TITLES AUTHORS MEDIA AGE/GRADE DATE FEATURES SEARCH

Video Reviews by AGE / GRADE Grades 10 and up Across Cultures Reviewed by the Evaluation Committee of the Board of Education for the City of North York Grades 4-12 1986 May Adrienne Clarkson Presents: Tales Out of School Produced and directed by Michael Gerard Reviewed by Barbara Chester All ages 1992 January Alberta Geography Reviewed by the Committee of the Board of Education for the City of North York Grades 6-12 1986 September Alive in the Nuclear Age: Volume One and Two National Film Board of Canada Reviewed by Gordon D. Heasley Grades 6-11 / Ages 11-16 1991 January Amigo's Blue Guitar Produced by Ann O'Brien Reviewed by Christine Jacobs Grades 11 and up / Ages 16 and up 1993 September The Apprentice/L'Apprenti Produced by Richard Condie and Ches Yetman Reviewed by Frances Daw Bergles Grades 7 and up / Ages 12 and up 1992 March Approach to a Sacred Place: The Art of Donald Rogers Produced by Clark Donnelly Reviewed by Frances Daw Bergles Grades 8 and up / Ages 13 and up 1993 September Baby Blues National Film Board of Canada Reviewed by C.L. Ross Grades 10-12 / Ages 15-17 1991 May Battle of the Bulge Produced and directed by Arlene Hazzan Green Reviewed by Ellen Heaney Grades 12 and up / Ages 17 and up 1992 January The Bellringers Produced by Luciano Lisi Reviewed by J.A. Forrester Grades 9 and up / Ages 14 and up 1991 March Between the Solitudes Directed by Abbey Neidik Reviewed by Kathleen L. Kellett-Betsos Grades 12 and up / Ages 17 and up 1994 September Blockade: Algonquins Defend the Forest Directed by Boyce Richardson Reviewed by Sharon A. McLennan-McCue Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up 1994 October Both Sides of the Wire Produced and Directed by Neal Livingston Reviewed by Brenda Reed Grades 12 and up / Ages 17 and up 1994 September The Butchart Gardens Produced by Pacific Rim Media Inc. for Butchart Gardens Ltd Reviewed by Christine Jacobs Grades 8 and up / Ages 13 and up 1992 May By the Seat of Their Pants Produced and Directed by Les Harris Reviewed by Melanie Fogel Grades 4 and up / Ages 9 and up 1993 October Canada in the Time Between Ages Audacine Inc. Reviewed by Doug Watling Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up 1991 January Canada in the Twenties Reviewed by the Evaluation Committee of the Board of Education for the City of North York. Grades 9 and up 1984 May Canada and World War I Reviewed by the Evaluation Committee of the Board of Education for the City of North York. Grades 10 and up 1983 September Canada's Geographical Diversity Reviewed by the Committee of the Board of Education for the City of North York Grades 6-12 1986 September Canadian Labour Studies Reviewed by the Evaluation Committee of the Board of Education for the City of North York. Grades 9 and up 1983 July Canadian Law Reviewed by the Evaluation Committee of the Board of Education for the City of North York. Grades 10 and up 1983 September Canadian Video News Distributed by Canadian Video dd>Directed by David Adkin and Arlene Moscovitch Reviewed by Melanie Fogel Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up 1994 March/April Canola: An Industry's Success Canola Council of Canada Reviewed by Therese Duval Grades 3 and up / Ages 8 and up 1993 September CBC-TV News in Review: September 1990 CBC Enterprises Reviewed by Eve Williams Grades 9 and up / Ages 14 and up 1991 January The Choice is Yours Produced and directed by Corinne Linder Reviewed by Colleen Casey Stewart Grades 11 and up / Ages 16 and up 1991 October City Figures Directed by Karen Malcolm Reviewed by Frances Bergles Grades 8 and up / Ages 13 and up 1991 November A City's Influence - Situation Reviewed by the Evaluation Committee of the Board of Education for the City of North York. Grades 10 and up 1983 September The Colours of My Father: A Portrait of Sam Borenstein Written, Directed and Animated by Joyce Borenstein Reviewed by Frances Daw Bergles Grades 5 and up/Ages 10 and up 1993 May The Company of Strangers Produced by David Wilson Reviewed by S.A.M. McCue Grades 12 and up/Ages 17 and up 1993 May A Couer Ouvert