Non Fiction
Of Sugar and Snow: The History of ice cream making by Jeri Quinzio
by Gay Bilson •
On The Origin of Stories: Evolution, cognition, and fiction by Brian Boyd
by Lisa Gorton •
Roger’s World: Toward a new understanding of animals by Charles Siebert
by Kathleen Steele •
Shattered Anzacs: Living with the scars of war by Marina Larsson
by Peter Pierce •
The Riddle of Father Hackett: A life in Ireland and Australia by Brenda Niall
by Morag Fraser •
Learning about the world is one of the great fruits of reading. It can be as much fun as solving a puzzle, provided the information is presented to invite questioning and interpretation. These five attractively produced, accessible books are designed to appeal to their intended audiences, but how well do they avoid the over-simplification that is an inherent danger in tailoring ‘facts’ to the needs and interests of inexperienced readers?
... (read more)How We Live and Why We Die: The secret lives of cells by Lewis Wolpert
by Ian Gibbins •