Our two friends, Oscar and Zoë, return to see Aristotle the learned orangutan, so that he can reveal the mysteries of sleep and how dreams work.

Mrs. Sanchez is a midwife, herself about to give birth. Under the curious and circumspect gaze of her daughter Juliette, 7 and a half years old, we follow the different stages of the pregnancy in the form of chapters narrating in a comical and burlesque way the hospital episodes that punctuate the life of the pregnant woman.

Oscar and Zoe continue their exploration of the natural sciences, guided by Aristotle. He reveals the secrets of digestion and eating well.

From ice floe to clouds via lakes and torrents, until falling on our umbrellas (when we have one!), it's an unexpected trip that awaits each little raindrop. It's a proposition for the young ones, an invitation to travel and contemplation. Observation of nature, its cycles, and interdependencies: trees, lakes, oceans, sky, plants, living beings, all need this small raindrop and, it too needs every one of them.

Behind each grain of sand, an incredible story is hiding. A story about the formation of a grain of sand: from the rock breaking from the huge mountain, rolling and eroding in the ocean before washing up on the beach, in a sandcastle.

I grew up in an apple tree. I wrapped my beautiful red skin around a large, crisp apple. Horror! This morning, a hand approaches us. In one precise movement, a knife separates me and my apple. The hand turns me into a kind of twisted ribbon and I end up in the garbage can.What will happen to me? I think my last hour has come.HELP! This book was selected for the Prix Roberval, Youth category, 2020.

In this little treatise on mycology, Élise Gravel invites us to take a walk in the forest to discover the prettiest, strangest, rarest and funniest mushroom specimens.From the Ravenel's mutineer, "king of the stinkers", to the amanite, "angel of death", to the morel, "alien brain" with Élise, it's guaranteed, you'll see all kinds of mushrooms!This album was a finalist for the Hackmatack Literary Award 2019, the Hubert Reeves Award 2019 and the Tamarac Express Award 2019!

What happens to newspapers, cardboard and all the other waste paper once we've put it in the recycling bin? Come and find out in Mr. Paper's Great Journey! Let's go! Let's recycle!

Granita is not an apple like the others: to end up in a tarte tatin or in a crumble, very little for her! And yes, Granita is an apple that doesn't wait, so, unlike her friends, she decides to travel the world... When her skin shrivels, she wants to find her roots. But where are the other apples?!

Today, with scientific progress and the emergence of new technologies, medicine sometimes takes on the appearance of science fiction. By combining medical discoveries and high-tech innovations, some dream of transforming human beings through science, improving the human condition, living longer in good health... 

But not everything is simple. While transhumanists believe they are working for the good of humanity, others question the validity of this approach: should we change the nature of man? Who really benefits from this medical revolution? How far can we go?

Learning about emotions: each book features a small, funny and endearing character, which represents a feeling or an attitude. Through this fun geometrically shaped character, the book deals with our ability to tame and control our emotions.aToday, the world of information technology is often misunderstood even though we use its tools on a daily basis! Not a day goes by without us using new technologies. We work, play, communicate and phone thanks to computers. And all this is thanks to the hacker community! But who are they really? Why is a hacker associated with a computer pirate?

At the end of the book, a guide to cyber defence will give everyone the tools to protect themselves and deepen their knowledge of computers.

More regular heat waves, heavier precipitation and storms, melting Arctic ice, rising sea levels... Most of these natural phenomena are linked to global warming. However, there is always someone who tells us that "the climate is not warming up because it is getting colder" or "it is not man's fault, it is the sun! They are called climate sceptics. Who are they really?

What is the difference between climate and weather? Why do we always talk about not exceeding 2°C? What is the impact of greenhouse gases? Are there economic, sociological or political issues at stake? What can we do about it?

À la nuit tombée, le ciel s'illumine, la Lune et les étoiles scintillent. Les p'tites planètes ne sont pas en reste, elles continuent leur ronde autour du Soleil, chacune à son rythme, sa couleur, sa particularité !

