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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
- Said the River.
- Liz Zetlin. Drawings by Janis Hoogstraten.
- Review by Jo-Anne Mary Benson.
- Grades 11 and up / Ages 16 and up.
- A Salmon for Simon.
- Betty Waterton. Illustrated by Ann Blades.
- Review by Sharon McCue.
- Grades preschool - 2 / Ages 3 - 7.
- Santa Bear's First Christmas
- Illustrated by Maggie Kneen
- Review by A. Edwardsson
- Preschool - Grade 2 / Ages 3 - 6
- Sarah and the People of Sand River.
- Bill Valgardson. Illustrated by Ian Wallace.
- Review by Michele F. Kallio.
- Grades K - 4 / Ages 5 - 9.
- Saying Goodbye
- Linda Holeman
- Review by Helen Norrie
- Grades 8-12 / Ages 14-18
- Scary Science.
- Sylvia Funston. Illustrated by Dusan Petricic.
- Review by Brenda Partridge.
- Grades 2 - 8 / Ages 7 - 13.
- Science Lessons.
- W. H. New.
- Review by Deborah Mervold.
- Grades 11 and up / Ages 16 and up.
- searching for the nude in the landscape.
- Byrna Barclay.
- Review by Deborah Mervold.
- Adult.
- 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 of Sentinel Rock.
- Judith Silverthorne.
- Review by Deborah Mervold.
- Grades 3 - 7 / Ages 8 - 12.
- The Secret Under the Whirlpool.
- Elaine Breault Hammond.
- Review by Irene Gordon.
- Grades 5 - 8 / Ages 10 - 13.
- The Secret Wish of Nannerl Mozart.
- Barbara Kathleen Nickel. Edited by Rhea Tregebov.
- Review by Joan Payzant.
- Grades 4 - 7 / Ages 10 - 13.
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- A Seed Grows: My First Look at a Plant's Life
Cycle.
- Pamela Hickman. Illustrated by Heather Collins.
- Review by Leslie Millar.
- Grades preschool - 3 / Ages 3 - 9.
- Selina and the Bear Paw Quilt
- Barbara Smucker. Illustrated by Janet Wilson
- Review by Margaret Ross
- Grades K - 3 / Ages 4 - 9
- Selkie.
- Anne Cameron.
- Review by Joan Payzant.
- Adult.
- 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.
- Silverwing.
- Kenneth Oppel.
- Review by Dave Jenkinson.
- Grade 3 - 7 / Ages 8 - 12.
- Simon Finds a Treasure.
- Gilles Tibo. Illustrated by Gilles Tibo.
- Review by Sharon McCue.
- Grades K - 3 / Ages 5 - 8.
- Simple Machines.
- Deborah Hodge. Photographs by Ray Boudreau.
- Review by Gerri Young.
- Grades K - 4 / Ages 5 - 9.
- 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
- The song of Moses and other poems.
- Seymour Mayne. Illustrated by Sharon Katz.
- Review by Brian Rountree.
- Grades 7 and up / Ages 12 to adult.
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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.
- Spanish Missions.
- Bobbie Kalman and Greg Nickles.
- Review by lan Stewart.
- Grades: 4 - 6 / Ages 8 - 11.
- Spells for Clear Vision
- Neile Graham
- Review by Liam C. Rodrigues
- Grades 11 - 13 / Ages 15 - Adult
- Spruce Woods Adventure.
- Donna Firby Gamache.
- Review by Luella Sumner.
- Grades 4 - 7 / Ages 9 - 12.
- 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.
- Steel Drums And Ice Skates.
- Dirk McLean. Illustrated by Ho Che Anderson.
- Review by Naomi Gerrard.
- Grades 1 - 4 / Ages 6 - 9.
- 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.
- The Story of Canada.
- Janet Lunn, Christopher Moore and Alan Daniel.
- Review by Caroline Thomson.
- Grades 6 - 8 / Ages 11 - 13.
- 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
- Take My Words: A Wordaholics Guide to the English Language.
- Howard Richler.
- Review by Mark Morton.
- Grades 8 and up / Ages 13 and up.
- Takes.
- Edited by R.P. MacIntyre.
- Review by Rory Runnells.
- Grade 10 and up / Ages 15 and up.
- Tangram.
- Discovery Box Series
- Review by Harriet Zaidman.
- Grades 6 and up / Ages 11 and up.
