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Silver Birch Non-Fiction Review: Shannen and the Dream for a School
9 April 2013 - 2:35pm
Be inspired by this true story of a kid who made a huge difference in her community! Shannen's school was closed because of a fuel spill that happened 20 years ago in Attawapiskat First Nation in Northern Ontario. In Shannen and the Dream for a School by Janet Wilson you will read how Shannen and her classmates only had a few small portables to learn in, until
Silver Birch Non-Fiction Review: Sable Island
20 March 2013 - 1:33pm
Did you know there is an island in the ocean near Nova Scotia? The wind blows the island a few inches further out to sea every year. If you look in the sand you might find pirate
2011 Charles Taylor Prize
12 January 2011 - 10:30amThe shortlist has been announced for the 2011 Charles Taylor Prize for Literary Nonfiction:
1. On the Farm : Robert William Pickton and the Tragic Story of Vancouver's Missing Women / Stevie Cameron
Best Nonfiction of 2010
10 December 2010 - 4:44pmLooking for great gift ideas? A book is always the perfect gift. Check out these noteworthy picks from 2010:
