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Grades k to 6

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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

A Dangerous Game
Raymond Bradbury
Reviewed by Pauline Henaut
Grades 4 and up
1984 March

Daniel's Dog
Jo Bogart
Reviewed by Patricia Fry
Kindergarten-grade 3 / Ages 5-8
1990 May

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

Darlene's Shadow
Norma Charles
Reviewed by Jane Robinson
Grades 4-6 / Ages 9-11
1991 September

Davenport Dumpling
Robert McConnell
Reviewed by Maryleah Otto
Grades 3-6 / Ages 8-11
1992 January

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

David Suzuki
Ron Wideman
Reviewed by Adele M. Fasick
Grades 3-6 / Ages 8-11
1989 July

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 Asks Did You Know...About Insides and Outsides?
Laura Suzuki and Peter Cook
Reviewed by Marsha Kaiserman
Grades 2 to 6 / Ages 8 to 11
1991 May

David Suzuki Asks Did You Know...About Light and Sight
Laura Suzuki and Peter Cook
Reviewed by Rebecca Raven
Grades 3-6 / Ages 8-11
1991 January

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

David's Father
Robert Munsch
Reviewed by Adele M. Fasick
Grades K-3
1984 January

The Day the Fairies Went on Strike
Linda Briskin and Maureen Fitzgerald
Reviewed by Janet E. Goldack
Grades 1-3
1983 March

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 6-9 / Ages 11-14
1992 November

Dear As Salt
Rafe Martin
Reviewed by Pat Butler
Kindergarten to Grade 6 / Ages 5 to 11
1993 November

Dear Santa/Cher Pere Noel  
Reviewed by Pat Butler
Grade 1 / Ages 4-6
1994 May/June

Dear World/Cher Monde
Ben Wicks (Conceived and directed by)
Reviewed by Alma Webster
Grades 1 to 7
1988 January

Death Drop
Mary Blakeslee
Reviewed by Catherine McInerney
Grades 3-6 / Ages 8-11
1992 May

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

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

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

Desdemona Saves the Day
Eileen Pettigrew
Reviewed by Pat Butler
Grades 2-4 / Ages 7-9
1993 May

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

The Devil's Diamond
Carroll Atwater Bishop
Reviewed by Anna L. Holman
Grades 1-4
1985 January

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

Diamond in the Rough
Charlotte Diamond
Reviewed by Christine Buchanan
Pre-school and up
1987 November

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

Different Dragons
Jean Little
Reviewed by Grace E. Funk
Grades 3-6 / Ages 8-11
1986 November

A Difficult Day
Eugenie Fernandes
Reviewed by Joanne Robertson
Pre-school to Grade 2
1988 September

The Dingles
Helen Levchuk
Reviewed by Brenda Watson
Preschool-grade 2 / Ages 3-7
1986 March

Dinner at Auntie Rose's
Janet Munsil
Reviewed by Patricia Fry
Kindergarten-grade 2 / Ages 5-7
1984 July

The Dinner Party
sean o'huigin
Reviewed by Fran Newman
Preschool-grade 5 / Ages 4-10
1985 March

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

The Dinosaur Dusters
Donn Kushner
Reviewed by Marion Scott
Jr. Kindergarten to Grade 3 / Ages 4 to 8
1993 January

The Dinosaur Question and Answer Book
Sylvia Funston
Reviewed by Janice Foster
Grades 3 to 6/Ages 8 to 11
1992 November

Dinosaurs: Facts, Fun and Fantastic Crafts.
Imogene Forte
Reviewed by Dale Simmonds
Kindergarten to Grade 5
1988 November

Dinosaurs
Michel Quintin
Reviewed by Peter Croskery
Pre-school to Grade 3 / Ages 3 to 8
1993 January

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

The Dinosaurs: A New Discovery
Janet Stewart
Reviewed by Joan Skogan
Grades 4-6 / Ages 8-11
1989 September

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

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: An Activity Approach
Ruth Sidorchuck and Brenda Willoughby
Reviewed by Geri Young
Grades 4-6
1986 July

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

Discovering Spiders, Snails, and Other Creepy Crawlies
Gilles Brillon
Reviewed by Peter Croskery
Grades 3 to 6 / Ages 8 to 11
1992 October

Discovery and Exploration: A Canadian Adventure
Donald M. Santor
Reviewed by Ingrid van Haussen
Grades 5 and up
1985 July

