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Grades k to 6

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Aa-Choo
Wendy Orr
Reviewed by Theo Hersh
Pre-school to Kindergarten/Ages 3 to 5
1992 May

Aandeg (The Crow)
Shirley Pheasant Williams
Reviewed by Joan Skogan
Kindergarten to Grade 3 / Ages 5-8
1991 September

Abalone Summer
John Dowd
Reviewed by Anne Louise Mahoney
Grades 6-8 / Ages 11-13
1994 May/June

ABC
Elizabeth Cleaver
Reviewed by Fran Newman
Pre-School
1985 July

ABC 123
Vlasta Van Kampen
Reviewed by Kate Inoue
Pre-School-Grade 1
1983 January

ABC-DABRA: Stories and Other Poems 3
Hugh Oliver and others
Reviewed by E.C. Blakey
Grades 2-3
1986 January

ABC-DABRA: Teacher's Guide/Worksheets 3
Hugh Oliver, Ann Nicholson and Joyce Scane
Reviewed by E.C. Blakey
Grades 2-3
1986 January

Abra Kadabra
Maureen Bayless
Reviewed by Dave Jenkinson
Grades 2-4 / Ages 7-9
1994 May/June

Achimoona
Author unknown
Reviewed by Sharon A. McLennan McCue
Grades 4-8 / Ages 9-13
1986 March

Act of Art: the Image-Making Process
Jack Shadbolt
Reviewed by Carrie Sokoloff
Grades 6 and up
1982 November

Action Kids
Katheryn E. MacKay
Reviewed by Jane Robinson
Grades 3-6
1986 May

Adventure in Legoland
Carol Matas
Reviewed by Lorrie Ann Clark
Grades 2-4 / Ages 7-9
1992 September

The Adventure of Nature Photography
Tim Fitzharris
Reviewed by Maurice G. Black
Grades 6 and up
1984 May

Adventure in the Night Sky
Dave Patterson
Reviewed by Pearl Hersovitch
Grades 4-6 / Ages 9-11
1992 March

Adventure on Thunder Island
Edna King and Jordan Wheeler
Reviewed by Alison Mews
Grades 2 to 6/Ages 7 to 11
1992 May

The Adventures of Broughton Bear: A Dream Becomes Real
Susan Atkinson-Keen
Reviewed by Carol Steedman
Preschool-grade 3 / Ages 3-8
1986 May

The Adventures of Broughton Bear: Fun Times
Susan Atkinson-Keen
Reviewed by Carol Steedman
Preschool-grade 3 / Ages 3-8
1986 May

The Adventures of Broughton Bear: Lost and Found
Susan Atkinson-Keen
Reviewed by Carol Steedman
Preschool-grade 3 / Ages 3-8
1986 May

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

The Adventures of Broughton Bear: Unexpected Wonders
Susan Atkinson-Keen
Reviewed by Carol Steedman
Preschool-grade 3 / Ages 3-8
1986 May

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

The Adventures of Chuchi
Jane Gaffin
Reviewed by Sharon A. McLennan McCue
Grades 3-6
1986 July

Adventures of the Magic Monkey Along the Silk Road
Evelyn Nagai-Berthrong
Reviewed by Ann Fiske
Grades 5 and up
1984 January

Adventures of Ronny Weasel
Carrol Potter
Reviewed by Janice Foster
Kindergarten-Grade 3 / Ages 5-8
1991 May

Adventures With Miss Flint
Don Sawyer
Reviewed by Floyd Spracklin
Grades 2 to 5 / Ages 7 to 10
1993 November

Aerobic Fun for Kids
David Steen
Reviewed by Donna O'Connor
Grades K-9
1984 January

Against the Odds: Tales of Achievement
L.M. Montgomery
Reviewed by Caroline Thomson
Grades 6 to 8/Ages 11 to 13
1993 October

Ah! Belle Cité!/ A Beautiful City
Stéphane Poulin
Reviewed by Barbara Egerer Walker
Preschool-grade 1 / Ages 3-6
1986 May

The Air I Breathe
Bobbie Kalman and Janine Schaub
Reviewed by Pat Steenbergen
Grades 3-6/Ages 8-10
1993 September

The Alarm Clock
Helme Heine
Reviewed by Sally Davis
Grades k-2
1985 January

Albertans: Past, Present, Future
Kathryn G. Dueck and Kathryn E. Galvin
Reviewed by Barbara Conquest
Grades 4-6
1985 March

Albert's Bed
Herve Baudry
Reviewed by Gerri Young
Pre-School-Grade 1
1987 September

Alexander Graham Bell: Inventor of the Telephone
Edited by Michael Webb
Reviewed by Hugh A. Cook
Grades 4-6 / Ages 9-11
1991 September

