Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    Badir and the Beaver
    Badir and the Beaver
    Badir and the Beaver
    Ebook81 pages25 minutes

    Badir and the Beaver

    By Shannon Stewart and Sabrina Gendron

    4/5

    ()

    Read preview

    About this ebook

    It's Ramadan, a time to focus on good deeds and to fast, and Badir and his brother, Anis, are out for a walk one evening while they wait for their iftar meal.

    In the park Badir sees a rat. A very, very large rat. He soon learns it’s actually a beaver, an animal that doesn't live in Tunisia, the country Badir and his family have emigrated from. It turns out that some of the neighbors who enjoy the park think this beaver is a bit of a pest, but Badir thinks it's wonderful and learns everything he can about the iconic Canadian animal. When a petition is started to remove the beaver, Badir, who knows firsthand how difficult it is to leave your home behind, rallies his classmates to save it. And with a little help from new friends, the kids learn that collaboration and faith can change the way we think about the world.

    The epub edition of this title is fully accessible.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOrca Book Publishers
    Release dateApr 16, 2019
    ISBN9781459817296
    Badir and the Beaver
    Author

    Shannon Stewart

    Shannon Stewart teaches in a francophone school in Vancouver, British Columbia, where she has had the opportunity to meet and learn from students all over the world. She is the author of Sea Crow (Orca, 2004), Alphabad: An Alphabet Book for Wicked Children! (Key Porter Books, 2005) and Captain Jake (Orca, 2008). She holds an MFA in creative writing from the University of British Columbia.

    Related to Badir and the Beaver

    Related ebooks

    Children's Religious For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      There Is Joy In These Pages

      Feb 22, 2021

      There Is Joy In These Pages
      9 min read

    • Article

      The Griffin

      Nov 4, 2020

      The Griffin
      3 min read

    • Article

      Max and Kate

      Mar 1, 2024

      Max and Kate
      1 min read

    • Article

      What Happened Next....

      Nov 3, 2021

      James Cook joined the navy when England was at war with France, and he took part in battles against French ships. He also passed exams in navigation and was particularly good at drawing maps! He was sent to map the coastlines of Canada, and did such

      1 min read

    • Article

      The Stonemason’s Sons

      Feb 1, 2024

      The Stonemason’s Sons
      4 min read

    • Article

      The Clever Frog

      Jun 8, 2022

      The Clever Frog
      2 min read

    • Article

      The Boy With The Long Name

      Nov 2, 2022

      The Boy With The Long Name
      3 min read

    • Article

      Mbuze

      Oct 29, 2021

      Mbuze
      11 min read

    • Article

      Sydney’s Visitor

      Oct 1, 2021

      Sydney’s Visitor
      3 min read

    • Article

      The Watermelon Stand

      May 31, 2022

      The Watermelon Stand
      4 min read

    • Article

      Karina By The Lake

      Sep 16, 2019

      Karina By The Lake
      10 min read

    • Article

      A Change of Plans

      Aug 1, 2023

      A Change of Plans
      2 min read

    • Article

      WINNERS APRIL 2023 STORY CONTEST Pet

      Sep 1, 2023

      Danah Jang, age 10Westlake, OH Finn, the Goat Picasso I had a tawny-colored goat named Finn. I raised him after finding him in the fields. He was in poor condition, calling out with miserable, piercing wails. The heart-melting scene convinced me to

      9 min read

    • Article

      The Calabash Kids

      Jun 3, 2020

      The Calabash Kids
      3 min read

    • Article

      The Heron's Feather

      Apr 3, 2023

      The Heron's Feather
      2 min read

    • Article

      Brothers and Sisters

      Dec 7, 2021

      Passing through the hallway on their way out, her sisters tipped their heads in the direction of the statue of the goddess Durga. They did it automatically, almost imperceptibly, and with wide, innocent eyes, like spies letting their handler know the

      13 min read

    • Article

      Animal Crackers

      Sep 9, 2020

      Animal Crackers
      2 min read

    • Article

      Animal Crackers

      Sep 9, 2020

      Animal Crackers
      2 min read

    • Article

      A False Friend In The Blue Forest

      Jun 4, 2021

      I blink my eyes open and my gaze falls on dried palm fronds crisscrossing – not the white of my bedroom ceiling. For a minute, I am confused. Where am I? Then it comes back. I’m in my grandmother’s village in Bamboung, in the middle of nowhere. To ge

      7 min read

    • Article

      Welcome Home, Bear!

      Jul 1, 2023

      Welcome Home, Bear!
      2 min read

    • Article

      Two Canoes And Miles Of Water

      Jul 1, 2020

      I SAT DOWN at the side of the trail, wiping sweat from my brow. A mosquito buzzed near my ear, and I swatted it away. Another landed on my arm. I slapped it, leaving a smear of bug innards. I sighed. This was not how I had wanted to spend my summer.

