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MAP Reading Lists

TPL's Museum + Arts Pass (MAP) program provides recommended reading lists for children and adults for each of our venue partners.

Dive in to the digital versions of these lists to learn more about each of our venue partners and supplement your next visit with some titles that will enhance your experience. 

The MAP program is made possible this year thanks to the generous support of The Bennett Family Foundation. 

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Museum + Arts Pass Reading Lists

Click to jump ahead to the reading lists for the venue of your choice, or explore them all! 

• Aga Khan Museum
• Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO)
• Bata Shoe Museum
• Black Creek Pioneer Village
• Gardiner Museum
• Museum of Contemporary Art Toronto Canada (MOCA)
• Ontario Science Centre
• Ripley's Aquarium of Canada
• Royal Ontario Museum (ROM)
• Textile Museum of Canada
• Toronto Railway Museum
• Toronto Zoo

 

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Museum + Arts Pass Reading Lists

 

Aga Khan Museum

Aga Khan Museum | Explore the arts of Muslim civilizations through exhibitions, workshops, and live arts performances.

Books for Children

• Crescent Moons and Pointed Minarets: A Muslim Book of Shapes by Hena Khan. Ages 4-8 
• Golden Domes and Silver Lanterns: A Muslim Book of Colors by Hena Khan. Ages 4-8 
• Mommy's Khimar by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow. Ages 4-8
• The Proudest Blue: A Story of Hijab and Family by Ibtihaj Muhammad. Ages 4-8 
• Muslim Girls Rise: Inspirational Champions of Our Time by Saira Mir. Ages 6-12 
• 1001 Inventions & Awesome Facts from Muslim Civilization by National Geographic. Ages 8-12
• The Genius of Islam: How Muslims Made the Modern World by Bryn Barnard. Ages 8-12
• Islam by Philip Wilkinson. Ages 8-12
• Two Crafty Jackals: The Animal Fables of Kalilah and Dimnah by Elizabeth Laird. Ages 8-12

 

Books for Adults

• Aga Khan Museum Guide by Henry Kim, Ruba Kana’an, and others
• The Aga Khan Museum, Toronto by Philip Jodidio 
• The Book of Rumi: 105 Stories and Fables that Illumine, Delight and Inform translated by Maryam Mafi
• Exhibition Catalogues from the Aga Khan Museum 
• Islamic Art in the Mediterranean series by various authors 
• The History and Achievements of the Islamic Golden Age by Eamonn Gearon (video course)
• Muslims of the World: Portraits and Stories of Hope, Survival, Loss, and Love by Sajjad Shah and Iman Mahoui

 

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Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO)

Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) | With a collection of more than 80,000 works of art, the AGO is among the most distinguished art museums in North America.

Books for Children

• Learn & Play with First Nations & Native Art. Ages 0-5 
• We All Count: Book of Ojibway Art by Jason Adair. Ages 0-5
• Anna at the Art Museum by Hazel Hutchins. Ages 4-7
• Maybe Something Beautiful: How Art Transformed a Neighborhood by F. Isabel Campoy. Ages 4-7
• Book of Mistakes by Corina Luyken. Ages 4-8
• The Black Book of Colors by Menena Cottin and Rosana Faría. Ages 5+ 
• Women in Art: 50 Fearless Creatives Who Inspired the World by Rachel Ignotofsky. Ages 10+

 

Books for Adults

• Defiant Spirits: The Modernist Revolution of the Group of Seven by Ross King
• Hot, Cold, Heavy, Light: 100 Art Writings, 1988-2018 by Peter Schjeldahl
• How To See: Looking, Talking and Thinking About Art by David Salle
• How Do We Look? The Body, the Divine, and the Question of Civilization by Mary Beard
• Infinity Net: The Autobiography of Yayoi Kusama by Yayoi Kusama
• Keeping An Eye Open: Essays on Art by Julian Barnes
• The Pursuit of Art by Martin Gayford
• The Supermodel and the Brillo Box: Back Stories and Peculiar Economics from the World of Contemporary Art by Donald N. Thompson
• This is Not a Hoax: Unsettling Truth in Canadian Culture by Heather Jessup
• Tunirrusiangit: Kenojuak Ashevak and Tim Pitsiulak by Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory et al. 

