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Waiting for the Whales Sheryl McFarlane Illustrations: Ron Lightburn Victoria, B.C.: Orca Book, 1991 31 p. ISBN 0920501664 Ages 5-10

A lonely old man watches the whales arrive every summer from his cedar-shingled cottage on a bluff by the sea. One crisp spring day his daughter and grandaughter come to live with him. The baby girl grows up learning about nature from her grandfather. When the old man dies, the mother and daughter continue to watch for the whales. The next summer a baby whale is spotted and so the life-cycle continues. Award-winning illustrations add to the text.

Eating Between the Lines Kevin Major Toronto: Doubleday Canada, 1991 142 p. ISBN 0385252935 Ages 13-18

Jackson has a way with words. Troubled by his parent's impending break-up and his inability to win the girl of his dreams, he realizes he must do something. When his mother stops cooking, Jackson's teenage appetite is at stake. Quelling his hunger at a pizza parlour run by his friend Mrs. Landsberg, a former librarian, Jackson is given a gold medal in the form of a pizza. With the use of the medal Jackson discovers that he is able to physically project himself into any book that he reads. After many exciting, frightening and humorous adventures, Jackson's life comes together. A wonderful blend of food and literature.

Waiting for the Whales Sheryl McFarlane Illustrations: Ron Lightburn Victoria, B.C.: Orca Book, 1991 31 p. ISBN 0920501664 Ages 5-10

A lonely old man watches the whales arrive every summer from his cedar-shingled cottage on a bluff by the sea. One crisp spring day his daughter and grandaughter come to live with him. The baby girl grows up learning about nature from her grandfather. When the old man dies, the mother and daughter continue to watch for the whales. The next summer a baby whale is spotted and so the life-cycle continues. Award-winning illustrations add to the text.

Hero of Lesser Causes Julie Johnston Toronto: Lester, 1992 178 p. ISBN 1895555221 Ages 12-15

Keely Connor was almost a teenager in the summer of 1946. She loved horses and imagined herself riding out to rescue the world on her charger. But this was the summer when her older brother, Patrick, was struck down with polio and she had a real cause to champion: helping her brother cope with his paralysis.

Waiting for the Whales Sheryl McFarlane Illustrations: Ron Lightburn Victoria, B.C.: Orca Book, 1991 31 p. ISBN 0920501664 Ages 5-10

A lonely old man watches the whales arrive every summer from his cedar-shingled cottage on a bluff by the sea. One crisp spring day his daughter and grandaughter come to live with him. The baby girl grows up learning about nature from her grandfather. When the old man dies, the mother and daughter continue to watch for the whales. The next summer a baby whale is spotted and so the life-cycle continues. Award-winning illustrations add to the text.

A Tree in a Forest Jan Thornhill Illustrations: Jan Thornhill Toronto: Greey de Pencier Books, 1991 32 p. ISBN 0920775640 Ages 6-10

More than two hundred years ago, in a forest, a little maple key twirls down and lands on an old log. The tree's development through the seasons and the years and the insect, bird and animal life affecting it, is beautifully told in words and pictures which will delight enquiring young nature enthusiasts.