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

CDNAlderson, Sue Ann
Ten Mondays for Lots of Boxes
Review by A. Edwardsson
Preschool - Grade 3 / Ages 4 - 7

Anfousse, Ginette
Review by Tracey Keryluk
Grades K - 3 / Ages 5 - 10

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

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

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

Aubrey, Irene and McDiarmid, Louise
Share a Tale: Canadian Stories to Tell to Children and Young Adults
Review by Dave Jenkinson
Grades 6-13 / Ages 11 and up

CDNBaillie, Marilyn
Time to Eat: Animals Who Hide and Save Their Food.
Little Wonders:Animal Babies and Their Families.
Review by Luella Sumner.
Grades K - 4 / Ages 5 - 9.

CDNBallantyne, Bill
Wesakejack and the Bears
Review by Carol Carver
Preschool - Grade 3 / Ages 3 - 8

Ballantyne, Bill
Wesakejack and the Flood
Review by Margaret Ross
Grades Pre-school - 6 / Ages 4 - 11

CDNBarnes, Lilly
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Review by Carol Carver
Pre-school to kindergarten / Ages 3 - 5

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

CDNBell John ed.
Atlantic Sea Stories
Review by Joan Payzant
Grades 9 and Up / Ages 14 - Adult

INTBender, Michael
Waiting for Filippo: The Life of Renaissance Architect Filippo Brunelleschi.
Review by Lorraine Douglas.
Grades 4 and Up / Ages 8 to Adult.

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

CDNBerry, Julie
worn thresholds
Review by Liam C. Rodrigues
Grades 10 and Up / Ages 14 and Up

CDNBerton, Pierre
Attack on Montreal
Review by Catherine Cox
Grades 6 - 10 / Ages 11 - 14

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

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

Block, Kevin James
Without Shedding of Blood
Review by Dave Jenkinson
Grades 10 and up/ Ages 15 and up

CDN Bogart, Jo Ellen.
Two Too Many.
Review by Leslie Millar.
Grades K - 2 / Ages 5 - 8.

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

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

CDNBossley, Michele Martin
Breathing Not Required.
Review by Donna J. Adrian
Grades 4 - 6 / Ages 8 - 11

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

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

CDNBourrie, Mark
Ninety Fathoms Down: Canadian Stories of the Great Lakes
Review by Marsha Kaiserman
All ages

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

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

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

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

Bruchac, Joseph and Caduto, Michael J.
Keepers of Life: Discovering Plants through Native Stories and Earth Activities for Children
Review by MaryLynn Gagne
Adult -- Grades 1 - 7 / Ages 5 - 12.

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

Buday, Grant
Under Glass
Review by Mark Morton
Grades 10-13 / Ages 15 and up

CDNBuffie, Margaret
The Dark Garden
Review by Diane Fitzgerald
Grades 7 - 10 / Ages 12 - 15

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

CDNButch, Gerry; Robson, Peter; and Walker, Art
The Working Forest of British Columbia
Review by Peter Croskery
Grades 10 and Up / Ages 14 to Adult

Caduto, Michael J. and Bruchac, Joseph
Keepers of Life: Discovering Plants through Native Stories and Earth Activities for Children
Review by MaryLynn Gagne
Adult -- Grades 1 - 7 / Ages 5 - 12.

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

CDN Cameron, Jim.
Good for What Ails You:
Self-help Remedies from 19th Century Canada.
Review by Bob Haxton.
Grades 8 and Up / Ages 14 to Adult.

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

CDNCampbell, James
Depth Markers: Selected Art Writings 1985-1994.
Review by Grace Shaw
University / Adult

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

CDNCarver, Peter, editor
Notes Across the Aisle.
Review by Grace Shaw.
Grades 9 and Up / Ages 13 - 18.

CDNChase, Edith Newlin
Secret Dawn.
Review by Janice Foster.
Preschool-Grade 3 / Ages 4 - 8.

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

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

CDNBompa, Tudor O.
Power Training for Sport
Review by William F. Benson.
Professional (coaches)

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

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

CDN Condy, Roy.
Shark Attacks & Spider Snacks.
Review by Leslie Millar.
Grades 3 - 6 / Ages 8 - 12.

Creighton, Jill
8 O'Cluck
Review by A. Edwardsson
Grades K - 5 / Ages 5 - 9

CDNCrook, Connie Brummel
Meyers' Creek
Review by Irene Gordon
Grades 6 and Up / Ages 11 to Adult

CDNCrook, Marion
Summer of Madness
Review by Jennifer Johnson
Grades 6 - 10 / Ages 12 - 15

CDNCroteau, Marie-danielle
Fred's Dream Cat
Translated by Sarah Cummins
Review by Leslie Millar
Grades 3 - 4 / Ages 8 - 10

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

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

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

CDNDelaunois, Angèle
Kotik: The Baby Seal
Review by Carol Carver
Grades 3 - 6 / Ages 8 - 11

CDNDelaunois, Angèle
Nanook and Naoya: The Polar Bear Cubs
Review by Jane Robinson
Grades 3 - 6 / Ages 7 - 11

