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The very first reason I wanted to read this book was the cover and the title. I absolutely judged this book by its cover. It was so stunning and eye catching I didn’t even care what it was about. It was so much more than I expected. A story of love and loss, woven into two parallel times in Cohens life. This book touches on the struggles Cohen has within himself, his relationships with his parents, his faith, his past and the loss of his father. I thought the depiction of life and death coexisting in a somewhat symbiotic way was beautiful and sad. It was also beautiful to see how different people deal with (and don’t deal with) grief. I found the battle Cohen had inside himself while he struggled to find his faith was really well done, and relatable even if you are not a religious person.

It Started With a Big Bang is a beautifully illustrated book about our universe and our planet. From the past to the present it is a simple to understand story about where we’ve come from.

The Big Bang, the universe and where we’ve come from is such a profound and thought provoking idea... so it’s great to have this fun book to put it simply for children and people who just love science, space and questioning everything.

This is one of the most beautiful children’s books I’ve ever seen.

The story of Rudolf Nureyev, a Russian born dancer who wouldn’t give up his dream to dance the way he wanted and love who he loved. What a beautiful story about a wonderful human. I love the style of illustration in this book.

What an interesting person Bruce Lee was! I was surprised to find out about his run in with gangs in Hong Kong and how he wasn’t a great student. It was nice to see how much drive and determination he had when it came to his passion for martial arts was amazing.

I really love the illustration style and the colors.

It’s in our nature to want to know who we are and where we came from. When We Became Humans is a really great book all about us. Asking and answering questions about our beginnings, evolution and where we go from here. This book is absolutely filled with interesting information and colourful drawings.

A powerful story about Irene Couchie and her brothers who were taken from their home and their family to a residential school. I Am Not A Number shows us a tiny glimpse of what one of the 150,000 First Nations, Métis and Inuit children who over a staggering 100 years endured. Their story shows how traumatic, heartbreaking and dangerous these schools were. It also shows the strength and love of her family.

This absolutely heartbreaking and neglected part of Canadian history is finally being recognized as the horrible act that it was. This book was beautifully illustrated and written. I loved that it was written in English as well as Nbisiing.

What a sweet story about Lucy Maude Montgomery. The illustrations are cute and colourful and the story about the person who brought us Anne of Green Gables was full of determination and perseverance. A role model for girls everywhere!

This book is so informative. It’s fun and interactive. I loved the pictures and all of the different sections. The information is so interesting, and simple to understand.

This is one of the coolest books for kids I’ve seen when it comes to a learning book.

I vote we have all information presented in this series style. Honestly the images are beautiful and colourful. The information is easy to understand and there is a lot of it. It is interactive and fun.

This is one of the most well done information books I have seen in a long time. I want to own this whole series for my kids.

The Atlas of Amazing Birds is exactly that. An atlas about beautiful birds from all over the globe. While this has been done before I really like the simple layout of the information on each bird and the illustrations. They are beautifully drawn and coloured. I feel this is a fresh take on an old idea.