The Man Who Knew Everything: The Strange Life of Athanasius Kircher

By Marilee Peters; Roxanna Bikadoroff (ill.)

In the genre of children’s non-fiction about significant inventors, discoverers, pioneers, and scientists, the current trend lies in correcting the record and broadening the perception of history by highlighting figures who don’t fit the dead-white-male ... Read More »

November 20, 2017 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction

#NotYourPrincess: Voices of Native American Women

By Lisa Charleyboy (ed.); Mary Beth Leatherdale (ed.)

From the editors of Urban Tribes (2015) and Dreaming in Indian (2014), this new release focuses on the strength, resilience, and pride of Indigenous women. The collection starts with a striking piece of art, RedWoman, ... Read More »

October 27, 2017 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction

The Raftsmen

By Dmitry Bondarenko (ill.); Ryan Barnett

It’s hard to believe, amid the hype of our sesquicentennial, that there could be any tales of Canadian pluck and derring-do left to be unearthed and mythologized. And yet few people know (or remember) the ... Read More »

September 25, 2017 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction

When Planet Earth Was New

By James Gladstone; Katherine Diemert (ill.)

If the first book by author James Gladstone and illustrator Katherine Diemert were a short educational film, its soundtrack would be early Pink Floyd or something else suitably trippy. When Planet Earth Was New is ... Read More »

August 9, 2017 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Picture Books

★ Speaking Our Truth: A Journey of Reconciliation

By Monique Gray Smith

“Reconciliation begins with you,” says Chief Dr. Robert Joseph of the Gwawaenuk First Nation in Monique Gray Smith’s formidably executed new book, Speaking Our Truth. This simple maxim reinforces the purpose of the titular journey ... Read More »

July 25, 2017 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction

Biometrics: Your Body and the Science of Security

By Ian Turner (ill.); Maria Birmingham

Biometrics: Your Body and the Science of Security offers a fun, futuristic look into the fascinating world of recognition technology. Maria Birmingham, author of A Beginner’s Guide to Immortality: From Alchemy to Avatars and longstanding ... Read More »

June 22, 2017 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction

Birthdays: Beyond Cake and Ice Cream

By Dani Tate-Stratton; Nikki Tate

Birthdays: Beyond Cake and Ice Cream is a book that lives up to its title. Its three chapters explore birthdays on an individual and global level. Salient facts are interwoven with personal anecdotes, making for ... Read More »

May 18, 2017 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Kids’ Books

Innocent Heroes: Stories of Animals in the First World War

By Sigmund Brouwer

With the country in the midst of sesquicentennial fever, publishers are making an effort to ensure that another important anniversary isn’t overlooked: the centennial of the First World War battle of Vimy Ridge. Three new ... Read More »

April 10, 2017 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction