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Index of Book Reviews

Alphabetical by Author F - J

A-E K-O P-T U-Z

cdnFarrant, M. A. C.
Word of Mouth.
Review by Katheryn Broughton.
Grades 9 and up / Ages 14 and up.

cdnFarris, Katherine
You Asked? Over 300 Great Questions and Astounding Answers.
Review by Lorrie Ann Wannamaker.
Grades 2 - 5 / Ages 7 - 12.

cdnFerguson, Julie.
Through A Canadian Periscope.
Review by Ian Stewart.
Grades 11 and up / Ages 16 and up.

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

cdnFiamengo, Marya.
White Linen Remembered.
Review by Deborah Mervold.
Adult.

cdnFisher, Nikki.
Burning Ambition.
Review by Donna Doyle.
Grades 10 - 12 / Ages 15 and up.

cdnFleetwood-Morrow, Jane and Heard, Catherine.
Paper Fabric Book and Fun Kit.
Fabulous Doll Fashions.
Review by Harriet Zaidman.
Grades 2 - 7 / Ages 7 - 12.

cdnFleetwood-Morrow, Jane and Shoub, Jaclyn.
Paper Fabric Book and Fun Kit
Fantastic Jewels.
Review by Harriet Zaidman.
Grades 2 - 7 / Ages 7 - 12.

 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

intFox-Davies, Sarah.
Little Caribou.
Review by Naomi Gerrard.
Grades Preschool - 3 / Ages 3 - 8.

 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.

cdnFriesen, Bernice.
The Seasons are Horses.
Review by Gina Varty.
Grades 8 and up / Ages 13 and up.

cdnFroese, Deborah.
The Wise Washerman - A Folktale from Burma.
Review by Harriet Zaidman.
Grades K - 3 / Ages 5 - 9.

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

cdnFunston, Sylvia.
Scary Science.
Review by Brenda Partridge.
Grades 2 - 8 / Ages 7 - 13.

cdnGal, Laszlo.
Merlin's Castle.
Review by Jo-Anne Mary Benson.
Grades K - 6 / Ages 5 - 11.

cdnGamache, Donna Firby.
Spruce Woods Adventure.
Grades 4 - 7 / Ages 9 - 12.

 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 and Me! Telecommunicating Across the Curriculum
Review by Harriet Zaidman
Teachers: K - 8

cdnGauthier, Gilles.
Good For You, Mikey Mite!
Review by Joan Payzant.
Grades 4 - 7 / Ages 9 - 12.

cdnGauthier, Gilles.
Le Gros Cadeau du petit Marcus.
Review by Kathleen Kellett-Betsos.
Grades 6 - 8 / Ages 11 - 13.

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

cdnGilmore, Rachna.
A Friend Like Zilla.
Review by Deborah Mervold.
Grades 4 - 6 / Ages 9 - 11.

CDNGilmour, Don
The Fabulous Song
Review by Diane Fitzgerald.
Grades K - 5 / Ages 5 - 10.

cdnGirard, Suzanne and Willing, Kathlene R.
Partnerships For Classroom Learning.
Review by Brenda Partridge.
Professional Grades 1 - 8.

cdnGlaze, Dave.
Who Took Henry and Mr. Z?
Review by Jennifer Johnson.
Grades 2 - 5 / Ages 7 - 10.

cdnGodfrey, Martyn.
Baseball crazy.
Review by Luella Sumner.
Grades 4 - 7 / Ages 9 - 12.

cdnGodfrey, Martin,
Do You Want Fries With That?
Review by Harriet Zaidman.
Grades 4 - 6 / Ages 9 - 12.

cdnGoldman, E. M.
Money to Burn.
Review by Helen Norrie.
Grades 5 - 9 / Ages 10 - 14.

 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

intGourley, Catherine.
Beryl Markham: Never Turn Back.
Review by Grace Shaw.
Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up.

 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

cdnGregory, Nan.
How Smudge Came.
Review by Leslie Millar.
Grades K - 3 / Ages 5 - 8.

cdnGreen, Lowell.
Death in October.
Review by Floyd Spracklin.
Grade 12 and up / Age Adult.

cdnGreen, Richard S.
Sing Like A Hermit Thrush.
Review by Joan Payzant.
Grades 4 - 9 / Ages 10 - 14.

 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

cdnGugler, Laurel Dee.
Muddle Cuddle.
Review by Donalee Moulton.
Grades preschool - 3 / Ages 3 - 8.

 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

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

cdnHamilton, William B.
Place Names of Atlantic Canada.
Review by Joan Payzant.
Grades 6 and up / Ages 11 and up.

cdnHammond, Elaine Breault.
The Secret Under the Whirlpool.
Review by Irene Gordon.
Grades 5 - 8 / Ages 10 - 13.

IntHancock, Lyn
Nunavut.
Review by Brian Rountree.
Grades 4 - 8 / Ages 10 - 14.

 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

cdnHeard, Catherine and Fleetwood-Morrow, Jane.
Paper Fabric Book and Fun Kit.
Fabulous Doll Fashions.
Review by Harriet Zaidman.
Grades 2 - 7 / Ages 7 - 12.

