORD COUNT: 631
THEMES: Christmas, Family
December is always a festive month, though
the days can be hectic. But what happens
when you are part of an unusual family
that is bursting with spirit all year long? PASCAL THE HAIR BOUQUET OF LETTERS
As Christmas approaches, how will the Élisabeth Brisset des Nos Jocelyn Boisvert
1,000 children manage the tree, the elves, the Illustrations: Illustrations:
presents, and the decorations? By multiplying Julien Roudaut Elodie Duhameau
the craziness of the holiday season by a
thousand, of course!
PAGES: 32 PAGES: 32
FORMAT: 229 mm x 229 mm FORMAT: 229 mm x 229 mm
WORD COUNT: 814 WORD COUNT: 786
THEMES: Body, Educational THEME: Reading
RIGHTS SOLD: Arabic, Simplified Chinese
(Mainland China) Pascal is sociable and open-minded; Pascal is Children of all ages, girls and boys alike, are
also a hair . . . on a forearm! He likes to talk invited to discover the mighty alphabet and
philosophy and try to understand the lives of the power of reading!
the other hairs around him. When a back hair
piques his curiosity, Pascal does everything he A castaway on a desert island. A visitor from
can to meet her. Such a robust, unexpected outer space. A zany superhero. Whoever you
hair surely has lots of knowledge to share! are, let the magic of words bewitch you. What
is a book—a key? A garden? A guiding light?
This surprising book offers a unique way to Take a deep breath of imagination and get
learn about the function of body hair while
ready to open this book . . . about books.
laughing!
Ainsi, chaque enfant est responsable de choisir un cadeau pour
son cadet, dans ses possessions : un joli chandail trop petit, un jeu
Les enfants se réfugient dans des maisonnettes en couvertures,
de société en quête de nouveaux joueurs, un objet qui tient à cœur. Après cette promenade au clair de lune, des litres de chocolats chauds
Une fois emballé avec soin, le présent doit être déposé sous le sapin,
bien identifié.
sont servis, le feu brille dans la cheminée et arrive l’heure de
la lecture de Noël. L’heure la plus tranquille de l’année !
s’installent sur des coussins moelleux ou se collent sur les parents, et
dégustent pendant longtemps les plus belles histoires du temps des fêtes. RIGHTS SOLD: Simplified Chinese (Mainland
20 China) Un livre, c’est une navette spatiale
qui te fait voyager dans l’espace intersidéral.
Puis un matin, Pascal manque d'entrain. Un livre, c’est une mission lunaire
Soudain, il quitte son avant-bras pour celles et ceux qui n’aiment pas
et commence un long tourbillon dans avoir les pieds sur terre.
les airs suivi d'un plongeon extraordinaire
en direction d'un tapis un peu cracra.
Mais tiens, tiens ! Qui voit-il au loin ?
Le jour de Noël, les parents donneront le signal et tous les enfants
découvriront leur cadeau en même temps. Question d’efficacité !
Car, si on laissait 2 minutes par personne, la famille en aurait pour
plus de 33 heures à regarder des enfants ouvrir des boîtes…
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LOST AND FOUND MRS. J. AND THE
The Incomplete Sky Madeleine Allard et Emilie Leduc
OCEAN LINERS
MADELEINE ALLARD
NEW NEW
Simon Boulerice Madeleine Allard
Illustrations: Lucie Crovatto Illustrations: Emilie Leduc
PAGES: 56 PAGES: 32
FORMAT: 165 mm x 229 mm FORMAT: 229 mm x 305 mm
WORD COUNT: 3,691 WORD COUNT: 1,898
THEMES: Creativity, Arts THEME: Absence, Resilience
MADAME J. ET LES PAQUEBOTS
Colours have pride of place today at Lost and From the moment Mama left, Odile, Marie,
Found! While everyone is discussing Sasha’s Rose, and I haven’t stopped missing her. Our
dazzling wardrobe, Arun comes in looking for days are filled helping our Papa with the
help. His blue crayon is so worn down that it’s chores, but we aren’t perfect and we manage
no longer usable. But he hasn’t finished to get into a bit of trouble. Mrs. J lives next
colouring the sky, and the drawing contest door. She moved here from another country a
ends today. He needs to find a new blue long time ago. She knows a thing or two about
crayon—quick! waiting, but she has a good life. And she
always has jams and other treats for us.
The search for the crayon leads readers on a
journey to discover colours, artists, and new Heartbreakingly truthful, as moving as it is raw,
expressions. It’s time to sharpen your the story is full of little moments of lucidity
observational skills and creativity, because that surprise with the simplicity of the words
Arun’s problem needs a solution! used and their impact.
Alexandra's
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C’est les vacances d’été. On a rempli la voiture jusqu’au bord.
On s’en va à la campagne, chez ma tante Carole, parce que
papa croit que c’est important de respirer du bon air.
Pour se rendre, on a pris une autoroute, un traversier, une route,
puis un chemin de terre. Le voyage a duré plusieurs heures.
Et pour une fois, Rose n’a même pas eu mal au cœur !
Ma tante Carole a une grande maison avec une galerie qui
fait tout le tour. Chez elle, il y a tout ce qu’il faut pour ne pas
s’ennuyer : un lac, un jardin, une grange pleine de chatons et
un très vieux chien. Et puis, on s’est baignées, on a fabriqué du
parfum avec des fleurs écrasées, on s’est inventé un cinéma
sur le mur de la grange et on a fait des longues promenades.
Papa, lui, il a surtout dormi. Ma tante Carole a expliqué que
c’est normal, parce que ce n’est pas facile.
Ça fait six mois que maman est partie. Elle nous avait promis
qu’elle reviendrait au printemps. Il est revenu, le printemps, mais
pas elle.
C’est papa qui l’a annoncé ce matin en ouvrant les rideaux.
« Levez-vous, les filles ! C’est le printemps ! » Il n’avait pas l’air
plus content qu’il faut. Peut-être qu’il se demande pourquoi
maman n’est pas revenue.
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NEW
UNDER AN THE MOMENTS THE FOREVER IN
INFINITE SKY COLLECTION DISCARDED MY HEART
Charles Quimper Jean-Pier Gravel Tania Baladi Édith Bourget
Illustrations: Todd Stewart Illustrations: Amélie Dubois Illustrations: Mathieu Potvin Illustrations: Anne-Marie Bourgeois
PAGES: 24 PAGES: 32 PAGES: 32 PAGES: 64
FORMAT: 229 mm x 229 mm FORMAT: 190 mm x 241 mm FORMAT: 229 mm x 229 mm FORMAT: 152 mm x 178 mm
WORD COUNT: 611 WORD COUNT: 985 WORD COUNT: 979 WORD COUNT: 2,700
THEMES: Grief, Passing of time THEMES: Anxiety, Happiness THEMES: Perfectionism, Creativity THEMES: Accident, Grief
I am a blue child. Happiness doesn’t come easy to Boubou . . . Simone has a lot of talent for drawing. I have the best family! I’m the youngest. My big
My father is a hundred-year-old oak. One morning, his mom declares that they But she wants her drawings to be perfect. brother David likes to tease me. We both love
I whisper words of poetry and he has taken need a break from the routine! It is the Nothing less. animals. My sister Catherine reads me stories
root beside me. beginning of a very special day, filled with and buys me ice cream! She is always there for
Over time, as the seasons passed, we small moments of happiness to collect. A day Alongside an artist, she learns to trust her me. We have lots of fun together, along with
changed. that Boubou will remember for a long time. instincts and to look at things from a different Mom and Dad. But one spring evening,
All of this is normal. The Moments Collection is a book that perspective. everything changes; David is hit by a car while
addresses with great gentleness the topic of riding his bike to his girlfriend’s house.
An ode to life, death, and the passing of time, anxiety, but also those of benevolence and What seemed botched sometimes become
Under an Infinite Sky addresses themes of gratitude. the start of something new . . . A story about death, grief, and finding comfort
father figures, grief, and family connection. all around us.
Et c’est exactement
ce qu’elle fait.
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NEW NEW
THE VIKINGS’ TREASURE THE WORD BOX WRITE YOUR OWN STORY WRITE YOUR OWN STORY
François Gravel François Gravel The Ball The Spider
Illustrations: Geneviève Côté Illustrations: Geneviève Côté
Valérie Fontaine Valérie Fontaine
Illustrations: Geneviève Viel-Taschereau Illustrations: Geneviève Viel-Taschereau
PAGES: 56 PAGES: 48
FORMAT: 152 mm x 178 mm FORMAT: 152 mm x 178 mm
WORD COUNT: 1,560 WORD COUNT: 1,296 PAGES: 64 PAGES: 48
THEMES: Imagination, Stories THEMES: Collector, Vocabulary FORMAT: 152 mm x 178 mm FORMAT: 152 mm x 178 mm
WORD COUNT: 2,321 WORD COUNT: 1,980
THEMES: Adventure, Gamebook THEMES: Adventure, Gamebook
François is only seven minutes late for school, Some people collect hockey cards, stamps, or
but that’s enough to earn him a trip to the porcelain frogs. I collect words! I love weird
fearsome principal’s office. Quick! He needs a words, funny words, and even scary words. My When Hugo lost his ball, he had no idea what Who knows how far Gabrielle’s fear of spiders
good story to get himself out of trouble—one collection is so precious I even found a secret was in store for him! And he couldn’t even will take her?
that involves a cat he doesn’t have and a hiding spot. Top secret. Too secret? I hid the guess—because this is a story that you will
treasure he’s clearly never found. His wild collection underneath one of the basement write yourself! It’s up to you to decide what Will this be a spooky story or a love story? The
imagination has never been quite so handy! floorboards . . . But when I returned from summer happens to Hugo. Will he meet a robot or a answer is up to you in this choose-your-own
camp, I discovered my parents had gotten the rabbit? Will he be a character in a spy story or adventure book. Who will rescue her? Will she
floors redone! I never saw my collection again. a play? need to use her phone or write a poem?
Then one day years later, after I’d become a Enjoy playing around with your choices and
writer, I met a woman at a book fair who told Start from the beginning and make a new
inventing lots of different adventures for Hugo!
me, “We just bought your childhood home, and story each time!
you’ll never guess what we found during the
RIGHTS SOLD: Arabic
renovations!” Wrong! I guessed right away
that she’d found my word box! :) L’araignée est maintenant plus
grande que papa. Elle nous fixe
de ses yeux verts – c’est bien la
première fois que je peux dire
la couleur des yeux d’une araignée –,
puis elle se met à tisser sa toile
dans toute la cuisine. Rapidement,
la table est suspendue au plafond, C’est à cet instant que maman
et tout ce qui traînait est enveloppé entre dans la maison.
de fil blanc et collant, nous y Si tu crois que Gabrielle a besoin de
compris. Même si nous ne pouvons renfort, fonce jusqu’à la page 30.
plus bouger, nous espérons toujours Si, pour cette fois, la colère est la
trouver une façon de nous en sortir. meilleure solution, rends-toi
à la page 32.
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LILY, ROCKSTAR
Émilie Rivard
Illustrations: Mika
PAGES: 64
FORMAT: 152 mm x 178 mm
WORD COUNT: 1,282
THEMES: Adventure, Imagination
Lily dreams of becoming a rock star.
Her mission: to lead her band, The Hairy
Ostriches, to glory! If they work hard enough,
the group can achieve stardom around the
world. Nothing can stand in the way of their
music—not even tsunamis or wild beasts! NICE FAMILY, SKI DOO
MALIK! MAN
Édith Bourget Gerald Potterton
Illustrations: Sara Gagnon-Dumont (Text and Illustrations)
PAGES: 80 PAGES: 32
FORMAT: 152 mm x 178 mm FORMAT: 203 mm x 254 mm
WORD COUNT: 2,986 WORD COUNT: 1,547
THEMES: Family, Gratefulness THEMES : Invention, Real Story
C’est la panique. Comment la
Les vagues sont fortes et
récupérer ? Pendant que tout le
l’océan est peut-être infesté de
monde réfléchit, Lily agit ! La
Lily ne sait pas quoi faire. Aussitôt, percussionniste emprunte la requins ! Mais la courageuse Lily I’m a little grumpy this morning because one Valcourt, in the early 1900s—a little boy with
Devrait-elle lancer l’une de ses les crocodiles
monture du premier surfeur ne recule pas. Pour se donner of the twins woke me up in the middle of the remarkable imagination and perseverance is
baguettes, espérant coincer la se dandinent.
qu’elle croise, puis elle s’élance du courage, elle s’imagine night. My brothers are rambunctious and don’t born. Fascinated by mechanics, Joseph-
gueule du croco le plus près ? Elle joue plus
sur les vagues, à la rescousse derrière sa batterie. Tss, tsst even know how to tie their own shoelaces. My Armand Bombardier dreams of designing a
C’est trop risqué. Elle décide vite, les bêtes
de la guitare. tsst, tsssss ! parents count on me, the big brother, to help vehicle that can brave the harsh Quebec
plutôt d’entamer un solo du se mettent 28 29
à danser !
them out. Luckily, I also have a cute baby sister. winters with their snow-covered roads. This is
tonnerre.
