TITLES AUTHORS MEDIA AGE/GRADE DATE FEATURES SEARCH

Book Reviews by TITLE -- J -- J. Armand Bombardier Carole Precious Reviewed by Jo Anna Burns Patton Grades 5 and up 1985 May Jabberwocky Nick Bantock Reviewed by Terri MacLean Grades 7 and up / Ages 12 and up 1992 March Jack Chris Scott Reviewed by Nadiya Blaine Adult 1989 January Jack in Port Judith Fingard Reviewed by Robert M. Taylor Post-Secondary 1983 January Jack of All Trades: Memories of a Busy Life J.V. Clyne Reviewed by James Kingstone Grades 11 and up 1986 May Jackson's Point Kenneth Sherman Reviewed by Ian Dempsey Adult/Secondary 1990 March Jacob Two-Two and the Dinosaur Mordecai Richler Reviewed by Adele M. Fasick Grades 4-6 / Ages 9-11 1987 September Jacob's Little Giant Barbara Smucker Reviewed by Fran Newman Grades 3-5 / Ages 8-10 1988 March Jacques Cartier and the People of the Eastern Woodlands Daniel C.G. Conner Reviewed by Adele Case Grades 9-10 1987 July Jacques Cartier and the People of the Eastern Woodlands Daniel C.G. Conner Reviewed by Sharon McLennan McCue Grades 3-6 1987 March Jake and the Kid W. O. Mitchell Reviewed by Elaine Balpataky Grades 9 and up 1983 January James Cook and the Nuu-Chah-Nulth Daniel C.G. Conner Reviewed by Adele Case Grades 9-10 1987 July James Cook and the Nuu-Chah-Nulth Daniel C.G. Conner Reviewed by Sharon McLennan McCue Grades 3-6 1987 March James Hector: Explorer Bruce Haig Reviewed by Barbara Conquest Grades 6 and up 1984 September James McKay Agnes Grant Reviewed by Donna J. ie Gordon Reviewed by Janice Foster Grades 1-4 1987 May Janet Carnochan John L. Field Reviewed by Jo Anna Burns Grades 5-8 1986 May January, February, June or July Helen Fogwell Porter Reviewed by Nadiya Blaine Grades 10 and up/Adult 1989 September The Japanese People: Music, Instruments, Arts, Crafts Sandra Davies Reviewed by Joan Weller K-Grade 12 1986 September Jasmin Jan Truss Reviewed by Joan Weller Grades 6-9 1983 March Jays! A Fan's Diary Jon Caulfield Reviewed by Michael Freeman Grades 7-10 1985 September Jazz in Canada: Fourteen Lives Mark Miller Reviewed by Dianne Clipsham Grades 11 and up 1983 March Jazzy Margaret Doerkson Reviewed by Pia Christensen Grades 10 and up 1982 September Jean De Brebeuf: A Giant in the Land of Huronia Tom Bonic Reviewed by JoAnna Burns-Patton Grades 4-7 1984 January Jean Lesage & the Quiet Revolution Dale C. Thomson Reviewed by Kenneth A. Elliott Grades 11 and up 1985 May Jeanne Sauvé Barbara Greenwood Reviewed by Anne Kelly Grades 3-6 / Ages 8-11 1989 July Jellybean Fever Joanne Brisson Murphy Reviewed by Elizabeth Lockett Pre-school to Grade 3 1988 January Jelly Belly Dennis Lee Reviewed by Joan Weller Preschool and up 1984 March Jennie's Story and Under the Skin Betty Lambert Reviewed by Louise Griffith Adult 1988 July Jennifer David Helwig Reviewed by Joan VanSickle Grades 12 and up 1983 January Jennifer Has Two Daddies Priscilla Galloway Reviewed by Jane Robinson Grades 2-5 / Ages 7-10 1986 July Jenny and Bob David Millward Reviewed by Lorrie Ann Clark Kindergarten-grade 2 / Ages 5-7 1991 October Jenny Greenteeth Mary Downie Reviewed by Maryleah Otto Grades 1-3 / Ages 6-8 1985 January Jenny's Neighbours Richard Thompson Reviewed by Margaret Montgomery Pre-School-Grade 1 1987 July Jeremy and the Aunties Felicity Finn Reviewed by Adele M. Fasick Grades 4-6 / Ages 9-11 1993 March Jeremy Gates and the Magic Key Janet Craig James Reviewed by Joan M. Payzant Grades 4-7 1987 July Jeremy Jeckles Hates Freckles Geraldine Ryan-Lush Reviewed by