Index of Book Reviews

Index of Book Reviews

Alphabetical by Title S- Z

A-E F-M N-R

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
The Seasons are Horses.: Bernice Friesen.; Review by Gina Varty.; Grades 8 and up / Ages 13 and up.
Secret Dawn.: Edith Newlin Chase. Illustrated by Yolaine Lefebvre.; Review by Janice Foster.; Preschool-Grade 3 / Ages 4 - 8.
The Secret Wish of Nannerl Mozart.: Barbara Kathleen Nickel. Edited by Rhea Tregebov.; Review by Joan Payzant.; Grades 4 - 7 / Ages 10 - 13.
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
Shark Attacks and Spider Snacks.: Written and Illustrated by Roy Condy.; Review by Leslie Millar.; Grades 3 - 6 / Ages 8 - 12.
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
Silver Threads.: Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch. Illustrated by Michael Martchenko.; Review by Jennifer Johnson.; Grades 1 - 5 / Ages 6 - 11.
Simply Ridiculous: Virginia Davis; Review by Brian Rountree; Preschool - Grade 2 / Ages 3 - 7
Sing Like A Hermit Thrush.: Richard G. Green.; Review by Joan Payzant.; Grades 4 - 9 / Ages 10 - 14.
Sink or Swim: William Pasnak; Review by Katherine Matthews; Grades 3 - 6 / Ages 8 - 13
60 years in East Africa: Life of a Settler1926 to 1986.: Werner Voigt.; Review by Thomas F. Chambers.; Grades 10 and Up / Ages 15 - Adult.
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
Sody Salleratus.: Retold by Aubrey Davis. Illustrated by Alan and Lea Daniel.; Review by Leslie Millar.; Grades preschool - 2 / Ages 3 - 7.
Squares: Shapes in Math, Science and Nature.: Catherine Sheldrick Ross. Illustrated by Bill Slavin.; Review by Gerri Young.; Grades 4 - 9 / Ages 9 - 14.
Sointula -- 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
Songs for Survival.: Compiled by Nikki Siegen-Smith. Illustrated by Bernard Lodge.; Review by Lorraine Douglas.; Grades 4 - 6 / Ages 8 - 11.
So You Love to Draw; Every Kid's Guide to Becoming an Artist.: Michael Seary. Illustrated by Michel Bisson.; Review by Gary Robertson.; Grades 3 - 8 / Ages 8 - 13.
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
Starting 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
Stars.: Eric Walters.; Review by Jennifer Sullivan.; Grades 6 - 9 / Ages 11 - 14.
Steal My Rage: New Native Voices.: Edited by Joel T. Maki.; Review by Gina Varty.; Grades 9 and up / Ages 14 - adult.
Step-by-Step: Easy to Read Recipes with Delicious Results!: Dorothy Elliott.; Review by A. Edwardsson.; Grades 2 and Up / Ages 7 and Up.
Sticks and Stones: Pierrette Dubé; Review by A. Edwardsson; Grades K - 3 / Ages 5 - 8
The 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
Stories - Artists' Workshop series.: Penny King and Clare Roundhill.; Review by Lorraine Douglas.; Grades 2 - 8 / Ages 6 - 14.
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
Summer 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
Ten Mondays for Lots of Boxes: Sue Ann Alderson. Illustrated by Caddie T'Kenye.; Review by A. Edwardsson; Preschool - Grade 3 / Ages 4 - 7
Ten Ways to Tighten Your Prose: A Systematic Approach to Improvement.: Susan Ioannou.; Review by T.S. Causabon.; Grades 10 and Up / Ages 14 to Adult.
Thora's Island Home: Sylvia Sigurdson; Review by Katherine Matthews; Grades Grades 3 - 6 / Ages 8 - 13
Those Tiny Bits of Beans.: John Weier. Illustrated by David Beyer.; Review by Leslie Millar.; Grades 3 - 5 / Ages 8 - 11.
Thru the Smoky End Boards, Canadian Poetry about Sports and Games.: Edited by Kevin Brooks and Sean Brooks.; Review by Rory Runnells.; Grades 10 and up / Ages 16 and up.
Thunder Ice.: Alison Acheson.; Review by Lorraine Douglas.; Grades 4 - 5 / Ages 9 - 11.
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
Time to Eat: Animals Who Hide and Save Their Food.
Little Wonders: Animal Babies and Their Families.: Marilyn Baillie. Illustrated by Romi Caron.; Review by Luella Sumner.; Grades K - 4 / Ages 5 - 9.
Toni and the Dandelions: Vivian Hitchman; Review by Brenda Partridge; Grades K - 2 / Ages 4 - 8
Too Many Suns.: Julie Lawson. Illustrated by Martin Springett.; Review by Diane Fitzgerald.; Grades K - 6 / Ages 5 - 10.
