New Releases by Patrick Girouard

Universal Truth of Water is a tender and imaginative picture book for children ages 3 to 5, designed to nurture empathy, patience, and open-minded thinking from an early age. Through simple storytelling and warm, engaging illustrations, this story invites young readers to explore what it means to understand others-not just through facts, but through feelings and perspective. It gently encourages children (and grown-ups, too) to recognize that everyone''s truth is shaped by their experiences-and that sometimes, when someone doesn''t understand something, it''s not because they''re wrong, but because they''ve never seen it before. At its heart, Universal Truth of Water is a message about kindness: being kind when others don''t quite "get it," taking time to explain with love, and remembering that growth often begins with curiosity and connection. It''s a celebration of patience, the beauty of asking questions, and the humility it takes to see the world through someone else''s eyes. And just when the story settles in your heart, a final image turns the lesson into a playful wink: a map of the world as seen by three little fish-where only the water seems to exist. It''s a sweet reminder that sometimes we need to zoom out, laugh a little, and keep showing each other the bigger picture. Perfect for bedtime, classroom story time, or quiet moments with your little one, Universal Truth of Water is a gentle spark for deeper conversations about understanding, compassion, and the many ways we grow together.

Everybody knows children can grow up to be ANYTHING they choose, no matter how big the challenge. Can an alligator become an astronaut? Absolutely! A bear a basketball player? Better believe it! See what these amazing animals grow up to accomplish...A to Z!

"An engaging reproducible book for Pre-K children and kindergarten students, comprised of 20 high-interest lessons [that] introduce children to the numbers from one to 20"--P. [4] of cover.

Sight words: for, one.

Spot is not very good at tricks. Find out what Spot is good at.

Les couleurs des animaux de la jungle ont toutes disparu ! A toi de les faire réapparaître en tirant sur les languettes... Découvre des dessins colorés et des histoires amusantes !

It''s a rainy day on the farm and the animals are keeping themselves busy by making and painting things. Can you guess what colour Pig is going to paint his Piggy Bank? What colour will Horse paint his basket? Pull the tabs and make the colour appear and disappear magically before your eyes.

The jungle animals are drawing pictures of each other and painting them using lots of different coloured paint. Crocodile''s drawn Monkey and has painted him orange. Which colour will the other animals use? Pull the tabs and make the colour appear and disappear magically right before your eyes.

Rookie Readers RM have provided entertaining, high-quality introductions to reading for more than a generation. Each title features full-color, often hilarious illustrations and engaging stories that always involve a young child figuring out concepts or solving problems on his or her own. Every new title contains a Word List and a color-coded reading-level key on the back cover.

Presents the basics of sound by learning how sound travels, how it is received and how people have found ways to use sound to improve lives.

Presents the basics of electricity through a discussion of circuits and switches, batteries and generators, and insulators and conductors to demonstrate how electricity works.

"In the windbreak system, biomass could be produced for between 44 and 68 $/odMg, assuming that yields between 12 to 20 odMg/ha/yr can be achieved. At this price, windbreak biomass is not a competitive feedstock for ethanol or electricity generation, but is attractive for space heat production. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)" --