Children and YA Non-fiction

Flow Spin Grow: Looking for Patterns in Nature

Journalist, science writer, and television producer Patchen Barss has written two books. The first, The Erotic Engine, was about how sex and pornography have driven the development of technologies from Gutenberg to the present day. ... Read More »

October 22, 2018 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Picture Books

My First Book of Canadian Birds

By Andrea Miller; Angela Doak (ill.)

Nurtured in childhood, an emergent fascination with birds, animals, and the natural world can last a lifetime. Three new informational picture books foster outdoor curiosity and encourage close inspection for budding birders and naturalists. My ... Read More »

October 4, 2018 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Picture Books

Birds from Head to Tail

By Kwanchai Moriya (ill.); Stacey Roderick

October 4, 2018 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Picture Books

Robert Bateman: The Boy Who Painted Nature

By Margriet Ruurs; Robert Bateman

October 4, 2018 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Picture Books

Go Show the World

By Joe Morse (ill.); Wab Kinew

Wab Kinew – a high-profile politician, honourary witness for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and hip-hop musician – has turned his attention to picture books with Go Show the World, which is built around the ... Read More »

September 5, 2018 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Picture Books

Earthrise: Apollo 8 and the Photo That Changed the World

By Christy Lundy (ill.); James Gladstone

“Wow, is that pretty!” seems like an underwhelming way to sum up one of history’s most iconic and mind-expanding moments. But that’s exactly how NASA astronaut Bill Anders characterized the view as planet Earth filled ... Read More »

September 5, 2018 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Picture Books

The Brilliant Deep: Rebuilding the World’s Coral Reefs

By Kate Messner; Matthew Forsythe (ill.)

A trio of marine-themed children’s books takes a deep dive into oceanic settings – from a scientific expedition to a practical call to action to a harmonious tale of spiritual wonderment. The Brilliant Deep, by ... Read More »

August 30, 2018 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Picture Books

Dive In!: Exploring Our Connection with the Ocean

By Ann Eriksson

August 30, 2018 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction

5-Minute Stories for Fearless Girls

By Nick Craine (ill.); Sarah Howden

If the title of this book feels familiar, there is a good reason for that: the last few years have witnessed an explosion in non-fiction promoting strength, bravery, and resilience in girls. Examples include 2007’s ... Read More »

June 20, 2018 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Picture Books

Everyone Can Be a Changemaker: The Ashoka Effect

By Christine Welldon

In Everyone Can Be a Changemaker, veteran author Christine Welldon has written 16 profiles of people from around the world (a number are Canadian) who took a spark of an idea intended to help others ... Read More »

June 13, 2018 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction

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Flow Spin Grow: Looking for Patterns in Nature

My First Book of Canadian Birds

Birds from Head to Tail

Robert Bateman: The Boy Who Painted Nature

Go Show the World

Earthrise: Apollo 8 and the Photo That Changed the World

The Brilliant Deep: Rebuilding the World’s Coral Reefs

Dive In!: Exploring Our Connection with the Ocean

5-Minute Stories for Fearless Girls

Everyone Can Be a Changemaker: The Ashoka Effect

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