 

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Bata Shoe Museum

Bata Shoe Museum | An international collection of over 13,000 shoe-related artifacts from every corner of the globe.

Books for Children

• One Shoe, Two Shoes by Caryl Hart. Ages 3-6
• Red Shoes by Karen English. Ages 3-6
• Sootypaws: A Cinderella Story by Maggie Rudy. Ages 3-8 
• The Moccasins by Earl Einarson. Ages 4-6
• Seamus’s Short Story by Heather Hartt-Sussman. Ages 4-7 
• My Kicks: A Sneaker Story by Susan Verde. Ages 4-8
• Those Shoes by Maribeth Boelts. Ages 4-8
• The Twelve Dancing Princesses by Rachel Isadora. Ages 4-8
• Puss in Boots by Paul Galdone. Ages 7-12
• Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike. Young Reader’s Edition, by Philip H Knight. Ages 12+ 

 

Books for Adults

• 9 1/2 Narrow: My Life in Shoes by Patricia Morrisroe
• Kicksology: The Hype, Science, Culture and Cool of Running Shoes by Brian Metzler
• Killer Heels: The Art of the High-Heeled Shoe edited by Lisa Small 
• Our Shoes, Our Selves: 40 Women, 40 Stories, 40 Pairs of Shoes by Bridget Moynahan
• Out of the Box: The Rise of Sneaker Culture by the Bata Shoe Museum et al. 
• Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike by Philip H. Knight
• Women from the Ankle Down: The Story of Shoes and How They Define Us by Rachelle Bergstein
• The World At Your Feet: Bata Shoe Museum by Elizabeth Semmelhack

 

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Black Creek Pioneer Village

Black Creek Pioneer Village | A tribute to the Toronto area's pioneering roots, take a trip back in time to 1860 and see what life was like.

Books for Children

• C is for Canada: Celebrating our Nation by Michael Ulmer. Ages 3-5
• Charlie Needs A Cloak by Tomie dePaola. Ages 3-5
• Shi-shi-etko by Nicola I. Campbell. Ages 5-9
• Canada Year by Year by Elizabeth MacLeod. Ages 5-12
• Pioneer Life by Kathleen Corrigan. Ages 8-10
• Discovering Canadian Pioneers by Marlene Gutsole. Ages 8-12
• The General Store by Rennay Craats. Ages 8-12
• House Calls: The True Story of a Pioneer Doctor by Ainslie Manson. Ages 8-12
• The Kids Book of Black Canadian History by Rosemary Sadlier. Ages 8-12
• Making It Home: The Story of Catharine Parr Traill by Lynn Westerhout. Ages 8-12
• Native Crafts: Inspired by North America's First Peoples by Maxine Trottier. Ages 8-12
• Pioneer Crafts by Barbara Greenwood. Ages 8-12
• Settler Life in Canada: Clothes by Anita Yasuda. Ages 8-12
• Settler Life in Canada: Food by Anita Yasuda. Ages 8-12
• Settler Life in Canada: School by Joy Kita. Ages 8-12

 

Books for Adults

• Attainable Sustainable: The Lost Art of Self-Reliant Living by Kris Bordessa
• Black Creek Pioneer Village by Nick Mika
• Harriet Tubman: Freedom Seeker, Freedom Leader by Rosemary Sadlier
• Modern Pioneering by Georgia Pellegrini
• Out of Old Ontario Kitchens by Lindy Mechefske 
• Reluctant Pioneer: How I Survived Five Years in the Canadian Bush by Thomas Osborne
• Roughing it in the Bush by Susanna Moodie
• Salt, Smoke, Time: Homesteading and Heritage Techniques for the Modern Kitchen by Will Horowitz
• Sisters in the Wilderness by Charlotte Gray
• Urban Farming: Sustainable City Living in Your Backyard, in Your Community, and in the World by Thomas Fox

 

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Gardiner Museum

Gardiner Museum | Among the few museums in the world focused on ceramics, with a permanent collection made up of approximately 4,000 objects.

