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In Look Around, Baby! the young baby gazes at the world, sits up and begins to play and to interact with his older brother.
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Climate Change Revised Edition
This authoritative book addresses the key questions surrounding the important issue of climate change, featuring the most recent scientific findings.
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{"id":6815470354491,"title":"Mud City","handle":"mud-city","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe third book in the internationally bestselling series that includes \u003cem\u003eThe Breadwinner\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eParvana’s Journey\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eMy Name Is Parvana.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eParvana’s best friend, Shauzia, has escaped the misery of her life in Kabul, only to end up in a refugee camp in Pakistan. But she still dreams of seeing the ocean and eventually making a new life in France. This is the dream that has sustained her through the terrible years in Kabul. It is the dream for which she has forsaken family and friends.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut it is hard to imagine herself in a field of purple lavender when she is living in the Widows’ Compound of a muddy, crowded refugee camp outside Peshawar. 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Mud City
A re-issue of Mud City, the third book in the bestselling Breadwinner series by Deborah Ellis. Includes a new cover and map, and an updated author's note.
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ages 6
to 12
/ grades 1
to 7
Some Things I've Lost
Everyday objects are transformed through exquisite paper sculptures.
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ages 4
and up
/ grades P
and up
Turn On the Night
A wordless book that celebrates a child’s imaginative freedom.
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Sopa de frijoles / Bean Soup
Simply written, yet full of vivid imagery, this bilingual book about preparing bean soup is a fun, almost magical experience.
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A rooster heralds the beginning and end of the day in this imaginative and beautifully illustrated bilingual poem.
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Buddy and Earl and the Great Big Baby
Mrs. Cunningham is bringing her baby for a visit! But Buddy and Earl are not prepared for the chaos the small and adorable creature brings with him.
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Bitter and Sweet
For Hannah, moving to a new city feels bitter, but can she find the sweetness, too?
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Night Walk
A child explores her neighborhood on a late-night walk with her dad, finding delight and comfort in moments of quiet and the warm windows into other people’s lives.
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Under the Keel
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Reid's interactions with [his grandma] are sometimes awkward, sometimes profound, but always entertaining.","OtherText_Review_1_Auth":"Graeme Voyer","OtherText_Review_1_Src":"Winnipeg Free Press","OtherText_Review_2":"Iain Reid’s newest book rejoices in this blend of intergenerational familiarity and serendipity... those [familiar with Iain's writing] will recognize his trademarks — his unfussy language, his dry sense of humour, his sincerity.","OtherText_Review_2_Auth":"Stevie Howell","OtherText_Review_2_Src":"National Post","OtherText_Review_3":"Iain Reid continues to mine familial matters with humour and candour in his second book.","OtherText_Review_3_Auth":"Jessica Allen","OtherText_Review_3_Src":"Maclean's","OtherText_Review_4":"Reid’s style is so entertainingly self-conscious, and Grandma is so much the grandma we all ache to have in our lives, that the book sometimes feels like a beautifully rendered little off-Broadway play.","OtherText_Review_4_Auth":"Kathryn Borel","OtherText_Review_4_Src":"Globe and Mail","OtherText_Review_5":"Told with charm, wit, and one of the most likeable voices going, Iain Reid’s The Truth About Luck falls somewhere between a slacker Tuesdays with Morrie and an intergenerational version of The Trip, with more sandwiches than scallops. Amid all the comic minutiae emerges a sensitive, thoughtful portrait of a ninety-two year old, as infectiously interested in the world as her grandson becomes with her.","OtherText_Review_5_Auth":"Georgie Binks","OtherText_Review_5_Src":"Pasha Malla, author of People Park","OtherText_Review_6":"A slyly entertaining encounter with the timeless. Is any divide greater than the one between young and old? How do we connect with those who, while still living, come from worlds that are gone? Iain Reid urgently needs to solve this issue, even as he resists that confrontation with all his might. The result is at times soothing, at times disquieting, and persistently likable throughout.","OtherText_Review_6_Auth":"Georgie Binks","OtherText_Review_6_Src":"Ben Ryder Howe, author of My Korean Deli","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"Iain Reid takes his ninety-two-year-old grandmother on a hilarious and heartwarming \"staycation\" in this delightful and charming comic memoir.","PrizeCodeText_0":"Commended","PrizeCode_0":"03","PrizeName_0":"Globe and Mail Top 100 Book","PrizeYear_0":"2013","ProductFormDescription":"mobi","PublicationDate":"2013-02-20","Publisher":"House of Anansi Press Inc","ShortDescription":"Iain Reid takes his ninety-two-year-old grandmother on a hilarious and heartwarming \"staycation\" in this delightful and charming comic memoir.","Subtitle":"What I Learned on My Road Trip with Grandma","Width":"5.25","WidthCode":"in"}
The Truth About Luck
Iain Reid takes his ninety-two-year-old grandmother on a hilarious and heartwarming "staycation" in this delightful and charming comic memoir.
