Children and YA Fiction

A Winter’s Tale

The second in a planned trilogy of young adult fantasy novels by Edmonton author Gail Sidonie Sobat features a land suffering under the rule of a cruel lord named Winter, who outlaws festivities. The witches ... Read More »

August 9, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Our Canadian Flag

By Maxine Trottier, Brian Deines, illus.

Two interesting facts for young Canadian patriots: we didn't get our own flag until 1965; and "O Canada" wasn't adopted as our official national anthem until 1980, when Parliament passed the National Anthem Act. Maxine ... Read More »

May 12, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Picture Books

Crazy for Horses

By Karen Briggs,Shawn Hamilton, photog.

Finding a horse book rich with glossy photos presents no problem. Finding a book that offers clear, well-organized information to equine enthusiasts is about as rare as a 14-hand racehorse.Crazy for Horses contains 16 full-colour ... Read More »

May 12, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

★ The Last Safe House

By Barbara Greenwood, Heather Collins, illus.

Barbara Greenwood and Heather Collins have done it again. Using the same format that made their award-winning A Pioneer Story such a success, they have brought to life another important slice of the Canadian past. ... Read More »

April 20, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

It Couldn’t Be Worse!

By Vlasta van Kampen

Be thankful for what you have because it could always be worse – not the most stirring of lessons, but it’s the one at the heart of this Yiddish folktale. In Margot Zemach’s classic 1976 ... Read More »

April 20, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Picture Books

Inventions

By Valerie Wyatt, Matthew Fernandes, illus.

In her latest science book, B.C. writer Valerie Wyatt introduces young readers to the subject of invention. Employing the reader-friendly Frequently Asked Questions format, Wyatt shows that inventions may occur in research labs with teams ... Read More »

April 20, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Critter Riddles (level 3)

By Marilyn Helmer, Eric Parker, illus.

The newly published Kids Can Read series offers stories with a controlled vocabulary and three levels of difficulty in an engaging format for beginner readers. Level 1, exemplified by Sam Finds a Monster, is designed ... Read More »

April 20, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Under Emily’s Sky

By Ann Alma

As this book opens, Lee’s mother forces Lee’s alcoholic father to leave the family. Eleven-year-old Lee can’t express her overwhelming anger, which abates only at school next day when the teacher shows slides of Emily ... Read More »

April 19, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Secret of the Snow Leopard

By Tenzing Norbu Lama with Stephane Frattini, Shelley Tanaka, trans.

SSecret of the Snow Leopard is a sequel to Himalaya, which was a film first and then a picture book. Tsering, the boy whose late father was village chief, is still too young to succeed ... Read More »

April 7, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Picture Books

A Noodle Up Your Nose

By Frieda Wishinsky, Louise-Andrée Laliberté, illus.

How will Orca distinguish its new series of chapter books, Orca Echoes, in a market glutted with fiction for beginning readers? Perhaps by providing a variety of genres. The first batch includes: one strong historical ... Read More »

April 7, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

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A Winter’s Tale

Our Canadian Flag

Crazy for Horses

★ The Last Safe House

It Couldn’t Be Worse!

Inventions

Critter Riddles (level 3)

Under Emily’s Sky

Secret of the Snow Leopard

A Noodle Up Your Nose

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