These stories, drawn from the lives of four Inuit artists, offer young readers a glimpse into this rich, remote culture, past and present.

Being Muslim is a primer on Islam past and present, meant to be read by people of all ages, regions, and religions.

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.

An introduction to the life of Catharine Parr Traill.

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.

Written and illustrated in comic strips, this book traces Emily Carr's life through four of her famous paintings.

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.

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.

This book in the Groundwork Guides series takes a critical look at the state of the news worldwide, including the question of who owns the organs from which we get our news, a solid overview of recent developments in television and radio news, the ongoing crisis in the newspaper world and the latest forms of Internet news.