Index of Book Reviews
Alphabetical by Title A
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An Aardvark Flew an Airplane... and Other Silly
Alphabet Rhymes.
- David Dadson. Illustrated by Roy Condy.
- Review by Catherine Hoyt.
- Grades Preschool - 6 / Ages 4 - 10.
- Review by Catherine Hoyt.
- Abby and Tess Pet-Sitters Series.
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- Golfish Don't Take Bubble Baths.
- Lizards Don't Wear Lip Gloss.
- Trina Wiebe. Illustrated by Maisol Sarrazin.
- Review by Joan C. Simpson.
- Grades 1 - 3 / Ages 6 - 8.
- A B C Discovery!
- Izhar Cohen.
- Review by Dave Jenkinson.
- Grades Preschool - 6 / Ages 4 - 12.
- Review by Dave Jenkinson.
- The ABC's of Farming.
- Terry Chamberlain.
- Review by Dave Jenkinson.
- Grades 7 and up / Ages 12 and up.
- Review by Dave Jenkinson.
- Abductions & Aliens: What's Really Going
On?
- Chris A. Rutkowski.
- Review by Alexander Gregor.
- Grades 11 and up / Ages 16 and up.
- Review by Alexander Gregor.
- Accidental 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.
- Review by Darleen Golke.
- The Accidental Orphan.
- Constance Horne.
- Review by Mary Thomas.
- Grades 4 - 7 / Ages 9 - 12.
- Review by Mary Thomas.
- Across Frozen Seas.
- John Wilson.
- Review by Mary Thomas.
- Grades 3 - 7 / Ages 8 - 12.
- Review by Mary Thomas.
- Active Living: The Miracle Medicine for a Long
and Healthy Life.
- Gordon W. Stewart.
- Review by Marsha Kaiserman.
- All ages.
- Review by Marsha Kaiserman.
- Adventures
in Ancient Egypt. (Good Times Travel Agency Series).
- Linda Bailey. Illustrated by Bill Slavin.
- Review by Gail Hamilton.
- Grades 3 - 7 /Ages 8 - 12.
- Review by Gail Hamilton.
- Adventures
in the Middle Ages. (Good Times Travel Agency Series).
- Linda Bailey. Illustrated by Bill Slavin.
- Review by Gail Hamilton.
- Grades 3 - 7 /Ages 8 - 12.
- Review by Gail Hamilton.
- The
Adventures of Baby Bear. (Nature Babies).
- Aubrey Lang.
- Review by Lisa Sykes.
- Grades kindergarten - 2 /Ages 5 - 7.
- Review by Lisa Sykes.
African Tales from Tendai's Grandmother.
- Lakshmi Mukundan.
- Review by Joan Payzant.
- Grades 3 - 6 / Ages 8 - 12.
- Review by Joan Payzant.
- After Hamelin.
- Bill Richardson.
- Review by Susan Fonseca.
- Grades 5 and up / Ages 10 and up.
- Review by Susan Fonseca.
- After Paradise.
- Janis Rapoport.
- Review by Deborah Mervold.
- Grades 11 and up / Ages Adult.
- Review by Deborah Mervold.
- After the War.
- Carol Matas.
- Review by Ian Stewart.
- Grades 6 - 9 / Ages 11 - 15.
- Review by Ian Stewart.
- After the War.
- Carol Matas.
- Review by Deborah Mervold.
- Grades 6 - 9 / Ages 11 - 15.
- Review by Deborah Mervold.
- Agnes
Macphail: Champion of the Underdog (Quest Library, 5).
- Rachel Wyatt.
- Review by Mary Thomas.
- Grades 9 - 12 / Ages 14 - 17.
- Review by Mary Thomas.
- Aiko's Flowers.
- Rui Umezawa. Illustrated by Yuji Ando.
- Review by Janice Foster.
- Grades Preschool - 4 / Ages 5 - 9.
- Review by Janice Foster.
- Albert
Goes to Town.
- Jennifer Jordan. Illustrated by Shannon McNeill.
- Review by Luella Sumner.
- Grades Preschool - 1 / Ages 2 - 6.
- Review by Luella Sumner.
- Alecia's Challenge. (Sports Stories, 32).
- Sandra Diersch.
- Review by Audrey Cormier.
- Grades 3 - 8 / Ages 8 - 13.
- Review by Audrey Cormier.
- Alexander Graham Bell: An Inventive Life.