Pearl Herscovitch Grades 1 to 3 / Ages 6 to 8 1992 October Jeremy Smith David Burnett Reviewed by Roland Pagnier Grades 11 and up/Ages 16 and up 1989 May Jeremy's Decision Ardyth Brott Reviewed by Linda Holeman Kindergarten to Grade 3 / Ages 5-8 1990 November Jerry Potts: Paladin of the Plains B.D. Fardy Reviewed by Beatrice Russel Grades 7 and up 1985 May Jerusalem: The Future of the Past Moshe Safdie Reviewed by Paul E. Lewis Grades 12 and up / Ages 17 and up 1990 March Jesper Carol Matas Reviewed by P.J. Hammel Grades 7-9 / Ages 12-14 1990 May Jesse on the Night Train Richard Thompson Reviewed by Norma Charles Preschool to Grade 2 / Ages 3-7 1991 January Jessica and the Lost Stories Jenny Nelson Reviewed by Anna Santarossa Grades 3 to 5 / Ages 8 to 10 1992 September Jessie's Island Sheryl McFarlane Reviewed by Jane Smith Kindergarten-grade 3 / Ages 5-8 1992 September Jess Was the Brave One Jean Little Reviewed by Norma Charles Junior Kindergarten to Grade 3 / Ages 4-8 1992 March Jewels David Carpenter Reviewed by Don Precosky Grades 12 and up 1986 May Jill and the Big Cat Etho Rothstein Reviewed by Fran Newman Pre-School-Grade 2 1985 September Jillian Jiggs to the Rescue Phoebe Gilman Reviewed by Marion Scott Preschool-grade 1 / Ages 3-6 1994 September Jim Hunter: Teacher's Idea Package and Student Worksheets Michael H. Tudor Reviewed by Pauline Henaut Professional 1984 November Jingle Bells Maryann Kovalski Reviewer unknown Preschool and up / Ages 3 and up 1989 March The Jo Boy Deserts and Other Stories Constance Horne Reviewed by Adele M. Fasick Grades 4-6 / Ages 9-11 1992 November The Joanne Kates Cookbook Joanne Kates Reviewed by Joyce Brown Grades 11 and up 1985 July The Job for Me John Nixon and Karen Kokoski Reviewed by Elaine Blakey Grades 7 and up 1986 July Job Smarts: How to Play the Career Game and Win Tom Carney Reviewed by Diane Ikonen Post-Secondary 1985 July Jobs for All: Capitalism On Trial Paul Hellyer Reviewed by Thomas F. Chambers Grades 12 and up 1984 November Joey Jeremiah Katheryn Ellis Reviewed by Jo Anna Burns Patton Grades 5-8 / Ages 10-13 1990 May Joey: The Life and Political Times of Joey Smallwood Harold Horwood Reviewed by Thomas F. Chambers Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up 1990 May Joey Runs Away John F. Jansen in de Wal Reviewed by Barbara Conquest Grades 3 and up 1983 November John Buchan: A Memoir William Buchan Reviewed by Sister Mechtilde Grades 12 and up 1984 January John McCrae John Bassett Reviewed by Janet E. Goldack Grades 5 and up 1985 May John Metcalfe Cameron Barry Reviewed by Alan Thomas Grades 12 and up 1987 May John and the Missus Gordon Pinsent Reviewed by Warner Winter Grades 9 and up 1985 September John P. Robarts: His Life and Government A.K. MacDougall Reviewed by James Kingstone Grades 12 and up 1986 July John Tootoosis Jean Goodwill and Norma Sluman Reviewed by Joanne Robertson Grades 11 and up 1985 November “Johnny” Eagleclaw Cliff Faulknor Reviewed by Lorraine Douglas Grades 4 and up 1983 July Join the Attack on AIDS: Videos National AIDS Clearinghouse Reviewed by Ruth Bainbridge Adult/Professional 1992 March Jokes for the Apocaplypse: Two Novellas David Carpenter Reviewed by Pamela Black Grades 11 and up 1986 May Jolts: The TV Wasteland and the Canadian Oasis Morris Wolfe Reviewed by Caroline E. Young Grades 11 and up 1986 March Jo's Search Paul Kropp Reviewed by W.F. Benson Grades 7 and up / Ages 12 and up 1987 May Joseph Howe Symposium: Proceedings Wayne A. Hunt (Edited