Produced by Viateur Casonguay Reviewed by Howard Hurt Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up 1992 September David's Dream: Against All Odds Directed by Jackie Podro Reviewed by C.L. Ross Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up 1992 May The Diviners Directed by Anne Wheeler Reviewed by S.A. McLennan McCue Grades 12 and up / Ages 17 and up 1993 November Don't Play Share AIDS Produced and directed by Linda Bucholtz Ross Reviewed by C.L. Ross Grades 6 and up / Ages 11 and up 1991 November Dream Fields of W.P. Kinsella Executive producer, Ken Coach Reviewed by J. Forrester Grades 11 and up / Ages 16 and up 1991 September Drinking and Driving: An Alien Concept Directed by Kathi and Lee Atkinson Reviewed by Christing Jacobs Grades 8 and up / Ages 13 and up 1991 November Dynamic Cities Reviewed by the Evaluation Committee of the Board of Education for the City of North York. Grades 10 and up 1983 September Ellen's Story Produced by Sharon Ann McGowan and Robert Duncan Reviewed by Allison Haupt Grades 10 and up/ Ages 15 and up 1993 May A Fair Response: Three Cases in Canadian Justice School Services of Canada and Breakthrough Films Reviewed by Colleen Casey Grades 7 and up / Ages 12 and up 1992 May The Family and Social Activities Reviewed by the Evaluation Committee of the Board of Education for the City of North York Grades 4-12 1986 May Focus North: Audrey McLaughlin, A Leadership Campaign CBC Enterprises Reviewed by John Bainbridge Grades 8 and up / Ages 13 and up 1991 January From the Ground Up Produced by Keith Turner Reviewed by Janice Foster Grades 5 to 12 / Ages 10 to 17 1994 November/December A Gift of Indians Produced by Alan Edmonds Reviewed by Melanie Fogel Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up 1993 January Going Green: How to Reduce Your Garbage Produced by Daria Ellerman Reviewed by Ann Fagan Grades 7 and up / Ages 12 and up 1991 October A Good Job for A Woman: Aviation Produced by Donna Liberson Reviewed by C.L. Ross Grades 11 and up / Ages 16 and up 1994 November/December Gopher Broke Reviewed by Gary Goulson Grades 10 and up 1983 July The Greenpeace Years Produced by Shelley Saywell Reviewed by Melanie Fogel Grades 7 and up/Ages 12 and up 1993 May Guideposts for a Sustainable Future: Tools for Environmental Recovery Produced by Mike Nickerson and George Mully Ed Sommerville Grades 11 and up / Ages 16 and up 1990 September Hands Off II Produced by Robin Webb and Marv Coburn Reviewed by Christine Jacobs Grades 6 and up / Ages 11 and up 1991 October High Country Produced by Andy Thomson and Daphne Ballon Reviewed by Selwyn Jacob Grades 9 and up / Ages 14 and up 1992 May A History of Canadian Literature Reviewed by the Evaluation Committee of the Board of Education for the City of North York Grades 10 and up 1987 November The History of Nunavik: In the Footsteps of Our Ancestors Directed by Louise Abbott Reviewed by Sharon A. McLennan McCue Grades 6 and up / Ages 11 and up 1994 May/June The History of Separatism in Canada Robert B. Mansour Reviewed by the Evaluation Committee of the Board of Education for the City of North York Grades 9 and up 1984 March How Much is Enough? Produced by Production Magic for MacMillan Bloedel Reviewed by C.L. Ross Grades 12 and up / Ages 17 and up 1992 May How to Survive Steroids and Win Produced by Alan Edmonds Reviewed by C.L. Ross Grades 12 and up/Ages 17 and up 1993 May Inside Stories: Home On the Range Produced by Stephen Onda Reviewed by Jim Forrester Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up 1992 January Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance Produced by Wolf Koenig Reviewed by Sharon A. McLennan-McCue Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up 1994 September Keepers of Our Past and Present Planet Pictures Reviewed by Jim Forrester Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up 1991 May Kinnip Drumbo Produced and directed by Glen Schultz Reviewed by Virginia Davis Grades 12 and up / Ages 17 and up 1992 March Kurt Vonnegut's Monkey House: Epicac Produced by Jonathan Goodwill; directed by Stan Daniels Reviewed by MaryLynn