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CDNActive Living: The Miracle Medicine for a Long and Healthy Life
Gordon W. Stewart
Review by Marsha Kaiserman
All ages

 Almost a Lifetime
John McMahon
Review by Neil V. Payne
Grade 9 - 13 / Ages 13 - Adult

 Alphabake: A Cookbook and Cookie Cutter Set
Debora Pearson. Illustrated by Jane Kurisu
Review by Kenneth Field
Grades Daycare - 6 / Ages 3 - 11

 Amy's Promise
Bernice Thurman Hunter
Review by Jennifer Sullivan
Grades 5 - 8 / Ages 10 - 13

 Around the World in Eighteen Plays: Folk Tale scripts for the Classroom
Claire Northrop
Review by Patricia Fry
Grades K-6 / Ages 5-11

CDNAssessment and ESL: On the Yellow Big Road to the Withered of OZ
Barbara Law and Mary Eckes
Review by Gail Lennon
Professional

CDNAtlantic Sea Stories
Edited by John Bell
Review by Joan Payzant
Grades 9 and Up / Ages 14 - Adult

CDNAttack on Montreal
Pierre Berton
Review by Catherine Cox
Grades 6 - 10 / Ages 11 - 14

 Bats about Baseball
Jean Little and Claire MacKay
Review by A. Edwardsson
Grades 2-4 / Ages 7-10

 The Bear-Walker and Other Stories
Basil H. Johnston. Illustrated by David A. Johnson.
Review by Adele Case
Grades 3 - 8 / Ages 7 - 13

 Behind the Story:
The People who Create our Best Children's Books . . .
and How They Do It!
General Editor: Barbara Greenwood
Review By Janie Wilkins
Grades 4 - 10 / Ages 8 - 14 / Professional Reference

 Big Boy
Tololwa M. Mollel. Illustrated by E.B. Lewis
Review by Harriet Zaidman
Grade Preschool - 3 / Ages 4 - 8

 Blackouts to Bright Lights: Canadian War Bride Stories
Edited by Barbara Ladouceur and Phyllis Spence
Review by Grace Shaw
Grade 9 - 13 / Ages 13 - Adult

 Bone Button Borscht
Aubrey Davis
Review by Lorraine Douglas
Preschool - Grade 3 / Ages 3-8

 The Book of Changes
Tim Wynne-Jones
Review by Val Nielsen
Grades 6-9 / Ages 11-14

 Books Alive: Using Literature in the Classroom
Susan Hill
Review by MaryLeah Otto
Elementary Teachers

 Branch of the Talking Teeth
Ishbel Moore
Review by Helen Norrie
Grades 4-7 / Ages 9-12

CDNBreathing Not Required
Michele Martin Bossley
Review by Donna J. Adrian
Grades 4 - 6 / Ages 8 - 11

 Butterflies and Moths
Bobbie Kalman and Tammy Everts
Review by Brenda Partridge
Grades K - 6 / Ages 3 - 12

 Canadian Copyright Law
Lesley Ellen Harris
Review by Neil Campbell
Ages Professional

CDNCanadian Internet Handbook
J.A Carroll and Rick Broadhead
Review by Bob Haxton
Grades 7 and Up / Ages 12 to Adult

CDNCassandra's Driftwood
Budge Wilson. Illustrated by Terry Roscoe.
Review by Jennifer Johnson.
Grades 2 - 4 / Ages 7 - 10

CDNCaves
Neil Morris
Review by Alison Mews
Grades 2 - 4 / Ages 7 - 9

 Chester's Barn
Lindee Climo
Review by Harriet Zaidman
Grades K - 4 / Ages 5 - 10

 The Children of China: An Artist's Journey
Song Nan Zhang
Review by Donna J. Adrian
Grades 7 and Up / Ages 12 and Up

 Christmas with Anne and Other Holiday Stories
L.M. Montgomery. Edited by Rea Wilmshurst
Review by A. Edwardsson
Grades 4 and Up / Ages 8 - Adult

 Clayoquot and Dissent
Essays by Tzeporah Berman, et al
Review by Adele Case
Grades 10 - 13 / Ages 14 - Adult

 The Coastline of Forgetting
Leslie Choyce
Review by Pat Bolger
Grades 9 - 13 / Ages 13 - Adult