- Elizabeth MacLeod.
- Review by Joan Simpson.
- Grades 4 - 6 / Ages 9 - 11.
- Review by Joan Simpson.
- Alice and the Birthday Giant. (A First Flight Level
Two Reader).
- John Green. Illustrated by Maryann Kovalski.
- Review by Gillian Richardson.
- Grades 1 - 3 / Ages 6 - 8.
- Review by Gillian Richardson.
- Alice Falls Apart.
- Perry Nodelman. Illustrated by Stuart Duncan.
- Review by Naomi Gerrard.
- Grades Preschool - 3 / Ages 3 - 8.
- Review by Naomi Gerrard.
- Aliens in the Basement.
- Susan Reid. Illustrated by Susan Gardos.
- Review by Noreen Paterson.
- Grades 1 - 4 / Ages 6 - 10.
- Review by Noreen Paterson.
- Aliens in Woodford. (Sam, Dog Detective, 4).
- Mary Labatt.
- Review by Meredith MacKeen.
- Grades 3 - 5 / Ages 8 - 10.
- Review by Meredith MacKeen.
- All 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.
- Review by Deborah Mervold.
- All About People. (Scholastic First
Encyclopedia).
- Review by Gail Hamilton.
- Grades 2 - 4 / Ages 7 - 9.
- Grades 2 - 4 / Ages 7 - 9.
- Alligators & Crocodiles.
- Karen Dudley. Illustrated by Warren Clark.
- Review by Luella Sumner.
- Grades 3 - 8 / Ages 9 - 14.
- Review by Luella Sumner.
- 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.
- Review by Thomas F. Chambers.
- Almost
a Lifetime
- John McMahon
- Review by Neil V. Payne
- Grades 9 - 13 / Ages 13 and up.
- Review by Neil V. Payne
- Alone at Ninety Foot.
- Katherine Holubitsky.
- Review by Joan Marshall.
- Grades 6 - 9 / Ages 11 - 14.
- Review by Joan Marshall.
- Alphabake:
A Cookbook and Cookie Cutter Set.
- Debora Pearson. Illustrated by Jane Kurisu.
- Review by Kenneth Field.
- Grades Preschool - 6 / Ages 3 - 11.
- Review by Kenneth Field.
- AlphaBasiCs Series.
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- Canada from A to Z.
- The United States from A to Z.
- Mexico from A to Z.
- The United States from A to Z.
- Bobbie Kalman & Niki Walker.
- Review by Gail Hamilton.
- Grades 3 - 5 / Ages 8 - 10.
- AlpaBasiCs Series.
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- The Earth from A to Z.
- School from A to Z.
- What is a Community?: from A to Z.
- The Computer from A to Z.
- School from A to Z.
- Bobbie Kalman & John Crossingham.
- Review by Janice Foster.
- Grades 2 - 5 / Ages 7 - 10.
- Amanda Adams Loves Herbie Hickle.
- Patti Farmer. Illustrated by Daniel Sylvestre.
- Review by Irene Gordon.
- Grades K - 3 / Ages 5 - 8.
- Review by Irene Gordon.
- Amazing Allstar Hockey Activity Book.
- Jesse, Noah and Julian Ross. Illustrated by Anne De Grace.
- Review by Lorraine Douglas.
- Grades 4 - 7 / Ages 9 - 12.
- Review by Lorraine Douglas.
- Amazing Grace: The Story of the Hymn.
- Linda Granfield. Illustrated by Janet Wilson.
- Review by Dave Jenkinson.
- Grades 4 and up / Ages 9 and up.
- Review by Dave Jenkinson.
- Amazon: The Complete 13 Adventures of Detective-Lieutenant
Cathy Carruthers.
- Mel D. Ames.
- Review by Dave Jenkinson.
- Grades 11 and up / Ages 14 and up.
- Review by Dave Jenkinson.
- Amy's
Promise.
- Bernice Thurman Hunter.
- Review by Jennifer Sullivan.
- Grades 5 - 8 / Ages 10 - 13.
- Review by Jennifer Sullivan.
- Anabel Lee.
- Edgar Allan Poe. Illustrated by Gilles Tibo.
- Review by Joan C. Simpson.
- Grades 5 and up / Ages 10 and up.
- Review by Joan C. Simpson.
- Anastasia's Album.
- Hugh Brewster.
- Review by Sharon A. McLennan McCue.
