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Number Four, Bobby Orr

Is hockey still at the heart of the Canadian psyche? Is it still our defining myth? It’s the kind of topic the CBC would turn into a rambling, multi-part documentary. Hockey’s a bigger business than ... Read More »

December 10, 2003 | Filed under: Picture Books

Front Yard Gardens: Growing More than Grass

By Liz Primeau

Liz Primeau knew something was wrong when she realized that insects and neighbourhood pets avoided her manicured lawn in favour of bushes and shady gardens. When she thought about it, she decided that she couldn’t ... Read More »

December 10, 2003 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Sports, Health & Self-help

I Love Yoga: A Guide for Kids and Teens

By Ellen Schwartz, Ben Hodson, illus.

The old stereotype of the emaciated yogi with an intense stare is out. But if it’s been replaced by an emaciated supermodel in a snazzy leotard, is that progress? Luckily, media images aren’t all, and ... Read More »

December 10, 2003 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction

Boys, Girls & Body Science: A First Book about Facts of Life

By Meg Hickling, Kim La Fave, illus

The challenge of writing a good book about sex and reproduction is striking a balance between entertainment and fact, between accuracy and comprehensibility, between too much and too little information. B.C. sexual health educator and ... Read More »

December 10, 2003

Secrets in Stone: All About Maya Hieroglyphs

By Laurie Coulter, Sarah Jane English, illus.

Looking at Maya hieroglyphics,” this book informs readers, “is like looking at a plate of spaghetti.” How to unlock this ancient code was a mystery that has challenged scientists and others for years. This book ... Read More »

December 10, 2003 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

A Pioneer Christmas: Celebrating in the Backwoods in 1841

By Barbara Greenwood, Heather Collins, illus.

A Pioneer Christmas is social studies in an attractive package. As a companion book to Barbara Greenwood’s 1999 A Pioneer Thanksgiving, it follows the same format: narrative interspersed with reference sections. The fiction component relates ... Read More »

December 8, 2003

Ricky Ricotta’s Giant Robot

By Dav Pilkey, Martin Ontiveros, illus.

Captain Underpants is back in award-winning author and illustrator Dav Pilkey’s completely hilarious fourth book in the series. George and Harold, Jerome Horwitz Elementary School’s resident pranksters, have struck again, and this time they’re in ... Read More »

December 3, 2003 | Filed under: Book news

Captain Underpants and the Perilous Plot of Professor Poopypants

By Dav Pilkey

December 3, 2003

Growing up Royal

By Jane Billinghurst

Two books this season, both for readers aged eight to 12, explore the lives of young royalty throughout history, illustrating in the process that princes’ and princesses’ lives are not the fairy-tales they may seem. ... Read More »

December 3, 2003

Made in Canada: 101 Amazing Achievements

By Bev Spencer, Bill Dickson, illus.

No one’s trying to hide lights under any bushels where these two titles are concerned. Highly energetic, hard-selling text on the cover (“amazing,” “fascinating,” “astounding” and “WOW”) sets the pace. These books share a mission, ... Read More »

December 1, 2003

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