Alfred the Dragon Who Lost His Flame
C. M. Buckaway
Reviewed by Elizabeth Lockett
Grades 2-4
1983 July

Algonkian Hunters of the Eastern Woodlands
Claudine Goller
Reviewed by Nadiya Blaine
Grades 5 and up
1985 January

Algonquin
Ted Dyke and William Reynolds
Reviewed by Ches Sulkowski
Grades 6 and up
1984 March

Alice and the Birthday Giant
John F. Green
Reviewed by Linda Holeman
Grades K to 3 / Ages 5 to 8
1989 December

Alison's Ghost
John Downie and Mary Alice Downie
Reviewed by Joan M. Payzant
Grades 3-6
1984 September

Alison's Ghosts
Mary Alice and John Downie
Reviewed by Carol Steedman
Grades 4-6 / Ages 9-11
1985 September

Alison's House
Maxine Trottier
Reviewed by Pearl Herscovitch
Pre-school to Grade 2 / Ages 3 to 7
1993 November

All About Me Activity Guide
Bobbie Kalman
Reviewed by Patricia Sentance
Pre-School-Grade 3
1985 November

All-Pro Hockey 84-85
Brian McFarlane
Reviewed by Michael Freeman
Grades 4-7
1985 May

Allen Morgan Stories: Matthew's Midnight Adventures
Reviewed by The Evaluation Commitee of the Board of Education for the City of North York
Kindergarten to Grade 3/Ages 5 to 8
1989 May

The Alligator and the Everglades
Dave Taylor
Reviewed by Fred Leicester
Grades 3-8 / Ages 8-13
1991 October

Alligator Pie
Dennis Lee
Reviewed by Margaret Montgomery
Preschool and up / Ages 3 and up
1988 March

Alligator Pie and Other Poems
Pre-school and up/ Ages 3 and up
Reviewed by Wendy Carter
Pre-school and up/ Ages 3 and up
1989 May

All Kinds of Magic
Florence McNeil
Reviewed by Margaret Montgomery
Grades 4 and up / Ages 9 and up
1985 March

All-Pro Hockey 84-85
Brian McFarlane
Reviewed by Michael Freeman
Grades 4-7
1985 May

Allstar Hockey Activity Book
Noah and Julian Ross
Reviewed by Charles Ottosen
Grades 4-6 / Ages 9-11
1991 May

Almost an Elephant
Rhinehart Friesen
Reviewed by Jane M. Smith
Kindergarten-grade 2 / Ages 5-7
1988 September

Alphabet Cards
Reviewed by Janet E. Goldack
Pre-School - Grade 3
1984 November

The Always Prayer Shawl
Sheldon Oberman
Reviewed by Jane Robinson
Grades 1 and up / Ages 6 and up
1994 May/June

Am I the Only One?
Dennis Foon and Brenda Knight
Reviewed by Patricia Fry
Grades 3 and up / Ages 8 and up
1986 July

Amanda Greenleaf and the Boy Magician
Ed Kavanagh
Reviewed by Adele M. Fasick
Grades 2-4 / Ages 7-9
1991 September

Amanda Greenleaf and the Spell of the Water Witch
Ed Kavanagh
Reviewed by Christine Buchanan
Grades 2 to 5
1988 May

Amanada's Book
Kerry Westall
Reviewed by Gwen Maguire
Junior Kindergarten to Grade 2 / Ages 4-7
1991 November

The Amazing Adventure of LittleFish
Marie-Francine Hebert
Reviewed by Kay Kerman
Preschool to Grade 1 / Ages 3-6
1990 November

The Amazing Apple Book
Paulette Bourgeois
Reviewed by Janice Foster
Grades 2-6 / Ages 7-11
1988 January

The Amazing Dirt Book
Paulette Bourgeois and Valerie Wyatt
Reviewed by Eve Williams
Grades 3-6 / Ages 8-11
1990 November

The Amazing Egg Book
Deborah Seed and Margaret Griffin
Reviewed by Maureen Pammett
Grades 2-7 / Ages 7-12
1990 January

The Amazing Egg Book
Deborah Seed and Margaret Griffin
Reviewed by Maureen Pammett
Grades 2-6 / Ages 7-11
1990 January

The Amazing Paper Book
Paulette Bourgeois
Reviewed by Maureen Pammett
Grades 2-6 / Ages 7-12
1990 January

The Amazing Potato Book
Paulette Bourgeois
Reviewed by Kay Kerman
Grades 3-6 / Ages 8-11
1991 October

A Mazing Space: Writing Canadian Women Writing
Shirley Neuman and Smaro Kamboureli
Reviewed by Donalee Moulton-Barrett
Grades 12 and up / Ages 17 and up
1988 March

Amazing Trivia from the World of Baseball
Shirley Fischler and Stan Fischler
Reviewed by John Mitchell
Grades 5 and up
1984 September

