Space, Machinery, and Engineering in Contemporary Fiction for Young Canadians

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Books Reviewed: Anderson, Scoular. Space Pirates: A Map-Reading Adventure. Toronto: Annick, 2004. N pag. $10.95 pb. ISBN 1-55037-880-5. Bourgeois, Paulette, and Kim LaFave. Garbage Collectors. 1991. Toronto: Kids Can, 2004. 32pp. $5.95 pb. ISBN 1-55337-739-7. ---. Police Officers. 1992. Toronto: Kids Can, 2004. 32pp. $5.95 pb. ISBN 1-55337-743-5. Carrier, Roch, and Sheldon Cohen. La Chasse-galerie. Toronto: Tundra, 2004. N. pag. $22.99 hc. ISBN 0-88776-635-8. ---. The Flying Canoe. Trans. Sheila Fischman. Toronto: Tundra, 2004. N. pag. $22.99 hc. ISBN 0-88776-636-6. Fantastic Feats and Failures. Toronto: Kids Can, 2004. 52pp. $9.95 pb. ISBN 1-55337-634-X. Guest, Jacqueline. Racing Fear. Toronto: James Lorimer, 2004. 158pp. $6.95 pb. ISBN 1-55028-838-5. Holdcroft, Tina. Hidden Depths: Amazing Underwater Discoveries. Toronto: Annick, 2004.32pp. $9.95 pb. ISBN 1-55037-862-7. Hutchins, Hazel, and Ruth Ohi. Beneath the Bridge. Toronto: Annick, 2004. N. pag. $8.95 pb. ISBN 1-55037-858-9. Kilby, Don. Wheels at Work in the City. Toronto: Kids Can, 2004. N. pag. $16.95 hc. ISBN 1-55337-471-1. ---. Wheels at Work in the Country. Toronto: Kids Can, 2004. N. pag. $16.95 hc. ISBN 1-55337-472-X. Kyi, Tanya Lloyd. Fires! Toronto: Annick, 2004. 104pp. $9.95 pb. ISBN 1-55037-876-7. Owens, Ann-Maureen, Jane Yealland, and John Mantha. The Kids Book of Canadian Exploration. Toronto: Kids Can, 2004. 56pp. $19.95 hc. ISBN 1-55337-353-7. Parkinson, Curtis. Sea Chase. Toronto: Tundra, 2004. 185pp. $12.99 pb. ISBN 0-88776-682-X. Reynolds, Marilynn, and Renné Benoit. Goodbye to Griffith Street. Victoria: Orca, 2004. N. pag. $19.95 hc. ISBN 1-55143-285-4.