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No matter where you live in British Columbia, you can subscribe to Tire-Lire!
TIRE-LIRE offers an extensive online catalogue, where books are classified by age groups (from ages 0 to 2, up to age 11 and older). You can also borrow compact discs, DVDs, educational games, as well as books for parents (see the selection here) and resources for early childhood educators.
The subscription, at a cost of $20 per year, covers shipping by mail (mail out and return).
To sign up, go to www.fpfcb.bc.ca/tire-lire.
Moreover, TIRE-LIRE's collection never stops growing! Here are recent Books of the Month at TIRE-LIRE, presented thanks to a partnership with Renaud-Bray bookstores (www.renaud-bray.com).
Mon premier livre de yoga
Category: for ages 3 and up
Authors: Sophie Martel et al.
This book teaches 40 different postures, each representing an animal or an element of nature that children will have fun imitating. Illustrated with precision and filled with humour, the book suggests that children incorporate yoga into their daily routine: getting out of bed, before meals, in the car, at the park, in the living room, and in the bedroom before going to bed. There are also two "relaxing stories," to help a child relax and fall asleep.
Le loup qui enquêtait au musée
Category: ages 2 to 7
Authors: Orianne Lallemand and Éléonore Thuillier
Wolf, who hates museums, is dragged by force to visit one! While he's getting bored at the museum, an alarm sounds. A work of art has disappeared! Wolf puts on his detective costume and decides to conduct an investigation to solve this mystery. Finally, museums are exciting!
Qu’est-ce que la paix?
Category: ages 4 to 10
Author: Wallace Edwards
This book asks the young reader a simple yet complex question: "What is Peace?" It includes a series of illustrations rich in symbolism that will encourage young people to reflect on what peace is, and develop their own personal definitions.