- Grades 5 and up / Ages 10 and up.
- Review by Sharon A. McLennan McCue.
- Ancient Egypt. (History Detectives).
- Philip Ardagh. Illustrated by Colin King.
- Review by Ian Stewart.
- Grades 5 - 8 / Ages 10 - 13.
- Review by Ian Stewart.
- And the Fear Makes Us Special.
- John Wing.
- Review by Dave Jenkinson.
- Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up.
- Review by Dave Jenkinson.
- Andrew, Catch That Cat!
- Deanne Lee Bingham. Illustrated by Kim LaFave.
- Review by Gillian Richardson.
- Grades 1 - 3 / Ages 6 - 9.
- Review by Gillian Richardson.
- Andrew's Loose Tooth.
- Robert Munsch. Illustrated by Michael Martchenko.
- Review by Gail Hamilton.
- Grades Preschool - 1 / Ages 4 - 6.
- Review by Gail Hamilton.
- Angel Cat.
- Michael Garland.
- Review by Gillian Noonan.
- Grades K - 3 / Ages 5 - 8.
- Review by Gillian Noonan.
- Angel on Her Knees.
- Patricia Josefchak-Pugh.
- Review by Tony Payzant.
- Grades 7 - 12 / Ages 11 - 16.
- Review by Tony Payzant.
- The Angel Tree.
- Robin Muller.
- Review by Jennifer Sullivan.
- Grades Preschool - 2 / Ages 4 - 7.
- Review by Jennifer Sullivan.
- Angels in the Snow.
- Wenda Young.
- Review by Joan Marshall.
- Grades 6 - 9 / Ages 11 - 14.
- Review by Joan Marshall.
- Animal Defenses: How Animals Protect Themselves.
- Etta Kaner. Illustrated by Pat Stephens.
- Review by Luella Sumner.
- Grades 2 - 7 / Ages 7 - 12.
- Review by Luella Sumner.
- Animal
Heroes: 27 True Stories.
- Karleen Bradford.
- Review by Dave Jenkinson.
- Grades 3-9 / Ages 8-14.
- Review by Dave Jenkinson.
- Animal 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.
- Review by Harriet Zaidman.
- Animal Trackers Around the World Series.
-
- At the Poles.
- On Safari.
- In the Jungle.
- Down Under.
- On Safari.
- Tessa Paul.
- Review by Gail Hamilton.
- Grades 1 - 4 / Ages 6 - 9.
- Animals and Nature. (Scholastic First
Encyclopedia).
- Review by Gail Hamilton.
- Grades 2 - 4 / Ages 7 - 9.
- Grades 2 - 4 / Ages 7 - 9.
- Animals Eating: How Animals Chomp, Chew,
Slurp and Swallow.
- Pamela Hickman. Illustrated by Pat Stephens.
- Review by Cora Lee.
- Grades 2 - 6 / Ages 7 - 11.
- Review by Cora Lee.
- Animals in Motion: How Animals Swim, Jump,
Slither and Glide.
- Pamela Hickman. Illustrated by Pat Stephens.
- Review by Liz Greenaway.
- Grades 2 - 6 / Ages 7 - 11.
- Review by Liz Greenaway.
- Anna's Goat.
- Janice Kulyk Keefer. Illustrated by Janet Wilson.
- Review by Alison Mews.
- Grades 1 - 4 / Ages 6 - 9.
- Review by Alison Mews.
- Anne
of Green Gables.
- L.M. Montgomery. Illustrated by Laura Fernandez and Rick Jacobson.
- Review by Val Nielsen.
- Grades 3 and up / Ages 8 and up.
- Review by Val Nielsen.
- Anorexia Nervosa: When Food is the Enemy (Teen
Health Library of Eating Disorder Prevention).
- Erica Smith.
- Review by Joanne Peters.
- Grades 4 - 10 / Ages 9 - 15.
- Review by Joanne Peters.
- An Anthology for the Earth.
- Judy Allen (ed.)
- Review by Gail Hamilton.
- Grades 6 and up / Ages 11 and up.
- Review by Gail Hamilton.
- Ants Don't Catch Flying
Saucers. (Abby and Tess, Pet-Sitters, No. 5).
- Trina Wiebe. Illustrated by Marisol Sarraz.
- Review by Janice Foster.
- Grades 2-4 / Ages 7-9.
- Review by Janice Foster.
- Aphid & The Shadow Drinkers.
