Franklin Forgets: A Franklin Tv Storybook

By Paulette Bourgeois, Brenda Clark, illus.

The ubiquity of Franklin, the small green turtle, is a fact of Canadian life for those who have young children. Franklin appeared first in an appealing picture book series, then moved onto television, and now ... Read More »

February 23, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

Franklin’s Bicycle Helmet: A Franklin Tv Storybook

By Paulette Bourgeois, Brenda Clark, illus.

February 23, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

Franklin Goes to the Hospital

By Paulette Bourgeois, Brenda Clark, illus.

February 23, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

★ Into My Mother’s Arms

By Sharon Jennings, Ruth Ohi, illus.

When morning comes, I lie down beside my mother until she wakes up. She likes that.” So begins this gentle story of a day shared by a young girl and her mother. They wake up, ... Read More »

February 23, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

the tapeworm foundry, or the dangerous prevalence of imagination

By Darren Wershler-Henry

This second work of poetry from Darren Wershler-Henry – Internet guidebook author, online press editor, electronic copyright advocate, and full-time polymath – is less a long poem than a satire on the poetic process. The ... Read More »

February 23, 2004 | Filed under: Poetry

The Wireless Room

By Shane Rhodes

It’s clear from reading Tim Bowling’s third collection, The Thin Smoke of the Heart, that he is a poet of rare talent. His wording is musical. His rhythms are subtle but unfaltering. He turns a ... Read More »

February 23, 2004 | Filed under: Poetry

The Thin Smoke of the Heart

By Tim Bowling

February 23, 2004 | Filed under: Poetry

The Missing News: Filters and Blind Spots in Canada’s Press

By Robert A. Hackett and Richard Gruneau,with Donald Gutstein, Timothy A. Gibson and Newswatch Canada

The media is a lot like the weather: everyone complains about it, but few understand how it works. Into the breach comes Newswatch Canada, inspired by U.S. Project Censored. Both groups tally significant news stories ... Read More »

February 23, 2004 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

As Nature Made Him: The Boy Who Was Raised as a Girl

By John Colapinto

In the stories of the Brothers Grimm, children are cautioned not to stray into the forest, lest they be gobbled up by wolves or transformed by witches. As Nature Made Him: The Boy Who Was ... Read More »

February 23, 2004 | Filed under: Science, Technology & Environment

The Quality of Work: A People-centred Agenda

By Graham Lowe

Work is just another four-letter word, the cynics say. Certainly, Canadians talk about it all the time – either struggling under the weight of too much of it or desperate about the lack of it. ... Read More »

February 23, 2004 | Filed under: Science, Technology & Environment

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