Golden Goa

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

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

From Reader to Writer: Teaching Writing Through Classic Children’s Books

By Sarah Ellis

Reading and writing are a marvellous, continuous chain that links one generation to another. Fiction writer Sarah Ellis expands on this network of the imagination, encouraging today’s readers and writers with insights into 17 of ... Read More »

February 19, 2004 | Filed under: Book news

Play Golf for Juniors

By Mike Adams and T.J. Tomasi

The Tiger Woods phenomenon has led to a huge increase in the number of young people on all socioeconomic levels who are crazy for golf. This boom has also created an explosion in books about ... Read More »

February 19, 2004 | Filed under: Authors, Events

Tangled Web

By Shelley Hrdlitschka

Shelley Hrdlitschka’s second book about 15-year-old Alex and Tanner is indeed a busy web of story strands. The heroes, twin boys separated at birth, were reunited under dangerous circumstances in Disconnected (1998). In Tangled Web, ... Read More »

February 19, 2004 | Filed under: Book links

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