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★ The Smugglers

By Iain Lawrence

Hands up, anyone who read Moonfleet (a swashbuckling adventure novel by J. Meade Falkner that was required reading in Canadian schools during the 1950s and 1960s). Remember the scene in which John accidentally puts his ... Read More »

February 12, 2004

Seed to Sunflower

By Barbara Reid

This series of First Look board books introduces young children to the process of growth in the plant and animal worlds. Beginning with the tiny seed or egg, each book clearly describes how the fledgling ... Read More »

February 12, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

Acorn to Oak Tree

By Barbara Reid

This series of First Look board books introduces young children to the process of growth in the plant and animal worlds. Beginning with the tiny seed or egg, each book clearly describes how the fledgling ... Read More »

February 12, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

Tadpole to Frog

By Barbara Reid

This series of First Look board books introduces young children to the process of growth in the plant and animal worlds. Beginning with the tiny seed or egg, each book clearly describes how the fledgling ... Read More »

February 12, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

Kaddish for My Father

By Libby Scheier

Libby Scheier’s Kaddish for My Father brings together new and selected material from earlier collections. The first half of the volume includes new poetry and prose commemorating Scheier’s father, who died in 1997, and exploring ... Read More »

February 12, 2004 | Filed under: Poetry