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Author
Publisher
Groundwood Books, House of Anansi Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"When a child is asked to "Please, be quiet!" they sit silent ... and their imagination sweeps them away on a breathtaking journey. Through the window, the child can hear the trees breathe and watches them sway back and forth as they begin to dance. Then bears join in, accompanied by the child on their drum, making so much noise they wake up a dragon! The dragon's smoky breath fills the sky, and the wind forms a knight on a steed that gallops through...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Yoshio delights in the everyday sounds of Tokyo, but when a musician tells him that her favorite sound is ma, the Japanese word for silence, Yoshio sets out to hear this sound for himself among the hustle and bustle of the city. Includes information on the Japanese concept of ma.
Author
Series
Mile End kids story volume 2
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Albert wants a quiet place to read, but his friends just want to play and now everyone has figure out how to have fun together.
Author
Series
Twig and Turtle volume 3
Publisher
Pixel+Ink
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Tiny house living leads to big drama as Twig tries to clock reading hours to bring her class a victory in this third installment of the Twig and Turtle series.
Author
Series
Publisher
Rourke Educational Media
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
Español
Description
Annie wants to read. But everywhere is so noisy! Where can she go that is quiet to read in peace?
Annie quiere leer, ¡pero adondequiera que vaya es MUY ruidoso! ¿Encontrará un lugar tranquilo? ¡Mira como resuelve Annie su problema con el ruido!
7) Shhh
Author
Publisher
Schiffer Kids
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Find all the sounds of everyday in the story's colorful illustrations, then find out how to switch them off.
Author
Publisher
ORCA Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
Français
Description
"Le matin, quand les oiseaux se mettent à chanter et le bébé se réveille, le Bruit frappe à la porte et entre bruyamment. Et le Silence s'en va discrètement. Mais le Silence reviendra quand tu le réclameras, quand tu en auras besoin. Même quand le Bruit est là, au milieu du vacarme."--Back cover.
Author
Series
Publisher
Québec Amérique
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
Français
Description
"Madame Annie tente de lire une histoire en classe. Mais ses élèves s'agitent et s'excitent. Samir interrompt sans cesse, Violette gigote, Raphaël rote... L'enseignante réussira-t-elle à calmer ses élèves? À les convaincre d'avaler une bulle de silence?"--
"Madame Annie tries to read a story in class, but his students are getting restless and excited. Samir interrupts constantly, Violette fidgets, Raphaël burps...will the teacher succeed...
10) Quiet!
Author
Publisher
Milky Way Picture Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Mr. Martin enjoys tranquility. He likes to drink his coffee in silence, read his newspaper quietly, and take peaceful naps. His neighbours are aware of that, but they easily forget it. So much so that the noise they make drive Mr. Martin up the wall. One day, he decides to take matters into his own hands..."--
11) Taming papa
Author
Publisher
Groundwood Books/ House of Anansi Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Mélie doesn't know how to relate to her father, a political prisoner in another country whom she has never met, when he is released and immigrates to join her family in Montreal. "Where I come from, you have to say the same things as everyone else or keep quiet," Mélie's mother tells her. "And your father isn't someone who knows how to keep quiet. Nor is he someone who likes saying the same things as everyone else. So he had some problems." However,...