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Orca Book Publishers: 'Hypnotized' Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 7th

In Hypnotized by Canadian author Don Trembath, a sibling rivalry prompts Rufus to have his sister Alexa hypnotized by his friend. Her subsequent behavior causes both boys to feel confused about their feelings towards her. This teacher's...

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Orca Book Publishers: 'Horse Power' Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 7th

in Horse Power by Canadian author Ann Walsh, Callie Powers again has to go along with her mother as she takes part in a protest to save a country school. Callie has to help her cousin Del persuade her parents not to sell a horse she...

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Orca Book Publishers: 'Flower Power' Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 7th

in Flower Power by Canadian author Ann Walsh, there is a protest to save a tree. Callie Powers is appalled that her mother has chained herself to the tree and at all the media attention this garnishes. This teacher's guide includes a...

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Orca Book Publishers: 'Finding Elmo' Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 7th

In 'Finding Elmo' by Canadian author Monique Polak, fifteen-year-old Tim tries to find a much-loved parrot stolen from his father's pet business. This teacher's guide includes a book summary and ideas for discussions and learning...

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Orca Book Publishers: 'Dog Walker' Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 7th

In Dog Walker by Canadian author Karen Spafford-Fitz, Turk starts a dog walking business to make money and so his friends can meet girls. But then he must decide how to deal with a local bully who wants to be part of it. This teacher's...

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Orca Book Publishers: 'Daredevil Club' Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 7th

In Daredevil Club by Canadian author Pam Withers, a group of boys dares each other to complete challenges in order to remain members of their club. One boy takes risks he should not. This teacher's guide includes a book summary and ideas...

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Orca Book Publishers: 'Crossbow' Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 7th

In Crossbow by Canadian Author Dayle Campbell Gaetz, fourteen-year-old Matt sets out to live as a hermit in a cabin and encounters a stranger who has moved in. At first, they are friends but Matt realizes the stranger is hiding dangerous...

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Orca Book Publishers: 'Manga Touch' Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 7th

In 'Manga Touch' by Canadian author Jacqueline Pearce, Dana tries to fit in at her school and with Japanese learners she meets on a school trip to Japan. She feels excluded from the 'in' group of school peers. This teacher's guide...

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Orca Book Publishers: 'See No Evil' Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 8th

See No Evil by Diane Young follows two youth who accidentally witness a gang beating. Afraid for their own safety, they struggle with whether to tell the police. Then they themselves are threatened and one of them is attacked. This...

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Orca Book Publishers: 'Rebel's Tag' Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 7th

Rebel's Tag by K.L. Denman is about a young boy who rebels against the grandfather who is raising him. Then he is caught making graffiti and learns about his grandfather. This teacher's guide includes a book summary, discussion topics...

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Orca Book Publishers: 'Queen of the Toilet Bowl' Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 7th

Queen of the Toilet Bowl' by Canadian author Freida Wishinsky is about a Brazilian girl who gets a lead role in a school musical and then must learn to deal with a bully who is upset she was passed over for it. Freida Wishinsky is a...

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Orca Book Publishers: 'Mirror Image' Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 7th

Mirror Image by Canadian author K. L. Denman is about the perceptions two teenage girls have of each other and how this changes as they get to know and appreciate one another.

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Orca Book Publishers: 'Marked' Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 7th

In 'Marked' by Canadian author Norah McClintock, Colin has a job cleaning up graffiti in a well-to-do neighborhood. He becomes a suspect in a rash of robberies and must solve the mystery himself. This teacher's guide includes a book...

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Canadian Society of Children's Authors, Illustrators and Performers

Canscaip: Members Directory

For Students 9th - 10th

An extensive list of Canadian children's authors and illustrators can be found here. Most have links to biographical information and author/illustrator websites.

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Beverley Brenna: Wild Orchid Teaching Guide

For Teachers 9th - 10th

Wild Orchid, a novel by Canadian author Beverley A. Brenna, is about the struggles of an adolescent girl with Asperger's Syndrome. This teaching guide has ideas for discussion and learning activities.

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Fitzhenry and Whiteside: 'Libertad' Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th

"Libertad", a novel by Canadian author Alma Fullerton, follows the journey of two desperate boys from their native Guatemala to find their father in the United States. This teacher's guide includes detailed chapter summaries and learning...

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Fitzhenry and Whiteside: 'The Moon Children' Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 5th - 8th

"The Moon Children", a novel by Canadian author Beverley A. Brenna, is about the friendship between a Romanian immigrant girl and a boy with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. This teaching guide has ideas for discussion and learning activities.

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Fitzhenry and Whiteside: 'The Savage River' Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th

"The Savage River: Seventy-One Days with Simon Fraser", an historical novel by Marjorie Wilkins Campbell, begins in 1808 and follows Simon Fraser and his group of Voyageurs as they travel on the Fraser River in British Columbia. This...

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Orca Book Publishers: 'Laggan Lard Butts' Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 7th

Laggan Lard Butts by Canadian author Eric Walters is about a campaign to change the name of a school basketball team because it always loses. This teacher's guide includes a book summary and ideas for discussions and learning activities.

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Orca Book Publishers: 'Pigboy' Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 7th

Pigboy by Canadian author Vicki Grant is sure to appeal to boys. In it, Dan resents having to go on a field trip to a heritage farm but when he is there, he discovers that the farmer is actually an escaped convict and has tied up the...

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Orca Book Publishers: 'Splat!' Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 7th

In Splat! by Canadian author Eric Walters, two boys change the rules in the tomato toss event at a festival and use people as targets, which causes things to get out of control. This teacher's guide includes a book summary, discussion...

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Orca Book Publishers: '121 Express' Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 8th

121 Express is a novel by Monique Polak for Grades 5-8. It looks at a boy's attempts to become popular by teasing other children on a bus. He then learns to question his choices when he realizes the negative consequences of his actions....

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Orca Book Publishers: 'Camp Wild' Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th

In Camp Wild by Canadian author Pam Withers, fourteen-year-old Wilf runs away from a summer camp and sets out on his own in a canoe. Two other boys follow him and together they must battle a raging river. This teacher's guide includes a...

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Orca Book Publishers: Chance and the Butterfly Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 6th

Chance and the Butterfly, a novel written by Maggie deVries, looks at a foster child's struggles to fit in at school. He becomes fascinated by the caterpillars being studied in his classroom and takes one home. This teacher's guide...

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