February 12, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Politics & Current Affairs
The title of this memoir might lead the reader to expect a dishy, bitchy, spaghetti-strapped session with a Helen Fielding or a Melissa Bank, the top-girls in the urban dating adventures genre. But the reader ... Read More »
Keith Garebian’s background is rich with potential autobiographical material. Born to an Armenian father and a mother of mixed Indian and English ancestry, he spent his early years in the polyglot expatriate community in Bombay. ... Read More »
February 12, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Memoir & Biography
Old dinosaurs never die, they just evolve into something else,” might make a good motto for many of today’s paleontologists. Going beyond the strict boundaries of the all-the-dinosaurs-were-killed-by-a-meteorite theory, cutting-edge paleontologists now believe that a ... Read More »
February 12, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Science, Technology & Environment
Dave Bidini – of the rock band the Rheostatics – has a level of enthusiasm for “our game” that goes beyond fanaticism. Words with religous associations spring to mind: reverence, veneration, adoration, worship. In his ... Read More »
February 12, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Reference
At age six, after I saw a performance of The Nutcracker, visions of pink crinoline tutus, sparkling tiaras, and satin ribbons danced through my head. I begged my mother to enroll me in ballet lessons. ... Read More »
February 12, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction
This rhyming book is a first-person account of Sammy, a cartoon child with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) who hears the angry words, “Sammy, sit still!” so often that he thinks that’s his name. Written ... Read More »
February 12, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction
The authors, seasoned educators, have carefully designed a literature-rich program for primary students. Based on the premise that lifelong literacy is best achieved in an environment where real books are celebrated, this book includes a ... Read More »
February 12, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction
The basic premise of this book is simple: If young people develop good money habits at an early age, they’ll lay the groundwork for financial success as adults.Authors Patricia Lovett-Reid and Anna Iacobelli of the ... Read More »
February 12, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction
The cast of characters here is lengthy. This is the story of CJ, Raymond, and Julie (three Grade 7 students), Hobo (their homeroom hamster), Miss Hiss (the science lab’s boa constrictor), Wilson (a Grade 9 ... Read More »
February 12, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction
This intriguing adventure is billed as a retelling of Melville’s classic – with a catch. It’s told from the whale’s point of view. This is an original but difficult premise to work with and has ... Read More »
February 12, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction