Drawing is not very different from riding a bicycle, whistling, or cooking a tortilla: learning any of these things just takes a little practice and a sense of humor.
Short-listed for the 2011 Information Book Award and commended for the 2011 VOYA Non-Fiction Honour List From 1906 to 1914, the Empress of Ireland, one of the fastest and most elegant liners of the Edwardian era, graced the waters of the Atlantic Ocean.
In Football Stories: Salah, young readers will find out how Egyptian superstar Mo Salah went from being a small kid with big dreams to one of the giants of international football!
Celebrated as the saviour of Upper Canada, Major General Sir Isaac Brock was a charismatic leader who won the respect not only of his own troops, but also of the Shawnee chief Tecumseh and even men among his enemy.
As the second semester at the Vancouver International Ballet Academy approaches, how will four maturing dancers face the new challenges that await them?
2016 Junior Library Guild Selection2016 VOYA Top Shelf Fiction SelectionCCBC's Best Books for Kids & Teens (Fall 2016) - CommendedShe's with the band, whether she likes it or not.
In 1812, a 67-year-old black United Empire Loyalist named Richard Pierpoint helped raise "e;a corps of Coloured Men to stand and fight together"e; against the Americans who were threatening to invade the tiny British colony of Upper Canada.
Commended for the 2009 Best Books for Kids & Teens Canadian World War II pilot Charley Fox, now in his late eighties, has had a thrilling life, especially on the day in July 1944 in France when he spotted a black staff car, the kind usually employed to drive high-ranking Third Reich dignitaries.
2011 Red Maple Award - Shortlisted Fourteen-year-old Sam McLean is less than thrilled with the prospect of moving to a collection of old mansions on the northern fringe of a small town called Ringwood.
Commended for the 2011 Best Books for Kids and Teens Robin Starveling, aka Noah Vaile, is scooped off the streets of seventeenth-century Bristol, England, and dragged onboard a ship bound for Virginia by the murderous William Thatcher, who needs a servant with no past and no future to aid him in a nefarious plot to steal gold.
A classic and magical retelling of St George and the Dragon from the author of The Wind in the Willows, Kenneth Grahame with the original and official artwork by E.
A behind-the-scenes look at the miniature world of the hedgerow - with never-seen-before stories, sketches and archive content, perfect for fans young and old!
This is the fascinating story of communication, from hieroglypics to semaphore and body language to text messages, but it also shows how important connecting with others is for our mental health and wellbeing.
Perfect for fans of Horrible Histories and Dog Man - in this totally TRUE graphic novel, the animals of the past are here to tell you what REALLY happened in ancient Egypt.