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 Tuesday Cafe.: Don Trembath.; Review by Irene Gordon.; Grades 6 - 9 / Ages 11 - 14.
The TV Book: The Kids Guide to Talking Back.: Shelagh Wallace. Illustrated by Lorraine Tuson and Brian Bean.; Review by Floyd Spracklin.; Grades 9 - 12 / Ages 14 - 17.
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
Two Too Many.: Jo Ellen Bogart.; Review by Leslie Millar.; Grades K - 2 / Ages 5 - 8.
Under Glass: Grant Buday; Review by Mark Morton; Grades 10-13 / Ages 15- Adult
Under NeWest Eyes: Stories from NeWest Review.: Edited by Paul Denham and Gail Youngberg.; Review by Gina Varty.; Grades 10 and up / 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
The Velveteen Rabbit or How Toys Become Real.: Margery Williams. Illustrated by Grahame Baker-Smith.; Review by Harriet Zaidman.; Grades K - 4 / Ages 4 - 10.
Video Rivals: Sonia Sarfati. Illustrated by Pierre Durand. Translated by Sarah Cummins.; Review by Leslie Millar; Grades 3 - 4 / Ages 8 - 10
Views of the Sault.: Heather Ingram. Illustrated by Graham Smith.; Review by Ian Stewart.; Grades 8 - 12 / Age 14 and up.
Vietnam: The Land.: Vietnam: The People.; Vietnam: The Culture.; Bobbie Kalman.; Review by Alison Mews.; Grades 4 - 6 / Ages 9 - 11.
Wacky Word Games: Margie Golick; Review by Lorraine Douglas; Grades 3 - 4 / Ages 7 - 9
Waiting for Filippo: The Life of Renaissance Architect Filippo Brunelleschi.: Michael Bender.; Review by Lorraine Douglas.; Grades 4 and Up / Ages 8 to Adult.
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
Wesakejack 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
Whatever You Do Don't Go Near That Canoe!: Julie Lawson. Illustrated by Werner Zimmerman.; Review by Kenneth Field.; Grades Preschool - Grade 4 / Ages 3 - 9.
What Faust Saw: Written and illustrated by Matt Ottley; Review by Diane Fitzgerald; Preschool - Grade 2 / Ages 2 - 6
What's a Zoo Do?: Jonathan Webb; Review by Jane Robinson; Grades 3 - 6 / Ages 8 - 12
Whiskey 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 Did the Underwear Cross the Road?: Gordon Korman.; Review by Lorraine Douglas.; Grades 4 - 6 / Ages 8 - 11.
Why do Stars Twinkle? and other nighttime questions.: Catherine Ripley. Illustrated by Scot Ritchie.; Review by Jennifer Sullivan.; Grades K - 2 / Ages 4 - 7.
Why Is Soap So Slippery? And Other Bathtime Questions.: Catherine Ripley. Illustrated by Scot Ritchie.; Reviews by A. Edwardsson.; Preschool - Grade 4 / Ages 3 - 9.
Why Were All the Werewolves Men?: Richard Stevenson; Review by Harriet Zaidman; Grades 3-8 / Ages 8-14
Wild Cats - Cougars, Bobcats and Lynx.: Deborah Hodge. Edited by Valerie Wyatt. Illustrated by Nancy Grey Ogle.; Review by Joan Payzant.; Grades preschool - 4 / Ages 4 - 10.
Wild in the City: Jan Thornhill; Review by Harriet Zaidman; Grades K - 3 / Ages 5 - 9
Wild Talk: How Animals Talk to Each Other.: Marilyn Baillie. Illustrated by Romi Caron.; Review by Brenda Partridge.; Grades 3 - 5 / Ages 8 - 12.
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
Winners: Resource-Based Units Cooperatively Planned by Teacher-Librarians and Teachers.: Edited by Linda Knight.; Review by Gail Lennon.; Professional.
The Wise Washerman - A Folktale from Burma.: Deborah Froese. Illustrated by Wang Kui.; Review by Harriet Zaidman.; Grades K - 3 / Ages 5 - 9.
With the Indians in the Rockies.: James Willard Schultz; Review by Alison Mews.; Grades 4 - 6 / Ages 8 - 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
The Working Forest of British Columbia.: Peter Robson, Gerry Butch, and Art Walker.; Review by Peter Croskery; Grades 10 and Up / Ages 14 to Adult
worn 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
Year Zero.: Brian Henderson.; Review by Maryleah Otto.; Grades 11 and Up / Ages 15 - Adult.
You Asked? Over 300 Great Questions and Astounding Answers.: Compiled and Edited by Katherine Farris.; Review by Lorrie Ann Wannamaker.; Grades 2 - 5 / Ages 7 - 12.
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

Index of Book Reviews

Alphabetical by Title

A-E F-M N-R

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