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canBailey, Debbie.
My Family. (Talk-About-Books Series).
Review by Shannon Nesdoly.
Grades Preschool / Ages 1-3.

canBailey, Debbie.
The Playground. (Talk-About-Books Series).
Review by Shannon Nesdoly.
Grades Preschool / Ages 1-3.

IntBailey, Linda.
Gordon Loggins and the Three Bears.
Review by Jennifer Johnson.
Grades preschool - 3 / Ages 4 - 8.

cdnBailey, Linda
How Can a Frozen Detective Stay Hot on the Trail?
Review by Irene Gordon.
Grades 4 - 8 / Ages 9 - 12.

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

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.

cdnBaillie, Marilyn.
Wild Talk: How Animals Talk to Each Other.
Review by Brenda Partridge.
Grades 3 - 5 / Ages 8 - 12.

cdnBaker, Barrie.
The Village of a Hundred Smiles and Other Stories.
Review by Jennifer Johnson.
Grades 1 - 4 / Ages 6 - 10.

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

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

 Ballard, Robert D. and Archbold, Rick.
Ghost Liners: Exploring the World's Greatest Lost Ships.
Review by Gail Hamilton.
Grades 4 and up / Ages 9 and up.

cdnBarber-Starkey, Joe.
Jason and the Sea Otter.
Review by Joan Payzant.
Grades Preschool to 3 / Ages 4 - 8.

cdnBarclay, Byrna.
searching for the nude in the landscape.
Review by Deborah Mervold.
Adult.

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

cdnBarnes, Michael.
Great Northern Ontario Mines.
Review by Luella Sumner.
Grades 9 and up / Ages 14 and up.

cdnBarnes, Michael.
North Bay: Northern Gateway.
Review by Luella Sumner.
Grades 9 and up / Ages 14 and up.

cdnBarnes, Mike.
Calm jazz sea.
Review by Willa Walsh.
Grades 9 - 12 / Ages 14 and up.

intBarrett, Frank.
Where Was Wonderland? A Traveller's Guide to the Settings of Classic Children's Books.
Review by Mary Thomas.
Grades 5 and up / Ages 10 and up.

cdnBarwin, Gary.
The Racing Worm Brothers.
Review by Alison Mews.
Grades K-2 / Ages 4-6.

cdnBateman, Robert and Archbold, Rich.
Safari.
Review by Gail Hamilton.
Grades 3-6 / Ages 8-11.

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

cdnBayless, maureen.
No Fixed Address.
Review by Marsha Kaiserman.
Grades 7 - 9 / Ages 12 - 14.

intBeard, Darlene Bailey.
The Flimflam Man.
Review by Jennifer Johnson.
Grades 2 - 5 / Ages 7 - 11.

cdnBedard, Michael.
The Divide.
Review by Val Nielsen.
Grades 1 - 6 / Ages 6 - 11.

cdnBedell, Barbara, Nickles, Greg and Kalman, Bobbie.
Pirates.
Review by Irene Gordon.
Grades 3 - 5 / Ages 8 - 10.

cdnBelkom, Edo von.
Death Drives a Semi.
Review by Dave Jenkinson.
Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up.

cdnBelkow, Edo von.
Northern Dreamers: Interviews With Famous Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Writers.
Review by Dave Jenkinson.
Grades 7 and up / Ages 12 and up.

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

cdnBell, William.
River my friend.
Review by Elaine Seepish.
Grades 1 - 5 / Ages 6 - 10.

cdnBell, William.
Zack.
Review by William Thompson.
Grades 7 - 11 / Ages 12 - 16.

intBellingham, Brenda.
Lilly to the Rescue.
Review by Irene Gordon.
Grades 2 - 4 / Ages 7 - 9.

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

intBen-Ezer, Ehud.
Hosni the Dreamer: An Arabian Tale.
Review by Gail Hamilton.
Grades 1 - 4 / Ages 6 - 9.

 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

CDNBingham, Deane Lee
It's a Jungle in Here.
Review by Diane Fitzgerald.
Preschool - Grade 1 / Ages 3 - 6.

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

cdnBlack, Harry.
Canadian Scientists and Inventors.
Review by Ian Stewart.
Grades 7 - 9 / Ages 12 - 15.

 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

INTBoase, Petra.
T-Shirt Fun.
Review by Dave Jenkinson.
Grades 3 - 6 / Ages 8 - 11.

cdnBodger, Joan.
Clever-Lazy.
Review by Mary Thomas.
Grades 3 - 6 / Ages 8 - 12.

intBoeghold, Lindley.
The Gummi Bear Counting Book.
Review by Dave Jenkinson.
Grades preschool - kindergarten / Ages 2 - 5.

intBoeghold, Lindley.
Messy.
Review by Dave Jenkinson.
Grades preschool / Ages 3 months - 2.

intBoeghold, Lindley.
Splish Splash.
Review by Dave Jenkinson.
Grades preschool / Ages 3 months - 2.

intBoeghold, Lindley.
Teddy Bear.
Review by Dave Jenkinson.
Grades preschool / Ages 3 months - 2.

cdnBogart, Jo-Ellen.
Gifts.
Review by Wendy Zwaal.
Grades Preschool - 2 / Ages 3 - 7.

