Alain M Bergeron
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In 1955, girls who played hockey were rare, and there was no chance for them to play on a boy's team. But Abby Hoffman, a nine-year-old girl with a short haircut, supportive parents, and plenty of bravado, manages to bluff her way onto the all-star team in the boy's league. If her secret is discovered, she'll fight to keep the place she's earned on her team. Inspired by the real-life Abby Hoffman's story.
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Billy Stuart series volume 2
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Billy Stuart, the young raccoon leader of the Zintrepids Scout troop, aspires to be just like his grandfather, a globe-trotting adventurer who knows no fear. After accidentally traveling through time in pursuit of Grandpa, Billy and friends find themselves on the island of Crete, snout to snout with King Minos's Minotaur. It's a formidable challenge; Billy and his buddies have to escape the Minotaur, the labyrinth and King Minos's wrath and maybe,...
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Do You Know... - Some leeches can survive for 2 years without food. - Certain species feed on dead animals. - Some leeches can reach 45 cm (18 in) in length. - Doctors use leeches when performing finger, toe and ear grafts. Find out all sorts of interesting things about leeches and have a chuckle along the way.
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Billy Stuart series volume 4
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Billy Stuart, the young raccoon leader of the Zintrepids Scout troop, aspires to be just like his grandfather, a globetrotting adventurer who knows no fear. After accidentally traveling through time in pursuit of the elder Stuart, Billy and friends find themselves lost in a land inhabited by giants: giant plants, giant animals, GIANT MONSTERS! Billy and his companions set off to explore the island, looking for fresh water and food. But, a hailstorm...
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Did you know... - Toads continue to grow throughout their entire lives? - Certain toads can live up to 17 years? - Toads live the first half of their lives in water, and the second half on the ground? - The marine toad can reach 9 inches in length? Find out all sorts of interesting things about toads and enjoy a chuckle along the way.
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Do you know? - The North American porcupine possesses approximately 30,000 quills. - Porcupine quill tips are made of little hooks that make removing them difficult. - Porcupines do not throw their quills. - Thanks to their quills, porcupines can float on water. Find out all sorts of interesting things about porcupines and enjoy a chuckle along the way.
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Did you know... - Thanks to its green and brown coloration, the praying mantis blends in perfectly with its environment. - It's not rare for newborn praying mantises to eat each other. - Even when its head has been decapitated from its body, the female will continue to lay eggs. Find out all sorts of interesting things about praying mantises and enjoy a chuckle along the way.
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A new edition to the popular Do You Know series! Everything you want to know about tigers accompanied by humorous illustrations by Sampar. Did you know... - Just like very person's fingerprints are unique, so are the stripes on every tiger's head - In India, the number of tigers has dropped by half in the past 5 years. There are only approximately 1,000 left today. That's an average of one tiger death per day.
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Did you know... - You can count 4 rats for every 1 person in the city. - Rats can have up to 12 litters of babies per year. - In 3 years, 2 rats and their offspring can produce up to 20-million descendants. Find out all sorts of interesting things about rats and enjoy a chuckle along the way.
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Did you know... - crocodiles are cold-blooded animals who continue to grow throughout their entire lives? - females lay their eggs in nests? - crocodiles communicate with one another through sound? Find out all sorts of interesting things about crocodiles and have a chuckle along the way.
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Billy Stuart series volume 1
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Billy Stuart is a young raccoon who aspires to be just like his grandfather, a globetrotting adventurer who knows no fear. When he learns that his grandfather has found a way to travel through time and is leaving on another great voyage, he sets out to see him off (and maybe sneak along). Billy Stuart follows his grandfather's puzzling clues through a maze of caves and caverns to find him before he leaves, trailed by his Scout pack, the Zintrepids....
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Did you know... - Crows have a repertoire of over 20 different cries. - They can imitate the cries of other birds. - The American crow is one of the most intelligent bird species. - Some crows can reproduce several human words. Find out all sorts of interesting things about crows and have a chuckle along the way.
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Did you know... - Females dominate the clans. - Observers once watched 38 spotted hyenas devour an entire zebra carcass in 15 minutes. - A hyena will eat everything except the horns, hooves and hair of its prey. Find out all sorts of interesting things about hyenas and enjoy a chuckle along the way.
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Billy Stuart series volume 3
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What was supposed to be a relaxing ocean crossing for Billy Stuart and his friends after their adventures on the island of Crete quickly transforms into a veritable odyssey. A violent storm throws them off their maritime course and leads to a downpour of events with potentially tragic consequences: mutiny, vicious monster attacks, siren songs and more. The dire situation doesn't get any better, when they finally make it to shore. A thousand dangers...
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This new addition to the popular Do You Know series tells young naturalists everything they ever wanted to know about rhinos: - The record for the longest horn is held by a white rhinoceros. Its horn was 1.66 meters (5.2 feet) long. - A broken horn will regrow in two to three years. Just like our nails and hair, a rhinoceros horn is made of keratin. - The rhinoceros is an endangered species. There are only about 8,000 individuals left in the world....
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Do you know?
• There are over 200 owl species
• Some owls are 100 times more sensitive to light than humans are.
• Owls can pivot their heads 270 degrees.
• The snowy owl can detect a moving lemming up to a kilometer (0.6 miles) away.
Find out all sorts of interesting things about owls and have a chuckle along the way.