Children and YA Non-fiction

Take Shelter: At Home Around the World

More than 40 million people live in underground houses in China’s neighbouring Northern provinces of Shaanxi and Shanxi. To put that in perspective: Canada’s population is approaching 35 million. This is one of many fascinating ... Read More »

November 19, 2014 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Kids’ Books

★ From Vimy to Victory: Canada’s Fight to the Finish in World War I

By Hugh Brewster

Veteran author Hugh Brewster has perfected the art of engaging young readers with history. In his latest in a series covering Canada’s wartime experiences, Brewster vividly describes our country’s significant contribution to the last hundred ... Read More »

October 1, 2014 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Kids’ Books

Becoming Fierce: Teen Stories IRL

By Allister Thompson (ed.)

The teen years are a struggle for most, and utter hell for some. It’s not until later, once you realize that everybody is carrying some form of beat-up, taped together baggage, that things come into ... Read More »

October 1, 2014 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Kids’ Books

Saving Turtles: A Kid’s Guide to Helping Endangered Creatures

By Sue Carstairs

Saving the planet’s endangered and threatened species evokes equal parts urgency and wonder in two new non-fiction books that will have young animal lovers starting petitions. First-time author Sue Carstairs – a veterinarian and executive ... Read More »

September 11, 2014 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Kids’ Books

How to Save a Species

By Ellen Butcher; Jonathan Baillie; Marilyn Baillie

September 11, 2014 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Kids’ Books

If: A Mind-Bending New Way of Looking at Big Ideas and Numbers

By David J. Smith; Steve Adams (illus.)

If the total number of waking hours an adult spends with a child were represented by a dozen eggs, two would be dedicated to arguments about food, clothes, and bedtime; three would be repeated viewings ... Read More »

August 14, 2014 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Kids’ Books

Why We Live Where We Live

By Kira Vermond; Julie McLaughlin (illus.)

August 14, 2014 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Kids’ Books

Life or Death: Surviving the Impossible

By Larry Verstraete

It’s hard to believe something as simple as a first-aid app could turn a potential tragedy into a survival story, but Larry Verstraete, the seasoned author of high-action non-fiction titles such as At the Edge, ... Read More »

May 28, 2014 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Kids’ Books

It’s Catching: The Infectious World of Germs and Microbes

By Jennifer Gardy; Josh Holinaty (illus.)

Dr. Jennifer Gardy is a bit of a science rock star. A frequent speaker and sometime guest host of CBC’s The Nature of Things, and an accomplished epidemiologist with many scholarly publications to her name, ... Read More »

May 28, 2014 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Kids’ Books

Zoobots: Wild Robots Inspired by Real Animals

By Helaine Becker; Alex Ries, illus.

Toronto author Helaine Becker has an impressive list of fiction and non-fiction books for young readers under her belt, including sports trivia, picture books, YA novels, and even humorous poetry dedicated to underwear. Her latest ... Read More »

March 12, 2014 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction

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