CDNConstruct-A-Kit Fort and Playhouse
Philip Poissant and Dede Sinclair. Illustrated by Darrel Bowman.
Review by Sylvia Smith and Evan Thornton
Grades Preschool - 6 / Ages 4 - 11

 Cook and Color
Shelley Zarenda
Review by Anne Edwardsson
Grade 2 - 5 / Ages 6 - 9 (with adult supervision)

 Corking
Judy Ann Sadler
Review by Lorraine Douglas
Grades 3-6 / Ages 7-11

 Criminal acts 1: the Canadian true crime annual
Allan Gould
Review by Neil V. Payne
Grades 9 - 13 / Ages 13 - Adult

CDNDanced In My Brain: A Woman's Story of Addiction and Recovery
Kimberley Mansfield
Review by Grace Shaw
Grades 10 - 13 / Ages 14 - 18

CDNThe Dark Garden
Margaret Buffie
Review by Diane Fitzgerald
Grades 7 - 10 / Ages 12 - 15

CDNThe Day Sun Was Stolen
Jamie Oliviero. Illustrated by Sharon Hitchcock.
Review by Jennifer Johnson
Grades Preschool - 4 / Ages 4 - 8

 The Defenders
Robert Livesay
Review by Dave Jenkinson
Grades 4-8 / Ages 9-13

CDNDepth Markers: Selected Art Writings 1985-1994
James D. Campbell
Review by Grace Shaw
University / Adult

 Don't tell anyone, but -- UFO experiences in Canada
Vicki Cameron
Review by Chris Rutkowski
Grades 10 - 13 / Ages 14 - Adult

 Dragon in the Clouds
Rosemary Nelson
Review by Irene Gordon
Grades 4 - 7 / Ages 9 - 12

 Dragon in the Clouds Study Guide
Rosemary Nelson
Review by Irene Gordon
Grade 4 - 7 / Ages 9 - 12

 Dragons of Steel
John F. Wallace, MC.
Review by J.R. Cordon
Grades 10 - 13 / Ages 14 - Adult

 Dreamers
Mary-Ellen Lang Collura
Review by Elaine Seepish
Grade 10 - 12 / Ages 14 - 18

CDNThe Ecstasy of Resistance: A Biography of George Ryga
James Hoffman
Review by Joanne Peters
Grades 11 and Up / Ages 15 and Up

 8 O'Cluck
Jill Creighton. Illustrated by Pierre-Paul Pariseau
Review by A. Edwardsson
Grades K - 5 / Ages 5 - 9

 Emily Carr's Woo
Constance Horne. Illustrated by Lissa Calvert
Review by A. Edwardsson
Grades 4 - 6 / Ages 8 - 11

 Every Adult's Guide to Talking to Teens
Kathy Paterson.
Review by Harriet Zaidman
Adult / Professional

 Everyday Science: Fun and Easy Projects for Making Practical Things
Shar Levine and Leslie Johnstone
Review by Joan Payzant
Grades 3-7 / Ages 8-12

 The First Time: Volumes I & II
Edited by Charles Montpetit
Review by Kathleen L. Kellett-Betsos
Grade 10 - 13 / Ages 14 - Adult

 In Flanders Fields: The story of the Poem by John McCrae
Linda Granfield
Review by Lorraine Douglas
Grades 4 and Up / Ages 8 to Adult

 Flikka and the Prince Edward Island Mystery
Hazel Birt
Review by Donna J. Adrian
Grades 3 - 8 / Ages 8 - 14

CDNFred's Dream Cat
Marie-danielle Croteau. Illustrated by Bruno St-Aubin.
Translated by Sarah Cummins
Review by Leslie Millar
Grades 3 - 4 / Ages 8 - 10

 The Fog Spinner
Terry Morrison
Review by Lorraine Douglas
Grades 1 - 3 / Ages 5 - 8

 For the Poet Novitiate
The Crafted Poem
Writing Reader-Friendly Poetry
Susan loannou
Review by Liam C. Rodrigues
Grades 10 - 13 / Ages 14 - Adult

 Frankie Zapper and the Disappearing Teacher
Linda Rogers
Review by Harriet Zaidman
Grades 3 - 6 / Ages 8 - 12.