Gagne Grades 10 and up/Ages 15 and up 1993 May Kurt Vonnegut's Monkey House: Fortitude Produced by Jonathan Goodwill Reviewed by Kathleen L. Kellett-Betsos Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up 1993 September Kurt Vonnegut's Monkey House: The Foster Portfolio Produced by Jonathan Goodwill; directed by Brad Turner Reviewed by MaryLynn Gagne Grades 10 and up/Ages 15 and up 1993 May Kurt Vonnegut's Monkey House: More Stately Mansions Produced by Jonathan Goodwill; directed by Brad Turner Reviewed by Kathleen L. Kellett-Betsos Grades 10 and up/Ages 15 and up 1993 September Letter From Wingfield Farm Produced by Ann O'Brien Reviewed by C.L. Ross Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up 1993 September Life Skills for ESL Students Reviewed by the Evaluation Commitee of the Board of Education for the City of North York Grades 9 and up 1986 January Lifetime Produced by Crowe and Ritchard Findlay Reviewed by Melanie Fogel and Christine Jacobs Grades 9 and up 1994 November/December Lost in the Barrens Produced by Derek Mazur, Joan Scott and Seaton McLean Reviewed by Allison Haupt Grades 6-10 / Ages 11-15 1992 January Lost Innocence Directed by Graeme Lynch Reviewed by Paul Whitney Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up 1992 May The Lost North Mary Walker Reviewed by Janice Vaudry Grades 8 and up / Ages 13 and up 1991 January Lucy Maud Montgomery: Threads from the Quilt Produced and Directed by Christina Mairin Reviewed by MaryLynn Gagne Grades 6 and up / Ages 11 and up 1993 October Mackenzie King and the Conscription Crisis Produced by Adam Symansky Reviewed by Michele F. Kallio Grades 11 and up / Ages 16 and up 1994 November/December The Making of a Dancer Directed by Douglas Jackson Reviewed by Patricia Miller Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up 1994 September Mackenzie King and the Conscription Crisis Produced by Adam Symansky Reviewed by Michele F. Kallio Grades 11 and up / Ages 16 and up 1994 November/December Man Alive: A Lesbian in the Pulpit CBC Enterprises Reviewed by Ruth Bainbridge Grades 11 and up / Ages 16 and up 1991 January Man Alive: My Daddy's Ears are Broken CBC Enterprises Reviewed by Ruth Bainbridge Grades 11 and up / Ages 16 and up 1991 January Meet the Author: Camilla Gryski School Services of Canada Reviewed by Ellen Heaney Grades 2 and up / Ages 7 and up 1991 May Meet the Author: Kevin Major Directed by Christina Mairin Reviewed by Kathleen L. Kellett-Betsos Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up 1993 October Meet the Author: Marilyn Halvorson Produced and directed by Amyra Braha Reviewed by Selwyn Jacob Grades 9 and up / Ages 14 and up 1991 October Meet the Author: Paul Yee School Services of Canada Reviewed by Jim Forrester Grades 5 and up / Ages 10 and up 1991 May Meet the Musicians: Composition Produced by Christina Mairin Reviewed by Frances Daw Bergles Grades 6 and up / Ages 11 and up 1994 November/December The National Bicycle Test CTV Television Network Reviewed by Howard Hurt Grades 6 and up / Ages 11 and up 1991 March The National Drug Test CTV Television Network Reviewed by Howard Hurt Grades 11 and up / Ages 16 and up 1991 January The Nature of Things: Amazonia CBC Enterprises Reviewed by Marsha Kaiserman Grades 6 and up / Ages 11 and up 1991 January The Nature of Things: Little Wars CBC Enterprises Reviewed by Marsha Kaiserman Grades 6 and up / Ages 11 and up 1991 January The Niagra Region: Home of the Falls Reviewed by the Evaluation Committee of the Board of Education for the City of North York Grades 4-12 1986 May Okanada: Behind the Lines at Oka Produced by Ina Fichman Reviewed by Christine Jacobs Grades 11 and up / Ages 16 and up 1992 September Oscar Peterson Presents the Electronic Musician Directed by Paul Sutherland Reviewed by Frances Daw Bergles Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up 1994 May/June Our Corner Directed by Geoff Snell Reviewed by Virginia Davis Grades 9 and up / Ages 14 and up 1991 May Our Parliament Reviewed by Evaluation Committee of the Board of Education for the City of North York. Grades 4 to 10 1988 July The