Books for Children

• The Party by Barbara Reid. Ages 3-6
• Claymates by Dev Petty. Ages 4-8
• The Pot That Juan Built by Nancy Andrews-Goebel. Ages 4-8
• Clay Lab for Kids: 52 Projects to Make, Model, and Mold with Air-Dry, Polymer, and Homemade Clay by Cassie Stephens. Ages 5+
• Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave by Labin Carrick Hill. Ages 6-10
• The Clay Ladies by Michael Bedard and illustrated by Les Tait. Ages 6-12
• The Hunterman and the Crocodile by Baba Wagué Diakité. Ages 6-12
• Crafty Fun With Clay!: 25 Brilliant Ideas, From Pretty Pots to Scary Monsters By Thomasina Smith. Ages 8-12
• Emperor Qin's Terra Cotta Army by Michael Capek. Ages 10-14 
• A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park. Ages 10+

 

Books for Adults

• 30 Objects, 30 Insights: The Gardiner Museum by the George R. Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art 
• Complete Ceramics: Easy Techniques and Over 20 Great Projects
• Copper, Iron and Clay: A Smith's Journey by Sara Dahmen
• Mastering Kilns and Firing by Lindsay Oesterritter 
• Mastering the Potter's Wheel by Ben Carter
• Modelling the Figure in Clay by Bruno Lucchesi
• The Porcelain Thief: Searching the Middle Kingdom for Buried China by Huan Hsu
• Simon Leach's Pottery Handbook by Simon Leach
• The White Road: Journey into an Obsession by Edmund de Waal

 

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Museum of Contemporary Art Toronto Canada (MOCA)

Museum of Contemporary Art Toronto Canada (MOCA) | MOCA Toronto features work by world-renowned Canadian and international artists exploring the themes of our time.

Books for Children

• Alego by Ningeokuluk Teevee. Ages 3-6
• Frederick by Leo Lionni. Ages 3-6
• Lines by Suzy Lee. Ages 3-6 
• Malaika's Costume by Nadia L. Hohn, illustrated by Irene Luxbacher. Ages 3-6
• Circle by Mac Barnett. Ages 3-8
• City Shapes by Diana Murray. Ages 3-8
• Imagine by Raúl Colón. Ages 3-8
• Jake Makes a World: Jacob Lawrence, a Young Artist in Harlem by Sharifa Rhodes- Pitt. Ages 3-8 
• Watch This! A Book about Making Shapes by Jane Godwin. Ages 3-8
• The Art Room by Susan Vande Griek. Ages 4-8
• The Iridescence of Birds by Patricia MacLachlan. Ages 4-8 
• The Noisy Paint Box: The Colors and Sounds of Kandinsky's Abstract Art by Barb Rosenstock. Ages 4-8 
• Auntie Luce’s Talking Paintings by Francie Latour, illustrated by Ken Daley. Ages 6-10
• Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat by Javaka Steptoe. Ages 6-10 
• A Splash of Red; The Life and Art of Horace Pippin by Jen Bryant. Ages 6-10
• If Picasso Painted a Snowman by Amy Newbold. Ages 6-12 
• Art Lab for Kids--Express Yourself!: 52 Creative Adventures to Find Your Voice Through Drawing, Painting, Mixed Media, and Sculpture by Susan Schwake. Ages 8-12
• Meet Cindy Sherman by Jan Greenberg. Ages 8-12
• Who Was Andy Warhol? By Kirsten Anderson. Ages 8-12 
• Who Was Frida Kahlo? By Sarah Fabiny. Ages 8-12 
• An Eye for Art: Focusing on Great Artists and Their Work by National Gallery of Art. Ages 9-12 
• Kid Artists: True Tales of Childhood From Creative Legends by David Stabler. Ages 9-12 
• Lives of the Artists: Masterpieces, Messes (And What the Neighbors Thought) by Kathleen Krull. Ages 10+ 