Si tout le monde aime marcher le nez en l'air les soirs d'été, il n'est pourtant pas si facile d'aborder le sujet complexe de l'univers avec les plus jeunes… Avec Les P'tites Planètes, vous n'avez plus d'excuses !

Rocks can melt like chocolate! Not in our pots and pans, but at extreme temperatures under the earth's crust. Under pressure, they rise up a chimney and erupt. Whether it is a slow flow of thick lava or an explosion of smoke and rocks, it is a destructive phenomenon if it takes place in an inhabited area. Fortunately, some volcanoes are sleeping peacefully, like those in our good old Auvergne...

After catching Aristotle in the middle of a stretching session, Oscar and Zoë reveal all the aspects of movement, the muscles, the skeleton...

Aristotle reveals to Oscar and Zoe the role of blood in our bodies and the tortuous path it takes to perform its functions.

Ravouka, a curious little mouse sees, one day, roots piercing the ceiling of her burrow. But, where are they coming from? Ravouka decides to take her magnifying glass, a notebook, and pencils to go on an expedition, and then, write her own encyclopedia. Plants, insect eggs, the food chain, a herbarium, an anthill, bird feathers... The reader discovers the wildlife, the plant life, and the nature laws through the mouse's eyes.

"We know that at the origin, the universe fit in a tiny space. It seems impossible, yet..." What was the origin of the universe? What's the Big Bang? How did the stars, the planets, the plants, and the animals be born? This documentary, imagined by Catarina Sobral, answers all these fundamental questions in a fun and dynamic way.

Thanks to a very colorful style, Sobral offers a lively book. Her illustrations are part of the tone, sometimes humorous, sometimes poetic. All that, based on a solid scientific and fascinating theme. A documentary that will arouse curiosity for science in the reader!

Between 1900 and 1917, opened in the region of Quebec one of the greatest construction site of all North America: the construction of the biggest iron bridge in the world.

This construction, at the cutting edge of technology at the time, thanks to the principle of the cantilever, or overhang, was an extraordinary adventure, but sometimes tragic, since the bridge under construction collapsed twice, causing many deaths and missing workers.

Enhanced with new information and new images in a 'Learn More' section, this new edition is sure to satisfy young and adult readers alike, teachers, and even tourists, many of whom visit Québec!

What are fake news? And who creates them? On the internet and social media, we find daily images and videos that have been manipulated, conspiracy theories, deepfakes, and robots attempting to trick us. Moreover, we can be unknowingly complicit and contribute to the misinformation chaos. That's why it's necessary to have tools to check what's true and what's wrong.

In this documentary, Nereida Carillo gives a bright explanation surrounding misinformation. She equips the reader to make them alert and critical about the information flow. Alberto Montt's illustrations are both funny and conceptual, and support the text with great intelligence.

« Saviez-vous que les moustiques sont attirés par les pieds qui puent?

Que les abeilles ont les yeux poilus?

Que les papillons sentent avec leurs pattes?

Et que les sauterelles ont des oreilles sur le ventre? »

Après s’être intéressée aux champignons dans Le fan club des champignons, l’autrice-illustratrice Elise Gravel récidive avec Le fan club des petites bêtes, un documentaire où elle partage toutes sortes de faits intéressants à propos du merveilleux monde des insectes. Certaines de ces bestioles sont si uniques et étranges qu’on pourrait croire qu’elles sont des extraterrestres.

After Comment ça marche, un conte, Olivier Dupin is back with How It Works: An Investigation. Armed with his humor and talent for making things clear, he explains to young readers what makes up a good detective story. From the crime to the discovery of the culprit — through clues, hypotheses, suspects, and alibis — we follow Jim and Diego in their investigation. Along with Ferdinand, without whom our two detectives might have wandered for a long time in search of the stolen eggs.

A picture book that will surely inspire readers to pick up a pencil and create their own detective story.

Explosive or effusive, volcanoes owe their origin to the movements of the Earth's crust.