Personne ne peut I love her so much! But it’s not always easy the story of the man who invented the Ski Doo.
résister aux rythmes being the oldest in a large family. I wonder
des tambours et des cymbales what my classmates’ families are like. Are they ENGLISH TEXT AVAILABLE
de Lily !
better than my own?
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Sa fascination pour la mécanique devient si forte qu’il quitta le séminaire pour
retourner à Valcourt. Il fut bientôt engagé comme mécanicien dans un petit garage
d’un village voisin. Entouré d’équipements mécaniques, il profitait de toutes les
connaissances auxquelles ce premier emploi lui donnait accès et il eut vite la tête
remplie de nouvelles idées.
Il avait constaté combien il était difficile pour les gens de Valcourt de se déplacer
en hiver. Il entreprit alors de concevoir un véhicule afin de remédier à la situation.
Avant même d’avoir quinze ans, il réussit à construire le premier engin motorisé
conçu pour braver la neige… enfin, presque.
Armand et son frère Léopold testèrent l’invention monstrueuse. Soutenant qu’elle
était bruyante et extrêmement dangereuse, leur père ordonna de la démonter. Mais
Armand savait qu’il tenait là quelque chose. Cette fois, c’était plus qu’un jeu.
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GILLES TIBO
Texte et illustrations
AMÉLIE STARDUST
AMÉLIE STARDUST
L e Chapeau NEW
de fruits Texte de Gilles Tibo
Illustrations de Janou-Eve LeGuerrier
L e Chapeau de fruits
THE FRUIT HAT ROSELIONESS GROWING UP THE HURRICANE AND ME
Amélie Stardust Nancy B. Pilon Gilles Tibo Marie-Pierre Gazaille
(Text and Illustrations) Illustrations: Marish Papaya Illustrations: Janou-Eve LeGuerrier Illustrations: Marie-Eve Turgeon
PAGES: 96 PAGES: 96 PAGES: 40 PAGES: 88
FORMAT: 127 mm X 178 mm FORMAT: 127 mm X 203 mm FORMAT: 165 mm x 229 mm FORMAT: 127 mm x 178 mm
WORD COUNT: 5,070 WORD COUNT: 5,304 WORD COUNT: 1,924 WORD COUNT: 5,682
THEMES: Horror, Science Fair THEMES: Consent, Respect THEMES: Occupation, Growing up THEMES: Transidentity, Acceptance
Sisters Rosalie and Anisha couldn’t be more Roseline has a beautiful head of flaming red When you grow too quickly, it can sometimes Ever since he was little, my father knew he was
different. While Rosalie is forgetful and always hair and loves to feel the wind in her long curls. make your legs and your arms hurt. It can a girl. But my mother and I didn’t . . . Louis kept
has her head in the clouds, Anisha is good at But she is sick and tired of everyone touching make your head hurt too, because there are so his secret hidden deep inside. It wasn’t a small
everything! She always wins first prize at the her head without permission! It’s time for timid many questions you want to ask. What will I secret, like when you steal an extra piece of
school’s science fair. And yet, with each Rosie the Mouse to become fierce Roseline the look like when I’m older? What kind of job will I cake. No, this was the kind of secret you guard
passing year the student’s inventions blur the Lioness. It isn’t always easy to speak up for do when I grow up? Will I become a tiny preciously because it’s too big to share. But in
lines between science and magic. What is yourself—even when you are right—so teacher and have to stand on my desk, or a 2013, Louis became Ingrid.
Anisha working on this time? Will Rosalie put Roseline starts by trying a thousand other racing-car driver who’s too big to fit into my
on a brave face with her simple fruit hat? But solutions. car? I just can’t picture myself as an adult! At ten, Philémon is the man of the house. He is
wait—is that a bit of jam dripping down her happy with the two women in his life: Lana, his
forehead and staining her hands . . .? mother, and Ingrid, his father who is now a
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woman. But Philémon is teased by classmates
Disgusting and unexpected, The Fruit Hat is a who don’t see how beautiful and authentic
horror book for young readers that is full of Ingrid is.
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surprises! Les grandes personnes
It will take all of Philémon’s courage, along
with some help from his friends, to teach his
AWARD:
Après le petit-déjeuner, je vais jouer dehors. Je regarde les Assis sur la plus haute marche du balcon, je ferme les
grandes personnes : les messieurs, les madames, les papas, yeux en essayant d’imaginer l’avenir. Mais j’ai beaucoup
classmates to overcome their prejudices.
les mamans, les grands-papas, les grands-mamans. Je les de difficulté avec l’avenir. Je m’imagine tout petit sur
vois transporter des sacs d’épicerie. Je les vois repeindre une gigantesque trottinette d’adulte. Tout petit sur un
leur maison. Je les vois tondre leur pelouse. Je les vois aller immense vélo d’adulte. Tout petit sur une interminable
• 2022 Prix jeunesse des libraires
et venir avec leurs enfants… Et moi, j’essaie d’imaginer ma balançoire d’adulte.
vie d’adulte. Est-ce que je serai grand ? Est-ce que je serai
gros ? Beau ? Maigre ? Avec des boutons dans la figure ?
Avec les épaules courbées par-devant ? Par-derrière ?