- Steven Lattey.
- Review by Joanne Peters.
- Grades 12 and up / Ages 17 and up.
- Review by Joanne Peters.
- Arctic Stories.
- Michael Avaarluk Kusugak. Illustrated by Vladyana Langer Krykorka.
- Review by Valerie Nielsen.
- Grades K - 4 / Ages 5 - 9.
- Review by Valerie Nielsen.
- Arf! Beg! Catch! Dogs from A to Z.
- Henry Horenstein.
- Review by Dave Jenkinson.
- Grades Preschool - 2 / Ages 3 - 7.
- Review by Dave Jenkinson.
- Argentina,
the Culture. (The Lands, Peoples and Culture Series).
- Greg Nickles.
- Review by Gail Hamilton.
- Grades 4 - 9 / Ages 9 - 14.
- Review by Gail Hamilton.
- Argentina,
the Land. (The Lands, Peoples and Culture Series).
- Greg Nickles.
- Review by Gail Hamilton.
- Grades 4 - 9 / Ages 9 - 14.
- Review by Gail Hamilton.
- Argentina,
the People. (The Lands, Peoples and Culture Series).
- Greg Nickles.
- Review by Gail Hamilton.
- Grades 4 - 9 / Ages 9 - 14.
- Review by Gail Hamilton.
- Around
the World in Eighteen Plays: Folk Tale scripts for the Classroom.
- Claire Northrop.
- Review by Patricia Fry.
- Grades K - 6 / Ages 5 - 11.
- Review by Patricia Fry.
- Arrowdreams: An Anthology of Alternate Canadas.
- Edited by Mark Shainblum and John Dupuis.
- Review by Dave Jenkinson.
- Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up.
- Review by Dave Jenkinson.
- Art and Illustration for the Classroom: A Guide for
Teachers and Parents.
- Review by Joan Walters.
- Professional.
- Professional.
- Art in the Classroom: An
Integrated Approach to Teaching Art in Canadian Elementary and Middle
Schools.
- Irene Russell Naested
- Review by Lin Gibson.
- Professional.
- Artists' Workshop Series.
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-
Animals.
- Landscapes.
- Portraits.
- Stories.
- Landscapes.
- Clare Roundhill and Penny King. Edited by Bobbie Kalman.
- Review by Grace Shaw.
- Grades 3 - 9 / Ages 8 - 14.
- Assessment and ESL: On the Yellow Big Road
to the Withered of OZ.
- Barbara Law and Mary Eckes.
- Review by Gail Lennon.
- Professional.
- Review by Gail Lennon.
- At Home.
- Jinny Johnson. Illustrated by Sue Cony.
- Review by Joan Payzant.
- Grades Preschool / Ages 3 and up
- Review by Joan Payzant.
- At the Market.
- Jinny Johnson. Illustrated by Sue Cony.
- Review by Joan Payzant.
- Grades Preschool / Ages 3 and up.
- Review by Joan Payzant.
- Atlantic Sea Stories.
- Edited by John Bell.
- Review by Joan Payzant.
- Grades 9 and up / Ages 14 and up.
- Review by Joan Payzant.
- The 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.
- Review by Gail Hamilton.
- The
Atlas of the World's Worst Natural Disasters.
- Lesley Newson.
- Review by Gail Hamilton.
- Grades 5 and up / Ages 10 and up.
- Review by Gail Hamilton.
- Atom Bomb.
- Tom Seddon.
- Review by Ian Stewart.
- Grades 7 - 9 / Ages 12 - 15.
- Review by Ian Stewart.
- Attack on Montreal.
- Pierre Berton.
- Review by Catherine Cox.
- Grades 6 - 10 / Ages 11 - 14.
- Review by Catherine Cox.
- Aunt Mary Buttons.
- Diane Jarvis Jones.
- Review by Lorraine Douglas.
- All ages.
- Review by Lorraine Douglas.
- Aurora Awards: An Anthology of Prize-Winning Science
Fiction & Fantasy.
- Edo van Belkom (Ed.)
- Review by Dave Jenkinson.
- Grades 9 and up / Ages 14 and up.
- Review by Dave Jenkinson.
- Awake and Dreaming.
- Kit Pearson.
- Review by Dave Jenkinson.
- Grades 3 - 6 / Ages 8 - 11.
- Review by Dave Jenkinson.
Index of Book Reviews
Alphabetical by Title
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