Acting Wild: How We Behave Like Birds, Bugs, and Beasts

By Maria Birmingham and Dave Whamond (ill.)

Curious kids intuitively understand that science begins with questions. Two new non-fiction books both encourage and support insatiable inquisitiveness and the voracious need to know. Fifty questions posed by young visitors to the Ontario Science ... Read More »

July 29, 2019 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Kids’ Books

Always Smile: Carley Allison’s Secrets for Laughing, Loving and Living

By Alice Kuipers

In her work of non-fiction, author Alice Kuipers shares the story of a determined and talented Toronto figure skater and singer-songwriter whose life was tragically cut short. When she was 17, Carley Allison was diagnosed ... Read More »

June 13, 2019 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Kids’ Books

Keep This to Yourself

By Tom Ryan

The human drama inherent in the summer following high-school graduation – including, but not limited to, questions about the future, preparing to leave home, individual identity, and reckoning with the end of childhood – makes ... Read More »

April 25, 2019 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Kids’ Books

★ This Place: 150 Years Retold

By HighWater Press staff (eds.)

While much of Canadian history is fascinating, most citizens have heard only a one-sided account. For many Canadians, there was (and sometimes still is) a disconnect between the “facts” we’re taught in school and the ... Read More »

April 18, 2019 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Kids’ Books

How to Become an Accidental Genius

By Elizabeth MacLeod and Frieda Wishinsky; Jenn Playford (ill.)

From Kevlar and Corn Flakes to pacemakers and ice pops, How to Become an Accidental Genius presents a vibrant and brainy compendium of “accidental” innovations from the last 200 years. Award-winning authors Elizabeth MacLeod and ... Read More »

April 11, 2019 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Kids’ Books

What Makes Girls Sick and Tired

By Lucile de Pesloüan and Geneviève Darling (ill.)

Riding the momentum of the Women’s March Global initiative and the #MeToo movement, three new non-fiction books about feminism and gender equality bring the conversation to a teen audience. What Makes Girls Sick and Tired, ... Read More »

March 7, 2019 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Kids’ Books

I Am a Feminist: Claiming the F-Word in Turbulent Times

By Monique Polak

March 7, 2019 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Kids’ Books

My Body My Choice: The Fight for Abortion Rights

By Robin Stevenson

March 7, 2019 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Kids’ Books

Gardening with Emma: Grow and  Have Fun

By Emma Biggs and Steven Biggs; Rob Hodgson (ill.)

Emma Biggs acquired her green thumb as a preschooler, watering plants and making mud stew in her dad’s Toronto garden. (Her dad is plant aficionado Steven Biggs, author of Grow Gardeners: Kid-Tested Gardening with Children). ... Read More »

January 21, 2019 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Kids’ Books

Seasons Before the War

By Bernice Morgan; Brita Granström (ill.)

“Once upon a time, long, long ago, in a world where the First World War was history and the Second World War was unimaginable …” That’s how Bernice Morgan sets the scene for her new ... Read More »

November 26, 2018 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Picture Books

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Acting Wild: How We Behave Like Birds, Bugs, and Beasts

Always Smile: Carley Allison’s Secrets for Laughing, Loving and Living

Keep This to Yourself

★ This Place: 150 Years Retold

How to Become an Accidental Genius

What Makes Girls Sick and Tired

I Am a Feminist: Claiming the F-Word in Turbulent Times

My Body My Choice: The Fight for Abortion Rights

Gardening with Emma: Grow and  Have Fun

Seasons Before the War

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