Entries Tagged as 'Non-Fiction'

Monday, September 22nd, 2008

Arctic Memories by Normee Ekoomiak

Born in 1948, Normee Ekoomiak lived in a snow house in the winter and in a tent made of animal skins during the summer months. With his family, he followed the animals, moving to the sea ice in the winter to hunt seal, to the river in the spring to fish for Arctic char, [...]

Thursday, March 13th, 2008

In My Backyard by Margriet Ruurs and Ron Broda

Step into Margriet’s backyard and take a look at some of the many animals and plants found there.  From snakes and wasps to mice, spiders and bats, in winter, spring, summer and fall, Margriet helps the reader to explore her garden and its visitors at all times of the day and night, and in all [...]

Monday, August 13th, 2007

Tibet: Our Lives, Our Stories by the Tibetan Book Club of Parkdale Public School

In recent years the community of Parkdale, in Toronto, has become home to many immigrants from Tibet. In 2006, with the help and encouragement of their school principal and some teachers as well as adults from the Tibetan community, a group of students at Parkdale formed the Tibetan Book Club and set out to [...]

Tuesday, December 19th, 2006

The Paper Bag Princess: The Story Behind the Story by Robert Munsch and Michael Martchenko

You love it; so do I. Robert Munsch’s The Paper Bag Princess is one of the great classics of Canadian children’s literature. This fairytale about Princess Elizabeth who sets off to find and rescue Prince Ronald, after a dragon destroys her castle and carries away the prince, has been read and enjoyed by [...]

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 [...]