by) Reviewed by Marion Mintis Post-Secondary 1986 May Joseph Howe: Conservative Reformer 1804-1848, Volume 1 Murray J. Beck Reviewed by Robert Nicholas Bérard Grades 12 and up 1983 July Joseph Howe, Volume II: the Briton Becomes Canadian 1848-1873 J. Murray Beck Reviewed by Robert Nicholas Bérard Grades 12 and up 1984 May The Journey Begins Dennis Adair and Janet Rosenstock Reviewed by Constance Hall Grades 6-8 / Ages 11-13 1991 November The Journey Prize Anthology Reviewed by Katheryn Broughton Grades 11 and up / Ages 16 and up 1990 November Journey Through a Shadow Jaylene Butchart Reviewed by Margaret Marsh Grades 6 and up 1984 January Journey Through a Tropical Jungle Adrian Forsyth Reviewed by Peter Freeman Grades 5 to 8 1989 March Journey to the Top of the World Janet Foster Reviewed by Joan Payzant Grades 4 and up 1988 November The Joy of Stress Peter G. Hanson Reviewed by Audrey Stock-Martell Grades 10 and up 1986 March Jubilee of Death: The Raid on Dieppe Raymond Souster Reviewed by Alfred F Greenwood Grades 10 and up 1985 May Judges Jack Batten Reviewed by John D. Crawford Grades 10 and up 1987 January Julian Dayal Khalsa Reviewed by Edith Strocen Grades 1-3 / Ages 6-8 1990 January Julie Cora Taylor Reviewed by André Gagnon Grades 4-6 / Ages 9-11 1986 March Julie Gerond and the Polka Dot Pony Sheldon Oberman Reviewed by Pearl Herscovitch Kindergarten to Grade 2 1988 September Julie's Secret Cora Taylor Reviewed by Constance Hall Grades 7 and up / Ages 12 and up 1991 September The Jumbo Book of Science: 136 of the Best Experiments from the Ontario Science Center Carol Gold with Mary Donev, Stef Donev and Hugh Westrup Reviewed by Janice Foster Grades 3-7 / Ages 8-12 1994 September Jumbo Gumbo: Songs, Poems, and Stories for Children Wenda McArthur and Geoffrey Ursell Reviewed by Deborah Mervold Grades 1-6 / Ages 6-11 1990 March The Junior Computer Dictionary Kathlene R. Willing and Suzanna Girard Reviewed by William Benson Grades 4 and up 1985 March The Junior Encyclopedia of Canada James Marsh Reviewed by P.J. Hammed Grades 6 and up / Ages 11 and up 1990 November Junk-Pile Jennifer John F. Green Reviewed by Irene Aubery Preschool-grade 2 / Ages 2-7 1992 January Just Bats M. Brock Fenton Reviewed by Hugh A. Cook Grades 7 and up 1983 September Just Desserts and Other Treats for Kids to Make Marilyn Linton Reviewed by Margaret Montgomery Grades 3-9 1987 March Just A Minute: Ten Short Plays & Activities For Your Classroom Irene N. Watts Reviewed by Pat Bolger Professional 1991 September Just a Simple Pharmacist Frank Rasky Reviewed by Joan McGrath Grades 12 and up 1988 September Just Call Me Boom Boom Martyn Godfrey Reviewed by Norma Charles Grades 4-8 / Ages 9-13 1994 October Justice Denied Michael Harris Reviewed by Ruth Rausa Adult 1987 January Justice for Julie Barbra Ann Lane Reviewed by Anne Louise Mahoney Grades 7 to 9/Ages 12 to 14 1993 March Justin, Jay-Jay and the Juvenile Dinkent Paul Kropp Reviewed by Brenda Watson Grades 4-6 / Ages 9-11 1987 March Just One More Colour Brenda Silsbe Reviewed by Catherine McInerney Junior Kindergarten to Grade 3 / Ages 4 to 8 1991 May Just Watch Me: Remembering Pierre Trudeau Larry Zolf Reviewed by Louise Dick Grades 12 and up 1985 January Just You and Me Eugenie Fernandes Reviewed by Jennifer Johnson Kindergarten to Grade 3/Ages 5 to 8 1993 November Juvenilia: Early Writings of Elizabeth Smart Jo Anna Burns Reviewed Jo Anna Burns Grades 9 and up 1988 September

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