40 - Wednesday, December 12, 1990 - Nomh Shore News

Book will help alleviate
the consumer syndrome

pulled by nine bank loans officers chanting ‘‘Peace

[) O YOU have nightmares about Santa’s sleigh being

on Earth, Good Credit To All Men?”’ Are you wor-
ried that your kids will grow up less concerned with where
to place the tree than where to put the decimal point?

Then welcome David and
Elizabeth Morley into your home
this holiday season.

Disgusted with the com-
mericialization of Christmas
(‘Canadians will spend $4 billion
on decorating, wrappings dnd
presents’ this year they say), the
Morleys have written Under The
Tree —- Creative Alternatives To
A Consumer Christmas (Seal; 96
pp.; $14.95).

Spurred to pen Under The Tree
by the observation of a recently
arrived refugee that ‘‘In my
country we had Christmas, here
you just have presents,” the
Morleys show readers how to have
fun without spending bags of
money — and without losing track
of the true meaning of Christmas.

Tips include everything from
making wreaths, Christmas cards
and decorations to sharing what
we have with others — and even
how tc have a ‘‘green”’
Christmas: friendly to people and
the environment.

For gifts that teach and entertain
(and neve; need batteries), here’s
a selection of some of the better
children’s books available.

Bedtime Rhymes From
Around The World (Calico/
Fitzhenry & Whiteside; 63 pp.;
$17.50, hardcover) is a
multicultural blend of night-time
rhymes for little ones from many
lands.

included are contemporary and
traditional luilabies, ranging from
hetter-known favorites such as
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Starto
those from Norse, Celtic, Native
indian, Afr-can and European
bedsides.

Legends, too, are an intrinsic
part of all cultures and will fasci-
nate kids no matter what their

; Aygat
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REMEMBER
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MIKE
STEELE

book review

background. A good example is an
Asian story of star-crossed lovers
told by Tom Birdseye and il-
Justrated by Ju-Hong Chen.

A Song of Stars (Holiday
House/Thomas Allen & Son; 29
pp.; $21.95) is the tall tale of the
trials, tribulations and ultimate
reward of Princess Chauchau and
the herdsman, Newland, two
young people whose love makes
them stars — literally.

Pop-up books are irresistible to
children and adults. Two new
hardcover ones are Celia King’s
The Seven Ancient Wonders of
The World (Raincoast; 28 pp.;
$9.95) and Animals In Danger
(Aladdin; 12 pp.; $16.95) by Keith
Moseley and William McCay.

The former provides a three-
dimensional view of the Great
Pyramid of Egypt and other
awesome architecture while the
latter offers a marvellously
animated selection of endangered
animal species with moving ap-
pendages and mouths.

Is there a future newspaper
magnate in the farnily? One way te
find out is with Loreen Leedy’s
The Furry News — How To
Make a Newspaper (Holiday
House/Thomas Allen & Son; 31
pp.; $20.95), a how-to guide for
very junior reporters and editors.

What happens when an urban

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child visits her grandmother in the
country? In Rosy’s case, the result
is an intimate immersion in the
world of herbs and flowers.

Rosy’s Garden — A Child’s
Keepsake of Flowers (Stoddart;

48 pp.; $19.95) is a beautifut col-
lection of stories, poems and
garden lore with a floral theme, all
told from Granny's viewpoint
through conversations and expedi-
tions with her granddaughter.
Author/illustratur Satomi
ichikawa’:, designs and text are
exception:!; this book is itself a
keepsake to be treasured.

And speaking of treasures,
Robert D. Ballard (discoverer of
the Titanic), has written a book of
scientific adventure for kids with
his true story of the finding of a
sunken Roman ship, The Lost
Wreck of the this (Random
House; 63 pp.; $16.95).

Nicknamed the Jason Project?
the hunt for remains of an ancient
vessel which set sail in 355 AD on-
ly to vanish beneath the waves of
the Mediterranean, is a thrilling,
clearly written and explained ex-
ploration that cannot be recom-
mended too highly.

Ballard, archaeologist
Marguerite McCann and writer/
editor Rick Archbold deserve
nothing but unqualified praise for
this title. Their text is ideal for
children and young teens. Maps,
illustrations and photographs (all
in color) are employed unsparing-
ly. There’s even a lengthy list of
suggested additional readings for
interested youngsters and the
book's cover folds out to reveal a
wall poster inside.

Parents as impressed with the
educational and interest value of
The Lost Wreck of The Ibis as\
was will be pleased to know that
this is only one of a series called
Times Quest Books.

May you all have a safe and very
Merry Christmas.

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