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

cdnA B C Discovery!
Izhar Cohen.
Review by Dave Jenkinson.
Grades Preschool - 6 / Ages 4 - 12.

cdnThe ABC's of Farming.
Terry Chamberlain.
Review by Dave Jenkinson.
Grades 7 and up / Ages 12 and up.

cdnAccidental Discoveries from Laughing Gas to Dynamite. (Rev. ed.: Originally published as The Serendipity Effect).
Larry Verstraete. Illustrated by John Etheridge.
Review by Darleen Golke.
Grades 3 - 6 / Ages 8 - 11.

cdnThe Accidental Orphan.
Constance Horne.
Review by Mary Thomas.
Grades 4 - 7 / Ages 9 - 12.

cdnAcross Frozen Seas.
John Wilson.
Review by Mary Thomas.
Grades 3 - 7 / Ages 8 - 12.

CDNActive Living: The Miracle Medicine for a Long and Healthy Life.
Gordon W. Stewart.
Review by Marsha Kaiserman.
All ages.

canAfrican Tales from Tendai's Grandmother.
Lakshmi Mukundan.
Review by Joan Payzant.
Grades 3 - 6 / Ages 8 - 12.

cdnAfter Paradise.
Janis Rapoport.
Review by Deborah Mervold.
Grades 11 and up / Ages Adult.

cdnAfter the War.
Carol Matas.
Review by Ian Stewart.
Grades 6 - 9 / Ages 11 - 15.

cdnAfter the War.
Carol Matas.
Review by Deborah Mervold.
Grades 6 - 9 / Ages 11 - 15.

canAiko's Flowers.
Rui Umezawa. Illustrated by Yuji Ando.
Review by Janice Foster.
Grades Preschool - 4 / Ages 5 - 9.

int Albert Goes to Town.
Jennifer Jordan. Illustrated by Shannon McNeill.
Review by Luella Sumner.
Grades Preschool - 1 / Ages 2 - 6.

canAlecia's Challenge. (Sports Stories, 32).
Sandra Diersch.
Review by Audrey Cormier.
Grades 3 - 8 / Ages 8 - 13.

cdnAlexander Graham Bell: An Inventive Life.
Elizabeth MacLeod.
Review by Joan Simpson.
Grades 4 - 6 / Ages 9 - 11.

cdnAlice Falls Apart.
Perry Nodelman. Illustrated by Stuart Duncan.
Review by Naomi Gerrard.
Grades Preschool to 3 / Ages 3 - 8.

cdnAliens in the Basement.
Susan Reid. Illustrated by Susan Gardos.
Review by Noreen Paterson.
Grades 1 - 4 / Ages 6 - 10.

cdnAll Aboard! Cross Curricular Design and Technology Strategies and Activities.
The Metropolitan Toronto School Board. Edited by Julie E. Czerneda.
Review by Deborah Mervold.
Grades K - 6 / Ages 5 - 11.

cdnAlligators & Crocodiles.
Karen Dudley. Illustrated by Warren Clark.
Review by Luella Sumner.
Grades 3 - 8 / Ages 9 - 14.

cdn Almonte's Brothers of the Wind. R. Tait McKenzie and James Naismith.
Frank Cosentino.
Review by Thomas F. Chambers.
Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up.

can Almost a Lifetime
John McMahon
Review by Neil V. Payne
Grades 9 - 13 / Ages 13 and up.

cdnAlone at Ninety Foot.
Katherine Holubitsky.
Review by Joan Marshall.
Grades 6 - 9 / Ages 11 - 14.

 Alphabake: A Cookbook and Cookie Cutter Set.
Debora Pearson. Illustrated by Jane Kurisu.
Review by Kenneth Field.
Grades Preschool - 6 / Ages 3 - 11.

cdnAlphaBasiCs.
Bobbie Kalman & Niki Walker.
Review by Gail Hamilton.
Grades 3 - 5 / Ages 8 - 10.

cdnAmanda Adams Loves Herbie Hickle.
Patti Farmer. Illustrated by Daniel Sylvestre.
Review by Irene Gordon.
Grades K - 3 / Ages 5 - 8.

cdnAmazing Allstar Hockey Activity Book.
Jesse, Noah and Julian Ross. Illustrated by Anne De Grace.
Review by Lorraine Douglas.
Grades 4 - 7 / Ages 9 - 12.

intAmazing Grace: The Story of the Hymn.
Linda Granfield. Illustrated by Janet Wilson.
Review by Dave Jenkinson.
Grades 4 and up / Ages 9 and up.

canAmazon: The Complete 13 Adventures of Detective-Lieutenant Cathy Carruthers.
Mel D. Ames.
Review by Dave Jenkinson.
Grades 11 and up / Ages 14 and up.

 Amy's Promise.
Bernice Thurman Hunter.
Review by Jennifer Sullivan.
Grades 5 - 8 / Ages 10 - 13.

cdnAnabel Lee.
Edgar Allan Poe. Illustrated by Gilles Tibo.
Review by Joan C. Simpson.
Grades 5 and up / Ages 10 and up.

intAncient Egypt. (History Detectives).
Philip Ardagh. Illustrated by Colin King.
Review by Ian Stewart.
Grades 5 - 8 / Ages 10 - 13.

cdnAnastasia's Album.
Hugh Brewster.
Review by Sharon A. McLennan McCue.
Grades 5 and up / Ages 10 and up.

cdnAndrew's Loose Tooth.
Robert Munsch. Illustrated by Michael Martchenko.
Review by Gail Hamilton.
Grades Preschool - 1 / Ages 4 - 6.

cdnAngels in the Snow.
Wenda Young.
Review by Joan Marshall.
Grades 6 - 9 / Ages 11 - 14.

cdnThe Angel Tree.
Robin Muller.
Review by Jennifer Sullivan.
Grades Preschool - 2 / Ages 4 - 7.

canAnimal Defenses: How Animals Protect Themselves.
Etta Kaner. Illustrated by Pat Stephens.
Review by Luella Sumner.
Grades 2 - 7 / Ages 7 - 12.

cdnAnimal Senses: How Animals See, Hear, Taste, Smell and Feel.
Pamela Hickman. Illustrated by Pat Stephens.
Review by Harriet Zaidman.
Grades 2 - 6 / Ages 7 - 11.

cdnAnimal Trackers Around the World Series.
At the Poles.
On Safari.
In the Jungle.
Down Under.
Tessa Paul.
Review by Gail Hamilton.
Grades 1 - 4 / Ages 6 - 9.

intAn Anthology for the Earth.
Judy Allen (ed.)
Review by Gail Hamilton.
Grades 6 and up / Ages 11 and up.

canAphid & The Shadow Drinkers.
Steven Lattey.
Review by Joanne Peters.
Grades 12 and up / Ages 17 and up.

canArf! Beg! Catch! Dogs from A to Z.
Henry Horenstein.
Review by Dave Jenkinson.
Grades preschool - 2 / Ages 3 - 7.

 Around the World in Eighteen Plays: Folk Tale scripts for the Classroom.
Claire Northrop.
Review by Patricia Fry.
Grades K - 6 / Ages 5 - 11.

cdnArrowdreams: An Anthology of Alternate Canadas.
Edited by Mark Shainblum and John Dupuis.
Review by Dave Jenkinson.
Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up.

cdnArctic Stories.
Michael Avaarluk Kusugak. Illustrated by Vladyana Langer Krykorka.
Review by Valerie Nielsen.
Grades K - 4 / Ages 5 - 9.

cdnArt and Illustration for the Classroom: A Guide for Teachers and Parents.
Review by Joan Walters.
Professional.

cdnArtists' Workshop Series.
     Animals, Landscapes, Portraits, Stories.
Clare Roundhill and Penny King. Edited by Bobbie Kalman.
Review by Grace Shaw.
Grades 3 - 9 / Ages 8 - 14.

CDNAssessment and ESL: On the Yellow Big Road to the Withered of OZ.
Barbara Law and Mary Eckes.
Review by Gail Lennon.
Professional.

intAt Home.
Jinny Johnson. Illustrated by Sue Cony.
Review by Joan Payzant.
Grades Preschool / Ages 3 and up

intAt the Market.
Jinny Johnson. Illustrated by Sue Cony.
Review by Joan Payzant.
Grades Preschool / Ages 3 and up.

CDNAtlantic Sea Stories.
Edited by John Bell.
Review by Joan Payzant.
Grades 9 and up / Ages 14 and up.

cdnThe Atlas of Archaeology: The Definitive Guide to the Location, History & Significance of the World's Most Important Archeological Sites & Finds.
Mick Aston and Tim Taylor.
Review by Gail Hamilton.
Grades 6 and up / Ages 11 and up.

cdnThe Atlas of the World's Worst Natural Disasters.
Lesley Newson.
Review by Gail Hamilton.
Grades 5 and up / Ages 10 and up.

INTAtom Bomb.
Tom Seddon.
Review by Ian Stewart.
Grades 7 - 9 / Ages 12 - 15.

CDNAttack on Montreal.
Pierre Berton.
Review by Catherine Cox.
Grades 6 - 10 / Ages 11 - 14.

cdnAunt Mary Buttons.
Diane Jarvis Jones.
Review by Lorraine Douglas.
All ages.

cdnAwake and Dreaming.
Kit Pearson.
Review by Dave Jenkinson.
Grades 3 - 6 / Ages 8 - 11.

Index of Book Reviews

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