Animal Defenses: How Animals Protect Themselves

This colourful, informative book shows the keys to survival for a number of creatures big and small. Readers are introduced to a variety of self-defence mechanisms animals use: changing colour to blend in with surroundings; ... Read More »

February 16, 2004

Ahmek

By Patrick Watson, Tracy Thomson, illus.

In Canada we have a long tradition of realistic animal stories from such well-known writers as Sir Charles G.D. Roberts and Roderick Haig-Brown. Ahmek, the Ojibway word for beaver, follows in that tradition. Set in ... Read More »

February 16, 2004

Among the Lions: A Lamb in the Literary Jungle

By Harold Horwood

From its chuckle-inspiring title to its high-minded sermonizing on home-schooling and the value of literature, Among the Lions offers a glimpse into the harrumphing mind of one of Newfoundland’s most prolific writers.In this, his second ... Read More »

February 16, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Memoir & Biography

★ The Lord of the Fries and Other Stories

By Tim Wynne-Jones

Short story writers often find their stories grow longer as they mature. This is apparent in this new book by Tim Wynne-Jones. The Lord of the Fries,/I> contains just seven long and leisurely stories. In ... Read More »

February 16, 2004

Fortune’s Warriors: Private Armies and the New World Order

By James R. Davis

Three years ago, a recently retired Canadian army sergeant named James Davis wrote an interesting and timely exposé of life in the lower ranks of the Canadian armed forces. The Sharp End: A Canadian Soldier’s ... Read More »

February 16, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Politics & Current Affairs

The History of the Future

By David A. Wilson

With millennial angst and optimism the two prevailing inclinations of our day, David Wilson’s The History of the Future could not be more timely. A professor of Celtic Studies and History at the University of ... Read More »

February 16, 2004 | Filed under: Reference

The Last Great Sea: A Voyage Through the Human and Natural History of the North Pacific Ocean

By Terry Glavin

There is a lovely shorter book in The Last Great Sea – or several different shorter books. As it is, too much of the material here strays from Glavin’s theme, passages and ideas are repeated, ... Read More »

February 16, 2004 | Filed under: Science, Technology & Environment

What Will the Robin Do Then?: Winter Tales

By Jean Little

The title of Jean Little’s newest book, What Will the Robin Do Then?, is taken from a nursery rhyme whose next words are “poor thing.” Little’s children could often be best described at first as ... Read More »

February 16, 2004

The Golden Thread: A Reader’s Journey Through the Great Books

By Bruce Meyer

By now, Canadians devoted to CBC Radio will know Toronto poet and academic Bruce Meyer from his regular book talks with This Morning host Michael Enright, even if they have never read any of the ... Read More »

February 16, 2004 | Filed under: Criticism & Essays

A Place Like Any Other: Sabbath Blessings

By Molly Wolf

Molly Wolf offers spirituality from Kemptville, a town just south of Ottawa. Kemptville is a “place like any other,” but Wolf is not a typical thinker and these are no routine thoughts. Here are luminous ... Read More »

February 16, 2004 | Filed under: Sports, Health & Self-help

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Animal Defenses: How Animals Protect Themselves

Ahmek

Among the Lions: A Lamb in the Literary Jungle

★ The Lord of the Fries and Other Stories

Fortune’s Warriors: Private Armies and the New World Order

The History of the Future

The Last Great Sea: A Voyage Through the Human and Natural History of the North Pacific Ocean

What Will the Robin Do Then?: Winter Tales

The Golden Thread: A Reader’s Journey Through the Great Books

A Place Like Any Other: Sabbath Blessings

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