Kids’ Books

The Word for Home

This beautifully written novel from historical fiction writer Joan Clark will be a real pleaser for the kids who love Jean Little’s works. The Word for Home is a tribute to life in 1926 Newfoundland ... Read More »

January 27, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction

If the World Were a Village: A Book About the World’s People

By David J. Smith, Shelagh Armstrong, illus.

While perhaps not the most boring book ever created for young readers, If the World Were a Village is certainly a contender. A worthy attempt to inculcate global awareness in children, David J. Smith’s information ... Read More »

January 27, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction

Camp X

By Eric Walters

Eric Walters has dedicated his latest novel to the memory of Sir William Stephenson, the Canadian who headed British security during the Second World War and established a spy camp in Whitby, Ontario, in 1941. ... Read More »

January 27, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

My Canary Yellow Star

By Eva Wiseman

Marta Weisz, daughter of a well-respected Jewish doctor, sees her world turn upside down in March 1944, when Nazi soldiers march into Budapest. Her father is sent to a work camp, her mother can find ... Read More »

January 27, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

First Folks and Vile Voyageurs

By Claire Mackay, Bill Dickson, illus.

If you think Canadian history can’t be fun, think again. Here comes Claire Mackay’s rollicking, irreverent version of Canada’s early centuries, from prehistory to the exploits of Samuel de Champlain (“Sam the Tripper”) and Etienne ... Read More »

January 27, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

The Bombardier Story: Planes, Trains, and Snowmobiles

By Larry MacDonald

After Chrysler boss Lee Iacocca published his autobiography in 1984, it seemed every CEO had a story to tell. While most of these aggrandizing treatments offered readers little more than a recipe for success or ... Read More »

January 26, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Politics & Current Affairs

Animal Talk: How Animals Communicate Through Sight, Sound and Smell

By Etta Kaner, Greg Douglas, illus.

Invariably when children think about animals talking, their first thoughts are of the many articulate animals they’ve encountered in books, movies, and cartoons. Etta Kaner’s latest book on animal behaviour, Animal Talk, entertainingly and informatively ... Read More »

January 26, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

The Jumbo Vegetarian Cookbook

By Judi Gillies and Jennifer Glossop, Louise Phillips, illus.

Any culinary library worth its salt includes a book that doubles as a source of recipes and as a base for further experimentation. The latest addition to the Kids Can Jumbo series, a vegetarian sequel ... Read More »

January 26, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction

Under a Prairie Sky

By Anne Laurel Carter, Alan and Lea Daniel, illus.

When I grow up, I’m going to be a Mountie.” So opens Anne Laurel Carter’s new picture book, a first-person narrative of one boy’s ability to turn the task of finding his wayward little brother ... Read More »

January 26, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

★ Busy Little Mouse

By Eugenie Fernandes, Kim Fernandes, illus.

A little mouse goes outside to play one morning, and in the course of the day he has fun with a bouncy dog, a wiggly pig, a timid sheep, a friendly cow, a happy cat, ... Read More »

January 26, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

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The Word for Home

If the World Were a Village: A Book About the World’s People

Camp X

My Canary Yellow Star

First Folks and Vile Voyageurs

The Bombardier Story: Planes, Trains, and Snowmobiles

Animal Talk: How Animals Communicate Through Sight, Sound and Smell

The Jumbo Vegetarian Cookbook

Under a Prairie Sky

★ Busy Little Mouse

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