 

Books for Adults

• 33 Artists in 3 Acts by Sarah Thornton
• At Home: Talks With Canadian Artists about Place and Practice by Lezli Rubin-Kunda
• Curationism: How Curating Took Over the Art World and Everything Else by David Balzer
• Desire Change: Contemporary Feminist Art in Canada by Heather Davis
• Diversity Counts: Gender, Race and Representation in Canadian Art Galleries by Anne Dymond
• Funny Weather: Art in an Emergency by Olivia Laing
• Make Ink: A Forager's Guide by Jason Logan
• Uncommitted Crimes: The Defiance of the Artistic Imagi/Nation by Tara Atluri
• You Are An Artist: Assignments to Spark Creation by Sarah Urist Green

 

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Ontario Science Centre

Ontario Science Centre | Home to fascinating interactive experiences about science and technology.

Books for Children

• ABCs of Space by Chris Ferrie. Ages 2-5
• Mae Among the Stars by Roda Ahmed. Ages 4-8
• Ada Twist, Scientist by Andrea Beaty. Ages 5-7
• STEAM Team: Simple Science Explained by Lisa Burke. Ages 5-7
• Counting on Katherine by Helaine Becker. Ages 5-9
• Crafty Science: More Than 20 Sensational STEAM Projects for Little Makers to Create at Home by Jane Bull. Ages 5-9
• The Magic School Bus and the Science Fair Expedition by Joanna Cole. Ages 7-10
• An Earthling's Guide to Outer Space: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Black Holes, Dwarf Planets, Aliens, and More by Bob McDonald. Ages 8-14
• A Native American Thought of It: Amazing Inventions and Innovations by Rocky Landon. Ages 9-12
• The Way Things Work by David Macaulay. Ages 10 +
• The Girl who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science by Joyce Sidman. Ages 10+
• The Way Things Work Now: From Levers to Lasers, Windmills to Wi-Fi, a Visual Guide to the World of Machines by David Macaulay. Ages 11+

 

Books for Adults

• 18 Miles: The Epic Drama of Our Atmosphere and its Weather by Christopher Dewdney
• An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth by Chris Hadfield
• Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
• Cosmos: Possible Worlds by Ann Druyan
• The DadLab: 50 Awesome Science Experiments for Parents and Kids by Sergei Urban
• Einstein's Unfinished Revolution: The Search for What Lies Beyond the Quantum by Lee Smolin
• Endure: Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance by Alex Hutchinson
• Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly
• The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
• Inferior: How Science Got Women Wrong and the New Research That's Rewriting the Story by Angela Saini
• Lost Feast: Culinary Extinction and the Future of Food by Lenore Newman
• The Reality Bubble: Blind Spots, Hidden Truths and the Dangerous Illusions that Shape Our World by Ziya Tong
• The Spinning Magnet: The Force That Created the Modern World, and Could Destroy It by Alanna Mitchell
• Superior: The Return of Race Science by Angela Saini

 

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Ripley's Aquarium of Canada

Ripley's Aquarium of Canada | Showcases the beauty and significance of our aquatic world and the animals within it.

Books for Children

• The Sea Knows by Alice B. McGinty. Ages 2-5
• Do You Know About Fish? by Buffy Silverman. Ages 3-6
• Sea Horse: The Shyest Fish in the Sea by Christine Butterworth. Ages 3-6
• Sea Turtles by Gail Gibbons. Ages 4-8
• Sharks: Biggest! Littlest! by Sandra Markle. Ages 5-7
• My Visit to the Aquarium by Aliki. Ages 5-8
• Sharks: What do Great Whites, Hammerheads, and Whale Sharks Get Up to All Day? by Carlee Jackson. Ages 6-8
• Fish by Steve Parker. Ages 7+
• Rays by Kris Hirschmann. Ages 7+
• Earth's Aquarium: Discover 15 Real-Life Water Worlds by Alexander C. Kaufman. Ages 8-12
• Project Seahorse by Pamela S. Turner. Ages 8-12
• Sea Turtles of the World by Doug Perrine. Ages 8-12

