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Category Archives: Nonfiction

Mini Review: I’ve Been Meaning To Tell You: A Letter To My Daughter by David Chariandy

May 20, 2018by Yash Leave a comment

I understand the need for comparitive titles, so I will bring up Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates now, only to say yes, this is a similar format […]

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Nonfiction

Bright Sky, Starry City

September 19, 2016by Jane the Raincity Librarian Leave a comment

Phoebe helps her dad set up telescopes on the sidewalk outside his store. It’s a special night — Saturn and Mars are going to appear together in the sky. But […]

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#weneeddiversebooks, Canadian, Nonfiction, Picturebooks, Space, This Month's Theme

You Should Meet Mae Jemison

September 9, 2016by Jane the Raincity Librarian Leave a comment

Blast off into space and get to know Mae Jemison—the first African-American woman to ever go to space—with this fascinating, nonfiction Level 3 Ready-to-Read early reader, part of a new […]

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#weneeddiversebooks, Diversity, Early Reader, Nonfiction, Space

Women In Space: 23 Stories of First Flights, Scientific Missions, and Gravity-Breaking Adventures

September 5, 2016by Jane the Raincity Librarian Leave a comment

Being a life-long science fiction nut and borderline Trekkie, I’ve decided to embrace this month’s space theme in all its nerdy, nerdy glory and share some of my favourite space-themed […]

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#weneeddiversebooks, Discrimination, Nonfiction, Space

Five Finds – The Music Within

July 18, 2016by Jane the Raincity Librarian 3 Comments

And we’re back with another collection of themed picture books! Continuing with this month’s performing arts theme, today we’re looking at picture books that celebrate musical expression. I am passionate […]

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#weneeddiversebooks, Discrimination, Nonfiction, Performing Arts, Picturebooks, Racism, Social Issues

Notes from the Wild: Vol. 5

March 28, 2016by Jane the Raincity Librarian 4 Comments

We’re truly living in a golden age of children’s literature. Not only is there is an incredible amount of fantastic material available, we’re finally starting to see a real rise […]

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#weneeddiversebooks, Nonfiction, Notes from the Wild, Picturebooks

Notes from the Wild: Vol. 3

March 14, 2016by Jane the Raincity Librarian 3 Comments

When it comes to reading, I am decidedly omnivorous. I’ll happily devour a little historical fiction here, a bit of fantasy there, maybe some mystery sprinkled about, with a taste […]

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Nonfiction, Notes from the Wild, Uncategorized

Snapshots: Viva Frida by Yuyi Morales, Tim O’Meara (Photographs)

February 4, 2016by Nafiza Leave a comment

Hardcover, 40 pages Published September 2nd 2014 by Roaring Brook Press Source: Library Frida Kahlo, one of the world’s most famous and unusual artists is revered around the world. Her […]

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Nonfiction, picturebook, Picturebooks, Review, Snapshots

Snapshot: Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates

December 25, 2015by Yash 4 Comments

“This is your country, this is your world, this is your body, and you must find some way to live within the all of it.” In a profound work that […]

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Crossover, History, Memoir, Nonfiction, Snapshots

Review: The Lightning Dreamer: Cuba’s Greatest Abolitionist by Margarita Engle

December 23, 2015by Nafiza 3 Comments

Hardcover, 182 pages Published March 19th 2013 by HMH Books for Young Readers Source: Publisher “I envy the trees that grow at crossroads. They are never forced to decide which […]

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Diverse, Diversity, Historical Fiction, History, Nonfiction, Review, Review Copy, Verse Novel, Verse Novels

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