Maple Tree Press joins Owlkids Books

Maple Tree Press has joined Bayard Canada, publishers of Chirp, chickaDEE and OWL magazines, and Owlkids Books. Click here to read the press release.

Science on the Loose
Amazing Activities and Science Facts You’ll Never Believe
by Helaine Becker
Ages 8 to 12
NOW AVAILABLE

“This fun and brightly illustrated book will help explain some of life's curiosities with amazing activities you can do at home…Curious minds will have a blast with Science on the Loose.”
~ KidsBookshelf.com

This collection of highly original experiments and activities encourages kids to think, do, and learn in the most entertaining way possible. Kids will have loads of fun while exploring serious science concepts such as chemistry, optics, animal behaviour, human senses, gravity—even Einstein’s Theory of Relativity.

Finalists announced for the Science in Society Book Awards

This Is My Planet: The Kids' Guide to Global Warming by Jan Thornhill has been named a finalist for the 2008 Canadian Science Writers' Association's Science in Society Book Award.

 

 

Secret Agent Y.O.U. wins 2008 Silver Birch Award (Non-Fiction)

Helaine Becker has won the Ontario Library Association's 2008 Silver Birch Award (Non-Fiction) for her book Secret Agent Y.O.U.

In addition, Jeff Szpirglas'  Fear This Book was named an honour book.

Congratulations Helaine and Jeff!