Words. Even in a moment when we think none will suffice, we are searching for them. The world of words is subject to the same buffeting and jostling as every other person, place or thing in the public realm: some words stick around forever and some disappear, tossed away like the ‘cassette player’ to keep [...]
Monthly Archives: August 2011
LOVE YOUR LEXICON
Posted in Non-Fiction, Paperback: Ages 8 -12, Picture Books Tagged Basher, dictionary, direct objects, Grammar Girl, homonyms, Lemony Snicket, reference books, thank you letters, verbs, vocabulary Comments closed
EXTREME DINOSAURS
THUD! CRASH! RRRRRRROOOOOOAAAAAARRRR!!!! Dinosaurs… What’s not to love? Look at our fabulous list and take a trip back in time to see terrifyingly life-like dinosaurs. Deep within the outer mayhem of Science World lies a world where the Extreme Dinosaurs exhibit roams realistically (and loudly) in one of their new exhibition spaces. A life-size animatronic [...]
Posted in Hardcover: Ages 8 - 12, Hardcover: YA, Non-Fiction, Paperback: Ages 6 - 8, Paperback: Ages 8 -12, Picture Books Tagged Dinosaur, Dinosaurs, Extreme Dinosaurs, Eyewitness Books, Science World, triceratops, tyrannosaurus rex Comments closed
FINE ART
Art galleries plan for the summer. Blockbuster shows, designed to draw huge crowds and inspire visitors, are on the gallery’s mind long before the doors to an exhibition open. This summer, the Vancouver Art Gallery has opened its doors to an extraordinary exhibition. The Colour of My Dreams: The Surrealist Revolution and Art, with works [...]
Posted in Board Books, Making!, Non-Fiction, Picture Books Tagged Amy Martin, Andre Breton, Art, Artists, Chris Van Allsburg, Death Cab For Cutie, Herve Tullet, Keri Smith, McSweeney's, Native art, Penguin Books, Poetry, Surrealism, Surrealist Manifesto, Vancouver Art Gallery Comments closed





