love at the cottage
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Extract A summer at the cottage. Text by Catherine Girard-Audet and Aluna, illustrations by Lorena Calderón.
Disappointed that her big brother is not spending the holidays at the cabin with her and her parents, Emma fears that she will be bored for the next three weeks. The meeting of the young Loïc will make him live a host of emotions, some pleasant, others less. Adapted from a novel by Catherine Girard-Audet, this beautifully illustrated comic is about first love, friendship and the joys of summer evenings.
A summer at the cottage
Les Malins Editions
From 7 years old
A week at camp
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Extract of Welcome to disaster camp. Text by Valérie Fontaine, illustrations by Sylvain Cabot.
A week at camp should be fun, right? Unfortunately for Adèle, nothing goes as planned on the first day: she is not in the same dormitory as her sister, her monitor scares her and the boys in her group are turbulent. And this is, alas, only the beginning… Like the other titles in the new “Zèbre à roulottes” collection, this short novel is embellished with little games, such as funny quizzes or mazes. What a great idea!
Welcome to disaster camp
Bayard Editions
From 7 years old
Cleats on the feet in Barcelona
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Excerpt fromA summer in Barcelonaby Gabriel Anctil
Emile is really lucky. This summer, he and his little brother Léo will take part in a soccer camp… in Barcelona! The 12-year-old can’t believe he’ll be putting on his boots in his favorite team’s city. The camp will be demanding but will allow him to meet a certain Paulina. Through Émile’s story, we discover a wealth of information on the architecture, history and gastronomy of the Catalan capital. You don’t have to be a soccer fan to devour this wanderlust novel.
A summer in Barcelona
Les Malins Editions
From 10 years old
On a trip to Gaspésie with Frida
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Extract of Frida in the Gaspé. Text by Sophie Faucher, illustrations by Cara Carmina.
This is not the first time that Sophie Faucher and Cara Carmina have explored the world of Frida Kahlo. In this new album, the author and actress imagined the famous painter on a trip to Gaspésie. Accompanied by her young correspondent Claudine, little Frida admires Percé Rock, fishes for mackerel, meets La Bolduc and learns a host of Quebec expressions. She even observes an aurora borealis, represented in the book by a glow-in-the-dark page.
Frida in the Gaspé
Youth Editorial Editions
From 4 years old
The contribution of music
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Extract of The melody of summerby Emilie Rivard
It is with a feeling of joy and calm that a young violinist returns to the Saint-Alex music camp again this summer. “My heart calms down. He’s at home,” says the heroine on her arrival. In this poetic novel, we follow the musician in her daily activities while witnessing her questions. “What’s the point of rehearsing for an eternity if you don’t want to make a job out of it?” she asks herself. The answer she discovers is luminous.
The melody of summer
Editions Les Z’ailées
From 8 years old
Insects under the magnifying glass
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Insects and Creatures of Quebec. Text by Rhéa Dufresne, illustrations by Florence Sabatier.
We really like the collection “My docus to take away” which invites children to discover the nature of Quebec. Two new titles have recently appeared, including one on insects. How to differentiate the bee, the bumblebee and the wasp? Why is the praying mantis so called? What characterizes the Japanese beetle? Through his reading, the amateur entomologist will find answers to all these questions. A book that will certainly accompany him on his next excursion in the forest to better spot butterflies, ants and company.
Insects and Creatures of Quebec
Bayard Editions
From 6 years old