PreviewsNikki Tate

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  Christmas

  From Solstice to Santa

  Nikki Tate, Dani Tate-Stratton

  Part of the non-fiction Origins series for middle readers, this book about the history and practice of Christmas celebrations – games played, foods eaten, music played, and decorations displayed – all over the globe is illustrated with archival and colour photographs.

  (Orca Book Publishers, $24.95 Hardcover, 80 pages, ISBN: 978-14-59813-55-7)  

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  If a Tree Falls

  The Global Impact of Deforestation

  Nikki Tate

  This book from the Orca Footprints series provides a balanced look at forest practices through history, the growth of industry, and the fight for preservation in the face of trees being cleared for agriculture, lost in wildfires, and harvested for the valuable products they supply. Readers can find out what to do to protect forests, which play a critical role in climate moderation.

  (Orca Book Publishers, $19.95 Hardcover, 48 pages, ISBN: 978-14-59823-55-6)