 

Books for Adults

• The Ark and Beyond: The Evolution of Zoo and Aquarium Conservation by James Collins, Ben Minteer, etc.
• The Book of Eels: Our Enduring Fascination With the Most Mysterious Creature in the Natural World by Patrik Svensson
• The Deep: The Hidden Wonders of our Oceans and How We Can Protect Them by Alex Rogers
• Fishes of Toronto: A Guide to Their Remarkable World
• Fishes of the Great Lakes Region by Carl L. Hubbs and Karl F. Lagler
• Fishes: The Animal Answer Guide by Gene S. Helfman and Bruce Collette
• National Audubon Society Field Guide to Fishes: North America by Carter Rowell Gilbert
• Our Sea Turtles: A Practical Guide for the Atlantic and Gulf, From Canada to Mexico by Blair E. Witherington
• The Sea Trilogy: Under the Sea-Wind; The Sea Around Us; The Edge of the Sea by Rachel Carson
• Sharks: Ancient Predators in a Modern Sea by Salvador Jorgensen
• Underwater Wild: My Octopus Teacher's Extraordinary World by Craig Foster and Ross Frylinck
• What a Fish Knows: The Inner Lives of Our Underwater Cousins by Jonathan Balcombe

 

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Royal Ontario Museum (ROM)

Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) | Choose from 30 galleries including gems and minerals, Canada's First Peoples, ancient cultures and textiles and fashion.

Books for Children

• This or That? What Will You Choose at the Museum? by Pippa Goodhart. Ages 3-7
• The Museum by Susan Verde. Illustrated by Peter Hamilton. Ages 3-7
• The Day the Ocean Disappeared by Denise Dias, illustrated by Tara Winterhalt (ROM published) Ages 3-7
• My Museum by Joanne Liu. Ages 3-8
• Burton & Isabelle Pipistrelle: Out of the Bat Cave by Denise Dias, illustrated by Tara Winterhalt (ROM published) Ages 4-8
• Blackflies by Robert Munsch, illustrated by Jay Odjick. Ages 4-8 
• This is How We Do It: One Day in the Lives of Seven Kids from Around the World by Matt Lamothe. Ages 4-8
• A Promise is A Promise by Robert Munsch and Michael Kusugak, illustrated by Vladyana Krykorka. Ages 4-8
• Adventures in Asian Art: An Afternoon at the Museum by Sue DiCicco. Ages 4-9
• Many: The Diversity of Life on Earth by Nicola Davies. Ages 5-8
• Coral Reefs by Jason Chin. Ages 5-9
• A Funny Thing Happened at the Museum… by Davide Calì. Illustrated by Benjamin Chaud. Ages 6-9
• Dinosaurs, Dodos and Wooly Mammoths by Dan Gutman. Illustrated by Jim Paillot. Ages 6-10
• Dinosaurs Discovered by Dean R. Lomax. Ages 7-9
• Who Was King Tut? By Roberta Edwards. Ages 8-12
• Digging for Trouble by Linda A. Fairstein. The Devlin Quick Mysteries series. Ages 9-12
• The Case of the Empty Crates by Steven Brezenoff. Museum Mysteries series. Ages 9-12
• The Honour Drum: Sharing the Beauty of Canada’s Indigenous People by Cheryl Bear. Illustrated by Tim Huff. Ages 9+

 

