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B rrrrrr, it's cold outside! Which means it's time to curl up and read together. Here are some great picture books to read with kids: Snow by Uri Shulevitz : This is a beautiful picture book for any child waiting for snow .

Books Plus runs in The Tri-City News each Friday to highlight programs and happenings in the Tri-Cities' three libraries: Coquitlam Public Library, Port Moody Public Library and Terry Fox Library in Port Coquitlam.

L ast week, I was invited on an annual tour of regional greenhouse operations growing poinsettias. Seeing some of the millions of poinsettias grown in B.C.

R ecently, the Iran Vital Statistics Agency announced that 400,000 Iranians are living in Canada. A large percentage of these people have settled in the Lower Mainland. Some will likely be your neighbours.

A s the city of Coquitlam plans it 125th birthday celebrations for 2016, now is a good time to look back at previous centennial projects.

S everal years ago, the Burke Mountain Naturalists joined with other groups to oppose a so-called run-of-river electricity project for most of the wild salmon streams in the Upper Pitt River Valley.

D ormant spraying is one of the most important winter tasks to keep most of our deciduous trees and shrubs clean.

D o you remember the first book that turned you on to reading? What was the second one? While in your teens what did you love to read? Think about your first real adult book.

T here are plenty of exciting adventure books for young boys but it can be hard to find appealing novels of that genre for the primary age group that feature strong female protagonists.

P umpkins are often a child's first introduction to horticulture and from their early history in the Americas to their future in space gardening research, they deserve a little more credit than just being a jack-o'-lantern.