Frieda Wishinsky

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  • Bibliography:
    49 Books (1 Series)
  • First Book:
    December 1994
  • Latest Book:
    December 2017
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Full Series List in Order

Canadian Flyer Adventures

1 - Beware, Pirates! (Mar-2007)
2 - Danger, Dinosaurs! (Mar-2007)
3 - Crazy for Gold (Jun-2007)
4 - Yikes! Vikings! (Sep-2007)
5 - Flying High! (Mar-2008)
6 - Pioneer Kids (Dec-2007)
7 - Hurry, Freedom (Mar-2008)
8 - A Whale Tale (Jul-2008)
9 - All Aboard! (Jan-2009)
10 - Lost in the Snow (Jul-2009)
11 - Far From Home (Apr-2009)
12 - On the Case (Jun-2009)
13 - Stop That Stagecoach! (Nov-2009)
14 - SOS! Titanic! (May-2010)
15 - Make It Fair! (Nov-2010)
16 - Arctic Storm (May-2011)
17 - Halifax Explodes! (Nov-2011)

Book List in Order: 49 titles

  • Why Can't You Fold Your Pants Like David Levine?

  • Jennifer Jones Won't Leave Me Alone

    Jennifer Jones is in love and she doesn't care who knows it! But the object of her affection is embarrassed by the love poems, the terms of endearment, and especially the snickers from his classmates. He wishes that Jennifer Jones would just move awa...

  • Each One Special

  • No Frogs for Dinner

    Melvin's trip to the big city is not turning out as he hoped. Instead of hot-dogs, baseball and tall buildings, his Aunt Rose drags him to the opera, museums and fancy restaurants.

    Melvin must find a way to curb his aunt's enthusiasm long...

  • So Long Stinky Queen

    The new school year is not starting out well for Samantha. Her best friend, Carol, has moved away and school is really lonely without her. Her classmate, Evelyn, is mean and always teasing her and calling her "stinky." And her mother is teaching the ...

  • A Quest in Time

    Lisa stared at Uncle Harold's battered old trunk. Why had he sent it? There was only one way to find out. Lisa turned the rusty black key that lay on top. The trunk squeaked and groaned as if weary from a long trip. Then, with a tiny cli...

  • Nothing Scares Us

    'We are the Fearless Two,' sang Lenny 'Nothing and no one scares us,' sang Lucy. Lenny and Lucy are the best of friends. They do everything together - they chase aliens together, they fight pirates together, they watch television together - and when ...

  • Oonga Boonga

  • Just Call Me Joe

    The year is 1909 and Joseph has just immigrated to the United States from Russia. He thinks that life in New York City will be wonderful, but he has not bargained for the challenges of learning English and of resisting the pressures to skip school, s...



  • Iopeners Could We Live on the Moon Teaching Plan Grade 2 2005c

  • Iopeners Could We Live on the Moon Single Grade 2 2005c

    Complete Classroom Library includes one each of the following:

    • Math Library
    • Science Library
    • Social Studies Library
    Content Area Classroom Libraries include:
    • 1 display box containing 10 6-packs (60 little bo...

  • Give Maggie a Chance

    When push comes to shove, timid Maggie is determined to overcome her catty rival! Now that she can read, Maggie is eager to show her new teacher. But when Maggie is called to the front of the class, her knees shake like jelly, her mouth dries up ...

  • A Noodle Up Your Nose

    Kate has decided on a pirate theme for her party. She thinks that seven is going to be the best age to be. Her friend Jake is going to teach her to ride a two-wheeler. And her party is going to be fabulous. That is, until Violet starts spreading stor...

  • Just Mabel

  • A Bee in Your Ear

    Kate is determined to win her spelling club's spelling bee, but the competition is fierce. She can almost put up with Violet's relentless claims of superior spelling ability, but when Kate and Jake begin to fight with each other, Kate is mise...

  • Queen of the Toilet Bowl

    When Renata is chosen to play the lead role in the school musical, students who used to ignore her start saying hello and congratulating her in the hall. She enjoys her newfound acceptance at school until she realizes that Karin, a wealthy girl who e...

  • Dimples Delight

    Lawrence hates being teased about his dimples, but nothing he does seems to make any difference. Joe goes right on teasing him, and the teasing gets meaner and meaner. Finally, Lawrence notices something about his friend Stewart that may provide the ...

  • Beware, Pirates!

    Canadian Flyer Adventures - 1

    The old Canadian Flyer in the attic of Emily’s new house looks like just another old sled. But when eight-year-old Emily and nine-year-old Matt rub the sled’s maple leaf logo, they suddenly find themselves transported from the dusty old attic to ...

  • Danger, Dinosaurs!

    Canadian Flyer Adventures - 2

    Like most children, Matt and Emily have always dreamed of seeing a real-life dinosaur. With the help of their magic sled, they travel back in time to see the Alberta Badlands during the Cretaceous period. There, Maiasaura, Lambeosaurus, and other gia...



  • Crazy for Gold

    Canadian Flyer Adventures - 3

    After being transported to the Cretaceous period in Danger, Dinosaurs! Emily and Matt, the inquisitive duo, are ready for another time-traveling adventure. So with sketchbook and digital recorder in hand, they once again rub the sled’s magic logo. ...

  • Please, Louise!

    Louise is an irresistible force, determined to be as close to her brother as she possibly can. Jake tries everything he can think of to make her leave him alone, but she refuses to go away. When Jake, in desperation, wishes Louise were a dog, he i...

  • Yikes! Vikings!

    Canadian Flyer Adventures - 4

    When Emily Bing and Matt Martinez discovered the old red sled in Emily’s attic, they never dreamed it would hold amazing powers. But the magical Canadian Flyer has taken the pair back through time to the most exciting points in Canada’s history: ...

  • Pioneer Kids

    Canadian Flyer Adventures - 6

    What was life like for the early settlers of the wide-open prairies? With a rub on their magic sled's logo, Emily and Matt take a trip to the early 1900's to find out. They visit a one-room school house and a real sod house, help a new friend stand u...

  • Flying High!

    Canadian Flyer Adventures - 5

    In their fifth adventure, Matt and Emily travel back to February 23, 1909. Amidst a crowd of anxious onlookers, they stand shivering on the shores of frozen Bras d’Or Lake on Cape Breton Island and wait for Alexander Graham Bell’s Silver Dart to ...

  • Hurry, Freedom

    Canadian Flyer Adventures - 7

    An antique sled with amazing powers has taken Emily and Matt across the continent and all through time. They’ve come face to face with pirates, prospectors, the Vikings, and even dinosaurs. Now, in the seventh title in the Canadian Flyer Adventures...

  • A Frog in My Throat

    Kate and Jake have always been best friends; always, that is, until Jake's cousin, Lionel, moves nearby.Jake starts spending time with Lionel instead of Kate. Kate struggles with his abandonment and her own loneliness as she seeks new friends that sh...

  • A Whale Tale

    Canadian Flyer Adventures - 8

    Armed with a sketchbook and digital recorder, Emily and Matt hop aboard their magical sled for another excursion into the past. This time, in the eighth title in the Canadian Flyer Adventures series, they journey to the northwest in the late 18th cen...

  • All Aboard!

    Canadian Flyer Adventures - 9

    The Past Is Nearer Than You Think Transported back through time on the Canadian Flyer, an antique red sled, Emily Bing and Matt Martinez experience the past firsthand. Each thrilling adventure takes them to a different part of the country at a fasci...

  • The Man Who Made Parks

    The story of Olmsted who designed some of North America’s most famous public spaces

    When the great cities of North America were being built, little thought was given to the idea of creating “green spaces.” But these oases from the dirt, ...



  • Maggie Can't Wait

    Maggie is so excited to show her friends the picture of her soon-to-be-adopted sister. She can't wait to show the new baby off. Everyone will love her! But when Maggie brings a picture of the baby to show-and-tell, she doesn't get the reaction sh...

  • Far From Home

    Canadian Flyer Adventures - 11

    This time Matt and Emily board a ship heading for Halifax at the beginning of World War II. There they meet Brits Kate and her little brother, John, sent to Canada to escape the blitz. As they are about to dock, a desperate Kate can’t find John any...

  • On the Case

    Canadian Flyer Adventures - 12

    When friends Emily Bing and Matt Martinez discovered the old red sled in Emily’s attic, they never dreamed it had magical powers. But when they rubbed the sled’s maple leaf logo, they suddenly found themselves in the year 1577, helping Martin Fro...

  • Lost in the Snow

    Canadian Flyer Adventures - 10

    In this adventure, Emily and Matt land in a small house near Quebec City in the mid-1600s. There they meet Marie, whose father is about to marry one of the filles du roi, the women the King of France is encouraging to go to Quebec to marry settlers. ...

  • Stop That Stagecoach!

