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Book Reviews by DATE (1986 May)
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The 49th Paradox: Canada in North America
- Richard Gwyn
- Reviewed by Ted Monkhouse
- Grades 12 and up
- 1986 May
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50 Below Zero
- Robert Munsch
- Reviewed by Barbara Egerer Walker
- Kindergarten-grade 3 / Ages 5-8
- 1986 May
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The Adventures of Broughton Bear: A Dream Becomes Real
- Susan Atkinson-Keen
- Reviewed by Carol Steedman
- Preschool-grade 3 / Ages 3-8
- 1986 May
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The Adventures of Broughton Bear: Fun Times
- Susan Atkinson-Keen
- Reviewed by Carol Steedman
- Preschool-grade 3 / Ages 3-8
- 1986 May
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The Adventures of Broughton Bear: Lost and Found
- Susan Atkinson-Keen
- Reviewed by Carol Steedman
- Preschool-grade 3 / Ages 3-8
- 1986 May
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The Adventures of Broughton Bear: One Thing Leads to Another
- Susan Atkinson-Keen
- Reviewed by Carol Steedman
- Preschool-grade 3 / Ages 3-8
- 1986 May
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The Adventures of Broughton Bear: Unexpected Wonders
- Susan Atkinson-Keen
- Reviewed by Carol Steedman
- Preschool-grade 3 / Ages 3-8
- 1986 May
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The Adventures of Broughton Bear: A Whole Day of Surprises
- Susan Atkinson-Keen
- Reviewed by Carol Steedman
- Preschool-grade 3 / Ages 3-8
- 1986 May
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Ah! Belle Cité! / A Beautiful City
- Stéphane Poulin
- Reviewed by Barbara Egerer Walker
- Preschool-grade 1 / Ages 3-6
- 1986 May
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All About Law: Exploring the Canadian Legal System
- Dwight L. Gibson and Terry G. Murphy
- Reviewed by John D. Crawford
- Grades 10 and up
- 1986 May
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All About Law: Exploring the Canadian Legal System: Student Workbook
- Terry G. Murphy and Fredrick Jerman
- Reviewed by John D. Crawford
- Grades 10 and up
- 1986 May
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Action Kids
- Katheryn E. MacKay
- Reviewed by Jane Robinson
- Grades 3-6
- 1986 May
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Almost Japanese
- Sarah Sheard
- Reviewed by Sharon A. McLennan McCue
- Adult
- 1986 May
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A Military History of Canada
- Desmond Morton
- Reviewed by Allan S. Evans
- Grades 12 and up
- 1986 May
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Another Country: Writings by and About Henry Kreisel
- Shirley Neuman (Edited by)
- Reviewed by Ruth Cosstick
- Grades 10 and up
- 1986 May
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The Bad Day
- Sylvie Assathiany and Louise Pelletier
- Reviewed by Maryleah Otto
- Preschool-kindergarten / Ages 3-5
- 1986 May
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The Battle Over Biligualism: The Manitoba Language Question, 1983-85
- Russell Doern
- Reviewed by R. Wieler
- Grades 11 and up
- 1986 May
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Beyond Courage: The Canadians at the Second Battle of Ypres
- George Cassar
- Reviewed by John Harkness
- Grades 12 and up
- 1986 May
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Birds of the Cottage Country
- William C. Mansell
- Reviewed by Elinor Kelly
- Grades 11 and up
- 1986 May
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Canada and the Birth of Israel: A Study in Canadian Foreign Policy
- David J. Bercuson
- Reviewed by John Harkness
- Grades 12 and up
- 1986 May
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Canada: Building Our Nation
- Daniel C.G. Conner
- Reviewed by Anna L. Holman
- Grade 5
- 1986 May
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Canadian Connections: An Activity Appraoch to Studying Canadian Communities
- Freda Burns and others
- Reviewed by Hugh A. Cook
- Grades 4-7
- 1986 May
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The Canadian Style: A Guide to Writing and Editing
- Reviewed by James K.A. Peters
- Grades 11 and up
- 1986 May
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China
- Reviewed by Joanne Robertson
- Grades 5-8
- 1986 May
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Coming Attractions
- Sheila Delaney, Frances Itani and Judith Pond
- Reviewed by Anne Locatelli
- Grades 12 and up
- 1986 May
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Computer Science: Program Design and Technology
- Neal E. Reid and Stanley L. Wilson
- Reviewed by Jean Farquharson
- Grades 11-12
- 1986 May
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The Cowards
- Josef Skvorecky
- Reviewed by Frank Loreto
- Grades 12 and up
- 1986 May
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The Craft of student Evaluation in Canada
- Leslie D. McLean
