New Releases by David Bouchard

Presents alternate words to the Huron Carol, an ancient First Nations song about the birth of the baby Jesus.

Etienne introduces his city cousin to real hockey, street hockey that is.

Offers encouragement to parents and educational professionals, explaining how to model reading and use a child-centered approach to literacy instruction.

Frightened into sleeplessness by the noisy celebration of the Chinese New Year, a young girl takes comfort in her grandmother''s soothing story of a dragon, a mother''s sorrow, and Buddha.

Describes the feelings of enjoying nature, and how these times should be treasured.

Spectacular illustrations illuminate the magic of astrology in this intriguing look at how the Chinese Zodiac, one of the world''s most ancient fortune-telling systems, came to be ordered. Includes a current Chinese Zodiac, so readers can look up their fortunes.

When a young Cree boy is sent home from school to learn the meaning of respect, he thinks he''s just getting a holiday. He goes back to the reserve for "counselling" from his Moshum (Grandfather), and he knows "that Moshum ... feels the same way I do, about school''n'' stuff." From the time he arrives on the reserve, he is kept busy hunting, fishing, and trapping. But when he finally has a chance to sit and think, he discovers that there are lessons about respect that can be learned from his Moshum''s example in living with the land. - back cover

A poem, accompanied by evocative landscape paintings, celebrates the natural beauty of the prairie and the joys of growing up on it.

Paintings of Pacific Northwest Indians and their view of the world by Canadian artist Roy Henry Vickers are accompanied by poems emphasizing the importance of caring for the environment.