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Are We Having Fun Yet?

Are We Having Fun Yet?

Maria Birmingham (Author) See More (5)
Katy Dockrill (Illustrator) See More
CELA Library
Orca Timeline
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Curiosities & Wonders | Health & Daily Living | Games & Activities
Daily Activities , General
Orca Book Publishers
4 - 7
9 - 12
CELAAmazonIndigo
PDF [Fixed Format]
9781459830950
$23.99 CAD
English
03/14/2023
Hardback
9781459830943
$29.95 CAD
English
03/14/2023
EPUB [reflow]
9781459830967
$23.99 CAD
English
03/14/2023
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Description

Humans have searched out fun for centuries.

Chariot races. Dueling crickets. Roller coasters. Rubik's Cubes. It seems we've always had a knack for finding interesting ways to have a good time. Of course, it wasn’t always that way. Our earliest ancestors had to worry more about survival than finding something to do in their free time. But as we evolved and daily living got a little easier, we began to think a bit more about entertainment.

In Are We Having Fun Yet?, readers follow the evolution of fun. It started simply, with storytelling by a fire. Soon it grew into activities like banquets, spectator sports, theater and fairs, to name just a few. Today huge theme parks attract thrill-seekers and people step into virtual worlds for fun. And that’s just scratching the surface. With things like virtual reality, fidget spinners and global phenomena like Pokémon Go, who knows what the future of fun will hold!

The epub edition of this title is fully accessible.

Maria Birmingham Katy Dockrill

Author Bio

Author MARIA BIRMINGHAM is a longstanding contributor to OWL and Chickadee magazines, and the award-winning author of several books for young people, including Snooze-O-Rama, Acting Wild, Odd Couples, and Biometrics. Maria lives in Brampton, Ontario.

Prizes

  • Hackmatack Children’s Choice Book AwardShort-listed 2024
  • BC Books for SchoolsCommended 2023

Review Quotes

“…Another wonderfully presented nonfiction book…Full of color photographs [and] playful expressionistic illustrations…Older readers will enjoy utilizing this book for their own amusement or for research.”

 — Children's Literature Comprehensive Database (CLCD)
“Interesting and educational, and, like the variety of fun activities mentioned in the book, there is something here for everyone...A most enjoyable read! Highly Recommended.”  — CM: Canadian Review of Materials
“The strength of this title is its broad coverage which shows that fun is for people of all ages and is universal across cultures. Students will find this book informative and entertaining, too! Recommended.”  — School Library Connection

“A timely reminder of how important fun is in our lives and the almost endless ways people throughout history have found to entertain themselves.”

 — Canadian Children's Book Centre (CCBC) Canadian Children’s Book News
“Lively illustrations, color and historical photos, and "It's a Fact” sidebars supplement the text nicely…Enjoy this fun book full of fascinating information.”  — Booklist

“There's fun to be had in picking up this book and finding what sparks your interest.”

 — Sal's Fiction Addiction

Biographical note

Maria Birmingham has worked in the children’s publishing industry for over 25 years. She is the award-winning author of several books for young people, including Snooze-O-Rama: The Strange Ways That Animals Sleep and A Beginner’s Guide to Immortality: From Alchemy to Avatars. She lives in Brampton, Ontario, with her family.

Katy Dockrill is a Toronto-based illustrator. An honours graduate from the Ontario College of Art and Design, she brings the simplest drawings to life with her fresh, cheerful and playfully detailed brush-and-ink work, a style her international and local clients expect and love. She has illustrated such books as Women Win the Vote! 19 for the 19th Amendment, A Voice for the Spirit Bears: How One Boy Inspired Millions to Save a Rare Animal and City of Water.