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Index of Book Reviews

Alphabetical by Title W

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | R | S | T | U | V | W | X-Z
 Wacky Word Games
Margie Golick
Review by Lorraine Douglas
Grades 3 - 4 / Ages 7 - 9

INTWaiting 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

cdnWater Fight!
Michele Martin Bossley.
Review by Deborah Mervold.
Grades 3 - 6 / Ages 8 - 11.

intThe Watson's Go to Birmingham.
Christopher Paul Curtis.
Review by Mary Thomas.
Grades 5 - 9 / Ages 10 - 15.

cdnA way with horses.
Peter McPhee.
Review by Luella Sumner.
Grades 4 - 7 / Ages 9 - 12.

cdnWe 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.

cdnThe 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

cdnWeet's Quest.
John Wilson.
Review by Mary Thomas.
Grades 3 - 7 / Ages 8 - 13.

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

cdnWelcome to the World of Bears.
Diane Swanson.
Review by Janice Foster.
Grades 2 - 4 and up / Ages 5 - 9 and up.

cdnWelcome to the World of Otters.
Diane Swanson.
Review by Janice Foster.
Grades 2 - 4 and up / Ages 5 - 9 and up.

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

cdnWhales - 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

cdnWhatever 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

cdnWhat's a Daring Detective Like Me Doing in the Doghouse?
Linda Bailey.
Review by Alison Mews.
Grades 3 - 6 / Ages 8 - 12.

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

intWhen the Bear Stole the Chinook (A Siksika Tale).
Harriet Peck Taylor.
Review by Gail Hamilton.
Grades preschool - 4 / Ages 5 - 9.

cdnWhen the Sugar Bird Sings: The History of Maple Syrup in Lanark County.
Claudia Smith.
Review by Lorrie Andersen.
Grades 5 - 12 / Ages 10 - 18.

cdnWhere are my Onions?
Paulette Sarmonpal. Illustrated by Silvia Vignale.
Review by Alison Mews.
Grades K - 2 / Ages 5 - 7.

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.

cdnWhite 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

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

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

cdnWhy do Stars Twinkle? and other nighttime questions.
Catherine Ripley. Illustrated by Scot Ritchie.
Review by Jennifer Sullivan.
Grades K - 2 / Ages 4 - 7.

INT 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

cdnWild 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.

cdn 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

cdnWild 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

cdnWillow Wind Blows No Evil.
Jamie D. Kucey.
Review by Katheryn Broughton.
Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up.

cdnWind Shifter.
Linda Smith.
Review by Jo-Anne Mary Benson.
Grades 6 and up / Ages 11 and up.

cdnThe Wind Wagon.
Celia Barker Lottridge. Illustrated by David Clifford.
Review by Janice Foster.
Grades 2 - 4 / Ages 7 - 9.

cdnWings to Fly.
Celia Barker Lottridge. Illustrated by Mary Jane Gerber.
Review by Jennifer Sullivan.
Grades 3 - 6 / Ages 8 - 12.

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

CDNWinners: Resource-Based Units Cooperatively Planned by Teacher-Librarians and Teachers.
Edited by Linda Knight.
Review by Gail Lennon.
Professional.

cdnWinning Scholarships: A Student's Guide to Entrance Awards at Universities and Colleges in Ontario.
Michael Howell.
Review by Alexander D. Gregor.
Grades 11 and up / Ages 16 and up.

cdnWinning Shorts: Renfrew Victoria Hospital Short Story Contest.
Various authors.
Review by Mary Thomas.
Grades 11 and up / Ages 16 and up.

cdnA Winter's Tale.
Ian Wallace.
Review by Val Nielsen.
Grades K - 4 / Ages 4 - 8.

cdnThe Wise Washerman - A Folktale from Burma.
Deborah Froese. Illustrated by Wang Kui.
Review by Harriet Zaidman.
Grades K - 3 / Ages 5 - 9.

CDNWith 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

can"The Wonders of Our World" series
Deserts.
Mountains.
Oceans.
Volcanoes.
Neil Morris. Illustrations by Martin Camm and Ruth Lindsay.
Review by Alison Mews.
Grades 3 - 5 / Ages 8 - 11.

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

cdnWord of Mouth.
M.A.C. Farrant.
Review by Katheryn Broughton.
Grades 9 and up / Ages 14 and up.

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

cdnWorm Pie.
Beverly Scudamore.
Review by Irene Gordon.
Grades 2 - 4 / Ages 7 - 9.

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

cdnWould 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

intWriting on Trial: Timothy Findley's Famous Last Words.
Diana Brydon.
Review by Rory Runnels.
Grades 12 and up / Ages 17 and up.

Index of Book Reviews

Alphabetical by Title

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | R | S | T | U | V | W | X-Z


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