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Grades 7 to 9

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The Dancing Sun: a Celebration of Canadian Children
Jan Andrews (Edited by)
Reviewed by Patrick J. Dunn
Grades 4-7
1982 September

Danger on the River
J. Robert Janes
Reviewed by Dianne Harke
Grades 5-8
1983 January

Danger on the Tracks
Bill Freeman
Reviewed by Pauline Henaut
Grades 5-8 / Ages 10-13
1987 September

Daniel's Story
Carol Matas
Reviewed by Anne Louise Mahoney
Grades 7-9/Ages 12-14
1993 September

D'Arcy: a Docu-Drama
Sandra Dempsey
Reviewed by George Geregen
Grades 7 and up
1983 March

The Daring Game
Kit Pearson
Reviewed by Jo Anna Burns Patton
Grades 5-7 / Ages 10-12
1986 July

A Darker Magic
Michael Bedard
Reviewed by Irene J. Karasick
Grades 5 to 7
1988 May

A Dark Night Offshore
Maurice Gagnon
Reviewed by Ted Monkhouse
Grades 9 and up
1987 January

Dartmouth's Day of Anguish;...The Explosion, December 6, 1917
Harry Chapman
Reviewed by Catherine R. Cox
Grades 9 and up / Ages 14 and up
1993 September

Daughters of Earth and Other Stories
Judith Merril
Reviewed by Ron Rennie
Grades 8 and up
1986 July

David Bowie: Out of the Cool
Peter Goddard and Philip Kamin
Reviewed by Annabelle Goodman
Grades 6 and up
1984 March

David Boyle: From Artisan to Archaeologist
Gerald Killan
Reviewed by Carrie Gardner
Grades 9 and up
1983 November

David Suzuki Asks Did You Know...About Food and Feeding?
Laura Suzuki and Peter Cook
Reviewed by Anna Santarossa
Grades 3 and up / Ages 8 and up
1991 September

David Suzuki: Superstar of Science
Michael Webb
Reviewed by Marsha Kaiserman
Grades 4-7 / Ages 9-12
1991 September

David Suzuki Talks About Aids
David Suzuki with Eileen Thalenberg and Peter Knudtson
Reviewed by Kenneth Elliott
Grades 8 and up / Ages 13 and up
1988 January

A Day in the Life of Canada
Reviewed by Robin Lewis
Grades 8 and up
1985 July

A Day in the Life of Canada: Calendar, 1988
Reviewed by Margaret MacLean
All Grades and Ages
1988 March

Dead Water Zone
Kenneth Oppel
Reviewed by Kay Kerman
Grades 7-9 / Ages 12-14
1992 November

Dear Bruce Springsteen
Kevin Major
Reviewed by Dave Jenkinson
Grades 7 and up / Ages 12 and up
1988 September

Dear Doctor
Saul Levine and Kathleen Wilcox
Reviewed by Dianne Clipsham
Grades 9 and up
1987 January

Dear Mom, Dear Dad: Poems for Everyone
Valerie Sinclair (Graphics by)
Reviewed by Fran Newman
Grades 7 and up
1983 May

Dear Old Rebel: A Priest's Battle for Justice
Harvey Steele
Reviewed by Val K. Lem
Grades 9 and up / Ages 14 and up
1994 May/June

The Death of Albert Johnson, Mad Trapper of Rat River
Frank W. Anderson
Reviewed by W. A. Handley
Grades 7 and up
1983 May

The Death of Isaac Brock
Pierre Berton
Reviewed by Michele F. Kallio
Grades 7-9 / Ages 12-14
1991 September

Death Over Montreal
Geoffrey Bilson
Reviewed by Jo-Anna Burns Patton
Grades 4-8
1983 March

Death Ride
Paul Kropp
Reviewed by W.F. Benson
Grades 7 and up / Ages 12 and up
1987 May

Decisions for Health
Alan Robertson, et al.
Reviewed by Elizabeth Woodger
Grades 9 and up
1983 March

Decisions for Health. Teacher's Guide
Alan Robertson, et al.
Reviewed by Elizabeth Woodger
Grades 9 and up
1983 March

The Deep End
Joy Fielding
Reviewed by Margaret MacLean
Grades 12 and up
1986 July

Degrassi Junior High: Exit Stage Left
William Pasnak
Reviewed by Nadiya Blaine
Grades 6 and up
1988 July

