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cdnBaboo: The Story of Sir John A. Macdonald's Daughter.
Ainslie Manson. Illustrated by Bill Wand.
Review by Lorraine Douglas.
Grades 3-4 / Ages 8-9.

intBaby Animals.
Kimika Warabe.
Review by Dave Jenkinson.
Grades preschool / Ages Infant - 3.

intBaby Animals: A Very First Picture Book.
Nicola Tuxworth.
Review by Dave Jenkinson.
Grades preschool / Ages 1 - 4.

intBaby Bird.
Joyce Dunbar. Illustrated by Russell Ayto.
Review by Dave Jenkinson.
Grades preschool - 2 / Ages 2 - 7.

cdnThe Baby Who Wouldn't Go To Bed.
Helen Cooper.
Review by Leslie Millar.
Grades preschool / Ages 2 - 5.

intBaby's World - At Home.
Photographs by Geoff Dann.
Review by Dave Jenkinson.
Grades preschool / Ages 1 - 3.

intBaby's World - Outdoors.
Photographs by Geoff Dann.
Review by Dave Jenkinson.
Grades preschool / Ages 1 - 3.

cdnBack of Beyond.
Sarah Ellis.
Review by Irene Gordon.
Grades 7 - 9 / Ages 12 - 14.

intA Bad Case of Stripes.
David Shannon.
Review by Lesley Beckett Balcom.
Grades 1-4 / Ages 6-9.

cdnBald Eagles.
Karen Dudley. Illustrated by Warren Clark.
Review by Luella Sumner.
Grades 3 - 8 / Ages 9 - 14.

cdnBaseball crazy.
Martyn Godfrey.
Review by Luella Sumner.
Grades 4 - 7 / Ages 9 - 12.

cdnThe Basketball Player.
Roch Carrier. Illustrated by Sheldon Cohen.
Review by Michele F. Kallio.
Grades 3 - 6 / Ages 7 - 9.

 Bats about Baseball
Jean Little and Claire MacKay
Review by A. Edwardsson
Grades 2-4 / Ages 7 - 10

cdnBat Summer.
Sarah Withrow.
Review by Joanne Peters.
Grades 5 - 8 / Ages 10 - 13.

cdnBeans on Toast.
Shirley Hrdlitschka.
Review by Cheryl Archer.
Grades 5 - 8 / Ages 10 - 13.

cdnBears: Polar Bears, Black Bears and Grizzly Bears.
Deborah Hodge. Illustrated by Pat Stephens.
Review by Brenda Partridge.
Grades K - 6 / Ages 4 - 12.

 The Bear-Walker and Other Stories
Basil H. Johnston. Illustrated by David A. Johnson.
Review by Adele Case
Grades 3 - 8 / Ages 7 - 13

cdnA Beautiful Place on Yonge Street.
Don Trembath.
Review by Mary Thomas.
Grades 7 - 10 / Ages 12 - 15.

cdnBeaver the Baker.
Lars Klinting.
Review by Kathleen Kellett-Betsos.
Grades preschool - 2 / Ages 5 - 7.

cdnBeaver the Gardener.
Lars Klinting.
Review by Alison Mews.
Grades 1 - 2 / Ages 5 - 7.

cdnBeaver the Tailor.
Lars Klinting.
Review by Heather Henry and Alice Reimer.
Grades 1 - 2 / Ages 6 - 7.

