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Jeffrey and Sloth by Kari-Lynn Winters and Ben Hodson
Book title: Jeffrey and Sloth Author: Kari-Lynn Winters and Ben Hodson Bibliographic entry Winters, K.-L., & Hodson, B. (2007). Jeffrey and Sloth. Victoria, Canada: Orca Book. Description Intimidated by the blank page, young author Jeffrey tries to write a story but can only draw. He creates a sloth who comes to life and starts to give Jeffrey…
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The farm team by Linda Bailey
Book title: The Farm Team Author: Linda Bailey Bibliographic entry Bailey, L. (2006). The Farm Team. Toronto, ON: Kids Can Press. Description The animals on Stolski’s farm haven’t won a hockey game against the Bush League bandits in 50 years but they haven’t lost hope of bringing home the Stolski cup. With some teamwork and determination,…
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Under Heaven by Guy Gavriel Kay
Book title: Under Heaven Author: Guy Gavriel Kay Bibliographic entry Kay, G. G. (2010). Under heaven. Toronto, Canada: Penguin Group. Description Tai is assigned the duty of burying the fallen soldiers of his kingdom in order to put their ghosts to rest. This strange task takes him two years to complete and leads to a series…
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The Adventures of Medical Man by Dr. Michael Evans and David Wichman
Book title: The Adventures of Medical Man: Kids’ Illnesses and Injuries Explained Author: Dr. Michael Evans and David Wichman Bibliographic entry Evans, M., & Wichman, D. (2010). The adventures of medical man: Kids’ illnesses and injuries explained. Toronto, Canada: Annick Press. Description In this non-fiction graphic novel style book, Dr. Evan takes on the role of a…
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Nice Recovery by Susan Juby
Book title: Nice Recovery Author: Susan Juby Nice Recovery by Susan Juby My rating: 4 of 5 stars Susan Juby’s own story of recovery is fascinating, raw and often hilarious. I thoroughly enjoyed the first 2/3 of this book. Although I read the rest of the book, I would describe it as opportunistic. This portion,…
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Chickadee Magazine
Resource title: Chickadee Magazine Author: Owlkids, Bayard Canada Bibliographic entry (2012, March). ChickaDEE. Description ChickaDEE is publishes 10 issues per year and aims to make “children interested in the world around them.” Each issue is focused around a theme which is often seasonal, or subject-based. Reaction The best parts of ChickaDEE are the diversity of the…
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