Who hibernates, and why? How do hibernating animals know when to wake up? Why don’t ectotherms, which spend the winter frozen, actually freeze to death? And what is an ectotherm, anyway? These are just a ... Read More »
August 29, 2005
This beautifully crafted story, by the same team who devised Ahmed and the Nest of Sand, teaches readers about a marvellous colourful bird that returns to Newfoundland’s Bonavista Peninsula each spring to mate. Written by ... Read More »
August 29, 2005
Ed Butts’ She Dared, about women in Canadian history who defied society’s norms, is full of great tales. Butts (whose books for adult audiences include Bandits and Privateers and Pirates and Outlaws of Canada) understands ... Read More »
August 22, 2005 | Filed under: Book news
In Evil Masters, Toronto writer Laura Scandiffio chronicles the terrible and terrifying careers of seven tyrannical rulers. Ranging from the lesser-known, such as Qin Shi Huangdi, the first emperor of China, and Robespierre, to the ... Read More »
August 22, 2005 | Filed under: Book news
The story of Hayley Wickenheiser is almost too perfect to be true – if she didn’t exist the CBC would have to invent her. Born and raised in the town of Shaunovon, Saskatchewan, Wickenheiser was ... Read More »
August 22, 2005
Sometimes the young adult category seems unnecessarily arbitrary, as with Quebec writer Lori Weber’s second novel, where the only thing that’s YA is the age of the protagonist. Weber’s spare, sombre, poignant coming-of-age story can ... Read More »
August 22, 2005
Bullying, jealousy, and gossip are central themes in this dialogue-driven novel by Toronto author Frieda Wishinsky. Renata, a Brazilian immigrant, inadvertently angers a schoolmate by winning the coveted role of Maria in the high school ... Read More »
August 22, 2005 | Filed under: Awards
Anyone who’s ever watched Survivor knows that removing people from their everyday lives and thrusting them into competitive situations can trigger chimpanzee-like group dynamics that put the weak and non-conformist at risk. These conditions are ... Read More »
August 22, 2005
The threatening prison ship on the cover of Gulf Islands author Iain Lawrence’s new novel sets the tone for this Dickensian tale of revenge, betrayal, and transportation. After Lord of the Nutcracker Men and Ghost ... Read More »
August 22, 2005
Frank Sinatra sang about waking up in the city that never sleeps. For a two-month period in 2001, Quebec animator and cartoonist Guy Delisle woke up in one that apparently never dreams. Delisle’s travelogue, Pyongyang; ... Read More »
August 22, 2005 | Filed under: Art, Music & Pop Culture
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