Disneyland Hostage
Eric Wilson
Reviewed by Fran Newman
Grades 4 and up
1983 January

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

Doctor Kiss Says Yes
Teddy Jam
Reviewed by Lorrie Ann Clark
Pre-school to Grade 3/Ages 3-7
1992 May

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

A Dog Came, Too
Ainslie Manson
Reviewed by Linda Holeman
Kindergarten-grade 3 / Ages 5-8
1992 September

A Dog On His Own: a Short Story of Boys and Girls
Diane J. Wieler
Reviewed by Margaret Marsh
Grades 3 and up
1984 May

The Dog Who Stopped the War
Danyèle Patenaude and Roger Cantin
Reviewed by Sally Davies
Grades 3-6 / Ages 8-11
1986 May

The Dog Who Wouldn't Be Left Behind
Joan Finnigan
Reviewed by Pearl Herscovitch
Grades 2-4 / Ages 7-9
1990 January

Dolls
Judy Ann Sadler
Reviewed by Joanne Robertson
Kindergarten to Grade 5/Ages 5-10
1993 September

Dolls in Canada
Marion E. Hislop
Reviewed by Jackie Black
Grades 1-5
1982 September

Don't Be Scared, Eleven
Richard Thompson
Reviewed by Norma Charles
Pre-school to Grade 2/Ages 3-7
1993 September

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

Don't Cut My Hair
Sylvie Assathiany and Louise Pelletier
Reviewed by Patricia Sentance
Preschool / Ages 1-3
1985 July

Don't Eat Spiders
Robert Heidbreder
Reviewed by Maryleah Otto
Kindergarten-grade 2 / Ages 5-7
1986 May

Down the Honey-Suckle
Wendy Scott
Reviewed by Joan Weller
Grades K-2
1982 November

A Dozen Million Spills and Other Disasters
sean o huigin
Reviewed by Theo Hersh
Kindergarten-grade 3 / Ages 5-8
1994 September

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

Dr. Zed's Science Surprises
Gordon Penrose
Reviewed by Eve Williams
Kindergarten to Grade 6 / Ages 5-11
1990 January

Dr. Zed's Sensational Science Activities
Gordon Penrose
Reviewed by Alma Webster
Grades 3-6 / Ages 8-11
1990 November

The Dragon and Other Laurentian Tales
Claude Jasmin
Reviewed by Fran Newman
Pre-school and up
1987 September

Dragon in the Rocks
Marie Day
Reviewed by Brenda Partridge
Grades 3 and up / Ages 8 and up
1992 September

Dragon Sandwiches
Gwendolyn MacEwen
Reviewed by Christine Buchanan
Pre-school to Grade 1
1988 May

The Dragon's Pearl
Julie Lawson
Reviewed by Norma Charles
Kindergarten-grade 3 / Ages 5-8
1992 October

Draw and Write Your Own Picture Book
Emily Hearn
Reviewed by Catherine McInerney
Grades 3 and up / Ages 8 to 12
1990 September

Dream and Wonder: A Child's View of Canadian Village Life
Elsa Redekopp
Reviewed by Janet E. Goldack
Grades 3-5
1986 September

Dreamer of Dreams
Heather Conkie
Reviewed by Jennifer Johnson
Grades 4 to 6/Ages 9 to 11
1993 September

Dreams of Empire: Canada Before 1700
Victorin Chabat, André Desrosiers and André Vachon
Reviewed by Ronald G. Rennie
Grades 5 and up
1983 March

The Dressed Up Book
Kathy Stinson
Reviewed by Patricia Fry
Kindergarten-grade 3 / Ages 5-8
1990 July

Duck Cakes for Sale
Janet Lunn
Reviewed by Frances Nokes
Preschool-grade 2 / Ages 3-7
1990 March

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

Dudley and the Birdman
George Swede
Reviewed by Sally Davis
Grades 3-5
1986 March

Dudley and the Christmas Thief
George Swede
Reviewed by Margaret Montgomery
Grades 2-4
1987 May

Dusty
Ellen Schwartz
Reviewed by Adele M. Fasick
Grades 3 and up
1983 July

Duran Duran Live
Philip Kamin and Peter Goddard
Reviewed by Frank Loreto
Grades 4 and up
1985 May

Dylan's Lullaby
Jo Ellen Bogart
Reviewed by Brenda Watson
Pre-School to Grade 3
1988 November

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