The Book Band

by various Canadian authors

Publisher: Potlatch Publications
Genre: children’s book; Canadian classic
Format: large format paperback; 160 pages; colour and black and white illustrations
Price: $9.95

Cover by Rick Bentham, "Bonnie" (a middle-earth theme)

This 10th Anniversary Edition has fantasy as its theme and features articles on Dungeons & Dragons and Inuit taboos, a story about monsters in a bog, and a Hallowe'en adventure.

The focus on adventure is highlighted in 18 fully-illustrated short stories.

Non-fiction articles explore the many varieties of ball games, the wonder of lightning, the life and times of Mohawk poet Pauline Johnson, the Olympic Flame, tulip gardens in Ottawa, the historic journey taken by the North West Mounted Police in 1874 .. and much more.

Learn how to build an igloo! Discover the genius behind Alice in Wonderland. Follow a glassblower as he creates a vase.