A Delicate Wilderness: the Photography of Elliott Barnes 1905-1914
Edward Cavell
Reviewed by William Benson
Grades 4 and up
1984 September

Dene Traditional Life Series
Reviewed by Alma Webster
Grades 4-12
1982 September

Denison's Ice Road
Edith Iglauer
Reviewed by Robin Lewis
Grades 9 and up
1983 March

Dental Health: A Teacher's Guide, K-12
Reviewed by Nadiya Blaine
Grades K-12
1986 September

The Depression
Rosemary Neering
Reviewed by John D. Crawford
Grades 6 and up
1984 November

Des Graffiti a Suivre...
Francine Ruel
Reviewed by Phillip K. Harber
Grades 7-9 / Ages 12-14
1992 March

Des Photos Qui Parlent
Jean-Marie Poupart
Reviewed by Patricia Cooper
Grades 4-7 / Ages 9-12
1992 March

The Diabolicave
Marie Andrée Warnant-Côté
Reviewed by Alison Mews
Grades 6 and up / Ages 11 and up
1993 January

The Diaries of Edmund Montague Morris
Edmund Montague Morris
Reviewed by Louise Dick
Grades 9 and up
1986 May

Diary of a War Artist
Alex Colville
Reviewed by Lee Thirlwall
Grades 7 and up
1982 September

Dictionary of Canadian Biography: Volume VIII, 1851 to 1860
Reviewed by John Harkness
Grades 9 and up
1986 July

Dictionary of Canadian Military History
David J. Bercuson and J.L. Granatstein
Reviewed by Brenda Reed
Grades 8 and up / Ages 13 and up
1993 March

Dictionnaire Francais
Edited by Sophie Arthaud et al.
Reviewed by Nancy Tully
Grades 1-9 / Ages 6-14 / Core or immersion French
1989 July

Diefenbaker: Remembering the Chief
Thad McIlroy (Edited by)
Reviewed by Louise Dick
Grades 9 and up
1985 January

Dieppe and Beyond for a Dollar and a Half a Day
John Patrick Grogan
Reviewed by Alfred F. Greenwood
Grades 9 and up
1984 March

Different Occupations-Different Satisfactions
John Nixon and Karen Kokoski
Reviewed by Elaine Blakey
Grades 7 and up
1986 July

The Difficulty of Living on Other Planets
Dennis Lee
Reviewed by Elizabeth Lockett
Grades 8 and up
1988 May

Digging in: New Poems
Elizabeth Brewster
Reviewed by Tony Cosier
Grades 9 and up
1983 January

Dinosaur Country: Unearthing the badlands' Prehistoric Past
Renie Gross
Reviewed by Janice Foster
Grades 6 and up
1986 January

Dinosaur Provincial Park
Gordon Reid
Reviewed by Hugh A. Cook
Grades 7-Adult
1987 July

Dinosaurs: Nature Stories for Children
George E. Lammers
Reviewed by Fred Leicester
Grades 4 and up / Ages 9 and up
1990 November

Dinosaurs and How They Lived
Steve Parker
Reviewed by Hugh A. Cook
Grades 2 to 10
1988 September

Dinosaurs of the West
Ron Stewart
Reviewed by Mollie Hooper
Grades 7 and up / Ages 12 and up
1989 July

Discover Bones
Lesley Grant
Reviewed by Janice Foster
Grades 3 to 7 / Ages 8 to 12
1992 September

Discover Canada: Alberta
Edna Bakken
Reviewed by Brenda Reed
Grades 5-8/Ages 10-13
1992 May

Discover Canada: Manitoba
Ken Emmond
Reviewed by Brenda Reed
Grades 5-8/Ages 10-13
1992 May

Discover Canada: Northwest Territories
Lyn Hancock
Reviewed by Gerri Young
Grades 5-8 / Ages 10-13
1994 September

Discover Canada: Nova Scotia
Jim Lotz
Reviewed by Brenda Reed
Grades 5-8/Ages 10-13
1992 May

Discover Canada: Ontario
Kathryn MacKay
Reviewed by Brenda Reed
Grades 5-8/Ages 10-13
1992 May

Discover Canada: Prince Edward Islands
Deirdre Kessler
Reviewed by Meredith MacKeen
Grades 7-9 / Ages 12-14
1994 May/June