Dennis, Peter
Handwriting Analysis: An Adventure in Self-Discovery
Review by Lorraine Douglas
Grades 9 - 13 / Ages 14 - Adult

Doddington, Nancy with Ward, Barb and Manolson, Ayala
You Make the Difference: In Helping Your Child Learn
Review by Maryleah Otto
Professional

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

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

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

CDNEaton, Diana and Urbanek, Sheila
Paul Kane's Great Nor-West
Review by T.S. Casaubon
Grades 10 - 13 / Ages 14 - Adult

CDNEckes, Mary and Law, Barbara
Assessment and ESL: On the Yellow Big Road to the Withered of OZ.
Review by Gail Lennon
Professional

CDN Edwards, Frank B
Mortimer Mooner Makes Lunch
Review by Dave Jenkinson
Preschool to Grade 3 / Ages 4 to 8

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

Everts, Tammy and Kalman, Bobbie
Little Cats
Review by Harriet Zaidman
Grades K-4 / Ages 4-10

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

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

CDNFernandes, Kim
Gifts to Make with Crayola Model Magic
Review by Joan Payzant
Grades Primary - 4 / Ages 4 - 10

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

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

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

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

CDNFrench, Diana
The Road Runs West: A Century Along the Bella Coola/Chilcootin Road.
Review by Bob Haxton.
Grades 8 and Up / Ages 14 to Adult.

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

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

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

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

CDNGauthier, Gilles
Mooch Forever
Review by A. Edwardsson.
Grades 2 - 5 / Ages 7 - 10.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Hartman, Geraldine
A Year of Crafts for Children and Adults
Review by Lorraine Douglas
Adult Level

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

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

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

INTHelman, Andrea
O Is for Orca: A Pacific Northwest Alphabet Book.
Review by Carol Carver.
Preschool - Grade 3 / Ages 3 - 8.

CDNHenderson, Brian.
Year Zero.
Review by Maryleah Otto.
Grades 11 and Up / Ages 15 - Adult.

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

CDNHenry, Tom
Paul Bunyan on the West Coast
Review by Peter Ross Croskery
Grades 4 and Up / Ages 8 and Up

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

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

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

Holeman, Linda
Saying Goodbye
Review by Helen Norrie
Grades 8-12 / Ages 9-12

INTHolleyman, Sonia
Little Vampire's Diary.
Review by A. Edwardsson.
Grades 3 - 6 / Ages 8 - 10.

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

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

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

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

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

Ioannou, Susan
Review by Liam C. Rodrigues
Grades 10 - 13 / Ages 14 - Adult

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

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

CDNIto, Sally.
Frogs in the Rain Barrel.
Review by William F. Benson.
Grades 10 and Up / Ages 14 to Adult.

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

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

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

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

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

CDNKalman, Bobbie
How A Book Is Published
Review by Jane Robinson
Grades 1 - 6 / Ages 5 - 11

Kalman, Bobbie and Everts, Tammy
Little Cats
Review by Harriet Zaidman
Grades K-4 / Ages 4-10

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

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

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

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

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

CDNKenna, Kathleen
A People Apart
Review by Deborah Mervold
Grades 3 to 8 / Ages 8 to 13

CDNKirsh, Sharon
Fitting In.
Review by Sara Brodie.
Grades 6 - / Ages 11 - 14.

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

CDNKlassen, Sarah and Struthers, Betsy
Poets in the Classroom
Review by Catherine Cox
Professional

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

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

CDNKorman, Gordon
Why Did the Underwear Cross the Road?
Review by Lorraine Douglas.
Grades 4 - 6 / Ages 8 - 11.

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

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

CDNLangston, Laura
The Magic Ear
Review by Ian McClaren.
Grades K - 4 / Ages 4 - 8

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

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

Leavey, Peggy Dymond
Help Wanted: Wednesdays Only
Review by Lorraine Douglas
Grades 5 - 13 / Ages 10 - 18

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

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

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

Little, Jean
Mine for Keeps
Review by Joan Payzant
Grades 3 - 6 / Ages 8 -12

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

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

Livesey, Robert
The Defenders (Part of the Discovering Canada series.)
Review by Dave Jenkinson
Grades 4-8/ Ages 9-13

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

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

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

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

CDNManolson, Ayala with Ward, Barb and Doddington, Nancy
You Make the Difference: In Helping Your Child Learn
Review by Maryleah Otto
Professional

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

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

CDNMassey, Don and Shields, Patricia
Canada: Its Land and People.
Review by Michel F. Kallio.
Grades 4 - 6 / Ages 8 - 11.

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

CDNMayer, Jeni
Mystery of the Missing Will
Review by Joanne Robertson.
Grades 5 - 8 / Ages 10 -13.

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

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

CDNMcCracken, Robert and Marleen
Reading, Writing and Language (Second Edition)
Review by Gail Lennon
Professional: K - 3

McDiarmid, Louise, and Aubrey, Irene
Share a Tale: Canadian Stories to Tell to Children and Young Adults
Review by Dave Jenkinson
Grades 6-13 / Ages 11and up

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

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

CDNMcLellan, Joe.
Nanabosho and the Woodpecker.
Review by Lorraine Douglas.
Grades K - 3 / Ages 4 - 8.

