I Wonder About Worlds

By (author) James Gladstone
Illustrated by Yaara Eshet
Categories: Children’s / Teenage general interest: Space, stars and the solar system

A child’s stargazing excursion turns into an interstellar journey to explore faraway planets

During a night of stargazing, a child looks up at the planets that make up our solar system and wonders about ...

What Do We Eat?

By (author) Megan Clendenan
Illustrated by Meegan Lim
Categories: Children’s / Teenage general interest: Countries, cultures and national identity
Series: Orca Timeline

Every day, no matter where we are or where we need to go, humans need food.

Imagine carrying meals with you as you parachute into a war zone. Or trying to stay well fed while building the pyramids. People ...

Little by Little

By (author) Sonya Ballantyne
Illustrated by Rhael McGregor
Letterer Toben Racicot
Categories: Graphic novel / Comic book: memoirs, true stories and non-fiction

Michael might be young, but he’s got a big heart and a strong sense of right and wrong. He knows it’s right to help people when they need it—but what can he do when so many people need help?

When ...

The Little Prince Plants a Seed

Text by Corinne Delporte
Translated by Carine Laforest
Illustrated by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Estate
Categories: Children’s / Teenage general interest: Gardening
Series: THE LITTLE PRINCE

A great way to teach little ones how to care for plants and play an active role in the cycle of life.

On his planet, The Little Prince looks after his friend the rose. This charming picture book teaches ...

Let's Get Creative

By (author) Jessica Rose
Illustrated by Jarett Sitter
Categories: Children’s / Teenage: Social issues
Series: Orca Think

Environmental artists across the globe are using their creativity to help the environment and create a more sustainable world.

There’s no question that creating art makes our lives better. Just think ...

Have You Seen an Elephant?

By (author) Elina Ellis
Illustrated by Elina Ellis
Categories: Children’s / Teenage general interest: General knowledge and interesting facts
Series: Alex's Field Guides

A girl's hilariously unsuccessful search for elephants serves as a clever allegory for the disappearance of these iconic animals. The first book in a series focused on endangered animals.

Meet Alex. She's ...

Get Outside!

By (author) Leah Payne
Categories: Children’s / Teenage general interest: Ecosystems
Series: Orca Footprints

We know spending time in nature is good for us, but why? And how did people become so disconnected from the natural world, anyway?

Get Outside! How Humans Connect with Nature explores the important relationship ...

Making Sense of Dog Senses

By (author) Stephanie Gibeault
Illustrated by Raz Latif
Categories: Children’s / Teenage general interest: Pets and pet care: Dogs

A playful yet scientifically precise exploration of a dog’s five senses that will help middle grade readers better appreciate the canine point of view (for ages 8-12)

Did you know that dogs have millions ...

Club Microbe

By (author) Élise Gravel
Categories: Children’s / Teenage general interest: Science and technology

It's a germ’s world. We’re just living in it!
In Club Microbe, Elise Gravel teaches young readers that germs live all around us—and even inside of us! Guided by Gravel in this formidable introduction ...

Wake Up, Little Pin!

By (author) Loretta Garbutt
Illustrated by Marianne Ferrer
Categories: Children’s / Teenage general interest: Plants and trees

It’s early spring, and Mother Pin Oak enlists the help of her forest family to wake her sleepy sapling

When Mother Pin Oak wakes to crisp, spring air and cannot seem to stir her Little Pin Oak growing ...