February 12, 2004 | Filed under: Food & Drink
Jamie Kennedy is certainly one of Canada’s most famous chefs, and arguably one of the most important too. In the 1980s, at the Toronto restaurant Scaramouche, he and Michael Stadtländer functioned as the harbingers of ... Read More »
Robert Bothwell, a professor of history at the University of Toronto, and J.L. Granatstein, the former director of the Canadian War Museum, are both respected authors of Canadian history books. In Our Century, they combine ... Read More »
February 12, 2004 | Filed under: History
Over the past five years, poll after poll has placed solving homelessness near the top of Canadians’ priorities. As if to reflect that concern, a growing number of books on poverty from high-profile publishers has ... Read More »
February 12, 2004 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs
Four months of eyeballing slides at 8:30 a.m. in “Introduction to Visual Perception” changed everything. The instructor was a draft dodger with impossible sideburns, and he showed us how to read the stories inside pictures. ... Read More »
February 12, 2004 | Filed under: Criticism & Essays
At age six, after I saw a performance of The Nutcracker, visions of pink crinoline tutus, sparkling tiaras, and satin ribbons danced through my head. I begged my mother to enroll me in ballet lessons. ... Read More »
February 12, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction
This rhyming book is a first-person account of Sammy, a cartoon child with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) who hears the angry words, “Sammy, sit still!” so often that he thinks that’s his name. Written ... Read More »
February 12, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction
The authors, seasoned educators, have carefully designed a literature-rich program for primary students. Based on the premise that lifelong literacy is best achieved in an environment where real books are celebrated, this book includes a ... Read More »
February 12, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction
The basic premise of this book is simple: If young people develop good money habits at an early age, they’ll lay the groundwork for financial success as adults.Authors Patricia Lovett-Reid and Anna Iacobelli of the ... Read More »
February 12, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction
The cast of characters here is lengthy. This is the story of CJ, Raymond, and Julie (three Grade 7 students), Hobo (their homeroom hamster), Miss Hiss (the science lab’s boa constrictor), Wilson (a Grade 9 ... Read More »
February 12, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction
This intriguing adventure is billed as a retelling of Melville’s classic – with a catch. It’s told from the whale’s point of view. This is an original but difficult premise to work with and has ... Read More »
February 12, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction