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cdnThe Macmillan Treasury of Nursery Rhymes and Poems.
Alison Green (Editor). Illustrated by Anna Currey. Forward by Roger McGough
Review by Valerie Nielsen.
Grades Preschool - 4 / Ages 3 - 9.

 Maddie in Danger.
Louise Leblanc. Illustrated by Marie-Louise Gay.
Translated by Sarah Halifax Cummins from Sophie est en Danger.
Review by A. Edwardsson.
Grades 3 - 5 / Ages 8 - 10.

cdnMaddie in Hospital.
Louise Leblanc. Illustrated by Marie-Louise Gay.
Review by Joan Payzant.
Grades 3 - 6 / Ages 8 - 11.

canMaddie Tries to Be Good. (First Novel Series).
Louise Leblanc. Illustrated by Marie-Louise Gay. Translated by Sarah Cummins.
Review by Joan C. Simpson.
Grades 2 - 4 / Ages 7 - 9.

intMadeline in America and Other Holiday Tales.
Ludwig Bemelmans and John Bemelmans Marciano.
Review by Dave Jenkinson.
Grades Preschool - 3 / Ages 4 - 8.

 The Magic Ear.
Laura Langston.
Review by Ian McClaren.
Grades K - 4 / Ages 4 - 8.

intThe Magic Flute.
Anne Gotti. Illustrated by Peter Malone.
Review by Gail Hamilton.
Grades 5 and up / Ages 10 and up.

cdnThe Magic Mustache.
Gary Barwin. Illustrated by Stephane Jorisch.
Review by Joan Payzant.
Grades Preschool - 2 / Ages 4 - 7.

cdnMagic on Ice.
Patty Cranston.
Review by Lorraine Douglas.
Grades 4 - 6 / Ages 9 - 11.

cdnMake-A-Face.
Jane Byrne Stevenson and Sharon E. McKay.
Review by Lorraine Douglas.
All ages.

 Make Your Own Performing Puppets.
Teddy Cameron Long.
Review by Lorraine Douglas.
Grades 4 and up / Ages 8 and up.

cdnMaking Candles. (Kids Can Do It series).
Judy Ann Sadler. Illustrated by Tracy Walker.
Review by Lorraine Douglas.
Grades 3 and up / Ages 8 and up.

canMaking Waves: Three Radio Plays.
Emil Sher.
Review by Tom Knutson.
Grade 11 and up / Ages 16 and up.

 Man-S-Laughter.
Ellen Frith.
Review by Pat Bolger.
Grades 10 and up / Ages 14 and up.

canThe Man Who Made Parks: The Story of Parkbuilder Frederick Law Olmsted.
Frieda Wishinsky. Illustrated by Song Nan Zhang.
Review by Alison Mews.
Grades 3 - 6 / Ages 8 - 12.

cdnThe Man Who Makes Art With His Hands: The Art and Life of Harold Pfeiffer, Sculptor.
Harold Pfeiffer and John A. Stevens.
Review by Ann Stinner.
Grades 9 and up / Ages 14 and up.

canMarie Antoinette: Princess of Versailles. (The Royal Diaries).
Kathryn Lasky.
Review by Ruth Scales McMahon.
Grades 5-10 / Ages 10-15.

canMarilou on Stage. (First Novel Series).
Raymond Plante. Illustrated by Marie-Claude Favreau. Translated by Sarah Cummins.
Review by Joan C. Simpson.
Grades 2 - 3 / Ages 7 - 8.

cdnMarina's Star.
Linda Brousseau. Translated by David Homel.
Review by Irene Gordon.
Grades 2 - 4 / Ages 7 - 9.

cdnMarine Birds. (Birds Up Close series).
Bobbie Kalman.
Review by Bob Piper.
Grades 3 - 8 / Ages 8 - 13.

cdnMarrying the Animals.
Cornelia Hoogland.
Review by Deborah Mervold.
Grades 11 and up / Ages 15 and up.

cdnMartha Black: Gold Rush Pioneer.
Carol Martin.
Review by Marsha Kaiserman.
Grades 2 - 8 / Ages 8 - 14.

 Mary Ann Shadd.
Rosemary Sadler.
Review by Grace Shaw.
Grades 10 - 13 / Ages 14 and up.

cdnA Matter of Honour and Other Tales of Early Perth.
Susan Code.
Review by Irene Gordon.
Grades 10 and up / Ages 14 and up.

intMax's Chocolate Chicken.
Rosemary Wells.
Review by Dave Jenkinson.
Grades Preschool / Ages 1 - 3.

intMax's Christmas.
Rosemary Wells.
Review by Dave Jenkinson.
Grades Preschool / Ages 2 - 5.

cdnMealworms: Raise Them, Watch Them, See Them Change.
Adrienne Mason. Illustrated by Angela Vaculik.
Review by Harriet Zaidman.
Grades 2 - 4 / Ages 7 - 10.

cdnMeet Matt and Roxy.
Karen Huszar. Photographs by Susan Huszar.
Review by Sharon A. McLennan McCue.
Grades K - 2 / Ages 5 - 7.

canMeet the Group of Seven.
David Wistow and Kelley McKinley. The Art Gallery of Ontario.
Review by Harriet Zaidman.
Grades 4 - 8 / Ages 9 - 14.

can(Megan)2.
Mary Hooper.
Review by Joanne Peters.
Grades 7 - 11 / Ages 12 - 16.

canMegatech Series
Cloning: Frontiers of Genetic Engineering.
Alien Lifesearch: Quest for Extraterrestrial Organisms.
Cyber Space: Virtual Reality and the World Wide Web.
Artificial Intelligence: Robotics and Machine Evolution.
David Jefferis.
Review by Ian Stewart.
Grades 5 - 8 / Ages 10 - 14.

 Melanie Bluelake's dream.
Betty Dorion.
Review by Maryleah Otto.
Grades 4 - 7 / Ages 8 - 12.

cdnMelody Mooner Takes Lessons.
Frank B. Edwards. Illustrated by John Bianchi.
Review by Brian Rountree.
Grades K - 4 / Ages 5 - 9.

canThe Memory Horse.
Troon Harrison. Illustrated by Eugenie Fernandes.
Review by Janice Foster.
Grades 1 - 3 / Ages 6 - 9.

cdnMenace and Mischief.
Sylvia Gunnery.
Review by Harriet Zaidman.
Grades 5 - 7 / Ages 11 - 13.

cdnMercy's Birds.
Linda Holeman.
Review by Mary Thomas.
Grades 6 and up / Ages 11 and up.

cdnMerlin's Castle.
Laszlo Gal.
Review by Jo-Anne Mary Benson.
Grades K - 6 / Ages 5 - 11.

intMessy.
Lindley Boeghold. Illustrated by Pam Wall.
Review by Dave Jenkinson.
Grades Preschool / Ages 3 months - 2.

CDNMeyers' Creek.
Connie Brummel Crook.
Review by Irene Gordon.
Grades 6 and up / Ages 11 and up.

canMichael Jordan. (Champion Sport Biographies).
Michael Boughn.
Review by Ian Stewart.
Grades 5 - 8 / Ages 10 - 14.

canMichael Schumacher. (Champion Sport Biographies).
Ken Sparling.
Review by Dave Jenkinson.
Grades 6 - 10 / Ages 11 - 15.

intThe Mightiest Heart.
Lynn Cullen. Illustrated by Laurel Long.
Review by Helen Arkos.
Grades 1 - 8 / Ages 6 - 14.

cdnMikayla's Victory. (Sports Stories Series, 29)
Cynthia Bates.
Review by Audrey Cormier.
Grades 6 - 8 / Ages 10 - 14.

cdnMind Me Good Now!
Lynette Comissiong. Illustrated by Marie Lafrance.
Review by Gail Hamilton.
Grades 3 - 6 / Ages 8 - 11.

cdnMind Power: ESP and Other Psychic Mysteries.
Sandra Collier.
Review by Thomas Knutson.
Grades 7 and up / Ages 13 and up.

 Mine for Keeps.
Jean Little.
Review by Joan Payzant.
Grades 10-13 / Ages 14 and up.

cdnThe Minstrel Boy.
Sharon Stewart.
Review by Mary Thomas.
Grades 7 - 11 / Ages 13 - 16.

cdnThe Miss Meow Pageant.
Richardo Keens-Douglas. Illustrated by Marie Lafrance.
Review by Harriet Zaidman.
Grades Preschool - 3 / Ages 4 - 8.

intMiss Spider's ABC.
David Kirk.
Review by Dave Jenkinson.
Grades Preschool / Ages 1 - 3.

canMissing Mooch. (First Novel Series).
Gilles Gauthier. Illustrated by Pierre-Andre Derome. Translated by Sarah Cummins.
Review by Joan C. Simpson.
Grades 3 - 4 / Ages 8 - 9.