      5 min read

    • Article

      You Don’t Have to Be Here

      Oct 2, 2018

      You Don’t Have to Be Here
      16 min read

    • Article

      The Storyteller of Sura

      Feb 6, 2019

      The Storyteller of Sura
      3 min read

    • Article

      Doodlebug & Dandelion Tiny Troubles

      Nov 1, 2021

      Doodlebug & Dandelion Tiny Troubles
      3 min read

    • Article

      Cricket League

      Jan 1, 2022

      It was an unusual birthday. Colorful banners blanketed the backyard. Kids chased each other through the grass. Adults talked. It all went downhill from there. My little sister was turning five. On her birthday cake, painted in frosting, was a fat, pi

      7 min read

    Related categories

    Reviews for Badir and the Beaver

    4/5

    5 ratings2 reviews

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words

    • 3/5
      While in the park, Badir sees what he thinks is a big rat in the pond. It turns out to be a beaver. Some people don't want it there because it will damage the trees in the park. Badir and his friends want to keep the beaver safe in its current home. They come together to find a solution and in the process Badir learns a lot about Canada's national symbol while engaging in environmental activism. His work also counts as a good deed during the family's observance of Ramadan. Badir is a lively protagonist in a well-paced story.
    • 5/5
      Man, Orca Echoes has been knocking it out of the park with good stories lately. Badir is a new immigrant from Tunisia to Canada who discovers an unfamiliar rodent swimming in a nearby park. He tells the kids at school about it, and then advocates with neighbors and new friends to protect the Beaver's habitat when local citizens object to the tree damage in the park. Great story. Set during Ramadan, which allows for Badir to teach his new friends more about Muslim culture, and models realistic actions that kids can do to advocate for changes they believe in.

    Book preview

    Badir and the Beaver - Shannon Stewart

    Cattails and reeds grow from shallow water. All images in this book are illustrations unless otherwise stated. The illustrations in this book reflect diversity in race, ethnicity, culture, nationality, geographical setting, religion, age, ability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and class. Out of respect for that authentic diversity, the alt text has been written without making any assumptions about the identities of people and/or characters depicted in the illustrations. The illustrations in this book are drawn in grayscale cartoon style.

    Chapter One

    It was a giant rat! Badir said, spreading his hands wide apart.

    Rats are not that big, Nate said. They’re only this big. He held his hands closer together to show Badir the size of a rat in Canada.

    I saw him! He was swimming in the small lake near my home, insisted Badir.

    A lake? We live in the city, Badir. There is no lake around here.

    A little lake, Badir tried to explain, spreading his arms out again.

    Right, said Nate. You saw a rat the size of a poodle in a little lake. Now I’ve heard everything!

    Badir sighed. No one believed him. But the previous night he had seen the rat swimming in the water. He’d been taking a walk with his mother in Hinge Park. His mother had sat on a bench with the twins while Badir explored the paths around the park. There were songbirds in the trees and flowers blooming in the gardens.

    Badir had just walked over a bridge when he heard the rustling of leaves and saw some bushes shaking back and forth. He walked farther along the path, and when he rounded the bend, he saw it.

    A giant rat was swimming in the water with a stick in its mouth! It had dark-brown fur, a little black nose and small ears flattened against the side of its head. The rat was a really good swimmer. Badir ran back to get his mother.

    In a city park, Badir stands at the bank of a stream with a wooden arched bridge. A beaver swims by with a small log in their mouth as Badir watches them with wide eyes.

    I don’t see it, Badir, she said, after she followed him over the bridge. They looked and looked, but the rat had disappeared.

    It was huge! Badir said.

    I’m sure it was, she said.

    After recess there was math. Badir was good with numbers.

    Numbers are so easy! Badir said.

    Marlene sighed. You shouldn’t brag.

    "Brag? What does brag mean?" asked Badir.

    When you’re good at something and you let everyone know about it, Marlene said, rolling her eyes.

    "But I am good at numbers! said Badir. He took out his pencil and started writing down the answers to the addition problems. My brain is like a calculator. I can add these numbers in my head."

    Mr. George, the teacher, stood beside Badir and watched him write down his answers.

    You are very good with numbers, he said, putting check marks beside all of Badir’s answers.

    See? Badir said, looking over at Marlene. I’m not bragging.

    Mr. George laughed.

    Nate put his hand in the air.

    Yes, Nate? Mr. George said.

    I think Badir likes to exaggerate things.

    What do you mean? asked Mr. George.

    "He said he saw

    Enjoying the preview?
    Page 1 of 1