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Preliminary List
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FLOOR 7.5 WAR OF A SKULL AURORE AND THE
Suzanne Aubry THE DESKS IN THE WOODS INVISIBLE COUNTRY
Illustrations: Delphie Côté-Lacroix Marie-Andrée Arsenault Christiane Duchesne Christiane Duchesne
PAGES: 112 PAGES: 144 PAGES: 168 PAGES: 376
FORMAT: 203 mm x 254 mm FORMAT: 140 mm x 203 mm FORMAT: 140 mm x 203 mm FORMAT: 140 mm x 203 mm
WORD COUNT: 18,029 WORD COUNT: 9,981 WORD COUNT: 18,387 WORD COUNT: 57,795
THEMES: Sickness, Resilience THEMES: School, Rebellion THEMES: Horse, Mystery THEMES: Fantasy, Adventure
At thirteen, Camille’s world is turned upside It’s hard for a Jedi apprentice to live with yogis It was a vague, blurry memory. Anything but Aurore falls off a cliff, and suddenly she is
down when her mother reveals that she has for parents. Fortunately, Michèle has the best clear. It could scarcely be seen, had no defined miniature! She finds herself in a strange world
leukemia. Taken in by her mother’s twin sister, teacher in grade 4! Mr. Olivier knows how to outline, but it was trying to push through to the where time seems to be measured differently
Aunt Lulu, Camille dives head-first into the motivate his students with his Force inspired surface. Clara knew there was a story about a and is adopted by a band of minuscule
unsettling world of Floor 7.5, where everything system and lightsaber fights at recess. But one horse’s skull kicking around somewhere nearby. people. But all Aurore wants is to return to her
seems to be a distorted version of reality: she day he takes a leave of absence. Will he be You can just feel these things. normal size so she can go home and see her
has to live with her mother’s clone while trying back before the end of the school year? As the father, her house, her friends, and her village.
to face the endless teasing and uncomfortable list of substitute teachers grows longer, That day, Maddy claimed that Clara’s hair Will Romain-long-legs, Abel and his blue tooth,
jokes at school—along with her own fear of Michèle and her friends prepare the biggest smelled like a secret. She was right: Clara had Old Ambroise and Olaf the house finch help
losing her mother. Camille will weather the rebellion of their lives. Is this the best way to made an incredible discovery—but she didn’t her return to her world?
storm with a little help from an unexpected make their voices heard? want to tell anyone other than her friend Bab,
friendship, her Aunt Lulu, and a guitar. who was scheduled for surgery on Saturday. Aurore has much to learn as she embarks on
It’s not every day that you find a skull in the an adventure set against a vast wilderness.
A coming-of-age novel of transformation and woods. A mystery that will lead Clara to sift Her story unfolds like a fairytale: she is pushed
resilience set somewhere between life and through the tangle of family memories. to confront the wide world around her and the
death, Floor 7.5 sees Camille blossom like the losses within her; she finds the great beyond,
forsythia that flowers outside her bedroom yet never stops searching for home.
window each spring. Complete with dazzling
illustrations by Delphie Côté-Lacroix, Suzanne AWARD:
Aubry was inspired to write Camille’s
heartbreaking story when similar events • 2021 TD Canadian Children’s Literature
touched close to home. Award—Finalist
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MUTANTS
1—Wild Friendships
NEW
Karine Glorieux
PAGES: 376
FORMAT: 140 mm x 203 mm
WORD COUNT: 48,632
THEMES: Adolescence, Animals
Lou and Théodore don’t know each other, but
they go to the same high school and lead
fairly unremarkable lives. They don’t seem to
have much in common, until . . .
It’s strange, the way Lou’s stomach purrs when EXIT INNOCENCE ACT LIKE A RAT
she’s happy and how Théodore’s neck has Esther Croft François Gravel
sprouted a soft fleecy coat. Could it be
hormones? Or could they be turning into . . .
animals? PAGES: 120 PAGES: 104
FORMAT: 140 mm x 203 mm FORMAT: 140 mm x 203 mm
With the help of Valentine, the deputy WORD COUNT: 21,863 WORD COUNT: 14,903
THEMES: Short Stories, Coming of Age THEMES: Gang, Corruption
director’s daughter, and of Viktor, a new
student Lou dislikes but that her best friend
has a crush on, the teens try to understand Three lies in one sentence is a lot for one I used to be a top-notch athlete, always right
what is happening to them and to stop the father. Sometimes I find myself lying, too. in the middle of the action. I hadn’t even
transformations. Especially at school. But I never said that even graduated high school and scouts were
the best lies don’t change the truth. already after me. Baseball, hockey, American
ENGLISH EXCERPT AVAILABLE football . . . all I had to do was choose.
Over the course of eight caustic short stories,
Esther Croft’s characters spread their wings
AWARD: I had a bright future ahead of me until I wound
and leave behind their childhood as reality
up in a coma, unable to lift even the smallest
• 2021 Prix jeunesse des libraires comes knocking. Doors open, beliefs are
finger. The next thing I knew, I was in the
(Category Quebec, Ages 12-17)— shaken, and suddenly things like appearance,
sewers surrounded by rats. I’d have to act like
Preliminary List performance anxiety, and divorce are a big
one if I wanted to survive. And the worst was
deal—along with hope, love, and trust. But
yet to come!
time marches on, and it’s time to play in the
Blending realism with a touch of big leagues.
fantasy, this is a fast-paced novel about
AWARD: Valérie's
friendship. We fell in love with its
• 2022 Prix jeunesse des libraires favourite
unconventional offer and the dash
of mystery. (Category Quebec, Ages 12-17)—Finalist
Prix jeunesse des libraires selection committee Esther Croft describes the exit from
childhood as a painful incision, but also
as a search, an open-ended upheaval,
an access point to a complex reality.
The White Ravens Committee
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THE SCARLET WINTER
NEW
1—Endestad
Eve Patenaude
PAGES: 208
FORMAT: 140 mm x 203 mm
WORD COUNT: 38,000
THEMES: Dystopia, Violence
In the northern kingdom of Hinterland, the
cold affects more than just thermometers:
hearts seem to harden under its icy grip. Meike
will do anything to raise enough money to get
her sick brother the treatment he needs. But ADÈME OF ELLESMERE DETOX
her country is now under the control of the Jean-Pierre Guillet Véronique Drouin
Khatarsis program, a policy that fosters
systemic violence. Now that the successor to
the throne is in exile, the cruelty of the world PAGES: 456 PAGES: 296
can only be matched by the tenderness FORMAT: 140 mm x 203 mm FORMAT: 140 mm x 203 mm
WORD COUNT: 102,678 WORD COUNT: 43,209
binding the characters to each other.
