★ Sisters of Grass

Writing successful fiction that relies heavily on a specific setting can be tricky. The writer must either count on the reader’s knowledge and experience of the locale (and thus feature recognizable landmarks and scenes set ... Read More »

February 23, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

★ The Hero’s Walk

By Anita Rau Badami

A heavy heat hangs over The Hero’s Walk, Anita Rau Badami’s follow-up to her successful debut, Tamarind Mem. Toturpuram, in India, shimmers under the oppressive heat of an unusually long pre-monsoon season, while Sripathi Rao, ... Read More »

February 23, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Head to Toe Science: Over 40 Eye-popping, Spine-tingling, Heart-pounding Activities That Teach Kids About the Human Body

By Jim Wiese, Tina Cash-Walsh, illus.

Many kids find the human body fascinating. Author Jim Wiese fuels this fascination by combining hands-on activities with information about how the body works. He organizes 50 activities or projects into nine chapters, each chapter ... Read More »

February 23, 2004 | Filed under: Awards, Events

Kids’ Vancouver

By Victoria Bushnell

What’ll we do today?” Magazine journalist Victoria Bushnell’s Kids’ Vancouver has all the answers. Not only does this practical guide to children’s activities in Vancouver cover the city’s well-known attractions and hidden treasures, it also ... Read More »

February 23, 2004 | Filed under: Industry news

Pier 21: Gateway of Hope

By Linda Granfield

How many Canadians have ever heard of Halifax’s Pier 21? From 1928 to 1971 a million immigrants from Europe passed through Pier 21, which acted as a kind of bridge between experiences in the homeland ... Read More »

February 23, 2004 | Filed under: Industry news

Star in the Storm

By Joan Hiatt Harlow

Star in the Storm, a first novel by American Joan Hiatt Harlow, falls into that sub-genre that could be dubbed “heroic animal fiction” (e.g. Sheila Burnford’s The Incredible Journey). Harlow’s hero is a Newfoundland dog ... Read More »

February 23, 2004 | Filed under: Industry news

The Loki Wolf

By Arthur G. Slade

Fifteen-year-old Angie is plagued by a series of horrifying nightmares before heading off on a Christmas holiday with her cousins, twins Michael and Sarah, and their grandfather, who is taking them to his ancestral home ... Read More »

February 23, 2004

Canadian Children’s Books: A Critical Guide to Authors and Illustrators

By Raymond E. Jones,Jon C. Stott

I recently received an inquiry from someone asking for current information on Canadian writing for young adults. My suggestions were cumbersome. Sheila Egoff’s The New Republic of Childhood and Judith Saltman’s Modern Canadian Children’s Books, ... Read More »

February 23, 2004 | Filed under: Reference

Caged Eagles

By Eric Walters

In this sequel to 1998’s War of the Eagles, prolific novelist Eric Walters successfully combines history lesson, adventure story, and social commentary on one of the most shameful periods in Canadian history. The novel tells ... Read More »

February 23, 2004

★ Young Canada’s Nursery Rhymes

By Constance Haslewood, illus.

With their jaunty rhymes, nonsensical humour, and fascination with food, animals, and weather, nursery rhymes have a timeless appeal rediscovered by each new generation of parents and children. This delightful collection was first published in ... Read More »

February 23, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Picture Books

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