 Franklin Goes to School
Paulette Bourgeois
Review by A. Edwardsson
Preschool - Grade 1 / Ages 3 - 7

CDNGetting It All Together: Curriculum Integration in the Transition Years.
The Metropolitan Toronto School Board
Review by Gail Lennon
Professional: Grades 7 - 10

 Ghosts of the Bay: A Guide to the History of Georgian Bay
Russel Floren and Andrea Gutsche
Review by Tom Chambers
Grades 8 and Up / Ages 12 - Adult

CDNGifts to Make with Crayola Model Magic
Kim Fernandes. Photos by Wally Randall.
Review by Joan Payzant
Grades Primary - 4 / Ages 4 - 10

CDNGod's Little Ships: A History of the Columbia Coast Mission
Michael L. Hadley
Review by John D. Crawford
Grades 10 and Up / Ages 14 - Adult

CDNGoldilocks and the Three Bears
Lilly Barnes. Illustrated by Lindsay Grater.
Review by Carol Carver
Pre-school to kindergarten / Ages 3 - 5

 The Gypsy Princess
Phoebe Gilman
Review by T.S. Causabon
Kindergarten - Grade 3 / Ages 5 - 8

 Handwriting Analysis: An Adventure in Self-Discovery
Peter Dennis
Review by Lorraine Douglas
Grades 9-13 / Ages 13- Adult

 Help Wanted: Wednesdays Only
Peggy Diamond Leavey
Review by Lorraine Douglas
Grades 5-13 / Ages 9- Adult

CDNHer Story II: Women from Canada's Past.
Susan E. Merritt
Review by Catherine Cox
Grades 5 - 10 / Ages 9 - 15

 Hockey Night in Transcona
John Danakas
Review by Lorraine Douglas
Grades 4 - 6 / Ages 8 - 11

CDNHong Kong Rising: The History of a Remarkable Place
Peter Pigott
Review by Irene Gordon
Grades 10 and Up / Ages 16 to Adult

 Hot, Cold, Shy, Cold: Looking at Opposites
Pamela Harris
Review by Lorraine Douglas
Preschool / Ages 2 - 4

CDNHow A Book Is Published
Bobbie Kalman
Review by Jane Robinson
Grades 1 - 6 / Ages 5 - 11

 How Monkeys Make Chocolate: Foods and Medicines from the Rainforests
Adrian Forsyth
Review by Jennifer La Chapelle
Grades 4 - 8 / Ages 8 - 13

 How Much, How Many, How Far, How Heavy, How Long, How Tall is 1000?
Helen Nolan
Review by A. Edwardsson
Grades 1 - 6 / Ages 4 - 10

 How the Pinto Got Her Colour
Kate Buchholz
Review by Kenneth Field
Grades 4 - 6 / Ages 9 - 11

 If We Could See the Air
David Suzuki
Review by Dennis Wood
Grade 2-6 / Ages 7-12

 I Love to Play Hockey
Dale Klassen
Review by Dave Jenkinson
Preschool - Grade 2 / Ages 5-7

 Images of Nature: Canadian Poets and the Group of Seven
Selected by David Booth
Review by Lorraine Douglas
All ages

CDNIroquois Fires: The Six Nations Lyrics and Lore of Dawendine
Bernice Loft Winslow. Illustrated by C.W. Jeffries.
Review by Grace Shaw
All ages

CDNIrving Layton: God's Recording Angel
Francis Mansbridge
Review by Ian Stewart
Grades 11 - 13 / Ages 16 and Up

 It's Elementary! Investigating the Chemical World
Douglas Hayward and Gordon S. Bates. Illustrated by Nyla Sunga.
Review by Harriet Zaidman
Grades 4 - 8 / Ages 10 - 14

 Jacob Two-Two's First Spy Case
Mordecai Richler
Review by Lorraine Douglas
Grade 3 - 5 / Ages 7 - 9

 Journals in the Classroom
Judith Ann Isaacs and Janine S. Brodine
Review by Harriet Zaidman
Grades K - 6 / Ages 4 - 12

 Keepers of Life
Joseph Bruchac and Michael Caduto
Review by Mary Lynn Gagne
Adult --Grades 1-7 / Ages 5-12

 The Kids Canadian Bird Book
Pamela Hackman
Review by Sylvia Smith and Evan Thornton
Grades 1 - 6 / Ages 7 - 11

 A Kid's Guide to the Brain
Sylvia Funston and Jay Ingram. Illustrated by Gary Clement
Review by Bob Piper
Grades 3 and Up / Ages 9 and Up

