Roz MacLean
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This book is cleverly written from the perspective of stinky subjects, like feet, skunks and cheese. Scientific explanations are blended with humour and personality, creating a fascinating cast of stinky characters. The book is so effective I was scr ...more |
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| Samina travels to Bangladesh for the first time to a family member's wedding, experiencing the customs and traditions that accompany the celebration for the first time. She meets her cousin, who leads her through the new activities, and Samina is str ...more | |
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| Cammie likes her routines and structure, and as far as she's concerned, nature has neither. She is unimpressed and resistant when her dad wants to go camping, contrasting the campsite to the city and finding all the ways it is lacking. Insistent on g ...more | |
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| This story, painted in watercolour, weaves the reader through the story of rescuing a turtle. Many people help the turtle, and the important role of turtles in the sea and their environments are highlighted throughout. In the same way we learn that t ...more | |
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| This story, painted in watercolour, weaves the reader through the story of rescuing a turtle. Many people help the turtle, and the important role of turtles in the sea and their environments are highlighted throughout. In the same way we learn that t ...more | |
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| Like many children, Laverne does not do well with transitions. She is like sunshine when she arrives, but when she leaves, she creates a storm. Her parents try to help her, but no matter how much she practices breathing and being prepared, she runs i ...more | |
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| A lushly painted story about a beach day shared between a girl and her grandfather, Savor the Day shares about the concept of really appreciating each moment in a beautiful day with a loved one. Of course as adults we know how precious special times ...more | |
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| This story is highly visual with minimal text, but the emotion of the story comes through in the art work and scenes of the book. A family adopts a shelter dog who is a little rough around the edges, and come to love and appreciate him very much. a b ...more | |
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| This book is a bright journey through the importance of food, culture and family. Highlighting the diversity of foods that people eat, it is perfect for any library that values diversity and affirming cultural food customs. I imagine in schools and c ...more | |
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| This is a sweet story about a girl who gains a cloud that will not leave her side. The matter of factness with which the adults in her life treat the cloud lend some humour to what we can imagine is a metaphor for a tough mental health time or diffic ...more | |
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