★ Giant Pandas (the Untamed World Series)

These two excellent new non-fiction books deserve a place in any school or public library. They are packed with useful information, text that’s both readable and entertaining, and colourful photographs to grab the attention of ... Read More »

March 7, 2004 | Filed under: Book news

19th Century Girls and Women (Historic Communities Series)

By Bobbie Kalman

The latest title in Crabtree’s Historic Communities series will be welcomed by teachers looking for support materials for presenting 19th-century history. Unfortunately, its plodding, uninvolving text keeps this book from becoming anything more than a ... Read More »

March 7, 2004 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

★ The Princess Who Danced with Cranes

By Annette LeBox, Kasia Charko, illus.

How does a writer deliver a message without seeming didactic? Annette LeBox, also the author of Miss Rafferty’s Rainbow Socks, uses a strong central image and a story form built around archetypal characters. Princess Vivian ... Read More »

March 7, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

The Frugal Youth Cybrarian: Bargain Computing for Kids

By Calvin Ross

ALA’s reputation for publishing excellent materials for librarians in all fields has been affirmed yet again by this timely resource for librarians. Teacher and writer Calvin Ross has coined a new word – cybrarian – ... Read More »

March 7, 2004

Snakes and Lizards

By Dennis Bockus, Julian Mulock, illus., Simon Bell, photog.,

Both children and adults will find Snakes and Lizards a book with lots of eye appeal. The laminated pages are attractively designed with text presented in relatively short paragraphs on pastel backgrounds. In addition, colour ... Read More »

March 7, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

Amazing Grace: The Story of the Hymn

By Linda Granfield, Janet Wilson, illus.

Linda Granfield’s latest non-fiction work is modestly titled: it is far more than the story of the hymn. It is an encapsulated history for young readers about the second half of the 18th century, focusing ... Read More »

March 7, 2004

A Blue True Dream of Sky

By Meredy Maynard

It takes an intrepid juvenile writer to tackle the theme of logging these days. Not only do the polarized questions of forestry seem to attract idea-squelchers and book-suppressors of all stripes but even at the ... Read More »

March 7, 2004

Jess and the Runaway Grandpa

By Mary Woodbury

Mary Woodbury’s latest novel for young adults offers a compelling mix of adventure, suspense, and psychological realism. The main plot centres around 12-year-old Jess and her elderly neighbour Ernie, the runaway grandpa of the book’s ... Read More »

March 7, 2004

The Belonging Place

By Jean Little

Once again, Jean Little, author of more than 20 books for children, has reached into the rich vein of her personal and incidental history for a tale of an orphan’s search for a place to ... Read More »

March 7, 2004

Free Reign

By Rosemary Aubert

The premise of Free Reign is promising. Ellis Portal, a former judge, is one of Toronto’s homeless, living in the bush lining the city’s Don River Valley. One day, he finds a man’s amputated hand, ... Read More »

March 7, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

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