Animals
Buffalo by Beverly Brodsky
Buffalo by Beverly Brodsky is a large-format juvenile non-fiction book that recounts the story of this majestic animal’s importance to the First Nations peoples of the Great Plains using their own tribal songs and poems.
In beautiful original watercolour and oil paintings, Brodsky captures the raw, natural power and spirit of the Plains buffalo as she [...]
The Gruffalo
The Gruffalo – Written by Julia Donaldson, Illustrated by Axel Scheffler
This is the story of a clever mouse that outsmarts her natural predators (a fox, an owl, and a snake) by telling them that a fearful creature called a Gruffalo is meeting her for tea and his favourite food happens to be the relevant animal. [...]
Glorified Dinosaurs : The Origins And Early Evolution Of Birds
As a child I borrowed every dinosaur book I could find on the bookmobile that came every month to Coombs. I still marvel at those pre-historic animals and appreciate an author that shares that wonder.
Glorified Dinosaurs : The Origins And Early Evolution Of Birds by Luis. M. Chiappe is 263 glossy pages of photographs, diagrams [...]
The Pawprints of History: Dogs and The Course of Human Events
The Pawprints Of History: Dogs And The Course Of Human Events by Stanley Coren is filled with stories of kings and presidents, war heroes, scientists, authors, musicians and others who have had special dogs in their lives.
Now I know that historically dogs have had important protection, hunting, and farming roles. The stories here reveal that [...]