Discover Canada: Saskatchewan
Dave Margoshess
Reviewed by Irene Gordon
Grades 6 and up / Ages 11 and up
1994 May/June

Discover Dinosaurs
Chris McGowan
Reviewed by Pat Steenbergen
Grades 3 to 7/Ages 8 to 12
1992 November

Discover: Mysteries of the Past and Present: A Royal Ontario Museum Book
Katherine Grier
Reviewed by Frances Nokes
Grades 3-7 / Ages 8-12
1989 September

Discovering Biological Science
Reviewed by Peter Freeman
Grades 8-10
1983 September

Discovering Canada, Book 1
Ronald C. Kirbyson, Peter L. McCreath and Alan Skeoch
Reviewed by Jeff Lawrence
Grades 5-8
1982 November

Discovering Canada, Volume 2: Developing a Nation
Ronald C. Kirbyson
Reviewed by Keith Wilson
Grades 6-9
1983 September

Discovering Canadian Art: Learning the Language
Bryan Bennett and Constance P. Hall
Reviewed by Maurice G. Black
Grades 7-9
1984 September

Discovering Insects: Ants, Flies, Crickets...
Gilles Brillon
Reviewed by Peter Croskery
Grades 3-7 / Ages 8-12
1994 November/December

Discovery of the North: Exploration of Canada's Arctic
Daniel Francis
Reviewed by Robin Lewis
Grades 9 and up
1986 September

Discovery in the North Atlantic: From the 6th to 17th Century
J.J. Sharp
Reviewed by Michele F. Kallio
Grades 9 and up/Ages 14 and up
1992 May

The DNA Dimension
Carol Matas
Reviewed by Enid Dorward
Grades 4-7
1983 May

Doctor Knickerbocker and Other Rhymes: A Canadian Collection
David Booth
Reviewed by Maryleah Otto
All ages and professional use.
1993 October

Dog Runner
Don Howard Meredith
Reviewed by Irene Gordon
Grades 7-9 / Ages 12-14
1990 January

The Doll
Cora Taylor
Reviewed by A. L. Florence
Grades 7 and up / Ages 12 and up
1988 March

Don't Call Me Sugar Baby!
Dorothy Harris
Reviewed by Elizabeth Lockett
Grades 5-8
1984 January

Dorothy Livesay: Patterns in A Poetic Life
Peter Stevens
Reviewed by Alan Thomas
Grades 9 and up / Ages 14 and up
1993 March

Dr. Kane of the Arctic Seas
Pierre Berton
Reviewed by Trina Preece
Grades 6 to 8/Ages 11 to 13
1993 October

Dr. Zed's Dazzling Books of Science Activity
Gordon Penrose
Reviewed by Nancy Dickson
Grades 3-7
1983 March

Dragon Fall
Lee J. Hindle
Reviewed by Barbara Conquest
Grades 8-10 / Ages 13-15
1985 July

The Dragon's Tapestry
Martine Bates
Reviewed by Alison Mews
Grades 9 and up / Ages 14 and up
1992 September

The Dream Class Anthology
Matt Cohen and David Young (Selected by)
Reviewed by Adele L. Massena
Grades 9 and up
1984 January

Dream Quest
Amy Cooper
Reviewed by Adele Case
Grades 7 and up / Ages 12 and up
1988 July

The Dreamers
Thomas H. Raddall
Reviewed by Tony Cosier
Grades 9 and up
1987 March

Drifting Snow: An Arctic Search
James Houston
Reviewed by Patricia Fry
Grades 7 and up/Ages 12 and up
1993 May

Druid's Tune
O.R. Melling
Reviewed by Liora Beder
Grades 8 and up / Ages 13 and up
1984 July

Duck Feathers & Gopher Tails: An Autobiography of Jack McPherson
Edited by Wes Henderson
Reviewed by Irene Gordon
Grades 6 and up / Ages 11 and up
1990 November

A Dutch Heritage: 200 Years of Dutch Experience in the Windsor-Detroit Border Region
Joan Magee
Reviewed by Jerry McDonnell
Grades 7 and up
1984 May

Dzelarhons: Myths of the Northwest Coast
Anne Cameron
Reviewed by Sharon A. McLennan McCue
Grades 7 and up
1987 May

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