- Reviewed by Joan McGrath
- Professional
- 1986 May
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Craft Slices
- George Bowering
- Reviewed by Robert E. Wheeler
- Grades 12 and up
- 1986 May
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The Creating Word: Papers From an International Conference on the Learning and Teaching of English in the 1980s
- Patricia Demers (Edited by)
- Reviewed by S. Keith Ward
- Professional
- 1986 May
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Dancing Visions
- Reviewed by donalee Moulton-Barrett
- Grades 11 and up
- 1986 May
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The Diaries of Edmund Montague Morris
- Edmund Montague Morris
- Reviewed by Louise Dick
- Grades 9 and up
- 1986 May
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The Dog Who Stopped the War
- Danyèle Patenaude and Roger Cantin
- Reviewed by Sally Davies
- Grades 3-6 / Ages 8-11
- 1986 May
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Domestic Fuel
- Erin Mouré
- Reviewed by Marion Mintis
- Grades 11 and up
- 1986 May
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Don't Eat Spiders
- Robert Heidbreder
- Reviewed by Maryleah Otto
- Kindergarten-grade 2 / Ages 5-7
- 1986 May
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Eight Plays for Young People: Prairie Performance II
- Joyce Doolittle
- Reviewed by Louise Griffith
- Grades 7-8 / Ages 12-13
- 1986 May
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Every Girl: Learning About Menstruation
- Helen McKinnon Doan and Janice M. Morse
- Reviewed by Dale Simmons
- Grades 4 and up
- 1986 May
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The Farm Yard
- Stefan Anastasiu
- Reviewed by Elizabeth Lockett
- Preschool-grade 1 / Ages 3-6
- 1986 May
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Felice: A Travelogue
- Robert Harlow
- Reviewed by Barbara J. Graham
- Grades 12 and up
- 1986 May
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File 23: The Shocking Truth About Canada
- Orland French
- Reviewed by Chris Kempling
- Adult
- 1986 May
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The Forests of British Columbia
- Cameron Young and others
- Reviewed by Adele Case
- Grades 9 and up
- 1986 May
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Fragments of War: Stories from Survivors of World War II
- Joyce Hibbert
- Reviewed by Louise Dick
- Grades 7 and up
- 1986 May
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Freedom Isn't Free: A Boat People Story as Told by Phu Sam
- Evelyn Friesen
- Reviewed by John D. Crawford
- Grades 8 and up
- 1986 May
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The Fridge
- Pierre Pratt
- Reviewed by Elizabeth Lockett
- Preschool-grade 1 / Ages 3-6
- 1986 May
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The Fun Factory
- Reviewed by Jane Robinson
- Grades 2-7
- 1986 May
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Gaining Ground: European Critics on Canadian Literature
- Robert Kroetsch and Reingard M. Nischik
- Reviewed by Alan Thomas
- Grades 12 and up
- 1986 May
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The Garden
- Marie-Louise Gay
- Reviewed by Elizabeth Lockett
- Preschool-grade 1 / Ages 3-6
- 1986 May
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Getting Dressed
- Philippe Beha
- Reviewed by Maureen Pammett
- Preschool / Ages 3-5
- 1986 May
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Get to Work
- Janis Foord
- Reviewed by Olive Bowles
- Grades 10 and up
- 1986 May
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The Glass Air: Selected Poems
- P.K. Page
- Reviewed by Pat Bolger
- Grades 11 and up
- 1986 May
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Grandma's Visit
- Sylvie Assathiany and Louise Pelletier
- Reviewed by Maryleah Otto
- Preschool-kindergarten / Ages 3-5
- 1986 May
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Grandpa's Birthday
- Pamela Jacobson Quigg and Joan Pendersen
- Reviewed by Fran Newman
- Grades 2-3
- 1986 May
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Great Canadian Lives: Portraits in Heroism to 1867
- Karen Ford, Janet MacLean and Barry Wansbrough
- Reviewed by A.L. Florence
- Grades 5-10
- 1986 May
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The Harrowsmith Fish & Seafood Cookbook
- By the Editors and Readers of Harrowsmith Magazine
- Reviewed by Elizabeth Lockett
- Grades 9 and up
- 1986 May
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How the Loon Lost Her Voice
- Anne Cameron
- Reviewed by Sharon A. McLennan McCue
- Grades 3-6 / Ages 8-11
- 1986 May
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How Many?
- Philippe Beha
- Reviewed by Maureen Pammett
- Preschool / Ages 3-5
- 1986 May
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How Raven Freed the Moon
- Anne Cameron
- Reviewed by Sharon A. McLennan McCue
- Grades 3-6 / Ages 8-11
- 1986 May
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I Am to Organize What?: A Career Day?