 Kitchens of the World
Ken MacKenzie-Smith
Review by A. Edwardsson
Grades 10 and Up / Ages 14 - Adult

CDNKotik: The Baby Seal
Angèle Delaunois. Photographs by Fred Bruemmer.
Review by Carol Carver
Grades 3 - 6 / Ages 8 - 11

 The Last Quest of Gilgamesh
Retold and illustrated by Ludmila Zeman
Review by Kenneth Field
Grades 4 - 6 / Ages 9 - 11

 Let's Play: Traditional Games of Childhood
Camilla Gryski
Review by Lorraine Douglas
All Ages

 Little Cats
Bobbie Kalman
Review by Harriet Zaidman
Grades K-4 / Ages 4-10

INTLittle Vampire's Diary
Sonia Holleyman
Review by A. Edwardsson
Grades 3 - 6 / Ages 8 - 10

 Lonely, in a cool sweet way
Maureen McCarthy
Review by Patricia Fry
Grades 10-13 / Ages 15 - Adult

 Luke Baldwin's Vow
Morley Callaghan
Review by Irene Gordon
Grades 4 - 7 / Ages 9 - 12

 Maddie in Danger
Louise Leblanc. Illustrated by Marie-Louise Gay
Translated by Sarah Halifax Cummins from Sophie est en Danger
Review by A. Edwardsson
Grades 3 - 5 / Ages 8 - 10

 The Magic Ear
Laura Langston
Review by Ian McClaren
Grades K - 4 / Ages 4 - 8

 Make Your Own Performing Puppets
Teddy Cameron Long
Review by Lorraine Douglas
Grades 4 & Up / Ages 8 - Adult

 Man-S-Laughter
Ellen Frith
Review by Pat Bolger
Grades 10 and Up / Ages 14 and Up

 Mary Ann Shadd
Rosemary Sadler
Review by Grace Shaw
Grades 10 - 13 / Ages 14 - Adult

 Melanie Bluelake's dream
Betty Dorion
Review by Maryleah Otto
Grades 4 - 7 / Ages 8 - 12

CDNMeyers' Creek
Connie Brummel Crook
Review by Irene Gordon
Grades 6 and Up / Ages 11 to Adult

 Mine for Keeps
Jean Little
Review by Joan Payzant
Grades 10-13 / Ages 14 - Adult

 Mistaken Identity
Norah McClintock
Review by Leslie Millar
Grades 9 - 12 / Ages 14 - 18

 The Moccasin Goalie
Willian Roy Brownridge
Review by Dave Jenkinson
Preschool to Grade 2 / Ages 4 to 8

CDNModems, Megabytes & Me! Telecommunicating Across the Curriculum.
Gary Garfield and Suzanne McDonough
Review by Harriet Zaidman
Teachers: K - 8

CDNMooch Forever
Gilles Gauthier. Illustrated by Pierre-Andre Derome.
Translated by Sarah Cummins.
Review by A. Edwardsson
Grades 2 - 5 / Ages 7 - 10

 Mortimer Mooner Makes Lunch
Frank Edwards
Review by Dave Jenkinson
Preschool - Grade3 / Ages 4-8

 My Homework Is in the Mail!
Becky Citra
Review by Leslie Millar
Grades 2 - 3 / Ages 7 - 9

 The Mystery of the Gold Ring
James Heneghan
Review by Ian McLaren
Grades 4 - 7 / Ages 8 - 11

CDNMystery of the Missing Will
Jeni Mayer
Review by Joanne Robertson
Grades 5 - 8 / Ages 10 -13

CDNNanook and Naoya: The Polar Bear Cubs.
Angele Delaunois. Translated by Mary Shelton. Photographs by Fred Bruemmer.
Review by Jane Robinson
Grades 3 - 6 / Ages 7 - 11

 CDNThe Night Voyagers
Donn Kushner
Review by Ted Monkhouse
Grades 6 - 9 / Ages 11 - 14

CDNNinety Fathoms Down: Canadian Stories of the Great Lakes
Mark Bourrie
Review by Marsha Kaiserman
All ages

 Northern Frights 2
Edited by Donald Hutchion
Review by Michele F. Kallio
Grades 9 - 12 / Ages 14 - 16

 Of Things Not Seen
Don Aker
Review by Dave Jenkinson
Grades 6 - 10 / Ages 11 - 15