The Amazing Water Book
Deborah Seed
Reviewed by Marsha Kaiserman
Grades 3-6 / Ages 8-11
1992 October

The Amazon Influence
Marion Woodson
Reviewed by Dave Jenkinson
Grades 4-8 / Ages 9-13
1994 October

Amelia's Celebration
Jirina Marton
Reviewed by Brenda Partridge
Kindergarten to Grade 3/Ages 5-8
1992 May

Amie and Anika
Terry Stafford
Reviewed by Fran Newman
Pre-School-K
1984 March

Amikoonse/Little Beaver
Ferguson Plain
Reviewed by Patricia Fry
Pre-school to Grade 3/Ages 3 to 8
1993 October

Amish Adventure
Barbara Smucker
Reviewed by Sue Easun
Grades 5 and up
1983 November

Among the Orangutans: The Birute Galdikas Story
Evelyn Gallardo
Reviewed by Fred Leicester
Grades 4 and up / Ages 9 and up
1993 October

Amos and the Bear
Audrey Marsh
Reviewed by Adele Ashby
Grades 4-6 / Ages 9-11
1991 November

Amos and Orphy
Audrey Marsh
Reviewed by Constance Hall
Grades 5-7 / Ages 10-12
1992 March

< i>Anastasia Morningstar and the Crystal Butterfly
H.J. Hutchins
Reviewed by Adele L. Massena
Grades 4 and up / Ages 9 and up
1985 January

Ancient Ships on American Shores
Michael Custode and Patricia Presti
Reviewed by Gerri Young
Grades 3 and up
1987 March

And the Boats Go Up and Down
Wilma Alexander
Reviewed by Edith Parsons
Grades 4 to 6/Ages 9 to 11
1992 May

Andrew and the Wild Bikes
Allen Morgan
Reviewed by Marilyn Aldworth
Preschool to Grade 2 / Ages 4-7
1991 January

And You Can Be the Cat
Hazel Hutchins
Reviewed by Maron Scott
Kindergarten to Grade 3/Ages 5-8
1992 May

Angela's Airplane
Robert Munsch
Reviewed by Patricia Fry
Grades K-3
1983 July

Angela's Airplane
Robert Munsch
Reviewed by Jane Robinson
Kindergarten-grade 3 / Ages 5-8
1989 January

Angel Mae: A Tale of Trotter Street
Shirley Hughes
Reviewed by Pearl Herscovitch
Kindergarten to Grade 3 / Ages 5-8
1990 March

Animal Babies
Bobbie Kalman
Reviewed by Hugh A. Cook
Grades 3 and up
1988 September

Animal Friends and a Ferret Named Toots
Louise Evans
Reviewed by Jo Anna Burns Patton
Grades 4-7 / Ages 9-12
1991 March

Animal Hours
Linda Manning
Reviewed by Ruth Cosstick
Kindergarten-grade 3 / Ages 5-8
1991 January

Animal Tracks of Western Canada
Joanne E. Barwise
Reviewed by Janice Foster
Grades 5 and up / Ages 10 and up
1990 November

Animal Worlds
Bobbie Kalman and Susan Hughes
Reviewed by Anna L. Holman
Grades K-4
1986 July

Animals and Where They Live
John Feltwell
Reviewed by Hugh A. Cook
Grades 2 to 10
1988 September

Animals in Winter
Louise Beaudin
Reviewed by Ann Fagan
Preschool to grade 3 / Ages 3-8
1992 March

Animal Tracks of Western Canada
Joanne E. Barwise
Reviewed by Janice Foster
Grades 5 and up / Ages 10 and up
1990 November

Anna, Paul & Tommycat: A Letter from the Moon
Nicole Girard and Pol Danheux
Reviewed by Hazel Birt
Kindergarten to Grade 2/Ages 5 to 7
1989 May

Anna, Paul & Tommycat: Where is Tommycat?
Nicole Girard and Pol Danheux
Reviewed by Hazel Birt
Kindergarten to Grade 2/Ages 5 to 7
1989 May

Anna, Paul and Tommycat Say Hello
Nicole Girard and Pol Danheux
Reviewed by Dale Simmons
Ages 4 to 7
1989 January

Anna Veryha
Gloria Kupchenko Frolick
Reviewed by Edith Parsons
Grades 4-6 / Ages 9-11
1993 March

Annabel the Detective: The Case of the Birthday Surprise
Dorothy Joan Harris
Reviewed by Alison Mews
Kindergarten-grade 2 / Ages 5-7
1994 May/June

Annabel the Detective: The Case of the Missing Note
Dorothy Joan Harris
Reviewed by Caroline Thompson
Kindergarten-grade 2 / Ages 5-7
1992 October