    Canadian Flyer Adventures - 13

    Emily and Matt have seen the movies, they've read the books, and they've learned in school what pioneer life was like -- but nothing could have prepared them for the journey they are about to take. The key is the antique Canadian Flyer sled they fi...

  • Blob

    It's hard enough for Eve to adjust to a new high school without the extra weight she's gained over the summer. Her best friend is ashamed to hang out with her, and she's become the focus of a schoolmate's cruelty. Determined not to be "that pathetic ...

  • SOS! Titanic!

    Canadian Flyer Adventures - 14

    Friends Emily Bing and Matt Martinez have discovered that the Canadian Flyer, an antique red sled, holds amazing powers. The magical sled has taken them all over the country and all through time. Along the way, they’ve come face to face with pirate...

  • Where Are You, Bear?: A Canadian Alphabet Adventure

    Canada is a big country to travel across without your favorite bear by your side -- but that’s just what 4-year-old Sophie has to do! Unable to find Bear as her family prepares to leave St. John’s to visit her grandmother on Vancouver Island, ...

  • Make It Fair!

    Canadian Flyer Adventures - 15

    Friends Emily Bing and Matt Martinez have discovered that the Canadian Flyer, an antique red sled they found in the attic of Emily’s new house, holds amazing powers. So far, their adventures to the past have brought them face to face with pirates, ...

  • You're Mean, Lily Jean!

    Carly always played with her big sister, Sandy. They played dragons and knights. They played explorers and pirates. They played mountain climbers and astronauts. Then Lily Jean moved in next door. Carly and Sandy are happy to have a new friend join t...



  • Arctic Storm

    Canadian Flyer Adventures - 16

    Since discovering the Canadian Flyer, a magical time-traveling sled, in Emily’s attic, Matt and Emily have outrun dinosaurs in the Alberta badlands, seen the Silver Dart soar high in Nova Scotia’s skies, and evaded slave catchers on the Undergrou...

  • Halifax Explodes!

    Canadian Flyer Adventures - 17

    Since discovering the Canadian Flyer, a magical time-traveling sled, in Emily's attic, Matt and Emily have outrun dinosaurs in the Alberta badlands, evaded slave catchers on the Underground Railroad, and seen the last spike driven into the Canadian P...

  • What's Up, Bear?: A Book about Opposites

    In Where Are You, Bear?, Sophie and her best friend Bear discovered Canada from A to Z. Now, they’re off to explore New York City through nearly twenty pairs of opposites!
    Sophie can’t wait to see New York, while Bear would much rather they ju...

  • Freedom Heroines

    There are six bios in one in this full-color series! Profiles is so much more than just your typical biography series. The next book in this six-in-one, full-color bio series will focus on Civil Champions--some of the incredible women who worked t...

  • Avis Dolphin

    Inspired by the story of actual passengers on the ill-fated Lusitania, this is a novel of great adventure and suspense, including graphic novel-style illustrations.Avis Dolphin doesn’t want to leave New York and sail to England on the Lus...

  • Survival: Avalanche!

    From avalanches to shipwrecks, this brand-new fiction series hurtles its characters into dangerous situations, leaving them with only their wits and courage to survive! Eleven-year-old Alex Mason has just moved from Toronto to Glory, British Columbia...

  • Survival: Shipwreck!

    From avalanches to shipwrecks, this brand-new fiction series hurtles its characters into dangerous situations, leaving them with only their wits and and courage to survive! At 1:55 AM on the morning of May 29, 1914, two young friends, Sarah and Alber...

  • Camp Disaster

    Charlotte Summers is sure that summer camp is going to be a disaster. And she’s right. But it’s not as disastrous for her as it is for her counselor, Abby. Abby has no control over the girls in her charge. The control is held by the cabin’s mea...

  • Survival: Hurricane!

    Caught in the eye of a hurricane! Would you survive?Michael reached for something - anything - to stop him from sliding off the roof, but there was nothing to hold on to. Nothing. He fell into the darkness and splashed into the icy water. The streets...

  • Survival: Ice Storm!

    Caught in the vicious ice storm of 1998, would you survive?A severe ice storm hits Montreal and parts of eastern Canada. Ethan’s dad is in Toronto on business and his step-mom, Sylvie, is is going to have a baby. The weather is so bad his dad can...



Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Frieda Wishinsky has published 49 books.

Frieda Wishinsky does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Survival: Ice Storm!, was published in December 2017.

The first book by Frieda Wishinsky, Why Can't You Fold Your Pants Like David Levine?, was published in December 1994.

Yes. Frieda Wishinsky has 1 series.
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