THEMES: Post-Apocalyptic, Science fiction THEMES: Horror, Exotic
A novel about our unhealthy obsession with
the suffering of others, The Scarlet Winter is In the harsh and isolated community of Anaïs is going through a difficult time when
fundamentally a story of love and sacrifice set Ellesmere, those with pure skin are at the she is invited to take marketing photos for a
against a backdrop of rebellion. top of the social hierarchy. People with new all-inclusive resort down South. Friends of
NEW
discoloured skin, like Adème, are their servants. a girlfriend have decided to renovate a former
This underclass is sent to the mines to collect hotel complex, making it a premier destination
pieces of plastic and other trinkets, the riches spot for rest and relaxation. But if wellness is
The Scarlet Winter series taps into our
of the new era. But when Adème is accused of linked to ancient rituals, the beliefs surrounding
collective fascination of violence and theft, things spiral out of control and she is them are deeply entrenched in this far-flung
the widening gap between the haves forced to flee. It isn’t until she is on the open part of the world. With a volcano nearby and
and the have nots. Fans of The Hunger waters that Adème begins learning about half of the site still abandoned, something is
Games and Squid Game will be eager to herself, her history, and the world around her. bound to go awry. Can we free ourselves from
read the next volume, out winter 2022. Are the inhabitants of Ellesmere really the only the weight of daily life without losing our
survivors of the Big Bang? Will attitudes evolve minds? It turns out there are some things you
Véronique Larocque, La Presse
as new knowledge becomes available? just can’t escape . . .
An astonishing adventure set against
uncharted lands and thoughts.
20 2114+ fiction 14+ fiction
NANO-EARTH LUCY WOLVERINE
The Isle of Grey Tears 1—Orléans’ Crystals
Diane Bergeron Sandra Dussault
PAGES: 408 PAGES: 368
FORMAT: 140 mm x 203 mm FORMAT: 140 mm x 203 mm
WORD COUNT: 67,935 WORD COUNT: 67,302
THEMES: Fiction, Rebellion THEMES: Thriller, Fantasy
It was a miracle. Nanotherapy could cure Lucy Wolverine is seventeen years old, and
almost anything in an instant, without side she’s as fierce and hot-tempered as her name
effects. And it didn’t cost much. The problems suggests. She’s been feeling the anger and
didn’t appear until years later . . . frustration rising in her since she was torn
away from her home and her community as a
In 2067, the nano-infected are forced to live on child. It’s 1907 in Quebec City, and Lucy is living
quarantine islands to limit the contagion. from hand to mouth, stealing what she needs
Among them is Mathianne, who has lived on to survive. She’s so thick-skinned, she thumbs
Nano-Earth since childhood. After her mother her nose at law and order and laughs at all
dies, Mathianne must move to the city to live the creepy raven men who roam the city after
with her father, a scientist determined to find dark. When the opportunity for the heist of a
a cure for the contamination. Far from the lifetime comes along, she’s determined to do
people she loves and exiled from the whatever it takes to pull it off . . . even if it
mountains, Mathianne starts a new job just as means making her way across the river to Île
a major crisis rocks the island. What is d’Orléans and breaching the island fortress
acceptable, and where do you draw the line? where the city’s most dangerous criminals are
It isn’t easy to follow your heart in a world hiding out.
where “zero contact” is king and tears can
bring death. AWARDS:
• 2021 Prix de création littéraire de la
ville de Québec—Salon du livre de
Québec—Winner
[. . .] This novel is not to be missed; it is
impossible that reading it will disappoint • 2021 Prix jeunesse des univers
anyone! Its well-crafted plot is parallèles—Finalist
frankly excellent.
Anne-Marie Lobbe, Le Journal de Montréal
A historical novel spiced with fantasy [. . .],
Lucy Wolverine will appeal to
adventure seekers who are not too
sentimental.
Marie Allard, La Presse
22 230-3 non-fiction 0-3 non-fiction
OUTINE BABY MY FIRST
MY R FOOD COLOURS
A N I M A LS petit
small BILINGUAL WORDS
gauche
Clever baby
Aa
left
MY FIRST BILINGUAL WORDS
green
yellow
red
slipper pillow alarm clock lettuce raspberry orange
kitten fox cub bear cub
PAGES: 32
sucré
sweet
FORMAT: 254 mm x 254 mm, board book, rounded
corners
WORD COUNT: 565
CLEVER BABY BOARD BOOKS Zz THEMES: Vocabulary, Concepts
PAGES: 24 My First Bilingual Words is a board book for
FORMAT: 150 mm x 150 mm, board book, rounded corners banane
banana
toddlers (0-3 years) containing approximately
WORD COUNT: 75-98
500 words in each language to stimulate
THEMES: Animal, Habitats, Colours, Everyday objects, Routine, Food, Recipes
pâtes
pasta
language learning from an early age. With a
focus on the alphabet, animals, the human
body, everyday objects, food, and more, this
My Routine Baby Animals board book makes learning basic vocabulary
From morning to night, From your house to the ocean, words fun. Realistic illustrations help toddlers
learn about your daily routine! learn about baby animals! associate words with images straight out of
their lives, while cartoon characters add a
• My Routine uses a colourful, realistic visual • Baby Animals presents very realistic images playful element. Toddlers will also enjoy
to present the steps of your routine. Each of animals. It helps teach toddlers to identify spotting various images as part of the
two-page spread focuses on one step. animals and their habitats. search-and-find activity included at the end.
• Everyday objects are identified to help build • A character on each two-page spread
your child’s vocabulary. makes the book more engaging.
• Bonus: children can have fun finding the • Bonus: a bird is hidden in each two-page
objects in each illustration. Learning spread. Can you find it?
becomes a game!
Food Colours
From the garden to the market, learn Learn the colours of the rainbow
about the food that’s on your plate! from things all around you!
Les produits du marché
Grocery store
• Food presents very realistic images of • Colours presents basic colours using playful
different foods and where they come from characters and realistic objects. There is a
(the garden, the farm, the market, etc.). It different colour for each two-page spread.
also introduces toddlers to recipes from œufs fromages yogourt beurre pain
• Bonus: the last page includes objects in
eggs cheeses yogurt butter bread
around the world, such as pizza, sushi
every colour so children can indicate their
and tacos!
favourite colour. Interaction promotes
• Bonus: children can identify their favorite learning!
food at the end of the book.
Les légumes du potager Les animaux de la ferme Je me fais raconter une histoire
jus lait céréales riz pâtes
juice milk cereals rice pasta
livre
pommes de terre citrouille porcelet
carotte laitue poussin agneau chaise berçante lampe de chevet 257+ non-fiction 7+ non-fiction
AROUND THE WORLD takes readers on a journey to discover many
of the planet’s most fascinating peoples and places.
MUSIC
NEW
PAGES: 32
FORMAT: 203 mm x 203 mm
WORD COUNT: 6,219
THEMES: Music, History
MUSIC has infused human lives all over the
planet with harmony since prehistoric times.
Every culture has its own musical traditions,
which have evolved over time in response to
technological progress and globalization,
resulting in a wide range of genres. But what
are these cultures? What are these genres?
