CM Magazine: Volume VI Number 4

Profiles

News and Awards

1998 Governor General's Winners.: The Hollow Tree; A Child's Treasury of Nursery Rhymes
1998 Governor General's Literary Awards Nominees.
Governor General's Awards.
Retrospective look at Children's Literature Awards.
Canadian Library Association 1998 Book of the Year Award: Stephen Fair
Canadian Library Association 1998 Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator Award.: A Child's Treasury of Nursery Rhymes.
Canadian Children's Book Awards

Table of Contents
Volume VI Number 4
October 15, 1999

Book Reviews

Walter Wick's Optical Tricks.: Walter Wick.; Review by Alison Mews.; Grades 3 and up / Ages 8 and up.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.: J. K. Rowling.; Review by Mary Thomas.; Grades 4 and up / Ages 9 and up.
Gypsy Rizka.: Lloyd Alexander.; Review by Joan C. Simpson.; Grades 4 - 6 / Ages 9 - 11.
Runaway.: Norma Charles.; Review by Harriet Zaidman.; Grades 5 - 7 / Ages 10 - 12.
Not Guilty: Six Times When Justice Failed.: George Sullivan.; Review by Ian Stewart.; Grades 5 - 8 / Ages 10 - 13.
Anabel Lee.: Edgar Allan Poe. Illustrated by Gilles Tibo.; Review by Joan C. Simpson.; Grades 5 and up / Ages 10 and up.
Love Ya Like a Sister: A Story of Friendship (Taken from the Journal of Katie Ouriou).: Edited by Julie Johnston.; Review by Joanne Peters.; Grades 5 and up / Ages 10 and up.
Your Guide to Dreams.: Lori Reid.; Review by Harriet Zaidman.; Grades 7 - 9 / Ages 12 - 14.
Phoebe and the Gypsy.: Andrea Spalding.; Review by Joan C. Simpson.; Grades 3 - 5 / Ages 8 - 10.
Gold Diggers of the Klondike: Prostitution in Dawson City, Yukon,1898-1908.: Bay Ryley.; Review by Ian Stewart.; Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up.
Just Write! Ten Practical Workshops for Successful Student Writing.: Sylvia Gunnery.; Review by Joanne Peters.; Professional.

Video Reviews

Superior: Under the Shadow of the Gods.: Barbara Chisholm & Andrea Gutsche (Directors). Russell Floren & Barbara Chisholm (Producers).; Review by Ian Stewart.; Grades 8 and up / Ages 13 and up.
Drowning in Dreams.: Tim Southam (Director). Michael Allder (Producer).; Review by Luella Sumner.; Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up.
Plumbum Conundrum: Weighing the Health Risks of Toxic Substances in the Environment.: Michael Fukushima (Director). David Verrall (Producer).; Review by Liz Greenaway.; Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up.
Spudwrench: Kahnawake Man.: Alanis Obomsawin (Director & Producer).; Review by Joanne Peters.; Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up.
The Un-Canadians.: Len Scher (Director). Joanne Muroff Smale and Michael Allder (Producers).; Review by Katie Cook.; Grades 10 and up / Ages 15 and up.

CD-ROM Review

Has Anybody Seen My Umbrella?: Jane Churchill (Director/Game Designer). Tamara Lynch (Producer). Tim Latchem (Associate Producer).; Review by Harriet Zaidman.; Kindergarten - grade 2 / Ages 5 - 7.