Annabel the Detective: The Case of the Missing Tooth
Dorothy Joan Harris
Reviewed by B. Henley
Junior Kindergarten to Grade 3 / Ages 4-8
1991 October

Anna's Red Sled
Patricia Quinlan
Reviewed by Patricia Fry
Kindergarten-grade 4 / Ages 5-9
1989 November

Anne of Green Gables: Junior Edition
L.M. Montgomery
Reviewed by Ila D. Scott
Grades 3-5/Ages 9 to 11
1992 May

Anne of Ingleside
L.M. Montgomery
Reviewed by Lynne McAvoy
Grades 5-9 / Ages 10-14
1990 September

The Anne of Green Gables Cookbook
Kate Macdonald
Reviewed by Margaret Montgomery
Grades 3-9 / Ages 8-14
1986 July

The Annie Poems
Anne Cameron
Reviewed by Pat Bolger
Pre-School
1987 November

Annick's ABC Activity Set
Roger Paré
Reviewed by Joan Young
Preschool-grade 2 / Ages 3-7
1986 March

Anniranni and Mollymishi: The Wild-Haired Doll
C. Drew Lamm
Reviewed by Adele M. Fasick
Preschool to Kindergarten / Ages 3-5
1991 January

Anytime Stories
Leo Sawicki
Reviewed by Sharon A. McLennan McCue
Grades 3-6
1987 July

Apples, Alligators and Also Alphabets
Odette and Bruce Johnson
Reviewed by Constance Hall
Preschool to Grade 2 / Ages 3-7
1990 November

Archibald and the Crunch Machine
Jenny Nelson
Reviewed by Patricia Fry
Grades 1-5 / Ages 6-11
1990 November

Arctic Memories
Normee Ekoomiak
Reviewed by William F. Benson
Grades 4 and up / Ages 9 and up
1989 March

Are We There Yet?
Nancy Crystal
Reviewed by Irene Aubrey
Preschool to Grade 2 / Ages 3-7
1992 January

Are You Too Fat, Ginny?
Karin Jasper
Reviewed by Theo Hersh
Grades 3-5 / Ages 8-10
1990 May

An Armadillo is Not a Pillow
Lois Simmie
Reviewed by Joanne Robertson
Kindergarten-grade 6 / Ages 5-11
1987 March

Armand Bombardier: Inventor of the Snowmobile
Edited by Michael Webb
Reviewed by Hugh A. Cook
Grades 4-6 / Ages 9-11
1991 September

The Art of Len Gibbs
Betty Gibbs
Reviewed by James E. Simpson
Grades 3 and up
1982 September

Arthur's Dad
Ginette Anfousse
Reviewed by Dave Jenkinson
Grades 2-4 / Ages 7-9
1992 March

Arthur Throws a Tantrum
Ginette Anfousse
Reviewed by Donna Doyle
Grades 3-5/Ages 8-10
1993 September

Asha's Mums
Rosamund Elwin and Michele Paulse
Reviewed by Marilyn Aldworth
Kindergarten-grade 3 / Ages 5-8
1991 May

The Ashley Dictionary
Edited by K.L. Cordner et al.
Reviewed by Elizabeth Lockett
Grades 3 and up / Ages 8 and up
1989 July

Aska's Animals
David Day
Reviewed by Brenda Partridge
Kindergarten and up / Ages 5 and up
1992 March

The Asphalt Octopus
Lola Sneyd
Reviewed by Fran Newman
Grades K-6
1983 July

The Asphalt Octopus
Lola Sneyd
Reviewed by Gudrun Wight
Grades 4 and up
1984 March

Atlantic Wild-Flowers
Diane Griffin
Reviewed by Catherine R. Cox
Grades 4 and up
1985 May

Atmosfear
sean o'huigin
Reviewed by Patricia Fry
Grades 2-5 / Ages 7-10
1986 January

Atomic Archers Target: Terror
Harold Turner
Reviewed by Bessie Condos Egan
Grades 5 and up
1984 May

The Attic of All Sorts
Diane Carmel Leger
Reviewed by J.E. Simpson
Grades 2-5 / Ages 7-10
1991 September

The Auction
Jan Andrews
Reviewed by Kay Kerman
Kindergarten-grade 6 / Ages 5-11
1991 March

Aunt Abigail's Beau
Amy Jo Cooper
Reviewed by Kay Kerman
Grades 5-8 / Ages 10-13
1992 March

Aunt Armadillo
Robin Lewis
Reviewed by Christine Buchanan
Kindergarten-grade 2 / Ages 5-7
1986 January

Auntie's Knitting a Baby
Lois Simmie
Reviewed by Dianne Harke
Kindergarten-grade 6 / Ages 5-11
1985 September

The A to Z of Absolute Zaniness: An ABC Book
Carol Mills
Reviewed by Brenda Watson
Preschool-grade 4 / Ages 3-9
1985 May

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