Great collections start with great publishers! CrossCan is your Canadian source for high-quality and diverse product lines that include PK-12 nonfiction and fiction library editions, paperbacks, and digital resources from educational and children's publishers from around the world. Get to know this outstanding selection of publishers and their products below!


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Nonfiction and fiction hardcover books in English and French for PK-12 schools, academic institutions, and public libraries across Canada.

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Curriculum materials, paperback collections, primary sources, levelled readers, and professional resources in print and digital formats for PK-12 classrooms.

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eBooks, interactive and enhanced books, databases, audiobooks, and adaptive reading programs at all grade levels for libraries, schools, and classrooms.

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Abdo Kids produces PK-2 titles that marry simple text with beautiful full-bleed, full-colour photography to develop reading skills.

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AV2 books are media enhanced with built-in digital features such as web links, videos, activities, and slideshows.

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Bearport Publishing creates high interest, beautifully designed hardcover and paperback books for kids PK-8.

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Striving to reflect Canada's rich diversity while supporting student learning is what sets Beech Street Books apart.

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Blossom Books publishes unique fiction and non-fiction books about Canada as portrayed through the eyes of children.

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Capstone is a trusted publisher of children's books and digital solutions for libraries, classrooms, and consumers.

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Cavendish Square produces a diverse list of library-bound nonfiction series and early readers that range from kindergarten to college.

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The Child's World has been publishing fiction and nonfiction books for schools and libraries since 1968. Their goal is to have all children enjoy reading educational books.

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Child's Play is an acclaimed independent book/game publisher, specializing in whole child development, focused play, and life skills and values.

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Crabtree Publishing Company produces high quality K-9 books that blend accuracy, immediacy, and eye-catching illustration.

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Dundurn publishes more than 100 books a year including award-winning YA fiction, biographies, and a wide range of military history.

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Enslow specializes in producing outstanding educational nonfiction, fiction, historical fiction, and trade books for children and young adults.

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Gareth Stevens publishes nonfiction titles carefully written and designed to create a lifetime love of reading for children in grades K-8.

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Kaleidoscope Publishing publishes narrative nonfiction books and web tools to teach information literacy skills to children.

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Kids Can Press has an award-winning list of over 500 picture books, nonfiction and fiction titles for toddlers to young adults.

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Find topics that resonate with upper elementary and middle school readers, presented in colourful, eye-catching formats.

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Lerner Publishing creates engaging picture books, high-quality supplemental nonfiction, graphic novels, and distinctive young adult novels.

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Lightbox integrates text, audio, video, and many more resources, providing teachers and students with a fresh, dynamic approach to curriculum content.

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Mitchell Lane Publishers creates nonfiction books and series for preschool to Grade 10 audiences.

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North Star Editions offers fiction and nonfiction for children and young adults that inspires, informs, and entertains.

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Norwood House publishes nonfiction and early reading books for K-8 in areas such as reading, math, science, and language arts.

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Orca proudly promotes Canadian authors and produces award-winning, best-selling books in a number of genres.

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Pajama Press publishes fiction, historical fiction, and nonfiction books for juvenile to young adult readers.

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PowerKids Press books provide the foundational learning experience that is related to language growth, emergent literacy, and reading achievement.

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Rosen Digital offers eBooks, apps, and more for blended learning, STEM, and English Language Learning.

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Rourke Educational Media is your source for popular fiction and nonfiction titles ranging from PK to Grade 8 audiences.

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RR Books is an independent publisher of quality levelled books for beginning readers from grades preK to 2.

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Sara Jordan Publishing produces educational audio programs and resource books that teach math, phonics, health, and social studies.

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Hi-low middle grade and young adult fiction.

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Windmill Books creates fiction and non-fiction books to engage K-5 children in the process of learning about the world around them.

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ABC-CLIO produces outstanding reference titles to support student research.

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ABDO's PK-12 educational nonfiction titles support a wide range of curriculum standards and personal interest reading.

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Expert analysis of the writers and works most often studied in high schools and universities by scholar Harold Bloom.

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Britannica Educational Publishing produces books that serve as a thorough introduction to core subjects and events that shape the world.

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These upper-level titles encourage critical thinking by showcasing widely varied perspectives on controversial social, political, and economic issues.

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These engaging nonfiction titles foster the cognitive skills of students in grades 7-10+.

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Libraries Unlimited is committed to supporting the life-long professional development of educators and librarians through every phase of their careers.

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Lorimer Books are powerful tools used to spark debate, putting information and ideas in the hands of their young adult readers.

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Carefully selected and curated news articles, reviews, and opinion pieces from the New York Times.

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Authoritative and engaging reference resources spanning the areas of biography, history, health, culture, and ready reference.

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Praeger offers a range of critical insights and authoritative, ground-breaking material that is unavailable anywhere else.

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Rosen Central delivers a comprehensive, thoughtful voice to the middle school experience.

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Rosen YA is a trusted go-to resource for teens, parents, librarians, and teachers seeking books that tackle challenging, intriguing, and high-interest topics.

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Salem Press titles serve as excellent research tools that are accessible in content and language to high school and undergraduate level students.

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Bouton d’or Acadie parle aux jeunes dans une langue française soignée mais dont les origines remontent aux premiers explorateurs venus de la vieille France, il y a 400 ans.

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Fondées en 1982, les Éditions Michel Quintin se distinguent par la diversité et la qualité des ouvrages proposés aux lecteurs francophones.

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Scholastic Canada est l’un des chefs de file du monde de l’édition et de la distribution de livres jeunesse et de matériel pédagogique dans les deux langues officielles au pays.

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French translations of non-fiction Canadian social studies and science curriculum topics from Beech Street books and other publishers.

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French translations of picture books, chapter books, early readers, and YA fiction from Orca.

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A diverse catalogue of award-winning critically-acclaimed musical picture books and enhanced ebooks for children blending songs, oral traditions, literature and visual arts.

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A new collection of 68 French non-fiction paperbacks and eBooks for grades PK-2.

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