The Last Good War: An Illustrated History of Canada in the Second World War 1939-1945

If Canada came of age during the First World War, then the Second World War brought the country to robust adulthood. In his illustrated history of Canada’s contribution to the Second World War, historian J.L. ... Read More »

May 11, 2005 | Filed under: History

The Wildfire Season

By Andrew Pyper

In a poignant section near the beginning of Andrew Pyper’s third novel, Miles McEwan attempts to come to terms with life after suffering disfiguring burns he received fighting wildfires in B.C. He returns home to ... Read More »

May 11, 2005 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Gently Down the Stream

By Ray Robertson

The experience of reading Ray Robertson’s fourth novel is analogous to the careless slide through life evoked by the title, recalling the jobless summer days of childhood, when books were read without a thought for ... Read More »

May 11, 2005 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Numbers with Farm Animals

By Melanie Watt

A new board book series from Kids Can Press, Learning with Animals explains basic concepts using various groupings of animals. Each book begins with a two-page spread including all the featured animals and an inviting ... Read More »

May 11, 2005 | Filed under: Picture Books

Colors with Tropical Animals

By Melanie Watt

May 11, 2005 | Filed under: Picture Books

Opposites with Polar Animals

By Melanie Watt

May 11, 2005 | Filed under: Picture Books

Shapes with Ocean Animals

By Melanie Watt

May 11, 2005 | Filed under: Picture Books

The Alphabet with Wild Animals

By Melanie Watt

May 11, 2005 | Filed under: Picture Books

★ Dream Helmet

By William New, Vivian Bevis, illus.

Singing elephants, carousel horses that take flight, a dream helmet that will transport you anywhere – imagination reigns in this exuberant collection of poems. We hear echoes of poets as diverse as Robert Louis Stevenson ... Read More »

May 11, 2005 | Filed under: Picture Books

He Drown She in the Sea

By Shani Mootoo

Shani Mootoo’s second novel, He Drown She in the Sea, set on the imaginary Caribbean island of Guanagaspar, is a tale of lovers stymied by class divisions and circumstance, star-crossed in a very post-colonial, contemporary ... Read More »

May 9, 2005 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

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The Last Good War: An Illustrated History of Canada in the Second World War 1939-1945

The Wildfire Season

Gently Down the Stream

Numbers with Farm Animals

Colors with Tropical Animals

Opposites with Polar Animals

Shapes with Ocean Animals

The Alphabet with Wild Animals

★ Dream Helmet

He Drown She in the Sea

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