Children and YA Non-fiction

Becoming Fierce: Teen Stories IRL

The teen years are a struggle for most, and utter hell for some. It’s not until later, once you realize that everybody is carrying some form of beat-up, taped together baggage, that things come into ... Read More »

October 1, 2014 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Kids’ Books

Saving Turtles: A Kid’s Guide to Helping Endangered Creatures

By Sue Carstairs

Saving the planet’s endangered and threatened species evokes equal parts urgency and wonder in two new non-fiction books that will have young animal lovers starting petitions. First-time author Sue Carstairs – a veterinarian and executive ... Read More »

September 11, 2014 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Kids’ Books

How to Save a Species

By Ellen Butcher; Jonathan Baillie; Marilyn Baillie

September 11, 2014 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Kids’ Books

If: A Mind-Bending New Way of Looking at Big Ideas and Numbers

By David J. Smith; Steve Adams (illus.)

If the total number of waking hours an adult spends with a child were represented by a dozen eggs, two would be dedicated to arguments about food, clothes, and bedtime; three would be repeated viewings ... Read More »

August 14, 2014 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Kids’ Books

Why We Live Where We Live

By Kira Vermond; Julie McLaughlin (illus.)

August 14, 2014 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Kids’ Books

Life or Death: Surviving the Impossible

By Larry Verstraete

It’s hard to believe something as simple as a first-aid app could turn a potential tragedy into a survival story, but Larry Verstraete, the seasoned author of high-action non-fiction titles such as At the Edge, ... Read More »

May 28, 2014 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Kids’ Books

It’s Catching: The Infectious World of Germs and Microbes

By Jennifer Gardy; Josh Holinaty (illus.)

Dr. Jennifer Gardy is a bit of a science rock star. A frequent speaker and sometime guest host of CBC’s The Nature of Things, and an accomplished epidemiologist with many scholarly publications to her name, ... Read More »

May 28, 2014 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Kids’ Books

Zoobots: Wild Robots Inspired by Real Animals

By Helaine Becker; Alex Ries, illus.

Toronto author Helaine Becker has an impressive list of fiction and non-fiction books for young readers under her belt, including sports trivia, picture books, YA novels, and even humorous poetry dedicated to underwear. Her latest ... Read More »

March 12, 2014 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction

★ Starting from Scratch: What You Should Know About Food and Cooking

By Sarah Elton; Jeff Kulak, illus.

Author, journalist, and CBC Radio food columnist Sarah Elton’s Starting from Scratch is an engaging and informative introduction to food and cooking. Although aimed at kids, this guide provides basic, easy-to-follow instructions that would be ... Read More »

March 12, 2014 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction

The Worm

By Elise Gravel

From Elise Gravel, winner of the 2012 Governor General’s Literary Award for illustration, comes the Disgusting Critters series, an amusing group of books for beginning readers that successfully mixes fact and humour to introduce youngsters ... Read More »

February 18, 2014 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction

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