 Mistaken Identity.
Norah McClintock.
Review by Leslie Millar.
Grades 9 - 12 / Ages 14 - 18.

cdnMr. Belinsky's Bagels.
Ellen Schwartz. Illustrated by Stefan Czernecki.
Review by Alison Mews.
Grades K - 2 / Ages 4 - 7.

canMr. Dickens Hits Town.
Jan Mark. Illustrated by Regolo Ricci.
Review by Jo-Anne Mary Benson.
Grades 3 and up / Ages 9 and up.

cdnMister Got To Go - The cat that wouldn't leave.
Lois Simmie. Illustrated by Cynthia Nugent.
Review by Leslie Millar.
Grades K - 3 / Ages 5 - 8.

cdnMr. Mole's Daughter.
Julia Gukova.
Review by Alison Mews.
Grades K - 2 / Ages 4 - 7.

 The Moccasin Goalie.
Willian Roy Brownridge.
Review by Dave Jenkinson.
Grades Preschool - 2 / Ages 4 to 8.

CDNModems, Megabytes and Me! Telecommunicating Across the Curriculum.
Gary Garfield and Suzanne McDonough.
Review by Harriet Zaidman.
Teachers: K - 8.

canThe Mole Sisters.
Roslyn Schwartz.
Review by Joan Payzant.
Grades Preschool / Ages 2-4.

cdnMolly Brown is Not a Clown.
Linda Rogers and Rick Van Krugel.
Review by Harriet Zaidman.
Grades 4 - 6 / Ages 9 - 11.

cdnMolly Counts.
Mireille Levert.
Review by Joan Payzant.
Grades Preschool / Ages 1 - 3.

cdnMolly Draws.
Mireille Levert.
Review by Joan Payzant.
Grades Preschool / Ages 1 - 3.

CDNMom, the School Flooded!.
Ken Rivard. Illustrated by Jacques Laplante.
Review by Diane Fitzgerald.
Grades Preschool - 2 / Ages 4 - 7.

cdnMonet's Garden.
John Lent.
Review by Katheryn Broughton.
Grades 12 and up / Ages 17 and up.

cdnMoney to Burn.
E.M. Goldman.
Review by Helen Norrie.
Grades 5 - 9 / Ages 10 - 14.

intMonkey Do!
Allan Ahlberg. Illustrated by Andre Amstutz.
Review by Lesley Beckett Balcom.
Grades Preschool - K / Ages 2 - 5.

canMonkey Tales.
Laurel Dee Gugler (Reteller).
Review by Gail Hamilton.
Grades K - 2 / Ages 5 - 7.

CDNThe Monster from the Swamp: Native Legends about Demons, Monsters and Other Creatures.
Written and Illustrated by C. J. Taylor.
Review by Harriet Zaidman.
Grades K - 8 / Ages 5 -14.

cdnThe Monster Mash.
Mimi Maxwell (The Monster Mash).
Review by Joan C. Simpson.
Grades Preschool - 2 / Ages 4 - 7 (The Monster Mash).

CDNMooch Forever.
Gilles Gauthier. Illustrated by Pierre-Andre Derome.
Translated by Sarah Cummins.
Review by A. Edwardsson.
Grades 2 - 5 / Ages 7 - 10.

cdnThe Moons of Goose Island.
Don K. Philpot. Illustrations by Margaret Hessian.
Review by Harriet Zaidman.
Grades 1 - 6 / Ages 6 - 11.

cdnMorgan Makes Magic.
Ted Staunton. Illustrated by Bill Slavin.
Review by Janice Foster.
Grades 1 - 4 / Ages 6 - 10.

cdnMorning on the Lake.
Jan Bourdeau Waboose. Illustrated by Karen Reczuch.
Review by Valerie Nielsen.
Grades 1 - 4 / Ages 5 - 9.

 Mortimer Mooner Makes Lunch.
Frank Edwards.
Review by Dave Jenkinson.
Grades Preschool - 3 / Ages 4 - 8.

cdnMother and Daughter Tales.
Josephine Evetts-Secker. Illustrated by Helen Cann.
Review by Jennifer Sullivan.
Grades 3 and up / Ages 8 and up.

cdnA Mountain Alphabet.
Margriet Ruurs. Illustrated by Andrew Kiss.
Review by Deborah Mervold.
Grades 1 and up / Ages 6 and up.

intThe Mouse That Jack Built.
Cindy Szekeres.
Review by Harriet Zaidman.
Grades Preschool - 2 / Ages 2 - 7.

