Eric is a football captain who wants to be a leader, but who deep down has fears that cause him to act like a bully. more...

Rupert realizes he desperately wants to make a difference, to really change the world, but wonders how a quiet guy with a guitar could begin to do that. more...

When Isabelle is given an Independent Study assignment on Something I Believe In she is stumped. She's so ordinary; there's nothing special in her life that she can write about. Her friend Rupert and an elderly woman she has befriended at the nursing home where she volunteers help Isabelle see her strengths and recognize what she truly believes in. more...

Sarah can't wait for the first day back at high school. She spent the long summer with her autistic brother Simon, and is looking forward to seeing her friends and her boyfriend. Then she is horrified to find out that Simon will be going to her high school! How will everyone react – will they think she and her brother are weird? more...

The Bluejay's Eyes is written at Level 3/4. The theme focuses on overcoming the feelings of isolation and loneliness. The new students' excitement of being in a new country and experiencing a new culture is offset by the fears and insecurities of overcoming the language barrier, while adapting to being a typical teenager in high school. It's about true friendship and lifelong bonds that form despite cultural and language barriers. It's about dealing with peer pressure and exposure to new mature things (dances, first-loves, etc.) that all teenagers have to go through in their high school experience. Also, it's about maturing, becoming independent and "growing up," being in a different country and living in a new cultural environment. The ESL students struggle through discrimination and interact with Canadian students. They overcome cultural diversity and are accepted into their new surroundings. more...

Sang's Adventures is made up of three mini-books, each one approximately 30 pages long. These are designed for Level 1/2 ESL students. The author doesn't use many adjectives or adverbs for this level. The theme for the stories deal with friendship, despite different cultures and language barriers. Although the students are from different countries, they all love adventure. In the first story, their trust and friendship goes beyond the classroom walls as they have a fun-filled adventure in Toronto. In the second, each of the students experiences peer pressure when they are at the ski resort; and then their integrity is questioned when they are exposed to breaking school rules in the final story. The students mature as they face the insecurity of being in a new country and living in a home setting where the rules and culture are different from what they are used to in their home countries. more...

The author's goal in writing this book is to provide an easy-to-read and easy-to-absorb sensible guide to effective fathering – from the first day the reader learns his partner is pregnant, through labour, babydom, toddlerdom, the pre-school years, middle childhood, the 'tween' years, adolescence and the often frustrating teenager years. This book is the result of Chris Cowl's ten years of experience conducting heart-felt and candid discussions, chairing "Dad Classes's" with over 500 dads participating in Chris's wife's in-depth pre-natal sessions. more...

Creative IQ ™ refers to the ability to think, process information, and express oneself in a creative manner. Enriching children’s Creative IQ helps develop a unique and important set of competencies that help accelerate their learning process and enrich their development. Skill sets developed include creative problem solving, visualization, independent thinking, achieving distinctive project results, presenting material in an engaging manner, and relating effectively to different types of people. more...

Put your students right in the middle of an historic event.
These newspapers are the first two in a series that give the feel and the excitement of living through the time being taught. They cover not only the event, but also what else was happening that day – the business and fashions, the sports, the entertainment, etc. The ads and the stories are real, but presented in modern design. That’s all that’s different – otherwise the papers tell it like it was.
The teacher guides, included with each package of 30 copies, contain blackline masters, pages for students to create posters or fashions and even to write their own stories. more...