 The Old Brown Suitcase: A Teenager's Story of War and Peace
Lillian Boraks-Nemetz
Review by Janie Wilkins
Grades 5 - 10 / Ages 11 - 16

CDNOne, Two, Many
Mark Thurman
Review by Alison Mews
Grades K - 2 / Ages 5 - 7

 One Village, One War: 1914-1945
Douglas How
Review by Neil V. Payne
Grades 10 - 13 / Ages 14 - Adult

CDNPaul Bunyan on the West Coast
Tom Henry
Review by Peter Ross Croskery
Grades 4 and Up / Ages 8 and Up

CDNPaul Kane's Great Nor-West
Diane Eaton and Sheila Urbanek
Review by T.S. Casaubon
Grades 10 - 13 / Ages 14 - Adult

 The Peanut Butter Cookbook for Kids
Ralph, Judy and Ray Gompf
Review by A. Edwardsson
Grades 4 and up / Ages 8 and up

CDNA People Apart
Kathleen Kenna. Photographs by Andrew Stawicki.
Review by Deborah Mervold
Grades 3 to 8 / Ages 8 to 14

 The People of Many Faces: Masks, Myths and Ceremonies of the Iroquois
Alex Mogelon
Review by Adele Case
Grades 10 - 13 / Ages 14 - Adult

CDNPoets in the Classroom
Edited by Betsy Struthers and Sarah Klassen
Review by Catherine Cox
Professional

 Portfolio 10: The Year's Best Editorial Cartoons
Various
Review by Dave Jenkinson
Grades 7-13 / Ages 12 - Adult

 The Primrose Path
Carol Matas
Review by Dave Jenkinson
Grades 6 - 10 / Ages 11 - 15

 Princess Prunella and the Purple Peanut
Margaret Atwood
Review by Leslie Millar
Grades 1 - 3 / Ages 6 - 9

 Proud to Be a Poopini
Dave Sindrey
Review by Jennifer La Chapelle
Grades K - 3 / Ages 4 - 8

 Puzzling on the Rim
Naomi Wakan
Review by Elinor M. Kelly
Grades 4 - 9 / Ages 8 - 14

 RanVan: A Worthy Opponent
Diana Wieler
Review by Elaine Seepish
Grades 7 - 11 / Ages 12 - 16

CDNReading, Writing and Language (Second Edition)
Robert and Marlene McCracken
Review by Gail Lennon
Professional: K - 3

CDNReady, Set, Grow! with the Earth Buddies
Debora Pearson
Review by Peter Ross Croskery
Grades 1 - 5 / Ages 6 to 9

 Really Weird Animals
Tammy Everts and Bobby Kalman
Review by Harriet Zaidman
Grades 1 - 5 / Ages 6 - 10

 Return to Glory: The Leafs From Imlach to Fletcher
Andrew Podnieks
Review by Dave Jenkinson
Grades 10 - Adult / Ages 15 and Up

 Revenge of the Small Small
Jean Little
Review by Joan Payzant
Grades K-3 / Ages 4-8

 Right Turn: How the Tories took Ontario
Christine Blizzard
Review by John Crawford
Grades 10 - University / Ages 14 - Adult

INTRocket Science: 50 Flying, Floating, Flipping, Spinning Gadgets Kids Create Themselves.
Jim Wiese
Review by Lorraine Douglas
Grades 4 - 6 / Ages 8 - 11

 The Root Cellar. 2nd ed.
Janet Lunn. Illustrated by Scott Cameron
Review by John D. Crawford
Grades 3 - 9 / Ages 8 - 14

 The Rosalie Series
Ginette Anfousse
Review by Tracey Keryluk
Grades K - 3 / Ages 5 - 10

 Sadako Teachers' Guide
Naomi Wakan
Review by Elinor M. Kelly
Preschool - Grade 1 / Ages 3 - 7

 Santa Bear's First Christmas
Illustrated by Maggie Kneen
Review by A. Edwardsson
Preschool - Grade 2 / Ages 3 - 6

 Saying Goodbye
Linda Holeman
Review by Helen Norrie
Grades 8-12 / Ages 14-18

 Selina and the Bear Paw Quilt
Barbara Smucker. Illustrated by Janet Wilson
Review by Margaret Ross
Grades K - 3 / Ages 4 - 9