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

cdnBogart, Jo Ellen.
Jeremiah Learns to Read.Review By Gail Hamilton.
Grades 1 - 3 / Ages 6 - 8.

intBollard, John K.
Scholastic Children's Thesaurus.
Review by Gail Hamilton.
Grades 3 - 6 / Ages 8 - 11.

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

cdnBooth, David.
The Dust Bowl.
Review by Floyd Spracklin.
Grades 4 - 7 / Ages 9 - 12.

 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

CDNBossley, Michele Martin.
The Perfect Gymnast.
Review by Sara Brodie.
Grades 3 - 8 / Ages 8 - 13.

cdnBossley, Michele Martin.
Water Fight!
Review by Deborah Mervold.
Grades 3 - 6 / Ages 8 - 11.

cdnBooth, David.
Guiding the Reading Process: Techniques and Strategies for Successful Instruction in K-8 Classrooms.
Review by Deborah L. Begoray.
Professional.

cdnBouchard, David.
The Elders Are Watching.
Review by Bob Piper.
All grades / All ages.

cdnBouchard, David.
The Dragon New Year: A Chinese Legend.
Review by Valerie Nielsen.
Grades 2 - 5 / Ages 7 - 10.

cdnBouchard, David.
The Great Race.
Review by Elizabeth Buckland.
Grades 1 - 4 / Ages 6 - 10.

cdnBouchard, David.
If Sarah Will Take Me.
Review by Jo-Anne Mary Benson.
Grade 12 and up / Ages 17 and up.

cdnBouchard, David.
Prairie Born.
Review by Leslie Millar.
Grades 3 and up / Ages 8 and up.

cdnBoulton, Marsha.
Just a Minute More: Glimpses of our Great Canadian Heritage.
Review by Mary Thomas.
Grades 5 and up / Ages 10 and up.

cdnBourgeois, Paulette.
Finders Keepers for Franklin.
Review by Helen Arkos.
Grades preschool - 2 / Ages 3 - 8.

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

cdnBourgeois, Paulette
Franklin's Halloween.
Review by Brian Rountree.
Grades K - 3 / Ages 5 - 8.

CDNBourgeois, Paulette
Franklin Has a Sleepover.
Review by Lorraine Douglas.
Pre-school - Grade 1 / Ages 3 - 5.

cdnBourgeois, Paulette.
Franklin's School Play.
Review by Naomi Gerrard.
Grades preschool to 3 / Ages 3 - 8.

 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

cdnBow, Patricia.
The Spiral Maze.
Review by Alison Mews.
Grades 5 - 9 / Ages 10 - 14.

cdnBoyd, David.
Bottom Drawer.
Review by Esme Keith.
Grades 9 and up / Ages 14 and up.

cdnBrewster, Hugh.
Anastasia's Album.
Review by Sharon A. McLennan McCue.
Grades 5 and up / Ages 10 and up.

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

cdnBroda, Ron and Webb, Joanne.
3-D Paper Crafts.
Review by Lorraine Douglas.
Grades 4 - 6 / Ages 9 - 11.

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

cdnBrooks, Bruce.
NBA by the Numbers.
Review by Dave Jenkinson.
Grades 3 and up / Ages 8 and up.

cdnBrooks, Kevin and Brooks, Dean, editors.
Thru the Smoky End Boards, Canadian Poetry about Sports and Games.
Review by Rory Runnells.
Grades 10 and up / Ages 16 and up.

cdnBrooks, Martha.
Bone Dance.
Review by Cheryl Archer.
Grades 7 and up / Ages 12 and up.

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

cdnBrothers Grimm.
Rumpelstiltskin.
Review by Dave Jenkinson.
Grades preschool - 2 / Ages 4 - 7.

cdnBrouillet, Christine.
The Enchanted Horses.
Review by Jennifer Johnson.
Grades 3 - 6 / Ages 8 - 11.

cdnBrouillet, Chrystine.
No Orchids for Andrea!
Review by Naomi Gerrard.
Grades 2 - 5 / Ages 7 - 10.

cdnBrousseau, Linda.
Marina's Star.
Review by Irene Gordon.
Grades 2 - 4 / Ages 7 - 9.

cdnBrownridge, William Roy.
The Final Game: The Further Adventures of the Moccasin Goalie.
Review by Dave Jenkinson.
Grades preschool - 3 / Ages 4 - 8.

cdnBrownridge, 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.

cdnBruemmer, Fred and Davies, Brian.Seasons of the Seal.
Review by Gail Hamilton.
Grades 6 and up / Ages 11 and up.

cdnryant, Jill.Sew Your Own Bean Bag Friends: Everything You Need But the Beans.
Review by Lorraine Douglas.
Grades 3-7 / Ages 8-12.

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

 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

cdnBurr, Claudia; Urrutia, Maria Christina and Libura, Krystyna. Translated by Patricia Aldana.
Broken Shields.
Review by Harriet Zaidman.
Grades 4 - 8 / Ages 10 - 14.

cdnBurr, Claudia; Urrutia, Maria Christina and Libura, Krystyna.
What the Aztecs Told Me.
Review by Gail Hamilton.
Grades 4 - 6 / Ages 9 - 11.

 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

cdnButcher, Kristin.
The Runaways.
Review by Darleen Golke.
Grades 5 - 8 / Ages 10 - 13.

cdnButler, Geoff.
The Hangashore.
Review by Val Nielsen.
Grades 4 and up / Ages 9 to adult.

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