This month, part of the focus of the library program for primary students and some lower intermediate was using picturebooks to find out more about Black History in Canada and the United States. Ms. Higgins read a beautiful and powerful book by Jacqueline Woodson titled The Other Side inwhich two young girls in their own way defy the segregation in the southern United States and create a friendship. She also read Oscar Lives Next Door by Bonnie Farmer and Marie Lafrance which is a story inspired by Oscar Peterson’s childhood. Oscar Peterson was a world famous Jazz pianist and his childhood story is one of resiliency. Intermediate classes learned about Viola Desmond, often referred to as Canada’s Rosa Parks. Students viewed two video clips and did a compare and contrast activity of the two women. To learn more about Black History month in Canada go to the government website Black History Month