Party's Over CTV Television Network Reviewed by Virginia Davis Grades 6 and up / Ages 11 and up 1991 January A Passage from Burnt Islands Produced by Alan Handel and Sally Bochner Reviewed by Allison Haupt Grades 10 and up/ Ages 15 and up 1993 May Perilous Gateway H. Leslie Smith Reviewed by Marilyn Aldworth Grades 5 and up / Ages 10 and up 1989 September Pictures on Water World Wildlife Fund (Canada) Reviewed by David H. Elias Grades 7 and up / Ages 12 and up 1991 January The Placing of a City-Site Reviewed by the Evaluation Committee of the Board of Education for the City of North York. Grades 10 and up 1983 September Princes in Exile Produced by John Dunning Reviewed by Marylynn Gagné Grades 11 and up / Ages 16 and up 1994 November/December Qaunak & Napachie ... More Than Throat Singers Directed By Joan Reed-Olsen Reviewed by Christine Jacobs Grades 8 and up / Ages 13 and up 1994 November/December The Rain Forest: A Report from Costa Rica Directed by Rohan Persaud Reviewed by Christine Jacobs Grades 8 and up / Ages 13 and up 1994 Jan/Feb Real Kids Real Business Directed by John Kenchenten Reviewed by Melanie Fogel Grades 8 and up / Ages 13 and up 1994 September The Recent Ice Age Skerrett Communications Ltd. Reviewed by Jim Forrester Grades 9 and up / Ages 14 and up 1991 January The Renaissance Reviewed by the Evaluation Committee of the Board of Education for the City of North York Grades 9 and up 1985 September Road to Castagno: A Renaissance Dream Directed by Richard Bond Reviewed by Frances Daw Bergles Grades 9 and up / Ages 14 and up 1994 September Roch Carrier: Storyteller Supreme Produced by Tamara Lynch Reviewed by Frances Daw Bergles Grades 7 and up / Ages 12 and up 1992 March Running the Midnight Sun Produced and directed by George Hargrave Reviewed by Melanie Fogel Gradese 10 and up/Ages 17 and up 1993 October The Russian Revolution Reviewed by the Evaluation Committee of the Board of Education for the City of North York. Grades 11 and up 1983 September Saying Goodbye Magic Lantern Communications Ltd. in co-operation with TVOntario Reviewed by Joan McGrath Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up 1991 March Saying Goodbye: Essays Editor, Elaine Aboud Reviewed by Joan McGrath Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up 1991 March Saying Goodbye: Resources List for Ontario Reviewed by Joan McGrath Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up 1991 March Saying Goodbye: Viewer's Guide Mary Ann Morgan Reviewed by Joan McGrath Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up 1991 March The Sea is at Our Gates The Canadian Naval Memorial Trust Reviewed by Neil V. Payne Grades 7 and up / Ages 12 and up 1991 January Sealing Fate Produced and Directed by Philip Desjardins Reviewed by Christine Jacobs Grades 12 and up / Ages 17 and up 1994 Jan/Feb Second Debut Produced by Bill Pettigrew Reviewed by Allison Haupt Grades 10 and up/Ages 15 and up 1993 May Secure Your Apartment: A Guide to Preventing Burglaries Produced by Cathleen MacDonald Reviewed by Melanie Fogel Grades 9 and up/Ages 14 and up 1993 May Sir Robert Borden Reviewed by the Evaluation Committee of the Board of Education for the City of North York Grades 9 and up 1985 May Sir Wilfred Laurier Reviewed by the Evaluation Committee of the Board of Education for the City of North York Grades 9 and up 1985 May Skip to the Beat Produced by Lee Fleming; directed by Carol Marie Millet Reviewed by Patricia Miller Grades 6 and up / Ages 11 and up 1992 May A Song for Tibet Produced by Anne Henderson, Kent Martin and Abbey Neidik Reviewed by MaryLynn Gagne Grades 10 and up/Ages 15 and up 1993 May The Sorceress Directed by Barbara Willis Sweete Reviewed by Frances Daw Bergles Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up 1994 September The Sound and the Silence: The Alexander Graham Bell Story Produced by Kim Todd and Luciano Lisi Reviewed by Michele F. Kallio Grades 4 and up/Ages 9 and up 1993 October Sounds from the Sea The Canadian Naval Memorial Trust Reviewed by Neil V. Payne Grades 9 and up / Ages 14 and up 1991 January Spirit of the Barrens World Wildlife Fund