- Susan M. Phillips
- Reviewed by Brenda Watson
- Professional
- 1986 May
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Introduction to Sociology: A Canadian Focus
- James J. Teevan (Edited by)
- Reviewed by Ruth Rausa
- Grades 12 and up
- 1986 May
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Jack of All Trades: Memories of a Busy Life
- J.V. Clyne
- Reviewed by James Kingstone
- Grades 11 and up
- 1986 May
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Janet Carnochan
- John L. Field
- Reviewed by Jo Anna Burns
- Grades 5-8
- 1986 May
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Jewels
- David Carpenter
- Reviewed by Don Precosky
- Grades 12 and up
- 1986 May
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Jokes for the Apocaplypse: Two Novellas
- David Carpenter
- Reviewed by Pamela Black
- Grades 11 and up
- 1986 May
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Joseph Howe Symposium: Proceedings
- Wayne A. Hunt (Edited by)
- Reviewed by Marion Mintis
- Post-Secondary
- 1986 May
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Legacies, Legends, and Lies
- Joan Finnigan
- Reviewed by Jack Brown
- Grades 7 and up
- 1986 May
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Let it Go
- Marilyn Halvorson
- Reviewed by Barbara Conquest
- Grades 7-9 / Ages 12-14
- 1986 May
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Letters of a Lifetime
- Susanna Moodie
- Reviewed by Joan Kerrigan
- Grades 12 and up
- 1986 May
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Life of the Party
- Gérard Fortin and Boyce Richardson
- Reviewed by Howard Hurt
- Grades 12 and up
- 1986 May
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Love in Flight
- Gregory M. Cook
- Reviewed by Tony Cosier
- Grades 9 and up
- 1986 May
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Lumbering Songs from the Northern Woods
- Edith Fowke
- Reviewed by Mollie Hooper
- Grades 10 and up
- 1986 May
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The Magic Potion: A Collection of Writings by Elementary School Students
- Reviewed by Margaret Montgomery
- Grades 4-6
- 1986 May
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Mammals of the Canadian Wild
- Adrian Forsyth
- Reviewed by Elaine Balpatasky
- Grades 9 and up
- 1986 May
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Matthew and the Midnight Turkeys
- Allen Morgan
- Reviewed by Fran Newman
- Grades 1-4 / Ages 6-9
- 1986 May
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Michele Landsberg's Guide to Childrens Books
- Michele Landsberg
- Reviewed by Joan McGrath
- Professional
- 1986 May
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Mission: Imagination
- Onalee Hunter
- Reviewed by Patricia Sentance
- Grades 4 and up
- 1986 May
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Multiculturalism in Canada: A Select Bibliography of Library Resources for Grades One Through Twelve
- Reviewed by P.J. Hammel
- Professional
- 1986 May
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My Baby Sister
- Sylvie Assathiany and Louise Pelletier
- Reviewed by Maryleah Otto
- Preschool-kindergarten / Ages 3-5
- 1986 May
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My Happy Days in Hell
- George Fauldy
- Reviewed by Bohdan Kinczyk
- Adult
- 1986 May
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Nicholas Tickle
- Sol Mandlsohn
- Reviewed by Maryleah Otto
- Grades 1-4
- 1986 May
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North of 50°: An Atlas of Far Northern Ontario
- University of Toronto, Dept of Geography
- Reviewed by Robin Lewis
- Grades 12 and up
- 1986 May
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Oil Patch Empire: A Novel
- John Ballem
- Reviewed by Jerry McDonnell
- Adult
- 1986 May
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Ontario Games
- Thomas P. Kromer and Suzanne A. Regimbal
- Reviewed by Hugh A. Cook
- Grades 4 and up
- 1986 May
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On The Endangered List: A Novel
- David Gurr
- Reviewed by Clare A. Darby
- Adult
- 1986 May
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On the Job: Confronting the Labour Process in Canada
- Craig Heron and Robert Storey (Edited by)
- Reviewed by Thomas F. Chambers
- Post-Secondary
- 1986 May
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The Papers of Samuel Marchbanks
- Robertson Davies
- Reviewed by Kenneth A. Elliott
- Adult
- 1986 May
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Peasants in th Promised Land: canada and the Ukranians
- Jaroslav Petryshyn
- Reviewed by Iyvan Michalchyshyn
- Grades 10 and up
- 1986 May
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Perfect Pies: A Complete Savory & Sweet Fare of Unique, Wholesome Pies
- Diane Fine
- Reviewed by Mollie Hooper
- Grades 10 and up
- 1986 May
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The Prairie West: Historical Readings
- R. Douglas Francis and Howard Palmer (Edited by)
- Reviewed by J.D. Ingram
- Post-Secondary
- 1986 May
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Prosperian Papers. Volume I: The Rock Candy Bandits