SPORTS RELIGIONS Travel through time and around the world to
learn more about instruments, musical styles,
and famous musicians. Music includes a wide
PAGES: 32 PAGES: 32
range of genres and instruments, both old and
FORMAT: 203 mm X 203 mm FORMAT: 203 mm X 203 mm
new, and reflects great cultural diversity across
WORD COUNT: 4,901 WORD COUNT: 4,936
THEMES: Sports, History THEMES: Religions, History the globe and throughout history.
Featuring photos, illustrations, and stories, this
SPORTS have left their mark on the world’s RELIGIONS have left their mark on the world’s book encourages young readers to discover
cultures over time, whether they are played in cultures over time, even going as far as the diverse musical traditions that make us
competition, to stay in shape, or simply for the influencing the landscape. Temples, churches, human.
fun of the game. While everyone on the planet and mosques rise majestically in the centres of
runs by putting one foot in front of the other, villages, towns, and cities. But what are these RIGHTS SOLD: Simplified Chinese
each culture has its own version of sport— religions? Where are they practiced? (Mainland China)
along with its own traditions. What are these
Instead of focusing only on today’s major
sports? What are these traditions?
religions, readers will learn about sacred
spaces used by current or past worshippers to
ENGLISH TEXT AVAILABLE discover how this religious diversity has
RIGHTS SOLD: Simplified Chinese shaped the world as we know it.
(Mainland China)
L’évolution de la musique classique Au début des années 1700,
l’Italien Bartolomeo
Les grands compositeurs
Cristofori construit le
Avec le temps, la musique s’éloigne de l’Église. premier piano. Cet
Au fil des siècles, des compositeurs ont, chacun à leur façon, révolutionné la
Les compositeurs veulent parler d’autres sujets que instrument est d’abord musique. Leur influence a été si marquante que les œuvres qu’ils ont créées
la religion, comme l’amour, la passion et la révolte. connu sous le nom de sont restées vivantes bien après leur mort. Elles résonnent aujourd’hui dans les
« pianoforte », puisque
Les instruments de musique évoluent aussi. Aux l’on
peut y jouer de la musique salles de concert, les haut-parleurs et les casques d’écoute du monde entier.
17e et 18e siècles (de 1600 à 1799), les familles doucement (piano, en Voici quelques compositeurs, parmi les plus célèbres.
italien) ou fort (forte)
d’instruments se perfectionnent. Les orchestres selon
la force appliquée sur
symphoniques apparaissent, d’abord en Italie, puis les touches.
dans le reste de l’Europe. L’Italien Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643) est considéré comme le père
de l’opéra, un type d’œuvre qui réunit théâtre, poésie, musique et
chant. Monteverdi devient très populaire en Italie à partir de 1607,
année où il présente le premier opéra, intitulé L’Orfeo. Puis, ce
percussions nouveau genre musical va rapidement conquérir le reste de l’Europe.
vents
(cuivres)
Particulièrement doué pour le violon,
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) était originaire
vents de Venise, en Italie. Il a composé près de
(bois) 600 concertos et 40 opéras ! Vivaldi
s’inspirait de la nature pour créer ses
œuvres. Dans l’une d’elles, Les Quatre
Saisons, on peut entendre plusieurs
oiseaux, l’aboiement d’un chien et même
un orage, tous reproduits avec des
instruments d’orchestre !
Originaire d’Allemagne, Jean-Sébastien Bach (1685-1750)
chef d’orchestre cordes était un virtuose de l’orgue. Alors que pendant longtemps les
instruments ne servaient qu’à accompagner les chants, Bach est
L’orchestre symphonique est un grand ensemble musical qui se compose d’instruments à cordes, à vent et à l’un des premiers, avec Vivaldi, à composer des concertos, où il met
percussion. Les cordes sont placées à l’avant de la scène. Puis, on trouve les instruments à vent. Au fond se en valeur chaque instrument de musique. Ce compositeur de génie
trouvent les percussions. Les musiciens sont disposés en éventail devant le chef d’orchestre qui les dirige. a créé plus de 1 000 œuvres !
20 La musique classique La musique classique 217+ non-fiction 7+ non-fiction
THE FOREST OF WRITING A STORY
POSSIBILITIES NEW
IS LIKE BUILDING NEW
Christiane Duchesne A CASTLE
Illustrations : Sabrina Gendron Anne Bernard-Lenoir
Illustrations : Sabrina Gendron
PAGES: 32
FORMAT: 203 mm x 203 mm
PAGES: 32
WORD COUNT: 3,545
FORMAT: 203 mm x 203 mm
THEMES: Writing, Creative Exercises
WORD COUNT: 3,632
THEMES: Writing, Method
Explore your creativity playing with words!
Everyone has imagination! Sometimes it just
needs a little help to get going. Merlin the Make writing enjoyable with this proven
falcon is here to take you through the forest method!
of possibilities. With him as your guide, you’ll
learn how to ignite your imagination, sharpen A castle is a wondrous place to make
your words, and come up with stories EXCERPT discoveries, meet characters, and let your EXCERPT
guaranteed to amaze even yourself! Writing Based on . . . emotions run wild. But to build one, you’ll need 5. Describe your characters
is a marvellous thing, and it’s yours alone to a blueprint—and a story is no different! Using
discover. It might happen–and this is completely Every story (and every castle) includes
normal–that you’re drawing a blank. Your this method to jumpstart your creativity, you
will learn how to write stories that are rich and different characters. It’s time to describe them
imagination can run out of gas, too! [. . .]Go so that you have a clearer picture of who they
take a walk and let your mind wander. Do not vibrant, full of adventure and emotion!
L’histoire à quatre mains are. When you write the first draft of your story,
Hé, hé, c’est là que ça se corse…
try to capture your ideas. Relax. You can even
it will be easier to bring your characters to life
Ce jeu se joue à deux et comporte cinq étapes.
watch some TV, but not too much!
Puisqu’il s’agit de création à quatre mains, donc logiquement à deux
personnes, il est de grand intérêt de choisir une personne avec qui on
est bien, avec qui on s’entend bien, avec qui on a des atomes crochus, Étape 2 : Étape 4 :
un ami Velcro, quoi ! • Poursuivre la description du
personnage créé par l’autre,
mais en décrivant ses défauts
• Poursuivre l’écriture en
racontant ce qui arrivera à ce
personnage cinq ans plus tard.
if you know what they look and act like.
ailes d’oiseau
z-vous que nos
To avoid writer’s block:
o) de façon tout aussi détaillée
En passant, savie (comme du Velcr
rocher entre elles qu’à l’étape 1.