Canada Reviewed by Fred Leicester Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up 1991 January Stepdancing: Portrait of a Remarried Family Produced and directed by Robert Lang and Deborah Magidson Reviewed by Meredith MacKeen Grades 9 and up / Ages 14 and up 1993 September Strings Produced by David Verrall Reviewed by David Twigge Grades 5 and up / Ages 10 and up 1992 March The Struggle for Democracy: The Last Citizens (#6) Democracy Films Reviewed by Michele F. Kallio Grades 11 and up / Ages 16 and up 1991 May The Struggle for Democracy: The Rule of Law(#5) Democracy Films Reviewed by Michele F. Kallio Grades 11 and up / Ages 16 and up 1991 May Surivival Skills for Students: The Video Produced and directed by Rick Chafe Reviewed by Katy Cambell-Bonar Grades 12 and up / Ages 17 and up 1992 January A Survivor's Guide: The Essay Produced and directed by Mike Mattson Reviewed by C.L. Ross Grades 7 and up / Ages 12 and up 1991 November Take Me to the North Country Produced and directed by Chai Yuen Reviewed by Christine Jacobs Grades 11 and up / Ages 16 and up 1992 September Talking Back Produced by Russell Floren Reviewed by Meredith MacKeen Grades 9 and up / Ages 14 and up 1993 September Thinking Positive Produced by Jennice Ripley Reviewed by Meredith MacKeen Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up 1994 November/December This Sporting Ice Directed by Rob King and Jackie Dzuba Reviewed by C.L. Ross Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up 1994 Jan/Feb Too Close...for Comfort Produced by Gay Hawley Reviewed by Paul Whitney Grades 9 and up / Ages 14 and up 1991 October The Trudeau Years Reviewed by the Committee of the Board of Education for the City of North York Grades 6-12 1986 September Towards a National Image: Painting in Canada Reviewed by the Evaluation Committee of the Board of Education for the City of North York. Grades 11 and up 1984 May Understanding Parliament-Canadian and American Governments: A Contrast Produced by T.I. Gzebb and Paul R. Norris Reviewed by Allison Haupt Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up 1991 October Understanding Parliament: How Parliament Works Produced by T.I. Gzebb and Paul R. Norris; directed by Denise Withers Reviewed by Katy Campbell-Bonar Grades 9 and up / Ages 14 and up 1991 September Urban Function Reviewed by the Evaluation Committee of the Board of Education for the City of North York. Grades 10 and up 1983 September Urban Patterns Reviewed by the Evaluation Committee of the Board of Education for the City of North York. Grades 10 and up 1983 September URSS: Etat D'Ames Pixart Inc. Reviewed by L. Maingon Grades 12 and up / Ages 17 and up 1991 January The Violin Directed by George Pastic Reviewer unknown Grades 5-12 / Ages 10-17 1972 Waterworks: An Introduction to Sustainable Development Directed by Keith Turner Reviewed by Patricia Miller Grades 6-10 / Ages 11-15 1994 Jan/Feb We Can Say No!/Fighting Back Produced by Mae Burrows and Jef Keighley Reviewed by Thomas F. Chambers Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up 1992 January What Do You Mean? Sex, Aggression, Friendship, Flirting, Love Produced by Shelagh Mackenzie Reviewed by Merideth MacKeen Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up 1994 November/December Where the Spirit Lives Amazing Spirit Productions Reviewed by David Chadwick Grades 8 and up / Ages 13 and up 1991 March Who is Peter Iswolski Directed by Dave Robertson Reviewed by C.L. Ross Grades 7 and up / Ages 12 and up 1994 Jan/Feb Women in Science: Forestry and Biotechnology Produced by Byrnes Benoit Reviewed by Virginia Davis Grades 6 and up / Ages 11 and up 1991 October Women in Science: Marine Engineering Produced by Byrnes Benoit Reviewed by Virginia Davis Grades 6 and up / Ages 11 and up 1991 October Women's Roles in Canada Reviewed by the Committee of the Board of Education for the City of North York Grades 10-12 1986 September Working With Whales Produced by Joel Pickford Reviewed by C.L. Ross Grades 11 and up / Ages 16 and up 1994 November/December Kindergarden to Grade 6 | Grades 7 to 9 | Grades 10 and up | Professional