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

CDNMcNicholl, Sylvia
The Big Race!
Review by A. Edwardsson.
Grades 2 - 4 / Ages 7 - 9.

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

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

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

CDNMills, Judith Christine
The Stonehook Schooner
Review by Leslie Millar
Grades 2 - 4 / Ages 7 - 10

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

Mollel, Totolwa
Big Boy
Review by Harriet Zaidman
Grade Preschool - 3 / Ages 4 - 8

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

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

CDNMorris, Neil
Caves
Review by Alison Mews
Grades 2 - 4 / Ages 7 - 9

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

CDNOliviero, Jamie
The Day Sun Was Stolen
Review by Jennifer Johnson
Grades Preschool - 4 / Ages 4 - 8

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

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

CDN Owens, Yvonne.
The Cup of Mari Anu.
Review by Maryleah Otto.
Grades 4 - 7 / Ages 9 - 12.
Review by Maryleah Otto.

CDNPadgett, Jan
The Reluctant Deckhand.
Review by Leslie Millar.
Grades 5 - 6 / Ages 10 - 12.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

CDNPoissant, Philip and Sinclair, Dede
Construct-A-Kit Fort and Playhouse
Review by Sylvia Smith and Evan Thornton
Grades Preschool - 6 / Ages 4 - 11

CDNPurdy, Al
Starting from Ameliasburgh: The Collected Prose of Al Purdy
Review by Joanne Peters
Grades 10 and Up / Ages 14 and Up

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

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

CDNRobson, Peter; Butch, Gerry; and Walker, Art
The Working Forest of British Columbia
Review by Peter Croskery
Grades 10 and Up / Ages 14 to Adult

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

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

Sadler, Judy Ann
Corking
Review by Lorraine Douglas
Grades 3 - 6 / Ages 8 - 11

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

CDNSarfati, Sonia
Video Rivals
Review by Leslie Millar
Grades 3 - 4 / Ages 8 - 10

CDNSchrader, Alvin
Fear of Words: Censorship and the Public Libraries of Canada.
Review by Maryleah Otto.
Professional / Post-Secondary.

CDNSchultz, James Willard
With the Indians in the Rockies.
Review by Alison Mews.
Grades 4 - 6 / Ages 8 - 12.

CDNShields, Patricia and Massey, Don
Canada: Its Land and People.
Review by Michel F. Kallio.
Grades 4 - 6 / Ages 8 - 11.

CDN Siegen-Smith, Nikki (Compiler).
Songs for Survival.
Review by Lorraine Douglas.
Grades 4 - 6 / Ages 8 - 11.

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

CDNSinclair, Dede and Poissant, Philip
Construct-A-Kit Fort and Playhouse
Review by Sylvia Smith and Evan Thornton
Grades Preschool - 6 / Ages 4 - 11

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

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

CDNSolecki, Sam
Starting from Ameliasburgh: The Collected Prose of Al Purdy
Review by Joanne Peters
Grades 10 and Up / Ages 14 and Up

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

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

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

CDNStruthers, Betsy and Klassen, Sarah
Poets in the Classroom
Review by Catherine Cox
Professional

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

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

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

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

CDNUrbanek, Sheila and Eaton, Diana
Paul Kane's Great Nor-West
Review by T.S. Casaubon
Grades 10 - 13 / Ages 14 - Adult

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

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

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

Wakan, Naomi
Telling Tales on the Rim
Review by Elinor M. Kelly
Grades 4 - 7 / Ages 8 - 12

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

CDNWalker, Art; Robson, Peter; and Butch, Gerry;
The Working Forest of British Columbia
Review by Peter Croskery
Grades 10 and Up / Ages 14 to Adult

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

Ward, Barb with Manolson, Ayala and Doddington, Nancy
You Make the Difference: In Helping Your Child Learn
Review by Maryleah Otto
Professional

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

CDNWebb, Jonathan
What'a a Zoo Do?
Review by Jane Robinson
Grades 3 - 6 / Ages 8 - 12

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

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

CDNWild, Paula
Sointula -- Island Utopia
Review by Joan Payzant
Grades 10 and Up / Ages 15 to Adult

CDNWilson, Budge
Cassandra's Driftwood
Review by Jennifer Johnson
Grades 2 - 4 / Ages 7 - 10

CDN Wilson, Don
Weet
Review by Caroline Thomson
Grades 5 - 9 / Ages 9 - 14

CDNWinslow, Bernice Loft
Iroquois Fires: The Six Nations Lyrics and Lore of Dawendine
Review by Grace Shaw
All ages

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

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

Zeman, Ludmilla
The Last Quest of Gilgamesh
Review by Kenneth Field
Grades 4 - 6 / Ages 9 - 11

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

Compilations

Portfoolio 10: The Year"s Best Canadian Editorial Cartoons
Review by Dave Jenkinson
Grades 7 and up / Ages 12 and up

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