 Share A Tale
Irene Aubrey
Review by Dave Jenkinson
Grades 6-13 / Ages 11 - Adult

 The Ship That Voted No and Other Stories of Ships and the Sea
Tony Keene
Review by Neil V. Payne
Grade 7 - 13 / Ages 12 - Adult

 Silly Science: Strange and Startling Projects to Amaze your Family and Friends
Shar Levine and Leslie Johnstone
Review by Joan Payzant
Grades 3-7 / Ages 8-12

 Simply Ridiculous
Virginia Davis
Review by Brian Rountree
Preschool - Grade 2 / Ages 3 - 7

 Sink or Swim
William Pasnak
Review by Katherine Matthews
Grades 3 - 6 / Ages 8 - 13

 A Sled Dog for Moshi
Jeanne Bushey
Review by Lorraine Douglas
Grades Pre-school - 2 / Ages 4 - 8

 Snow Watch
Cheryl Archer
Review by A. Edwardsson
Grades 3 - 6 / Ages 8 - 11

CDNSointula -- Island Utopia
Paula Wild.
Review by Joan Payzant.
Grades 10 and Up / Ages 15 to Adult.

 Som See and the Magic Elephant
Jamie Oliviero
Review by Lorraine Douglas
Grades 1 - 3 / Ages 5 - 8

 Something Fishy at Macdonald Hall
Gordon Korman
Review by Janie Wilkins
Grades 4 - 8 / Ages 8 - 14

 Spells for Clear Vision
Neile Graham
Review by Liam C. Rodrigues
Grades 11 - 13 / Ages 15 - Adult

 Spud in Winter
Brian Doyle
Review by Elaine Seepish
Grade 6 - 9 / Ages 10 - 13

CDNStarting from Ameliasburgh: The Collected Prose of Al Purdy
Al Purdy. Edited by Sam Solecki.
Review by Joanne Peters
Grades 10 and Up / Ages 14 and Up

 Sticks and Stones
Pierrette Dubé
Review by A. Edwardsson
Grades K - 3 / Ages 5 - 8

CDNThe Stonehook Schooner
Written and illustrated by Judith Christine Mills.
Review by Leslie Millar
Grades 2 - 4 / Ages 7 - 10

 A Stone in My Shoe: Teaching Literacy in Times of Change
Lorri Neilsen
Review by Joanne Peters
Professional

 Street People Speak
Ruth Morris and Colleen Heffren
Review by Kathleen L. Kellett-Betsos
Grades 10 - 13 / Ages 14 - Adult

 Student-Led Conferences
Janet Millar Grant, Barbara Heffler, Kadri Mereweather
Review by Katherine Matthews
Professional

 The Student's Only Survival Guide to Essay Writing
Steve Good and Bill Jensen
Review by Joanne Peters
Grade 12 - College / Adult

CDNSummer of Madness
Marion Crook
Review by Jennifer Johnson
Grades 6 - 10 / Ages 12 - 15

 The Sun
Paulette Bourgeois
Review by Harriet Zaidman
Grades 2 - 5 / Ages 7 - 11

 Tchaikovsky Discovers America
Esther Kalman
Review by T.S. Casaubon
Grades 4-6 / Ages 8- Adult

 Telling Tales on the Rim: Folk Tales from around the Pacific Rim.
Naomi Wakan
Review by Elinor M. Kelly
Grades 4 - 7 / Ages 8 - 12

 Telling Tales on the Rim:Teacher's Guide
Naomi Wakan
Review by Elinor M. Kelly
Grades 4 - 7 / Ages 8 - 12

CDNTen Mondays for Lots of Boxes
Sue Ann Alderson. Illustrated by Caddie T'Kenye.
Review by A. Edwardsson
Preschool - Grade 3 / Ages 4 - 7

 Thora's Island Home
Sylvia Sigurdson
Review by Katherine Matthews
Grades Grades 3 - 6 / Ages 8 - 13

 Tides of Change: Faces of the Northwest Coast
Sheryl McFarlane
Review by Lorraine Douglas
All Ages

 A Time to Choose
Martha Attema
Review by Michele F. Kallio
Grades 7 and Up / Ages 11 and Up

 Toni and the Dandelions
Vivian Hitchman
Review by Brenda Partridge
Grades K - 2 / Ages 4 - 8

 Traveling On into the Light
Martha Brooks
Review by Elaine Seepish
Grades 8 - 13 / Ages 14 - Adult