- Tchaikovsky Discovers America
- Esther Kalman
- Review by T.S. Casaubon
- Grades 4-6 / Ages 8- Adult
- The Teacher's Complete & Easy Guide to the
Internet.
- Ann Heide and Linda Stilborne.
- Review by Janice Foster.
- Teachers K - 12.
- 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.
- They've Escaped Out of His Mind!
- Roger Davenport. Pictures by John W. Taylor.
- Review by Jennifer Johnson.
- Grades 5 - 8 / Ages 10 and up.
- 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.
- Through A Canadian Periscope.
- Julie J. Ferguson.
- Review by Ian Stewart.
- Grades 11 and up / Ages 16 and up.
- Through Footless Halls of Air: The Stories of a Few of the Many Who Failed to Return.
- Floyd Williston.
- Review by Thomas F. Chambers.
- Grades 12 and up / Ages 17 and up.
- 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.
- Toots and the Upside Down House.
- Carol Hughes. Illustrated by J. Garett Sheldrew, Richard Moore, Anthony
Stacchi, John Stevenson.
- Review by Donna Doyle.
- Grades 1 - 4 / Ages 6 - 9.
- 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.
- Uncle Ronald.
- Brian Doyle.
- Review by Irene Gordon.
- Grades 4 - 8 / Ages 9 - 13.
- 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.
- The Victorian Home.
- Bobbie Kalman. Illustrated by Barbara Bedell.
- Review by Gary Robertson.
- Grades 2 - 8 / Ages 7 - 13.
- 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.
- Une Ville imaginaire.
- Jacques Savoie. Illustrated by Geneviève Côté.
- Review by Kathleen L. Kellett-Betsos.
- Grades 3 - 7 / Ages 8 - 12.
- 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
- Water Fight!
- Michele Martin Bossley.
- Review by Deborah Mervold.
- Grades 3 - 6 / Ages 8 - 11.
- A way with horses.
- Peter McPhee.
- Review by Luella Sumner.
- Grades 4 - 7 / Ages 9 - 12.
- We Are All Related: A Celebration of Our
Cultural Heritage.
- Art and Quotations by Students of G.T. Cunningham Elementary School.
- Forward by George Littlechild.
- Review by Sharon McCue.
- Grades 3 - 8 / Ages 7 - 14.
- The Weather of Hangmen.
- Sylvia Adams.
- Review by Deborah Mervold.
- Grades 11 and up / Ages 16 and up.
- 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
- Whales - Killer Whales, Blue Whales and More.
- Deborah Hodge. Illustrated by Pat Stephens.
- Review by Harriet Zaidman.
- Grades K - 5 Ages 5 - 10.
- 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.
- White Linen Remembered.
- Marya Fiamengo.
- Review by Deborah Mervold.
- Adult.
- The White Stone in the Castle Wall
- Sheldon Oberman
- Review by Dave Jenkinson
- Kindergarten to Grade 3 / Ages 5- 8
- Who Took Henry and Mr. Z?
- Dave Glaze.
- Review by Jennifer Johnson.
- Grades 2 - 5 / Ages 7 - 10.
- 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 Dogs - Wolves, Coyotes and Foxes.
- Deborah Hodge. Illustrated by Pat Stephens.
- Review by Harriet Zaidman.
- Grades K - 5 Ages 5 - 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
- Willow Wind Blows No Evil.
- Jamie D. Kucey.
- Review by Katheryn Broughton.
- Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up.
- Wind Shifter.
- Linda Smith.
- Review by Jo-Anne Mary Benson.
- Grades 6 and up / Ages 11 and up.
- The Wind Wagon.
- Celia Barker Lottridge. Illustrated by David Clifford.
- Review by Janice Foster.
- Grades 2 - 4 / Ages 7 - 9.
- 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
- Word of Mouth.
- M.A.C. Farrant.
- Review by Katheryn Broughton.
- Grades 9 and up / Ages 14 and up.
- 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
- Would you love me?
- Andrea Wayne von Königslöw.
- Review by Frances Miskolci.
- Grade preschool to 1 / Ages 3 - 6.
- Writing a Life: L.M. Montgomery
- Mary Rubio and Elizabeth Waterston
- Review by Deborah Mervold
- Grades 9 and Up / Ages 14 and Up
- Yancy & Bear.
- Hazel Hutchins. Illustrated by Ruth Ohi.
- Review by Janice Foster.
- Grades Preschool - 1 / Ages 3 - 6.
- 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
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