Best Selling Books by Teddy Jam

A baby watches the world outside his city window at night as his father explains the sights and sounds in hopes of lulling him to sleep. On board pages.

Charlotte is not just any little girl. She has some definite opinions about the important things in life. In this trio of engaging stories with real-life themes, author Teddy Jam and artist Harvey Chan explore the fun--and the complexity--of being a little girl.

A mother cuddles her sleeping infant through the night while she compares the child to various things in nature. On board pages.

Presents four stories celebrating the formation of Canada by its rich and diverse population, including a maple syrup gatherer, two brothers who save a selfish mayor, and a young stowaway who learns the ancient ways of fishermen.

A timely new edition of a story about a wildfire from beloved children’s book creators Teddy Jam and Ian Wallace. It’s maple syrup time and an old grandfather tells his granddaughter about the great fire of 1919, when the whole county caught fire and burned for a year. No one knew how it started, but every able-bodied man, woman and child tried to fight the fire. The grandfather and his brother — children at the time — helped fill buckets of water from the creek. Only the snow finally seemed able to smother it. But the next spring they were all amazed to discover that the fire had kept going all winter in the soil, destroying the roots of the trees as it burned. Now a new forest has grown over the scar, but the grandfather can still see the traces of the fire and show them to his grandchild. At a time when wildfires are causing increasing devastation, this new edition of a classic children’s book recounts an event that changed the lives of all who experienced it — and brings a perspective of hope in its portrayal of recovery after the fire. It’s a memory that becomes a story to share with future generations. Key Text Features illustrations dialogue chapters Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.1 Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.6 Acknowledge differences in the points of view of characters, including by speaking in a different voice for each character when reading dialogue aloud. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.5 Refer to parts of stories, dramas, and poems when writing or speaking about a text, using terms such as chapter, scene, and stanza; describe how each successive part builds on earlier sections. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.7 Explain how specific aspects of a text's illustrations contribute to what is conveyed by the words in a story (e.g., create mood, emphasize aspects of a character or setting)

Two young brothers save the town boss, whom their dad owes money, from drowning.

Charlotte received news that her favorite teacher is leaving. When she befriends a stray dog named ttuM, who only responds to commands given backwards--like "emoC ereh!"--Charlotte finds both adventure and a way to accept the change gracefully.

A young girl has nighttime adventure when she goes to the aid of an unjured knight.

What regularities lie behind the development and organization of behaviour in animals and humans? One theme emerging from this book is that ideas have to flow in both directions between the different levels of analysis - between the neural and behavioural levels and between the individual and the social group. Another theme is that it is not enough to identify the many factors operating in the development and integration of behaviour. The processes must also be studied directly. Bringing together work at different levels and studying behavioural dynamics require more knowledge and expertise than any one person can usually command. Links have to be made between different disciplines and specialists have to learn to work with others who speak with what at first seem to be mutually incomprehensible scientific languages. The book illustrates how this may be achieved. The themes of this book are strongly related to the approach of Robert Hinde, in whose honour the chapters were written.

Father and son share experiences and memories of their favorite hockey team, the Toronto Maple Leafs.