The true story of explorer Alexander MacKenzie, the first European to cross North America by land.

Told through the eyes of a fictional child, this is the otherwise true story of the brave Braal family who, in Nazi-occupied Holland, harbored people who faced certain death.

These frank and harrowing true stories of young Iraqi refugees show surprising resilience, as the children try to survive the consequences of a war in which they played no part.

This thought-provoking book in the Groundwork Guides series by cities specialist John Lorinc considers the enormous implications of the mass migration away from rural regions.

Street gangs have exploded worldwide and this title in the Groundwork Guides series exposes the roots of the problem.

The remarkable and gritty life story of Nicholas Herrera, a noted Santero -- an artist who creates images of saints and other religious figures.

Deborah Ellis interviews the children of American and Canadian soldiers serving in Afghanistan and Iraq. In their own words, they describe how being a soldier's child has affected their lives.

Young people will be inspired by this story of Oscar Peterson's musical gift, his determination to lift himself out of the poverty and limited opportunities of his youth, and his refusal to be cowed by racial prejudice.

Winner of the 2005 BolognaRagazzi Award.

A dramatic and beautifully illustrated autobiographical story of a young man living through the Chinese Cultural Revolution and discovering his artistic talents.

One of the most fascinating stories in nature is the life cycle of the Pacific salmon. This lyrical, beautiful non-fiction picture book tells the story of one coho, Sumi, from her birth in a remote creek, to her final hours when she spawns and then dies.