 Truly Grim Tales
Priscilla Galloway
Review by Harriet Zaidman
Grades 7 - 13 / Ages 12- Adult

 The Twilight Marsh and Other Wilderness Adventures
Todd Lee. Illustrations by Jim Brennan
Review by Harriet Zaidman
Grade 3 - 5 / Ages 8 - 11

 Twin Cities: Alberni-Port Alberni
Jan Peterson
Review by Joan Payzant
Grades 9-13 / Ages 14- Adult

 Two Shores / Deux rives
Thuong Vuong-Riddick
Review by Kathleen L. Kellett-Betsos
Grades 11 - 13 / Ages 15 - Adult

 Under Glass
Grant Buday
Review by Mark Morton
Grades 10-13 / Ages 15- Adult

 The United Nations: Its History and the Canadians Who Shaped It
Desmond Morton
Review by Caroline Thomson
Grades 5 - 9 / Ages 10 - 15

CDNVideo Rivals
Sonia Sarfati. Illustrated by Pierre Durand. Translated by Sarah Cummins.
Review by Leslie Millar
Grades 3 - 4 / Ages 8 - 10

 Wacky Word Games
Margie Golick
Review by Lorraine Douglas
Grades 3 - 4 / Ages 7 - 9

 War
Drama by Dennis Foon
Review by Jennifer Sullivan
Grades 11 and Up / Ages 16 to Adult

 Weet
John Wilson
Review by Caroline Thomson
Grades 5 - 9 / Ages 9 - 14

 Weird Animals
Bobbie Kalman and Tammy Everts
Review by Brian Rountree
Grades K-3 / Ages 5-10

CDNWesakejack and the Bears
Bill Ballantyne. Illustrated by Linda Mullin
Review by Carol Carver
Preschool - Grade 3 / Ages 3 - 8

 Wesakejack and the Flood
Bill Ballantyne. Illustrated by Linda Mullin
Review by Margaret Ross
Grades Pre-school - 6 / Ages 4 - 11

 What Did They Say About Gays?
Allan Gould
Review by Ted Monkhouse
Grade 10 - 13 / Ages 14 - Adult

 What Faust Saw
Written and illustrated by Matt Ottley
Review by Diane Fitzgerald
Preschool - Grade 2 / Ages 2 - 6

CDNWhat'a a Zoo Do?
Jonathan Webb
Review by Jane Robinson
Grades 3 - 6 / Ages 8 - 12

CDNWhiskey and Ice: The Saga of Ben Kerr, Canada's Most Daring Rumrunner.
C.W. Hunt.
Review by Deborah Mervold.
Grades 10 and Up / Ages 14 and Up.

 The White Stone in the Castle Wall
Sheldon Oberman
Review by Dave Jenkinson
Kindergarten to Grade 3 / Ages 5- 8

 Why Were All the Werewolves Men?
Richard Stevenson
Review by Harriet Zaidman
Grades 3-8 / Ages 8-14

 Wild in the City
Jan Thornhill
Review by Harriet Zaidman
Grades K - 3 / Ages 5 - 9

 William Hutt: Masks and Faces
Edited by Keith Garebian
Review by Pat Bolger
Grades 10 - 13 / Ages 14 - Adult

 Wings, Wheels and Sails
Bobbie Kalman
Review by Brenda Partridge
Grades K - 6 / Ages 3 - 12

 Without Shedding of Blood
Kevin James Block
Review by Dave Jenkinson
Grades 10-13 / Ages 15 - Adult

 Woodland Christmas
Frances Tyrrell
Review by Diane Fitzgerald
Grades Preschool - 4 / Ages 4 - 8

CDNThe Working Forest of British Columbia.
Peter Robson, Gerry Butch, and Art Walker.
Review by Peter Croskery
Grades 10 and Up / Ages 14 to Adult

CDNworn thresholds
Julie Berry
Review by Liam C. Rodrigues
Grades 10 and Up / Ages 14 and Up

 Writing a Life: L.M. Montgomery
Mary Rubio and Elizabeth Waterston
Review by Deborah Mervold
Grades 9 and Up / Ages 14 and Up

 You Make the Difference: In Helping Your Child Learn
Ayala Manolson with Barb Ward, and Nancy Doddington
Illustrated by Robin Baird Lewis. Cartoons by Lee Rapp
Review by Maryleah Otto
Professional


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