A Recognition of Being: Reconstructing Native Womanhood

Women, with few exceptions, once held a great deal of power in aboriginal society. They were in charge of the home, controlled food distribution (at a time when stored food was considered a form of ... Read More »

February 19, 2004 | Filed under: Native Peoples

★ Citizens Plus: Aboriginal Peoples and the Canadian State

By Alan C. Cairns

Alan C. Cairns, a professor of political science at the University of Waterloo and a scholar of federalism, the Constitution, and the Charter, has completed a remarkable and well-researched study that adds a measure of ... Read More »

February 19, 2004 | Filed under: Native Peoples

Sand Dance: By Camel Across Arabia’s Great Southern Desert

By Bruce Kirkby

Whatever our reasons for setting off on a trip, most of us discover new perspectives and explore our own identities while travelling. We do take ourselves with us, as Plato said, wherever we go. We ... Read More »

February 19, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Reference

Golden Goa

By Grant Buday

February 19, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Reference

Honeymoon in Purdah: An Iranian Journey

By Alison Wearing

February 19, 2004 | Filed under: Reference

Papier-mâché

By Renée Schwarz

Strips of newspaper, empty juice containers, detergent boxes, twist ties, toilet paper rolls: in Papier-Mâché, an activity book for young readers, writer and illustrator Renée Schwarz enthusiastically demonstrates how these ordinary household materials (essentially garbage) ... Read More »

February 19, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Feet That Suck and Feed

By Diane Swanson

Award-winning nature author Diane Swanson has just released the third and fourth books in her Up Close series (previous titles are Tails That Talk and Fly and Noses That Plow and Poke.) Beyond the catchy ... Read More »

February 19, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Teeth That Stab and Grind

By Diane Swanson

February 19, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Finding Out About Dinosaurs

By Elin Kelsey

Ideas about dinosaurs are always changing.” This statement, made near the end of Kelsey’s book, represents its theme. Rather than presenting a series of facts as in most dinosaur books, the author informs readers about ... Read More »

February 19, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction

Magic on Ice: Figure Skating Stars, Tips and Facts

By Patty Cranston

Patty Cranston, former junior Canadian figure-skating champion, uses simple descriptions to demystify the technical elements of skating in this sequel to her first book, Superstars on Ice. Packed with information and page spreads, Magic on ... Read More »

February 19, 2004 | Filed under: Sports, Health & Self-help

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