Étape 5 :
• Name them and decide what their age and
peuvent s’acc s?
er aux turbulence
pour mieux résist La nature est fascinante ! • Lire à voix haute chacun des
textes.
• Discuter des différences entre
2. J’ai du mal à organiser mon temps
• Set a maximum writing time.
les deux textes.
(lors d’une évaluation écrite par exemple !)
livelihood will be (job, lifestyle)
Les deux partenaires écrivent ensemble et selon un temps fixé à
l’avance pour chaque étape. Étape 3 : Comment organiser ton temps pour écrire un texte (une histoire ou tout
• Écrire chacun de son côté autre type de texte) quand le temps dont tu disposes est limité ? Essaie
Étape 1 : l’histoire de ce personnage
conçu à deux. • Make yourself comfortable. de suivre la règle simple que j’applique dans toutes les circonstances.
Je l’appelle la « règle des trois tiers ». Je divise mon temps en trois
• Identify their physical traits (e.g.: height, eye
• Chacun de son côté, inventer, nommer et définir un personnage,
périodes égales.
en faire une description physique très détaillée. • Lire à voix haute chacune des
histoires. Exemple : si j’ai 3 heures devant moi pour
• Lire ensuite à voix haute chacun des textes.
1 Réflexion et construction de mon plan écrire une histoire, j’applique cette règle
• Échanger les textes.
To get going again: 2 Écriture de mon brouillon
et je suis les 7 étapes de cette façon.
1re heure : je cherche une idée, je teste
mon idée (qui, quoi, où, quand, début, fin,
and hair colour, special features, general
appearance, habits, accessories)
24 25 Relectures de mon brouillon et mise
3 comment, pourquoi), je me documente
Select . . .
au propre un peu (si j’en ai besoin et si c’est
possible), j’écris mon plan et je définis
mes principaux personnages en
Il ne s’agit pas de faire de cette règle une consigne supplémentaire.
quelques mots.
L’important est de passer du temps à réfléchir et à écrire son plan.
• a photograph, Plus tu passeras du temps à réfléchir et à construire un plan solide
(n’oublie pas : pas de château solide sans fondations solides !), plus vite
2e heure : j’écris mon brouillon en suivant
mon plan. • Identify their mental traits (e.g.: personality,
tu écriras ton brouillon, en te dégageant plus de temps pour tes
mood)
3e heure : je relis plusieurs fois mon
• a drawing, relectures. brouillon en le corrigeant et en y ajoutant
des éléments au besoin, et je mets mon
histoire au propre.
De la matière première EXEMPLES de listes :
arbres • an illustration, 32 33
If you were the character in a book, how would
pour plus tard… surprise ! langues
• or a painting.
étrangères
Un petit secret : mine de rien et à votre insu, je vous emmène vers
quelque chose de grand. Suivez-moi sans aucune inquiétude, ayez
animaux
mots qui finissent en OU
(ou en n’importe quel son) someone describe you?
confiance (en moi, mais d’abord en vous !). Je vous le dis au creux de
l’oreille : ne vous gênez surtout pas, faites des listes autant que vous oiseaux (faites-moi plaisir,
en voulez. Il est très important de toutes les garder, ces listes, car elles
vous serviront plus tard, mais je ne vous dis pas pourquoi…
fleurs
mettez le faucon-merlin en
tête de votre liste…)
choses à
manger
Describe . . . Try to do a character sketch of yourself or a
Faisons des listes ! (se joue à deux ou à plusieurs)
• Définir une liste (voir les exemples).
insectes
instruments de
musique
• what is happening in the image, histoire, dont toi seul as le secret.
friend.
jeux
Le plan, c’est la RECETTE de ton 4. Construis ton plan !
• Faire la plus longue liste de mots desserts sans cesse L’AMÉLIORER !
en 120 secondes.
pays Et comme toute recette, tu peux
• Chaque joueur lit sa liste à voix
haute et on élimine les mots
mots commençant par
titres de
livres
moyens de
transport
• what has just happened, Les pouvoirs du plan sont illimités et magiques ! Le plan est à la fois un guide
(qui t’empêche de te perdre dans le dédale de ton imagination) et un
tremplin à idées (un outil de réflexion qui te permet de développer
trouvés par plus d’un joueur. ton inspiration, de trouver d’autres idées pour écrire ton
• what is going to happen next,
la lettre M (comme
• Celui à qui il reste le plus de mots brouillon et enrichir ton histoire).
dans Merlin ou par villes
remporte la victoire. toute autre
lettre) … tout ce que
vous voudrez, à Comment faire un plan ?
8
mots de 5 lettres
(ou plus)
vous d’inventer
LA liste ! • why Pour écrire le plan de ton histoire, définis les grandes
parties de ton histoire en partant des idées qui sont dans ton résumé
(Qui, Quoi – Où, Quand – Début, Fin – Comment – Pourquoi).
Ton histoire peut comprendre autant de parties ou chapitres que tu
souhaites. Tu peux écrire ton plan avec des phrases complètes ou sous
forme de notes télégraphiques.
N’oublie pas qu’en partant d’une même idée d’histoire, plusieurs plans
peuvent être construits. Tout comme en architecture. Si un architecte
veut construire un château possédant cinq tourelles, il peut dessiner
différents plans car il est possible de construire différents types de
châteaux comprenant cinq tourelles.
Amél
The Pen Pal series is filled with tips and tricks to help children adopt ie
18 19
favou 's
a method to structure adequately their stories, overcome writer’s rite
block, and develop their creative muscles!
297+
7+ non-fiction
non-fiction 7+ non-fiction
AIR
NEW
PAGES: 32
FORMAT: 203 mm x 203 mm
WORD COUNT: 4,344
THEMES: Environment, Pollution, Action
ENVIRONMENT The ENVIRONMENT encompasses all of the
planet’s natural elements: air, water, earth,
plants, and animals. Human beings are also
PAGES: 32 part of the environment!
FORMAT: 203 mm x 203 mm
WORD COUNT: 4,002-5,972 AIR is a mixture of gases that envelops the
THEMES: Environement, Pollution, Action Earth and forms the atmosphere. In addition
to providing the conditions necessary to
create life, air contains the oxygen we breathe.