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

 Behind the Story:The People who Create our Best Children's Books . . . and How They Do It!
General Editor: Barbara Greenwood
Review By Janie Wilkins
Grades 4 - 10 / Ages 8 - 14 / Professional Reference

cdnThe Bentwood Box:: A Northwest Coast Indian Art Activity Book.
Nan McNutt. Illustrated by Yasu Osawa and Nathan Jackson.
Review by Lorraine Douglas.
Grades 4 - 7 / Ages 9 - 12.

intBeryl Markham: Never Turn Back.
Catherine Gourley.
Review by Grace Shaw.
Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up.

cdnThe Best of Canadian Fiction Magazine: Silver Anniversary Anthology.
Edited by Geoff Hancock.
Review by Mary Thomas.
Grades 11 and up / Ages 16 and up.

cdnBetter Books! Better Readers! How to Choose, Use and Level Books for Children in the Primary Grades.
Linda Hart-Hewins and Jan Wells.
Review by Reesa Cohen.
Professional.

intBeyond the Rainbow Warrior.
Edited by Michael Morpurgo. Illustrated by Michael Foreman.
Review by Mary Thomas.
Grades 4 and up / Ages 9 and up.

cdnBeyond the Waterfall.
Elaine Breault Hammond.
Reviewed by Joan Marshall.
Grades 4 - 7 / Ages 9 - 12.

CDNBig Bear (Mistahimusquay).
James R. Miller.
Review by Ian Stewart.
Grades 10 and Up / Ages 16 - Adult.

intThe Big Book of Games.
Dorothy Stott.
Review by Lorraine Douglas.
Grades preschool - 3 / Ages 4 - 8.

 Big Boy
Tololwa M. Mollel. Illustrated by E.B. Lewis
Review by Harriet Zaidman
Grade Preschool - 3 / Ages 4 - 8

intBig Burn.
Lesley Choyce.
Review by Jennifer Sullivan.
Grades 7 - 10 / Ages 12 - 15.

cdnThe Big City/Big Country Counting Book.
Ian Crysler.
Review by Dave Jenkinson.
Grades preschool - Kindergarten / Ages 2 - 5.

CDNThe Big Race!
Sylvia McNicoll. Illustrated by Susan Gardos.
Review by A. Edwardsson.
Grades 2 - 4 / Ages 7 - 9.

cdnBig Trucks, Big Wheels.
Petrina Gentile, Bobbie Kalman & Marc Crabtree.
Review by Irene Gordon.
Grades K - 5 / Ages 5 - 10.

cdnBirds That Don't Fly. (Birds Up Close Series).
Bobbie Kalman.
Review by Shannon Nesdoly.
Grades K - 5 / Ages 5 - 10.

 Blackouts to Bright Lights: Canadian War Bride Stories
Edited by Barbara Ladouceur and Phyllis Spence
Review by Grace Shaw
Grade 9 - 13 / Ages 13 - Adult

cdnBlack Rhinos.
E. Melanie Watt. Illustrated by Warren Clark.
Review by Luella Sumner.
Grades 3 - 8 / Ages 8 - 14.

intBloomability.
Sharon Creech.
Review by Joan Marshall.
Grades 5 - 8 / Ages 10 - 13.

cdnBloor and Christie: The Mystery of the Bright Red Ribbon.
Gina Calleja.
Review by Joan Payzant.
Grades preschool / Ages 2 - 4.

intBlue.
Michael Hainey. Illustrated by Robert Brook Allen & Leslie Watkins.
Review by Dave Jenkinson.
Grades 3 and up / Ages 8 and up.

cdnBluebloods and Rednecks.
Charles D. Anderson.
Review by Marsha Kaiserman.
Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up.

cdnBlue True Dream of Sky.
Meredy Maynard.
Review by Dave Jenkinson.
Grades 5 - 9 / Ages 11 - 14.

cdnBlue Whales.
Patricia Miller-Schroeder. Illustrated by Warren Clark.
Review by Gail Hamilton.
Grades 3 - 7 / Ages 8 - 12.

cdnThe Body in the Basement.
Norah McClintock.
Review by Marsha Kaiserman.
Grades 7 - 9 / Ages 12 - 14.

intThe Boggart and the Monster.
Susan Cooper.
Review by Irene Gordon.
Grades 3 - 7 / Ages 8 - 12.

 Bone Button Borscht
Aubrey Davis
Review by Lorraine Douglas
Preschool - Grade 3 / Ages 3-8

cdnBone Dance.
Martha Brooks.
Review by Cheryl Archer.
Grades 7 and up / Ages 12 and up.

 The Book of Changes
Tim Wynne-Jones
Review by Val Nielsen
Grades 6-9 / Ages 11-14

 Books Alive: Using Literature in the Classroom
Susan Hill
Review by MaryLeah Otto
Elementary Teachers

cdnBottom Drawer.
David Boyd.
Review by Esme Keith.
Grades 9 and up / Ages 14 and up.

cdnBounce Me Tickle Me Hug Me: Lap Rhymes from Around the World.
Sandra Carpenter-Davis, comp. English adaptations by Celia Barker Lottridge.
Review by Lorraine Douglas.
Professional.

cdnBrad's Universe.
Mary Woodbury.
Review by Mary Thomas.
Grades 7 - 10 / Ages 13 - 16.

 Branch of the Talking Teeth
Ishbel Moore
Review by Helen Norrie
Grades 4-7 / Ages 9-12

CDNBreathing Not Required
Michele Martin Bossley
Review by Donna J. Adrian
Grades 4 - 6 / Ages 8 - 11

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

cdnBrooks: Coming Home.
Walter Hildebrandt. Images by Peter Tittenberger.
Review by Ian Stewart.
Grade 10 and up / Ages 15 and up.

cdnBuddy Concrackle's Amazing Adventure.
Chris McMahen.
Review by Deborah Mervold.
Grades 3 - 6 / Ages 8 - 11.

intBuffalo Sunrise: The Story of A North American Giant.
Diane Swanson.
Review by Ian Stewart.
Grades 3 - 7 / Ages 8 - 12.

cdnBuilding a Mystery: The Story of Sarah McLachlan & Lilith Fair.
Judith Fitzgerald.
Review by Irene Gordon.
Grades 12 and up / Ages 18 and up.

cdnBuilding Together Series.
Building a Solitaire Game and a Peg Board, Vol. I.
Building a Shelf and a Bike Rack, Vol. II.
Ken Ainsworth.
Review by Gail Hamilton.
Grades 3-6 / Ages 8-11.

cdnThe Buried City of Pompeii.
Shelley Tanaka. Illustrated by Greg Ruhl.
Review by Valerie Nielsen.
Grades 4 and up / Ages 9 and up.

cdnBurning Ambition.
Nikki Fisher. Illustrated by Peter Smith.
Review by Donna Doyle.
Grades 10 - 12 / Ages 15 and up.

cdnThe Burrow Book: Tunnel Into a World of Wildlife.
Shaila Awan. Illustrated by Richard Orr.
Review by Gail Hamilton.
Grades 1 - 5 / Ages 6 - 10.

intBusy Bear Takes a Trip.
Pascale Estellon.
Review by Joan Payzant.
Grades preschool - 2 / Ages 2 - 6.

 Butterflies and Moths
Bobbie Kalman and Tammy Everts
Review by Brenda Partridge
Grades K - 6 / Ages 3 - 12

cdnThe Butterflies' Promise.
Julie Ovenell-Carter. Illustrated by Kitty Macaulay.
Review by Irene Gordon.
Grades Preschool-3 / Ages 4-8.

cdnThe Button Blanket: A Northwest Coast Indian Art Activity Book.
Nan McNutt. Illustrated by Yasu Osawa and Barry Scow.
Review by Lorraine Douglas.
Grades 1 - 5 / Ages 6 - 10.

intBy the Hanukkah Light.
Sheldon Oberman. Illustrated by Neil Waldman.
Review by Dave Jenkinson.
Grades preschool - 3 / Ages 4 - 8.

cdnBy Truck to the North: My Arctic Adventure.
Andy Turnbull & Debora Pearson.
Review by Gail Hamilton.
Grades 3 - 7 / Ages 8 - 12.

Index of Book Reviews

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