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Xmas surprise! The Barren Grounds is the #1 national Canadian kids bestseller! Cherie let me borrow the spot for a week I guess. 😉
The Great Bear is #7, On the Trapline is #9!
The bestselling Canadian books for the week of Dec. 12-18, 2021 | CBC Books cbc.ca/books/the-bestselling…
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This week, we teamed up with @JaysCare for our highly anticipated, #TurnthePage event! We were able to provide over 100,000 new books to educators serving kids in need in Toronto. #bookstokids 📚🙌
These are the best stories of all.
Thank you for your generous support to #IndigoLoveOfReadingFoundation over the past year. Together, we’ve helped children in high-needs communities across Canada access new and diverse books at school and home.
Read their stories today: indig.ca/YFtR50GYvIs
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“There have been no COVID-19 outbreaks in San Francisco schools since students and educators went back into classrooms on Aug. 16…noting that about 90% of children ages 12 to 17 are fully vaccinated.” npr.org/2021/09/10/103588530…
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WE.
LOVE.
LEYLAH FERNANDEZ.
Your whole country is proud of you, @leylahfernandez.
#TennisNation 🇨🇦
#USOpen
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Guess what I got!!!!
The Great Bear is in the house! Book 2 of The Misewa Saga!
@TundraBooks
penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/…
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This is an amazing honour! We are extremely proud to be a part of this coalition supporting children's literacy across Canada. #ILD2021 #ReadOnCanada
So grateful to accept a World Literacy Award on behalf of #ReadOnCanada today. Thanks to the coalition & food bank partners, and all who helped support & inspire kids to keep 'reading on.' #ILD2021 #WorldLiteracyFoundation
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He's cycled across Canada, is a published author and an award-winning entrepreneur, and this month, @CurtisCarmicc inspired our Rookie Leaguers virtually!
Thanks to @FirstBookCanada for connecting Curtis with our #BlueJaysCommunity 📚
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This is still happening, and will continue to happen. Don’t let it fade out of the public consciousness. #everychildmatters #trc
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Help us get 100,000 books to kids this fall through the @amazonca Buy one Give one campaign!
Buy a book, give a book! Help us reach our goal of delivering 100,000 books to kids in need throughout Canada. Learn more at: amazon.ca/buy1give1
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Check out this piece I wrote for @globeandmail. Share it if you’re so inclined.
Opinion: Brian Pallister has shattered the relationship between Indigenous people and the Manitoba government - The Globe and Mail apple.news/An16n5LeHQG62uTRv…
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While we are already in Week 2 of the Challenge, it's not too late to sign-up for the #905ReadingChallenge. Read some amazing titles and (virtually) meet the authors every Friday!📚🏀
@FirstBookCanada is inviting Grade 5 students to a virtual Summer Reading Challenge, run with @Raptors905, @PenguinRandomCA and @TangerineBank 🏀📚 bit.ly/36Laegx
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Thank you @FirstBookCanada and @Raptors905 for inviting me to kick-off the 905 Summer Reading Challenge! It's always a pleasure joining students across #Mississauga, and I'm so delighted that this series will give our youth the opportunity to interact directly with the authors.
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Listen to our own Executive Director, Tom Best, speaking about #ReadOnCanada! 📚
The #ReadOnCanada challenge is partnering with food banks across Canada to encourage summer reading. At 6:20 @CBCKW891, @FirstBookCanada Exec. Director Tom Best weighs in on why promoting literacy is critical after a disrupted school year. LISTEN LIVE: cbc.ca/kw
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University of Alberta offers a free course on Indigenous histories and contemporary issues in Canada: coursera.org/learn/indigenou…
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Looking for something fun to do this summer? Grade 4-6 students, there's still time to register for the @Raptors905 Summer Reading Challenge! We are reading 5 books in 5 weeks this summer and want you to join us! Learn more & register bit.ly/3pqtaJV #905ReadingChallenge
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On #NationalIndigenousPeoplesDay, we celebrate the cultures, traditions and contributions that First Nations, Inuit & Métis communities have made to Canada. We must make a commitment to learn more and do more for Indigenous community members who have shaped our country’s history.
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Monday, June 21 is National Indigenous Peoples Day 2021 in Canada. Here’s a list of books to learn more about Indigenous culture: bit.ly/3uZSXd6 @IndigenousLife @MichaelaGoade @WabKinew @JoeMorseDraws @DaveAlexRoberts @julie_flett @Danielle_Author @GhostfaceKnitta
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From @cbcbooks read more about the Raptors 905 Summer Reading Challenge and how Grade 5 students can get involved! bit.ly/3zl16MI 🏀 📚#905ReadingChallenge @Raptors905 @PenguinRandomCA @TangerineBank
