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Well Aware 6.3: Minding Nana
A young girl struggles to respond to her grandmother, who is suffering from dementia. In the process, readers come to share the writer’s empathy for her grandmother and to appreciate the writer’s...
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Well Aware 6.4: Art Works
Profiles of Canadian figures in the arts, outlining how art works for them in various media to find self-expression and balance in their lives. (Non-fiction–Biographies) Mental Health...
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Well Aware 7.4: The Only One
In this autobiography, Rosemary Sadlier describes her sense of isolation growing up as the only African Canadian child in her school, and distinguished by being “the only one” in several other ways...
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Well Aware 8.1: Upside Down
Clem Martini recounts the diagnosis of his brother Olivier as schizophrenic, exploring the difficulties for the whole family, and the lessons learned as Olivier found treatment and support...
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Well Aware 8.2: Red Carnation
Alicia Raimundo is a mental health advocate, working mainly with young people. This story traces her experiences in a psychiatric ward after a suicide attempt, as she recovers physically and...
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What a Nose
What a Nose! is an expository nonfiction text that explains animal noses that can find food, go under water, make loud noises, and warm the air. Readers gain information from the text, photographs,...
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What a Wedding
What a Wedding is a narrative story about a reporter who describes all the outfits wore to the wedding of Sonny and Flame from a rock band named Flamingo. The book also discusses features of a...
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What Birds Eat
What Birds Eat is an expository text that shows children the different foods that birds eat. Birds are shown eating their food on a two-page spread. A close-up image of what the bird is eating is...
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What Can Jump?
What Can Jump? is an expository text that explores what kinds of animals can jump. Questions about whether or not each animal can jump is asked and answered. Illustrations support the text. A close...
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What's for Dinner?
What’s for Dinner is an expository text that shows children the main type of food that animals and insects eat. Animals and insects are shown eating their food on a two-page spread. The main food...
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What's Your Opinion?
What’s Your Opinion? is a written debate discussing different opinions on various fairy tales. The book also discusses how to write a debate. The text unfolds in first - person in the format of a...
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Wheelchair Racing
Wheelchair Racing is an informational explanation of a sport where athlete and technology work together to win. The book describes aspects of racing wheelchair design, different types of races, and...