Entries from July 2006

Sunday, July 23rd, 2006

On Earth by G. Brian Karas

Written by G. Brian Karas, On Earth is a terrific non-fiction text about Earth’s rotation and its voyage around the Sun. With colourful illustrations and simple but clear text, Karas explains day and night, the seasons, and the changing length of day and night as the Northern Hemisphere tilts toward and then away from [...]

Thursday, July 20th, 2006

The Crazy Man by Pamela Porter

I have recently re-read Pamela Porter’s award-winning novel, The Crazy Man. Set in rural Saskatchewan in 1965, this is the story of Emaline, whose world is changed the day she is badly injured in a farm accident, and her father walks off the farm and out of her life. Struggling to come [...]

Thursday, July 20th, 2006

Earth to Audrey by Susan Hughes

I recently enjoyed Susan Hughes’ Earth to Audrey, a picture storybook about a young boy who is intrigued and then fascinated by the young girl who comes to spend the summer next door. He believes that she must be an alien, since she simply does not view the world as he does.
FernFolio Editor