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Collection Spotlight: Get Ready to Garden!

Collection Spotlight: Get Ready to Garden!

Saturday, March 20 marks the first day of Spring! As the ground begins to thaw, check out these great books about gardening below. Click on the book cover or title to take you to the UBC Library catalogue record for the item. Teacher Resources The school garden curriculum: an integrated K-8 guide for discovering science, ecology, […]

Collection Spotlight: Freedom of Expression, Freedom to Read & Challenged Books

Collection Spotlight: Freedom of Expression, Freedom to Read & Challenged Books

Freedom to Read Week 2021 will take place from February 21 to 27, 2021. We have selected some of the challenged books from the challenged book list on the Freedom to Read website which are available at UBC Education library. French Books Les papas de Violette Émilie Chazerand; Gaëlle Souppart. PZ23.C467 Pp 2017 French Collection Qu’est-ce queue […]

Featured New Resources: January 2021

Featured New Resources: January 2021

Featured new resources for the month of January.  Click on the book cover or title to take you to the UBC Library catalogue record for the item. Teacher narratives from the Eikaiwa classroom: moving beyond “McEnglish” edited by Daniel Hooper and Natasha Hashimoto. PE1130.J3 T43 2020 This book includes 16 chapters written by current and […]

Featured New Children’s and YA Books: January 2021

Featured New Children’s and YA Books: January 2021

Featured new children’s and young adult books for the month of January.  Click on the book cover or title to take you to the UBC Library catalogue record for the item. Kiss number 8 written by Colleen AF Venable ; artwork by Ellen T. Crenshaw. PZ7.7.V46 Ks 2019 Education GREAT READS “Mads is pretty happy […]

Featured New Children’s Books: December 2020

Featured New Children’s Books: December 2020

Featured new children’s books for the month of December.  Click on the book cover or title to take you to the UBC Library catalogue record for the item. This promise of change: one girl’s story in the fight for school equality Jo Ann Allen Boyce and Debbie Levy F444.C68 B69 2019 In 1956, one year before federal troops […]

Featured New Resources: December 2020

Featured New Resources: December 2020

Featured new resources for the month of December.  Click on the book cover or title to take you to the UBC Library catalogue record for the item. 200+ original and adapted story program activities Rob Reid Z718.3 .R435 2018 From master storyteller and storytimes creator Reid comes this delightful assortment of activities ready for use […]

Collection Spotlight: Graphic Novels

Collection Spotlight: Graphic Novels

This latest Collection Spotlight highlights just a few of our English and French graphic novels as well as some books for those interested in creating their own or teaching using graphic novels as a resource.   English Graphic Novels Seeking Refuge: a graphic novel Irene N. Watts; illustrations by Kathryn E. Shoemaker. PZ7.7.W377 Sk 2016 […]

Collection Spotlight: Halloween Picture Books and Mythical Creatures Digital Colouring Book

Collection Spotlight: Halloween Picture Books and Mythical Creatures Digital Colouring Book

The latest UBC Education Library Collection Spotlight highlights both Halloween picture books that can be found at our branch as well as reintroducing the popular Mythical Creatures Digital Colouring book from the “Colour Our Collections” section of the UBC Library website. From the colouring book: “Strong in early zoology texts, the collection includes Polish naturalist […]

Collection Spotlight: Thanksgiving & Gratitude

Collection Spotlight: Thanksgiving & Gratitude

The current Collection Spotlight highlights books about Thanksgiving and themes referencing gratitude. Please click on the title or book cover to take you to the record in the UBC Library catalogue.  Our Seasons and Celebrations booklist can be accessed for a list of selected teacher resources, picture books, and non-fiction related to different community celebrations […]

Featured New Children’s Books: October 2020

Featured New Children’s Books: October 2020

Featured new children’s books for the month of October.  Click on the book cover or title to take you to the UBC Library catalogue record for the item. Follow the moon home: a tale of one idea, twenty kids, and a hundred sea turtles / by Philippe Cousteau and Deborah Hopkinson; illustrated by Meilo So […]