Read up on it 2005-2006 : a wish for peace
By: compiled by Alfonsina Clemente, Josiane Polidori and Daniel St-Hilaire.
Contributors: Polidori, Josiane.; St-Hilaire, Daniel.; Library and Archives Canada.
Publisher: Library and Archives Canada
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Ottawa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 33
Subjects: Children's literature, Canadian -- Bibliography.; Children -- Canada -- Books and reading.; Best books -- Children's literature, Canadian.; Peace.; War.; Conflict management.
Genres: Bibliography.
Other titles: Read up on it : a wish for peace; Lisez sur le sujet 2005-2006 : rêve de paix; Lisez sur le sujet : rêve de paix
Notes: Text in English and French. French text on inverted pages with added t.p.: Lisez sur le sujet 2005-2006 : rêve de paix.

This publication presents a selection of Canadian books for young people. These books are aimed at beginning readers and teenagers, as well as parents, volunteers and teachers who read to small children. To commemorate the 60th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, this edition explores the universal themes of war, conflict resolution and peace through a number of literary genres, such as historical narratives and memoirs. The works chosen cover a range of historical periods and include several books about the Holocaust. More recent hostilities examined include the war in Afghanistan and the civil wars in Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia.