Flying Geese

How tidy is history? It’s a question that every writer of historical fiction must contemplate, especially those who write for the young, for whom the impulse to narrative neatness is strong. The olden-days books that ... Read More »

February 12, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction

If I Just Had Two Wings

By Virginia Frances Schwartz

February 12, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction

The Night Fire

By Lori Lukasewich

The Night Fire, by Ontario writer Lori Lukasewich, is a rhyming tale of a busy night at the local fire hall. With its behind-the-scenes look at what firefighters do before, during, and after going on ... Read More »

February 12, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

There Have Always Been Foxes

By Maxine Trottier, Regolo Ricci, illus.

Unlike many of his folktale counterparts, the fox that narrates Maxine Trottier’s latest picture book is no sly-talking prevaricator. Rather, this fox is a sincere creature intent on delivering a small morsel of Canadian history ... Read More »

February 12, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

An Island in the Soup

By Mireille Levert

Since winning the Governor-General’s Award for her illustration of Sleep Tight, Mrs. Ming in 1993, Mireille Levert has been writing and illustrating her own picture books, which include several fairy tale adaptations and the Molly ... Read More »

February 12, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

The Kids Book of the Night Sky

By Ann Love & Jane Drake, Heather Collins, illus.

Astronomy books appeal to young readers for two main reasons. First, there’s all that neat science, including information about how stars and planets travel through the sky, what they’re made of, and how telescopes and ... Read More »

February 12, 2004

Helen Keller: A Determined Life

By Elizabeth MacLeod, Barbara Spurll, illus.

Helen Keller: A Determined Life chronicles the challenges and achievements that marked not only Keller’s life but also those of her teachers and aides. Author Elizabeth MacLeod breaks her subject’s life into 15 short chapters, ... Read More »

February 12, 2004

The Jumbo Book of Drama

By Deborah Dunleavy, Jane Kurisu, illus.

Performer Deborah Dunleavy of Brockville, Ontario, has written a crash course in theatre arts for the Grade-2-and-up crowd. Fun, thorough, and accessible, The Jumbo Book of Drama is decorated with Torontonian Jane Kurisu’s clear, dynamic ... Read More »

February 12, 2004

Digging for Philip

By Greg Jackson-Davis

An angry young white man and an angry old Anishinaabe spirit meet, mellow, and move on in this ambitious first novel by Manitoba teacher Greg Jackson-Davis. Philip, the 14-year-old protagonist, is an emotional and physical ... Read More »

February 12, 2004 | Filed under: Book news

Mable Riley: A Reliable Record of Humdrum, Peril, and Romance

By Marthe Jocelyn

Mable Riley is a lovely addition to the recent, instantly rich tradition of Canadian historical fiction for girls. Although not a series like Scholastic’s Dear Canada or Penguin’s Our Canadian Girl, Marthe Jocelyn’s fifth novel ... Read More »

February 12, 2004

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