Books for Adults

• Bold Visions: The Architecture of the Royal Ontario Museum by Kelvin Browne 
• Bone Rooms: From Scientific Racism to Human Prehistory in Museums by Samuel J. Redman
• Curatorial Dreams: Critics Imagine Exhibitions by Shelley Butler and Erica T. Lehrer
• The Dinosaur Artist: Obsession, Betrayal and the Quest for Earth's Ultimate Trophy by Paige Williams
• Dinosaurs Rediscovered: The Scientific Revolution in Paleontology by Michael J. Benton
• Every Object Has a Story: Extraordinary Canadians Celebrate the Royal Ontario Museum by the Royal Ontario Museum 
• A History of the World in 100 Objects by Neil MacGregor
• The Invention of Yesterday: A 50,000-Year History of Human Culture, Conflict and Connection by Mir Tamim Ansary
• A Little History of Archaeology by Brian Fagan
• Lives in Ruins: Archaeologists and the Seductive Lure of Human Rubble by Marilyn Johnson
• Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari
• Searching for the Lost Tombs of Egypt by Chris Naunton

 

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Textile Museum of Canada

Textile Museum of Canada | The museum's permanent collection celebrates cultural diversity and includes fabrics, garments, carpets, beadwork and basketry.

Books for Children

• D is for Dress Up: The ABC’s of What We Wear by Maria Carluccio. Ages 3-6
• Felt Button Bead by Catherine Woram. Ages 3-10
• Where Did My Clothes Come From? by Christine Butterworth. Ages 4-7
• Something From Nothing by Phoebe Gilman. Ages 4-8
• 47,000 Beads by Koja Adeyoha. Ages 4-8
• A Pattern for Pepper by Julie Kraulis. Ages 4-8
• How Things Came to Be: Inuit Stories of Creation by Rachel and Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley. Ages 5-10
• Show Way by Jacqueline Woodson. Ages 8-12
• Cloth Lullaby: The Woven Life of Louise Bourgeois by Amy Novesky. Ages 8-12
• Dear Canada: Days of Toil and Tears by Sarah Ellis. Ages 8-12
• Iqbal by Francesco D’Adamo. Ages 9-12
• Killer Style: How Fashion Has Injured, Maimed and Murdered Through History by Serah-Marie McMahon. Ages 10-14

 

Books for Adults

• The Coat Route: Craft, Luxury and Obsession on the Trail of a $50,000 Coat by Meg Noonan
• Empire of Cotton: A Global History by Sven Beckert
• The Lady and the Unicorn by Tracy Chevalier
• Silas Marner by George Eliot
• The Subversive Stitch: Embroidery and the Making of the Feminine by Rozsika Parker
• The Textile Artist's Studio Handbook by Visnja Popovic
• Vanishing Fleece: Adventures in American Wool by Clara Parkes
• The World is a Carpet: Four Seasons in an Afghan Village by Anna Badkhen

 

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Toronto Railway Museum

Toronto Railway Museum | The Toronto Railway Museum presents exhibits, tours, educational programs and presentations that bring Toronto's railway heritage to life.

Books for Children

• Chugga Chugga Choo Choo by Kevin Lewis. Ages 2-5
• Freight Train by Donald Crews. Ages 2-6
• The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper. Ages 2-6
• Sleep Train by Jonathan London. Ages 2-6
• Thomas and Friends: Storytime Collection by W. Awdry. Ages 2-6
• Night Train: A Journey from Dusk to Dawn by Annie Cronin Romano. Ages 3-5
• Go, Train, Go!: A Thomas the Tank Engine Story by W. Awdry. Ages 4-6
• The Way Little Engines Work: How They Run, How They're Fixed, How They're Built by Chris Oxlade.
  Ages 4-7
• Clackety Track: Poems About Trains by Skila Brown. Ages 4-8
• Canadian Railroad Trilogy by Gordon Lightfoot. Ages 4+
• Mayann's Train Ride by Mayann Francis. Ages 5-7
• All Aboard by Sonia Sander. Ages 5-8
• Pete the Cat’s Train Trip by James Dean. Ages 5-8
• Geronimo Stilton: The Fastest Train in the West by Geronimo Stilton. Ages 6-8
• The Big Book of Trains by DK Publishing. Ages 6-10
• Ghost Train by Paul Yee. Ages 7-10
• The Boundless by Kenneth Oppel. Ages 8-12
• The Kids Book of Canada's Railway And How the CPR was Built by Deborah Hodge. Ages 8-12
• The Last Spike in the CPR Ages 8-12
• A Ribbon of Shining Steel: The Railway Diary of Kate Cameron by Julie Lawson. Ages 8-12
• The Toronto Story by Claire Mackay. Ages 10+

