Issue: December 2008

Genocide

By auraenid | Published: December 1, 2008

Some view the systematic killing, rape, and destruction of homes in Darfur as a grave humanitarian crisis. For others, it’s a clear example of the ultimate crime against humanity — genocide. This book helps young readers understand these and other difficult questions. Providing an overview of the history of genocide worldwide, the book explores the [...]

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Mariah Mundi: The Midas Box

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

The Prince Regent is no ordinary hotel—powered entirely by steam, run by an eccentric inventor who doesn’t believe in sleep, it’s a place full of shadowy characters and dangerous secrets. Mariah has just started working there as a magician’s assistant, and when he and his coworker Sacha unwittingly learn more than they were meant to [...]

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The Lost Art

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

A MILLENNIUM AFTER the formidable war machines of the User cultures devoured entire civilizations and rewrote planetary geography, Earth is in the grip of a perpetual Dark Age. Scientific endeavor is strongly discouraged, while remnant technology is locked away—hidden by a Church determined to prevent a new Armageddon.This is the world to which Benzamir Michael [...]

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Canned

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Fergal Bamfield doesn’t collect stamps like normal kids. He’s an oddball (his mother prefers to call him “clever”), and his collection is as strange as everything else about him. Fergal Bamfield collects tin cans. Then one day he finds a can without a label. What could be in it? Peaches, soup, perhaps revolting spam? But [...]

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A Babysitter for Billy Bear

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

It’s almost bedtime and for the first time, Mama won’t be putting Billy Bear to bed. Lucy the babysitter will be looking after him instead. They read and sing songs together, but when it’s time for bed, Billy and his stuffed rabbit just can’t fall sleep. What can be bothering them?

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Monkey and Me

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Monkey and me, Monkey and me,Monkey and me,We went to see… A little girl and her toy monkey love imitating different animals, everything from jumping like kangaroos to waddling like penguins! Open this book and play along with them. Can you guess what animal they are now?

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The Problem with Chickens

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

The ladies of Iceland have a problem: the birds lay their eggs in nooks on the sides of steep cliffs, so the ladies have a very difficult time getting any of the eggs for baking. They go to town to buy chickens to lay eggs for them instead. For a while, everyone is happy, and [...]

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Mazes around the World

By auraenid | Published: December 1, 2008

Puzzling and mysterious, mazes and labyrinths have fascinated people around the world for centuries. From England to Egypt, Greece to South Africa and beyond, travel on an exciting journey as you discover the secrets of these patterns.

Posted in Canada, Egypt, England (UK), France, Greece, Intermediate (ages 9-14), International, Nonfiction, Primary (ages 6-9), South Africa, Sweden, United States of America | Tagged , | Leave a comment

The Fabulous Song

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

This storybook-music cd combination features 12 songs written by songwriter Michelle Campagne and musician/record producer Davy Gallant in support of an award-winning story by Don Gillmore. Guest performances include Lorne Elliott, Michael Burgess, Harry Manx, Connie Kaldor, actors Deb Hay and David Francis and international French singing star Daniel Lavoie.

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The Lonesome Puppy

By auraenid | Published: December 1, 2008

In his first book for children, Yoshitomo Nara tells the charming story of a puppy so large that no one notices him—until a determined little girl climbs high enough to meet him and become his friend.

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