 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

cdnHeidbreder, Robert.
Eenie Meenie Manitoba Playful Poems and Rollicking Rhymes.
Review by Deborah Mervold.
All ages.

cdnHeide, Ann and Stillborne, Linda.
The Teacher's Complete & Easy Guide to the Internet.
Review by Janice Foster.
Teachers K - 12.

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.
The Ideal Dog and Other Delusions.
Review by Joan Payzant.
Adult.

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

cdn Hickman, Pamela.
Hungry Animals: My First Look at a Food Chain.
Review by Leslie Millar.
Grades preschool - 3 / Ages 3 - 9.

CDNHickman, Pamela
The Kids Canadian Bug Book.
The Kids Canadian Plant Book.
Review by Luella Sumner.
Grades 2 - 5 / Ages 7 - 11.

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

cdnHickman, Pamela
The Night Book: Exploring Nature after Dark with Activities, Experiments and Information.
Review by Gerri Young.
Grades 2 - 6 / Ages 7 - 12.

cdn Hickman, Pamela.
A New Butterfly: My First Look at Metamorphosis.
Review by Leslie Millar.
Grades preschool - 3 / Ages 3 - 9.

cdn
Hickman, Pamela.
A Seed Grows: My First Look at a Plant's Life Cycle.
Review by Leslie Millar.
Grades preschool - 3 / Ages 3 - 9.

cdnHildebrandt, Walter.
Brooks: Coming Home.
Review by Ian Stewart.
Grade 10 and up / Ages 15 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

CDNHnatyshyn, Gerda
Rideau Hall: Canada's Living Heritage.
Review by Thomas F. Chambers.
Grades 9 and Up / Ages 14 - Adult.

cdnHodge, Deborah
Bears: Polar Bears, Black Bears and Grizzly Bears.
Review by Brenda Partridge.
Grades K - 6 / Ages 4 - 12.

cdnHodge, Deborah.
Simple Machines.
Review by Gerri Young.
Grades K - 4 / Ages 5 - 9.

cdnHodge, Deborah.
Whales - Killer Whales, Blue Whales and More.
Review by Harriet Zaidman.
Grades K - 5 Ages 5 - 10.

cdnHodge, Deborah.
Wild Cats - Cougars, Bobcats and Lynx.
Review by Joan Payzant.
Grades preschool - 4 / Ages 4 - 10.

cdn Hodge, Deborah.
Wild Dogs - Wolves, Coyotes and Foxes.
Review by Harriet Zaidman.
Grades K - 5 Ages 5 - 10.

cdnHofer, Samuel.
Dance Like a Poor Man.
Grades 6 - 10 / Ages 11 - 15.

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

intHoggarth, Peter.
Roar - Animal rights handbook for kids.
Review by Luella Sumner.
Grades 5 - 8 / Ages 10 - 13.

 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.

cdnHoogland, Cornelia.
Marrying the Animals.
Review by Deborah Mervold.
Grades 11 and up / Ages adult.

 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

INTHughes, Carol.
Toots and the Upside Down House.
Review by Donna Doyle.
Grades 1 - 4 / Ages 6 - 9.

cdnHughes, Shirley.
Enchantment in the Garden.
Review by Jennifer Sullivan.
Grade 2 and up / Ages 7 and up.

cdnHugo, Victor, retold by Tim Wynne-Jones.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
Review by Leslie Millar.
Grades 4 and up / Ages 9 and up.

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

cdnHunter, Bruce.
Country Music Country.
Review by Katheryn Broughton.
Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up.

cdnHuszar, Karen.
Meet Matt and Roxy.
Review by Sharon A. McLennan McCue.
Grades K - 2 / Ages 5 - 7.

cdnHutchins, Hazel.
Yancy & Bear.
Review by Janice Foster.
Grades Preschool - 1 / Ages 3 - 6.

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

cdnIngram, Heather.
Views of the Sault.
Review by Ian Stewart.
Grades 8 - 12 / Age 14 and up.

 Ioannou, Susan
For the Poet Novitiate
The Crafted Poem
Writing Reader-Friendly Poetry
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

CDNIoannou, Susan
Ten Ways to Tighten Your Prose: A Systematic Approach to Improvement.
Review by T.S. Causabon.
Grades 10 and Up / Ages 14 to Adult.

 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.

canJam, Teddy.
Jacob's Best Sisters.
Review by Kathleen Kellett-Betsos.
Grades preschool - 1 / Ages 3 - 6.

intJamieson, Marshall.
Beginnings: From the First Nations to the Great Migration.
Review by Kathleen Kellett-Betsos.
Grades 6 - 9 / Ages 11 - 15.

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

intJeram, Anita and King-Smith, Dick.
Dick King-Smith's Animal Friends.
Review by Michele F. Kallio.
Grades 2 - 4 / Ages 7 - 9.

 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

cdnJones, Diane Jarvis.
Aunt Mary Buttons.
Review by Lorraine Douglas.
All ages.

Index of Book Reviews

Alphabetical by Author

A-E K-O P-T U-Z


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