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Picture Books That Introduce Children to Financial LiteracyWhen Ruby and her little brother head to the shops with their grandmother in Rosemary Wells's Bunny Money, they learn fast that a wallet full of coins…
A young chess champion's journey in middle grade fictionIn a small flat above a bustling milk bar, twelve-year-old Aanya learns the difference between a fork and a discovered attack. The novel follows her as she…
A day in the life of our summer camp counselorThe alarm rings before sunrise in East Harlem, and by the time the first families trickle through, our team has already transformed the learning centre into a…
How after-school tutoring builds stronger math confidenceFor many children, maths becomes difficult long before the concepts become advanced. A confusing worksheet, a rushed classroom explanation or one incorrect…
A Book Review Of Hip Hop’s History And Living LegacyJeff Chang’s Can’t Stop Won’t Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation is a compelling non-fiction book about the history of hip hop, tracing the culture from…
Celebrate Poetry Month With Your ChildPoetry can make reading feel playful, personal and wonderfully manageable. A short poem may fit into a busy morning, a school pick-up conversation or a quiet…
Building a home library on a budget: ten books worth keepingA home library does not need matching shelves, expensive hardbacks or hundreds of titles. A thoughtful collection can begin with a handful of second-hand books…
Felix Ever After and the Search for a Self-Defined FutureKacen Callender’s Felix Ever After is a young adult romance that deals with identity through art, friendship, family tension and first love. Its central…
A Memoir That Brings the Refugee Experience CloseAnh Do’s The Happiest Refugee is a warm, accessible memoir about leaving Vietnam, arriving in Australia and building a new life through courage, family loyalty…
Book review: a science fiction series about space coloniesJames S. A. Corey’s The Expanse is an ambitious science fiction series built around a simple question: what happens when humanity spreads across the solar…