 

Books for Adults

• All Aboard Toronto! Railways and the Growth of the City. Virtual exhibit by Toronto Public Library
• Around the World in 80 Trains by Monisha Rajesh
• Canadian Pacific: The Golden Age Of Travel by Barry Lane
• Famous Name Trains: Travelling In Style With The CPR by David Laurence Jones
• Ghosts of Gold Mountain: The Epic Story of the Chinese Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad by Gordon H. Chang
• Iron & Steam: A History Of The Locomotive And Railway Car Builders Of Toronto by Dana Ashdown
• Iron Empires: Robber Barons, Railroads, And The Making Of Modern America by Michael Hiltzik
• The Last Spike: The Great Railway 1881-1885 by Pierre Berton
• Morton : A Cross-Country Rail Journey by David Collier
• My Life With Trains: Memoir Of A Railroader by Jim McClellan
• Narrow Gauge Through The Bush: Ontario's Toronto Grey & Bruce And Toronto & Nipissing Railways by Rod Clarke
• Niagara, St. Catharines & Toronto Railway: A Canadian National Electric Railways Subsidiary by John M. Mills
• Night Trains: The Rise and Fall of the Sleeper by Andrew Martin
• Off the Rails: A Train Trip Through Life by Beppi Severgnini
• They Call Me George: The Untold Story of Black Train Porters and the Birth of Modern Canada by Cecil Foster
• A Thirty Years' War: The Failed Public/Private Partnership That Spurred The Creation Of The Toronto Transit Commission, 1891-1921 by Clifford Ian Kyer

 

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Toronto Zoo

Toronto Zoo | The Toronto Zoo is one of the largest zoos in the world with over 700 acres and more than 5,000 animals representing 450 species.

Books for Children

• 1, 2, 3 to the Zoo: A Counting Book by Eric Carle. Ages 2-6
• Look by Fiona Woodcock. Ages 2-6
• Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What do you Hear? By Bill Martin. Ages 2-6
• Zigzag ZooBorns! Zoo Baby Colors and Patterns by Andrew Bleiman. Ages 2-6
• Good Night, Gorilla by Peggy Rathmann. Ages 3-4
• Hole in the Zoo by Chloë and Mick Inkpen. Ages 4-7
• Zookeepers by Julie Murray. Ages 4-7
• Feeding Time at the Zoo by Sherry Shahan. Ages 4-8
• Z is for Zookeeper: A Zoo Alphabet by Marie Smith. Ages 4-8
• Zoo by Gail Gibbons. Ages 4-8
• Zoo Day by Anne Rockwell. Ages 4-8
• Bridge to the Wild: Behind the Scenes at the Zoo by Caitlin O’Connell. Ages 7-12
• Life at the Zoo: The Secret World of Your Favorite Animals by Michael George. Ages 7+

 

Books for Adults

• Adventures of a Young Naturalist by David Attenborough
• Almost Human: The Story of Julius, the Chimpanzee Caught Between Two Worlds by Alfred Fidjestøl
• Babylon’s Ark: the Incredible Wartime Rescue of the Baghdad Zoo by Lawrence Anthony with Graham Spence
• Fierce Kingdom: A Novel by Gin Phillips
• Mama's Last Hug: Animal Emotions and What They Tell Us About Ourselves by Frans de Waal
• Our Wild Calling: How Connecting with Animals can Transform our Lives - And Save Theirs by Richard Louv
• The Tower, the Zoo and the Tortoise: A Novel by Julia Stuart
• We Bought a Zoo by Benjamin Mee
• The Zookeepers' War: An Incredible True Story of the Cold War by Jan Mohnhaupt
• Zoo Story: Life in the Garden of Captives by Thomas French

 

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