Reviews

Fables of the Times Tables

By Brigitte E. Kortright,Dennis Nobel, illus.

Rote memorization, once a time-honoured teaching tool, has really gone out of style. Days when kids could recite “The Cremation of Sam McGee” are gone forever, so much so that many children now fail to ... Read More »

March 10, 2004 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

Throwaway Angels

By Nancy Richler

Throwaway Angels is the first novel from Vancouver writer Nancy Richler and it’s set in the parts of the city that aren’t covered in the travel books. The central character, Tova, observes the lives of ... Read More »

March 10, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Shinju

By Laura Joh Rowland

Aspiring authors looking for an entrée into publishability and as yet unencumbered with genre might consider writing a historical mystery. Readers, no longer satisfied with the pure entertainment value of a thriller, are craving a ... Read More »

March 10, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Jane and the Unpleasantness at Scargrave Manor

By Stephanie Barron

March 10, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

The Murders of Richard III

By Elizabeth Peters

March 10, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

The Devil’s Hunt

By P.C. Doherty

March 10, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

The Flanders Panel

By Arturo Pérez-Reverte, Margaret Jull Costa, trans.

March 10, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Literacy Techniques for Building Successful Readers and Writers

By David Booth et al.

Literacy Techniques for Building Successful Readers and Writers is a useful compendium of teaching strategies for the elementary grades. Unlike books for parents such as Paul Kropp’s, The Reading Solution, which can be easily read ... Read More »

March 9, 2004 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

Whose Bright Idea Was It? True Stories of Invention

By Larry Verstraete

Whose Bright Idea Was It? is a contribution to the genre of books that present us with lists of interesting, unusual, and humorous facts. It’s aimed at kids as well as “children of all ages.” ... Read More »

March 9, 2004 | Filed under: Science, Technology & Environment

Pocketful of Stars: Rhymes, Chants and Lap Games

By Felicity Williams, Michael Martchenko, illus.

This collection of rhymes and games is designed to help parents interact with their babies in fun and playful ways. The book includes both entirely new rhymes and new versions of old favourites like “This ... Read More »

March 9, 2004 | Filed under: Reference

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