canMr. McGratt and the Ornery Cat.
Marilyn Helmer. Illustrated by Martine Gourbault.
Review by Harriet Zaidman.
Grades Preschool - 2 / Ages 3 - 7.

cdnMr. Reez's Sneezes.
Curtis Parkinson. Illustrated by Sami Suomalainen.
Review by Irene Gordon.
Grades K - 3 / Ages 4 - 8.

intMs. Sneed's Guide to Hygiene.
Dale Gottlieb.
Review by Irene Gordon.
Grades K - 4 / Ages 5 - 9.

cdnMuddle Cuddle.
Laural Dee Gugler. Illustrated by Vlasta van Kampen.
Review by Donalee Moulton.
Grades preschool - 3 / Ages 3 - 8.

canMuhammad Ali. (Champion Sport Biographies).
James Duplacey.
Review by Dave Jenkinson.
Grades 5 - 10 / Ages 10 - 15.

cdnMunschworks: The First Munsch Collection.
Robert N. Munsch. Illustrated by Michael Martchenko.
Review by Dave Jenkinson.
Grades Preschool-2 / Ages 4-7.

canMunschworks 2: The Second Munsch Treasury.
Robert Munsch. Illustrated by Michael Martchenko and Helene Desputeaux.
Review by Dave Jenkinson.
Grades preschool - 3 / Ages 4 - 8.

cdnMusic For the Tsar of the Sea.
Celia Barker Lottridge. Illustrated by Harvey Chan.
Review by Dave Jenkinson.
Grades Preschool - 2 / Ages 4 - 7.

cdnMuslim Child: A Collection of Short Stories and Poems.
Rukhsana Khan. Sidebars by Irfan Alli. Illustrated by Patty Gallinger.
Review by Dave Jenkinson.
Grades 3 - 6 / Ages 8 - 11.

cdnMy Anastasia.
Sharon Stewart.
Review by Darleen Golke.
Grades 6 and up / Ages 11 and up.

cdnMy Arctic 1,2,3.
Michael Arvaarluk Kusugak. Illustrated by Vladyana Krykorka.
Review by Naomi Gerrard.
Grades Preschool - 2 / Ages 3 - 7.

CDNMy Blue Country.
O.R. Melling.
Review by Joan Payzant.
Grades 8 and up / Ages 13 and up.

cdnMy Blue Country.
O.R. Melling.
Review by Darleen Golke.
Grades 8 and up / Ages 13 and up.

cdnMy Brother's Train.
Heather Kellerhals-Stewart. Illustrated by Paul Zwolak.
Review by Jennifer Johnson.
Grades K - 5 / Ages 4 - 10.

intMy Dinosaur.
Mark Alan Weatherby.
Review by Alison Mews.
Grades Preschool - 2 / Ages 4 - 7.

canMy Family. (Talk-About-Books Series).
Debbie Bailey. Photos by Susan Huszar.
Review by Shannon Nesdoly.
Grades Preschool / Ages 1-3.

cdnMy Four Lions.
Bernice Gold. Illustrated by Joanne Stanbridge.
Review by Joan Payzant.
Grades Preschool - 1 / Ages 3 - 6.

cdnMy Hero Hercules. (Tales of Ancient Lands Series.)
Priscilla Galloway.
Review by Harriet Zaidman.
Grades 5 - 7 / Ages 11 - 13.

 My Homework Is in the Mail!
Becky Citra.
Review by Leslie Millar.
Grades 2 - 3 / Ages 7 - 9.

cdnMy Leaf's Sweater.
Mike Leonetti. Illustrated by Sean Thompson.
Review by Alison Mews.
Grades Preschool - 2 / Ages 4 - 7.

intMy Love for You.
Susan L. Roth.
Review by Dave Jenkinson.
Grades Preschool / Ages 1 - 3.

cdnMy Manitoba Friends A - Z.
Thomas Reid.
Review by A. Edwardsson.
Grades 1 - 3 / Ages 5 - 7.

cdnThe Mystery of Ireland's Eye.
Shane Peacock.
Review by Joan Marshall.
Grades 4 - 7 / Ages 9 - 12.

 The Mystery of the Gold Ring.
James Heneghan.
Review by Ian McLaren.
Grades 4 - 7 / Ages 8 - 11.

CDNMystery of the Missing Will.
Jeni Mayer.
Review by Joanne Robertson.
Grades 5 - 8 / Ages 10 - 13.

intMy Very First Mother Goose.
Edited by Iona Opie. Illustrated by Rosemary Wells.
Review by Leslie Millar.
Grades Preschool and up / Ages 3 and up.

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