- Donald R. Gordon
- Reviewed by Patrick Dunn
- Grades 4-7
- 1986 May
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The Pundits: Power, Politics and the Press
- Lloyd Tataryn
- Reviewed by Ted Monkhouse
- Grades 12 and up
- 1986 May
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The Quarter-Pie Window
- Marianne Brandis
- Reviewed by Elizabeth Woodger
- Grades 7-9 / Ages 12-14
- 1986 May
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Queen of the Headaches
- Sharon Butala
- Reviewed by donalee Moulton-Barrett
- Grades 11 and up
- 1986 May
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River Boy At War
- J.K. Chapman
- Reviewed by Alfred Greenwood
- Grades 9 and up
- 1986 May
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Rough Passage
- Paddy Webb
- Reviewed by Marion Mintis
- Grades 12 and up
- 1986 May
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Saint John: A Sporting Tradition
- Brian Flood
- Reviewed by Catherine R. Cox
- Grades 7 and up
- 1986 May
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Sandinsista: A Novel of Nicaragua
- Marie Jakober
- Reviewed by L. Maingon
- Adult
- 1986 May
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School Wars: The Assault on B.C. Education
- Crawford Kilian
- Reviewed by William Benson
- Adult
- 1986 May
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The Sea
- Philippe Beha
- Reviewed by Elizabeth Lockett
- Preschool-grade 1 / Ages 3-6
- 1986 May
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Selected Poems, 1933-80
- George Fauldy
- Reviewed by Bohdan Kinczyk
- Adult
- 1986 May
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Selected Poems of Elizabeth Brewster: 1944-1977
- Elizabeth Brewster
- Reviewed by donalee Moulton-Barrett
- Grades 12 and up
- 1986 May
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Selected Poems of Elizabeth Brewster: 1977-1984
- Elizabeth Brewster
- Reviewed by donalee Moulton-Barrett
- Grades 12 and up
- 1986 May
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The Shark: Nature's Materpiece
- R.D. Lawrence
- Reviewed by Elinor Kelly
- Grades 12 and up
- 1986 May
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Silent Steeds: Cycling in Nova Scotia to 1900
- Heather Watts
- Reviewed by D. Clipsham
- Grades 5 and up
- 1986 May
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Spirit in the Rainforest
- Eric Wilson
- Reviewed by Carol Steedman
- Grades 4-6 / Ages 9-11
- 1986 May
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Student's Dictionary of Music
- Wayne Gilpin
- Reviewed by Joan Weller
- Grades 8 and up
- 1986 May
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Tales of the North Atlantic
- Hal Lawrence
- Reviewed by Neil Payne
- Grades 12 and up
- 1986 May
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Tangled Tongue: Living With a Stutter
- Jock A. Carlisle
- Reviewed by Glenn DiPasquale
- Professional
- 1986 May
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Tesseracts
- Judith Merril (Edited by)
- Reviewed by Anne Locatelli
- Grades 11 and up
- 1986 May
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Treaty Days
- Joan Pendersen and Pamela Jacobson
- Reviewed by Patricia Fry
- Grades 2-3
- 1986 May
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True Blue: The Loyalist Legend
- Walter Stewart
- Reviewed by Cornelia Fuykschot
- Grades 10 and up
- 1986 May
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Very Last First Time
- Jan Andrews
- Reviewed by Joanne Robertson
- Grades 1-4 / Ages 6-9
- 1986 May
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Vicking Discovery: L'Anse Aux Meadows
- Joan Horwood
- Reviewed by Joan McGrath
- Grades 5-8
- 1986 May
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The Wacousta Syndrome
- Gaile McGregor
- Reviewed by Bohdan Kincyzk
- Grades 12 and up
- 1986 May
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War in the West: Voices of the 1885 Rebellion
- Rudy Wiebe and Bob Beal
- Reviewed by J.D. Ingram
- Grades 9 and up
- 1986 May
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The West Coasters
- David Corcoran
- Reviewed by Eve Williams
- Grades 12 and up
- 1986 May
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Where Do You Sleep?
- Philippe Beha
- Reviewed by Maureen Pammett
- Preschool / Ages 3-5
- 1986 May
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Where is My Dummy
- Sylvie Assathiany and Louise Pelletier
- Reviewed by Maryleah Otto
- Preschool-kindergarten / Ages 3-5
- 1986 May
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Whose is it?
- Philippe Beha
- Reviewed by Maureen Pammett
- Preschool / Ages 3-5
- 1986 May
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With a Sudden and Terrible Clarity
- Brian L. Flack
- Reviewed by L. Maingon
- Adult
- 1986 May
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Working Lives: Vancouver, 1886-1986
- Reviewed by Gerri Young
- Post-Secondary
- 1986 May
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Zoom Away
- Tim Wynne-Jones
- Reviewed by Janice Foster
- Preschool-grade 2 / Ages 3-7
- 1986 May
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