Water Forests And yet, every day the air is being filled with
WATER is an essential substance for all living FORESTS are habitats to a host of plants and An optimistic series for children to pollutants that are bad for our health and
beings. That’s why it’s known as “blue gold”. animals. They are home to precious resources discover how to help the planet, heat up our planet. What can we do to
Since the survival of every lifeform depends on such as food, raw materials, medicines, and one small gesture at a time! preserve the air and protect the environment?
it, what can we do to protect this valuable water. What can we do to preserve healthy Why is it called Möbius?
resource? forests? Because the universal recycling
symbol is a Möbius loop!
Waste
Soil
WASTE pollutes and devastates our
environment. Where does it come from? What SOIL comprises all the rich earth that is under
is it made of? What can we do to reduce or our feet. Soil can be dark or light, fine or grainy.
eliminate waste completely? Soil nourishes plants and provides a habitat
for millions of living things. How can we help Un cycle essentiel
L’oxygène (O2) et le gaz carbonique (CO2) qui
O2
2 Relâcher du gaz carbonique par la respiration
La respiration est le processus qui permet de
se trouvent dans l’air se transforment et se produire de l’énergie à partir d’oxygène (O2)
ENGLISH TEXT AVAILABLE to conserve this precious resource? renouvellent sans cesse sur la Terre. C’est le
cycle de l’oxygène et du carbone. Chaque
2. Au cours de la
photosynthèse, la plante
3. Les êtres vivants
respirent l’oxygène
(O2) fabriqué par les
végétaux.
et de nourriture. Lorsqu’ils respirent, les êtres
vivants utilisent l’oxygène (O2) produit par les
plantes et rejettent un peu de gaz carbonique
élément du cycle a son rôle à jouer dans la rejette de l’oxygène (O2)
survie des êtres vivants. dans l’atmosphère. (CO2) dans l’atmosphère. Le CO2 sert ensuite
RIGHTS SOLD: Turkish 1 Produire de l’oxygène par la photosynthèse
La photosynthèse permet aux plantes
aux plantes lors de la photosynthèse.
de fabriquer leur propre nourriture à
l’aide de leurs pigments verts appelés
« chlorophylle ». Pour y arriver, les Lorsqu’ils meurent, les végétaux
se décomposent et retournent le
plantes captent l’énergie du Soleil et 4. En respirant, les êtres vivants carbone dans l’atmosphère sous la
la transforment en nourriture à partir produisent du CO2 qui sert forme de gaz carbonique (CO2) et
ensuite aux plantes pour de méthane (CH4).
du gaz carbonique (CO2) qui se fabriquer leur nourriture.
1. La plante utilise le CO2 présent
THE ENVIRONMENT is a greater source of global concern today than ever before. In
trouve dans l’air, mais aussi de l’eau
• Each book includes activities that can
dans l’air pour fabriquer sa
et des minéraux contenus dans le sol. nourriture grâce à la photosynthèse.
Au cours de ce processus, la plante
CO2
rejette de l’oxygène (O2) dans l’air
order to protect it, we must understand what is threatening its delicate balance. be done at home or in the classroom. que les êtres vivants respirent.
CO 2 + CH 4
En captant du gaz carbonique lors de la
photosynthèse, les végétaux emmagasinent une
partie du carbone qui s’accumule dans l’air. On
MÖBIUS, a nonfiction series like no other, presents historical facts, wacky • The glossary acts as a
dit qu’ils sont des « réservoirs de carbone » et des
« purificateurs d’air »… tant qu’ils sont vivants.
L’effet de nos activités Notre consommation d’électricité
information and simple solutions to help the environment. mini-dictionary and
Mais encore, c’est quoi l’air ?
6 Mais encore, c’est quoi l’air ? 7
Le chauffage, la climatisation, le chauffe-eau
sur l’air et les appareils électriques (ordinateur,
réfrigérateur) consomment énormément
provides definitions for Il est vrai que la majeure partie de la pollution de l’air est produite par les
industries, le transport, l’élevage et l’agriculture. Pourtant, plusieurs de nos
activités de tous les jours ont aussi un impact sur la qualité de l’air et
d’électricité. Malheureusement, l’électricité
rejette beaucoup de polluants, puisque les
principales sources d’énergie utilisées pour
• Geared towards children aged 7-12, the series presents a positive, constructive more complex words, contribuent au réchauffement climatique.
Par exemple, nous produisons chaque jour beaucoup de déchets. Après
avoir été ramassés, une grande partie de ceux-ci est enterrée dans des sites
en produire dans le monde demeurent les
combustibles fossiles.
Internet : ce grand pollueur
and non judgmental vision of the environment and waste pollution.
Voici quelques gestes que tu peux
identified throughout d’enfouissement. Avec le temps, les déchets se décomposent et rejettent du
méthane dans l’air, ce qui contribue au réchauffement de notre planète.
Bien qu’on ne le voie pas, le réseau
Internet utilise abondamment d’énergie.
En fait, ce sont les centres de données
poser pour RÉDUIRE ta
consommation d’électricité :
• Ferme les lumières quand tu sors
the text using a special
d’une pièce.
qui stockent, traitent et organisent les
données d’Internet qui sont polluants. • Baisse, en hiver, la température
dans ta chambre pendant la nuit et
• Divided into easy-to-use sections, with realistic illustrations that complement the
Voici quelques gestes que tu peux poser pour RÉDUIRE la quantité de déchets que tu Ils produisent une grande quantité de
colour.
mets à la poubelle : lorsque tu n’es pas à la maison.
chaleur lorsqu’ils fonctionnent. Ils doivent
• Demande-toi si tu peux réutiliser, échanger, donner ou recycler avant de jeter quelque donc être refroidis par des systèmes de • Ferme, en été, les rideaux et les
chose à la poubelle. climatisation qui demandent beaucoup fenêtres par temps chaud afin de
information and funny sketches that lighten the text. • Composte tes résidus alimentaires. Plusieurs villes dans le
monde collectent les résidus organiques (restes de nourritures,
feuilles, branches) pour en faire du compost ou de l’énergie. Si
d’électricité, donc d’énergie.
préserver la fraîcheur à l’intérieur.
• Prends des douches plus courtes.
En plus d’économiser l’eau, tu
ce n’est pas le cas dans ta ville, informe-toi sur la manière de donneras une pause à ton chauffe-
fabriquer ta propre boîte de compost. Tu pourras ensuite L’envoi de courriels durant une année eau !
utiliser ce compost comme engrais naturel dans ton jardin. génère autant de gaz carbonique que • Envoie des textos plutôt que des
l’utilisation de 7 millions de voitures !
• All statistics are represented through images to help with comprehension.
courriels. Un message texte est
près de 300 fois moins polluant
qu’un courriel.
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