Stop by the OISE library and check out some of the newest arrivals to our Curriculum Resources collection. These featured titles explore the development of Canada as a nation and the implications of being connected to larger global forces, such as world issues and the natural environment.

• Their Stories, Our History: Development of a Nation [CR 971 T3772 Gr. 8 S. B.] is an excellent new resource designed to help grade 8 students learn about the historical development of Canada as a nation and society. This textbook helps with the development of historical literacy by introducing concepts such as primary & secondary sources, introducing and explain new vocabulary, as well as engaging students through historical fiction and visual information.

• Global Connections: Canadian and World Issues [CR 917.1 C592G 2008 Gr. 12 Univ. S.B.] is great new resource aimed at students in grade 12 studying Canadian and world issues. This new edition covers a diverse array of political, social and environmental issues, such as human population and sustainability, economics, land and resource use, geopolitical conflict, issues related to quality of life.

• Connecting with Nature: An Educational Guide for Grades Four to Six [CR 578.076 C752] is the latest publication by the David Suzuki Foundation meant for aiding elementary school students about environmental education. This helpful guide filled with fun, hands-on activities designed to help children explore their connection to nature by getting outside and letting their curiosity about nature run wild.

These and other new books are all available on the New Acquisitions shelf on the ground floor of the library.

Come check out these new young-adult fiction titles at OISE! Each of these titles have a strong heroine character!

Nation by Terry Pratchett – Mau is alone on a desterted Island and believes he is completely alone, until one day he meets Daphne the “ghost girl.” Daphne is the last survivor from the ship “Sweet Judy.” She hopes her father who is a distant cousin of the Royal Family will come rescue her. Until then, she is stuck with Mau and a foul mouthed parot. Once other refugees come to the island, Mau and Daphne start to forge a new nation.

The Gryphon Project by Carrie Mac – Phoenix is very envious of brother Gryphon. He gets to stay out late, and is a sports hero with many fans. Unlike Phoenix he has all his recons left. Gryphon has 3 more chances at life, but Phoenix has only 1. She is shocked when she finds out her very own brother is responsible for one. The siblings’ relationship is strained because Gryphon’s actions become riskier every day. However, after a fatal accident the governing body called Chrysalis refuses to recon him. His accident is deemed a suicide attemt. Phoenix is determined to unravel the mystery of her brother.