Robertson: 1274 books

Helen Betty Osborne, known as Betty to her closest friends and family, dreamed of becoming a teacher. She left home to attend residential school and later moved to The Pas, Manitoba, to attend high school. On November 13, 1971, Betty was abducted and brutally murdered by four young men. Initially...

For Tyrese, history class is the lowest point of his school day. This is, until his friend Levi reveals a secret - a secret that brings history alive, in the form of one Gabriel Dumont. Through Dumont, a great Metis leader of the Northwest Resistance, the boys experience a bison hunt, a skirmish with...

A search down a wooded path for a well-hit baseball turns into an encounter between Pamela and a veteran soldier standing in front of a monument. The statue commemorates the heroism of Sgt. Tommy Prince, the most decorated Aboriginal soldier in Canada. Pamela is curious, and the veteran is happy to...

When Richard's class from Big Spirit School takes a canoe trip, he and his classmates chance upon an ederly woman. She tells them the story of her grandfather, John Ramsay, of the Sandy Bar community on Lake Winnipeg. Ramsay's land was taken by the government and given to the new settlers from Iceland...

When Cole's teacher catches him drawing rather than listening in class, he gives Cole a special assignment: an oral presentation on an important Aboriginal figure. Cole will do almost anything to avoid speaking in public -- even feigning illness. But when he hear the story of the remarkable woman...

On her way to school one day, Sarah is relieved to find the book she’d dropped the day before – shortly after an encounter with a bear. But when she opens it, the story within, about the Cree chief Mistahimaskwa, comes alive. It takes Sarah back to the Saskatchewan Plains of 1832, where the young...

When a mishap delays Jessie at the end of a school day, she takes a shortcut home. But the shortcut turns into an adventure, as Jessie is transported through time and space, to early 19th-century Newfoundland. There she meets Shawnadithit who, as the last surviving member of the Beothuk, has witnessed...

The Civil War takes readers on a chronological journey of the most important events of the conflict with action-packed illustrations by Mort Künstler-the most collected Civil War artist in the world-and inquiry-based text by historian Alan Axelrod. With close readings of Künstler’s paintings,...

After a violent tragedy leaves Evan Collins, along with his brothers Fred and Early homeless and without their mother, the boys flee the threat of foster care and go on the run trying to find their father in the huge city of New York. Its not an easy task, as they have very little money and they come...

Introduce tots to the color green through brilliant photographs and clever text.

Think You Might Want To Be An All Star Someday? Learn More About The Exciting American Sport Of Baseball! High Interest Informational Text To Support Rigor And Text Complexity.

Want To Improve Your Culinary Skills? A Strong Math Background Will Help You Do Just That! Correlates To Emphasis On Students Applying Foundational Math Skills. Includes Text Features Such As Charts And Graphs.

Gymnastics Require Dedication And Skill. See What Goes Into This Exceptional Sport. High Interest Informational Text To Support Rigor And Text Complexity.

Explore The Relationship Between Math And Construction. Try Real World Math Problems To Sharpen Your Skills. Correlates To Emphasis On Students Applying Foundational Math Skills. Includes Text Features Such As Charts And Graphs.