Title: WHEN THE WORST HAPPENS: Extraordinary Stories of Survival Author: Tanya Lloyd Kyi Publisher: Annick Press Reviewer: Yolanda Ridge ISBN: 978-1-55451-682-7 This great non-fiction offering from BC author Tanya Lloyd Kyi challenges readers to think about what they’d do if they were facing life and death. Along with engaging artwork by David Parkins, the text provides practical survival tips such […]
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The Hypnotists
Title: The Hypnotists Author: Gordon Korman Publisher: Scholastic Reviewer: Yolanda Ridge ISBN: 9780545503228 In honour of my sons’ birthday, I thought I’d post a book by one of their favourite authors, Gordon Korman. With so many great titles to choose from, I had trouble narrowing it down to one feature book by this prolific story teller. My whole family […]
Skink on the Brink
Title: Skink on the Brink Author: Lisa Dalrymple Illustrator: Suzzane Del Rizzo Publisher: Fitzhenry & Whiteside (2013) Reviewer: Yolanda Ridge ISBN: 9781554552313 Stewie is a skink with a beautiful blue tail and a love of songs and rhyme. Lisa Dalrymple’s delightful picture book, aimed at five to eight-year old readers, follows Stewie the blue through the trails of adolescence […]
The Industrial Revolution for Kids
Title: The Industrial Revolution for Kids: The People and Technology that Changed the World Author: Cheryl Mullenbach Publisher: Chicago Review Press (August, 2014) Reviewer: Yolanda Ridge ISBN: 9781613746905 I had the privilege of interviewing Cheryl Mullenbach, a former middle and high school history teacher and state education department consultant, for the Mixed-Up Files of Middle-Grade Authors. Check out […]
Compost Stew: An A to Z Recipe for the Earth
Title: Compost Stew Author: Mary McKenna Siddals Illustrator: Ashley Wolff Publisher: Tricycle (2010) I just featured this title on the Authors for Earth Day Facebook page as the Eco-Book of the Month. It is scheduled for release in paperback in October. Here’s my blurb: This rhythmic, rhyming picture book starts with a call out to environmental chefs to mix up […]